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More religious or more democratic? Israel protests become fight for country's 'essential character'
The streets of Israel have boiled with anger and frustration for three months. And they continue to seethe even after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paused — just a little — in his quest to rein in the country’s judges.
WHO recommends COVID-19 boosters for high-risk adults 6-12 months after last dose
The World Health Organization has tailored its COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for a new phase of the pandemic, suggesting that healthy children and adolescents may not necessarily need a shot but older, high-risk groups should get a booster between six-to-12 months after their last vaccine.
How — and why — Canada and the U.S. kept their border deal secret for a year
It was big news when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden announced last week a revised Safe Third Country Agreement to control cross-border migration. But it was old news to the parties themselves — they'd agreed to the revisions a year prior and had kept it secret ever since.
Myanmar dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's party ahead of controversial elections
The ousted ruling party of Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was among 40 political parties the military-appointed election commission dissolved on Tuesday, after they failed to meet a registration deadline for an election set to perpetuate the military's political dominance.
Ukraine starts receiving tanks from NATO allies
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov gave Britain the thumbs up as he took a ride in what he said was the first British Challenger 2 main battle tank to arrive in Ukraine.
