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Italian MPs back surrogacy ban on couples going abroad
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» ROME - Italian lawmakers on Wednesday backed a bill to extend the country's ban on surrogacy to couples who seek it abroad, sparking warnings the move was unconstitutional and would damage children's rights.
Israel braces for unrest over judicial reform
AFP, Published on 25/07/2023
» JERUSALEM: Israel braced for fresh strikes and protests Tuesday following a divisive parliamentary vote on a controversial judicial reform which has split the nation and drawn criticism from allies abroad.
Israelis intensify protests ahead of final vote on reform bill
AFP, Published on 23/07/2023
» TEL AVIV - Tens of thousands of Israeli protesters rallied in Tel Aviv and near parliament in Jerusalem on Saturday, intensifying action against a controversial judicial reform bill that faces a final vote early next week.
Still 'open for negotiations' on judicial overhaul: Israel PM
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» JERUSALEM - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he is still "open for negotiations" on a key clause of his hard-right government's controversial judicial reforms, as protests intensified ahead of final votes on the bill.
Iraqi protesters torch Swedish embassy in Baghdad
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» BAGHDAD - Protesters set fire to Sweden's embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad early Thursday, an AFP journalist said, ahead of a planned burning of a Koran in Sweden.
Israelis throng train stations, block roads to protest judicial reforms
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» TEL AVIV - Thousands of Israeli protesters crowded railway stations and blocked roads on Tuesday in the run-up to a parliament vote on the government's judicial reform agenda opponents say would "dismantle democracy".
Trump says he expects to be indicted over Capitol riot
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump said Tuesday he has received a letter from prosecutors suggesting he is likely to be criminally indicted over the Jan 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol.
Ukraine, Sweden and spending: what's coming up at NATO summit
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» BRUSSELS: NATO leaders meet in Lithuania on Tuesday for a summit set to be dominated by the alliance's response to Russia's war on Ukraine and Kyiv's push for membership.
Brother of France man who died in police custody in hospital after arrest
AFP, Published on 09/07/2023
» PARIS - A man arrested in Paris during a memorial rally for his brother, who had died in police custody seven years ago, has been hospitalised, a Paris prosecutor said Sunday, triggering calls for more protests.
Sri Lanka unveils debt restructuring plan
AFP, Published on 29/06/2023
» COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's central bank on Thursday unveiled a far-reaching domestic debt restructuring plan aimed at restoring stability after an economic and political crisis last year that led to the toppling of then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.