Netanyahu’s office said the lineup runs contrary to Israeli policy. The Trump administration had announced panel members who will oversee the transitional government in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.
Hungary has just granted asylum to Poland’s ex-justice minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, who fled corruption charges at home. The move shows how far Hungary has drifted from the EU, but it’s a risky gambit for Viktor Orban.
The agreement took 25 years to negotiate and will create one of the world’s largest free trade zones. The deal was signed, despite opposition from some European farmers.
Organizers have called on Danish and Greenlandic residents to join marches and rallies against US President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland.
Japan’s first female leader is popular with voters. She has now called for early elections to leverage their approval. The move could bolster her position, but it carries risks.
Some 20,000 Ukrainian civilians are in Russian prisons and rights activists say more than 2,000 are female. Some of the women who have managed to get out jail are now speaking out about what they experienced there.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to five years in the first criminal case linked to his shock declaration of martial law. Many Koreans seem eager to put the crisis behind them.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni holds a strong lead in early results, while his challenger Bobi Wine says security forces have effectively confined him to his home.
One of the smallest members of the EU now holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU. The Cypriot government wants to promote European autonomy over the next six months.
Under India’s controversial anti-terror law, UAPA, a suspect can spend years in jail without trial if the accusations against them seem true. Meanwhile Indian courts are also expanding the definition of terrorism.
