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A picture taken on July 23, 2021 shows an Algerian flag fluttering on the facade of the embassy in Paris. - Algeria expressed "deep concern" following press reports that it may have been the target of the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware as it launched a probe. (Photo by Joël SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

France expels 12 Algerian diplomats in tit-for-tat escalation

Paris decided to retaliate symmetrically after the expulsion on Monday of 12 of its diplomats from Algeria.

Police watch arrests in drug busts

Over 200 arrested in Turkey, Europe in international drug bust: What to know

Of the suspects, 225 were apprehended in Turkey and nine others were apprehended in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Belgium.

An Israeli military vehicle moves through a street in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, West Bank, Oct. 1, 2024.

Israel arrests 6 over Turkey money transfer scheme: What we know

The announcement of the indictments comes as Israel over the past week has expanded its operations in the West Bank.

DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY - MARCH 21: A young man jumps holding poster of the jailed PKK militant group leader Abdullah Ocalan during Newroz celebrations on March 21, 2025 in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Newroz, or Nowruz, a celebration of the spring equinox and Persian new year, is observed by a diverse array of communities across western and central Asia, including Kurdish areas of Turkey, Syria and Iraq. Newroz is the most important festival in Kurdish culture and has taken the form of political expression among Kurds i

In first since 2012, pro-Kurdish lawmakers meet Erdogan, 'hopeful' about peace

The meeting comes as Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party is treading a fine line amid ongoing outrage in the public over the Istanbul mayor’s arrest.

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As Sudan's genocide case against UAE opens at ICJ, legal shield under fire

A fighter loyal to the army patrols a market area in Khartoum on March 24, 2025.

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Turkey detains 2 prominent journalists amid growing crackdown

Supporters light up the night with cellphones during a protest rally in support of the arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul, Turkey, April 9, 2025.

UK lawyers accuse 10 nationals of war crimes in Gaza: What to know

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Germany's plan to deport 4 residents over pro-Palestine protests 'unlawful': Lawyer

A protestor shouts during a gathering to commemorate Land Day on March 29, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

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Amid internal crisis, Israel fights to retain hi-tech industry with tax benefits

The Israeli government has issued a new law to encourage investment in tech startups as firms consider fleeing the country on the back of the judicial overhaul.

Demonstrators clash with Israeli riot police.

Israel's protest movement takes judicial overhaul battle to media, courts

Israel’s main newspapers on Tuesday morning published blacked-out front pages in a coordinated campaign by the protest movement.

Demonstrators gather around a burning flare during a protest rally against the Israeli government's judicial reform plan in Tel Aviv on July 24, 2023. Israeli lawmakers on July 24 approved a key clause of a controversial judicial reform plan that aims to curb the powers of the Supreme Court in striking down government decisions. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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Israel’s enemies gloat, friends concerned over judicial overhaul chaos

While Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah relishes over growing internal rift within the Israeli society, Washington is increasingly concerned and making calls to senior Israeli officials to manage the crisis.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Israeli security forces detain a demonstrator near the Knesset.

White House says Israel's judicial overhaul vote 'unfortunate'

Following a controversial vote in Israel's parliament, the White House urged the country's leaders to "build a broader consensus through political dialogue.”

Israeli security forces use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators blocking the entrance of the Knesset.

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Israel’s Knesset adopts first judicial overhaul bill despite US warnings

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heralded the passing at the Knesset plenum of the first bill of his judicial overhaul plan.

Members of Israel's security forces remove protesters blocking the Knesset entrance amid a monthslong wave of protests against the government's planned judicial overhaul, Jerusalem, July 24, 2023.

Israeli protests block Knesset entrance ahead of judicial overhaul vote

President Isaac Herzog is seeking a compromise in order to postpone the expected vote today on the first element of the government’s judicial overhaul plan.

Members of Israeli security forces disperse demonstrators staging a 'day of resistance' to protest the government's judicial overhaul bill, in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2023. The proposals have divided the nation and triggered one of the biggest protest movements in Israel's history since being unveiled in January by the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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Israeli army faces internal fissures over judicial overhaul as Iran watches

The refusal of hundreds of pilots and air force officers to show up for volunteer reserve duty marks the unprecedented rift hovering over Israel’s society generated by the government’s judicial overhaul plan.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

Biden pledges Iran 'never acquires nuclear weapon' as he hosts Israel’s Herzog

In his comment before his meeting with Israel's President Isaac Herzog, President Joe Biden did not address the Netanyahu government's judicial overhaul plan. But he did reiterate the US commitment to Israel's security and the strong ties between the two countries.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during the UN General Assembly, New York, Sept. 27, 2018.

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Why Biden’s invitation to Netanyahu is not an Israeli achievement

President Joe Biden might opt to meet Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not at the White House but on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

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Israel condemns Sweden’s permission to burn Torah scroll

Israel’s highest officials are calling on Swedish authorities to revoke the Stockholm police's authorization for activists to burn a Torah scroll. The move comes shortly after the Quran burning in Sweden which sparked outrage in the Muslim world.

Lebanese TV station LBCIs anchorwoman Dima Sadek arrives at a Beirut court on November 4, 2015, as she appeared before a judge on the backdrop of a complaint filed by Hezbollah against her. The lawsuit was filed after Sadek hosted a TV episode on corruption, accusing Hezbollah of being involved in corrupt operations. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK BAZ (Photo credit should read PATRICK BAZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Outrage in Lebanon as journalist Dima Sadek sentenced to prison

Journalist Dima Sadek's one-year jail sentence for defamation and slander has raised an uproar among activists and others who fear for freedom of expression and media in the country.

In this handout image from the Israeli Government Press Office,US Vice President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make statements to the press, Jerusalem, March 9, 2010.

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Israel-US ties fray as Netanyahu proceeds with judicial overhaul

The Biden administration made it clear to Israel that the special relations between the countries are based not only on common security interests, but also on values, currently not respected by the Netanyahu government.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense