Netanyahu

Israeli anger at Netanyahu erupts at hospital bedsides as judgment day nears for PM

One Israeli cabinet minister was barred from a hospital visitors’ entrance. Another’s bodyguards were drenched with coffee thrown by a bereaved man. A third had “traitor” and “imbecile” shouted at her as... Read more »
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Israeli protesters mobilise to help survivors of Hamas attack but anger at Netanyahu remains

Two weeks ago, retired helicopter pilot Guy Poran, 67, was leading a group of Israeli pilots in a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to curb the powers of Israel’s highest... Read more »

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Pakistan urged not to deport Afghan US visa, refugee applicants

A group of former top US officials and US resettlement organisations on Tuesday urged Pakistan to exempt from deportation to Afghanistan thousands of Afghan applicants for special US visas or refugee relocation... Read more »
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UN urges more international focus on Rohingya refugees

The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday urged the international community to keep focus on the plight of the Rohingya refugees amid a funding crunch and the lack of long-term solution for... Read more »

Russia joins China’s restrictions on fish and seafood imports from Japan

Russia has joined China’s restrictive measures imposed on imports of fish and seafood from Japan, Russia’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said on Monday. Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima... Read more »