Israeli protesters keep pressure on Netanyahu after judicial turmoil

TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israelis renewed their protests nationwide after sundown on Saturday, capping a week of turmoil in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed through a highly contested law that limited some Supreme Court power. From a remote intersection among the lush hills of the northern Galilee to the avenues…

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Canada’s O’Regan considers binding agreement to end dock workers strike

(Reuters) – Canadian Labor Minister Seamus O’Regan said on Saturday he could impose a new collective agreement or a final binding agreement on striking dock workers following their rejection of a proposed labor contract. O’Regan said he had directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to determine whether the rejection of the tentative agreement by the…

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Thousands protest against Germany’s far-right AfD party

MAGDEBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Thousands took to the streets to protest against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Friday and Saturday as the party held a convention to choose its candidates for European parliamentary elections next year. Protesters outside the conference venue in the city of Magdeburg waved banners with messages like “stand together…

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Russian missile kills 2 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian official says

By Vladyslav Smilianets ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A Russian missile attack killed two people and blew out apartment windows in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, Anatoliy Kurtiev, secretary of the city council, said. “An enemy missile hit an open area,” Kurtiev said on Telegram. “Unfortunately a man and a woman died. Another…

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