Israel’s Supreme Court struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul Monday, delivering a landmark decision that could reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country’s ongoing offensive against Hamas. The planned overhaul sparked months of mass protests, threatened to trigger a constitutional crisis between the judicial and
A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, killing at least one person, destroying buildings, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and prompting residents in some coastal areas to flee to higher ground. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 triggered waves of about one metre along Japan’s west coast and
A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said. The shipwreck, which took place overnight between Thursday and Friday, was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key but
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A group of tourists who were warned about the dangers of taking selfies in one of Venice‘s famed gondolas ended up soggy and freezing after they failed to follow instructions and capsized their boat. According to local reports, a group of Chinese tourists had been asked by
Prince Constantin, the youngest son of the reigning monarch of Liechtenstein, died “unexpectedly” at the age of 51 on Tuesday. The Princely House of Liechtenstein announced the sudden passing in a statement Wednesday. The cause of death was not revealed.Prince Constantin was seventh in line for the throne.The prince’s eldest brother, Hereditary Prince Alois, is
By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted December 5, 2023 9:32 pm Updated December 5, 2023 9:33 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Global Affairs Canada says two Canadians have died in Antigua. The department has not provided more information about the deaths on the Caribbean island, citing privacy considerations, but it says
One of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, who was imprisoned in the wake of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, said on Sunday that she has left the city for Canada and plans to never return. Agnes Chow, 27, became a face of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement after she helped establish the Demosisto political party
Eyewitness footage from inside a Chinese hospital showed large crowds of families lining up for treatment amid a massive surge in respiratory illnesses that is hitting children the hardest. The video was obtained by Reuters and released this weekend, showing hundreds of masked adults and children gathered in a waiting area of the Beijing Children’s
The far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders was headed for a massive parliamentary election victory Wednesday in one of the biggest political upsets in Dutch politics since World War II, and one that is bound to send shockwaves through Europe. The result puts him in line to lead talks to form a new ruling coalition and
A town in Wales is reeling after four teen boys were discovered dead in an overturned and partly submerged car after they had set out on a camping trip. Police are now investigating how the vehicle, carrying schoolmates Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett and Hugo Morris, ended up in a river while on their