Explainer: The indictment against Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on corruption charges on Thursday, presenting one of the gravest challenges yet to Israel’s longest-serving leader.
Israel’s attorney general indicts PM Netanyahu on corruption charges
Israel’s attorney general indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges on Thursday, heightening uncertainty over who will ultimately lead a country mired in political chaos after two inconclusive elections this year.
VW says arena must cover German carmaker’s name during far-right event
Volkswagen has told a sports arena in western Germany to cover up the carmaker’s name when the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party holds an event there.
Argentine prosecutor calls for international arrest of bishop accused of sex abuse
An Argentine criminal prosecutor has requested the arrest of a Roman Catholic bishop after officials said he ignored repeated calls and emails relating to an investigation of sex abuse allegations against him.
Israel’s attorney general announces indictment against Netanyahu in corruption cases
Israel’s attorney general indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges on Thursday, raising more uncertainty over who will ultimately lead a country mired in political chaos after two inconclusive elections this year.
U.S. sends Guatemala first Honduran migrant under asylum deal
The first Honduran asylum-seeker arrived in Guatemala on Thursday from El Paso, Texas, under a controversial U.S. agreement that establishes Guatemala as a safe third country to process people fleeing persecution in their homelands.
U.S. says Nicaragua’s surrounding of church sheltering protesters ‘unacceptable’
The United States is deeply concerned about protesters on a hunger strike in a church in Nicaragua who have been unable to access water or electricity, and will use economic and diplomatic means to support democracy in the country led by President Dani…
Bosnians outraged by alleged abuse of children with special needs
Sarajevo’s prosecutor has launched an investigation into the alleged abuse of children with special needs at a state-run care home in Bosnia, after a lawmaker made public photographs and a video showing children tied to beds and radiators.
Turkish court upholds verdict against 12 ex-staff of opposition newspaper
A Turkish court on Thursday upheld its conviction of 12 former employees of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper despite a higher court ruling, a lawyer for the newspaper said.
‘Too scared to escape’: Isolated protesters hold out on trashed Hong Kong campus
Inside the increasingly empty and trashed campus of a Hong Kong university only a handful of activists held out on Thursday as they desperately searched for ways to escape or hide while squads of police encircled the grounds.
