Tens of thousands of Israelis march as vote on judicial curbs nears

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of Israelis opposed to a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marched to Jerusalem on Saturday, as pressure mounts on his right-wing government to scrap a bill that would curtail the Supreme Court’s powers. The government bid to change the judiciary has plunged Israel into…

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Drone attack on ammunition depot in Crimea prompts evacuation, bridge closure

(Reuters) -A drone attack on an ammunition depot in Crimea prompted authorities to evacuate a 5-km (3-mile) radius and briefly suspend road traffic on the bridge linking the peninsula to Russia, the region’s Moscow-installed governor said on Saturday. Ukraine said its army had destroyed an oil depot and Russian army warehouses in what it called…

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Cuban economy minister says no quick fix to devastating crisis

By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s economic growth is less than 2% this year and remains 8 percentage points below pre-pandemic levels, while production in sectors such as agriculture, mining and manufacturing was further behind, Economy Minister Alejandro Gil said on Saturday. Speaking before the country’s parliament, Gil said the primary sector, which includes…

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War reporter’s death prompts Russian outrage over Ukraine’s alleged use of cluster bombs

(Reuters) -A Russian war reporter was killed and three were wounded in Ukraine on Saturday in what the defence ministry said was a Ukrainian attack using cluster munitions, prompting outrage from Moscow. In a separate incident, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle said one of its journalists, Yevgeny Shilko, had been wounded elsewhere in Ukraine in a…

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