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Israeli PM vows to press on with troubled judicial reforms

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to advance the government's controversial judicial reforms, which have seen his premiership marred by mass protes

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Israelis resume protests against judicial reforms despite negotiations

Tens of thousands of Israelis resumed demonstrations in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on Saturday night, calling for a complete cancellation of the government's judicial

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Incoming Israeli PM Netanyahu to advance West Bank annexation

Israel's incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to advance annexation of the West Bank according to a coalition deal that was made public on Thursday.Net

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Biden, Israel's Lapid speak amid discussions on possible Iran nuclear deal

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday, a White House official said, as Tehran seeks stronger guarantees from Washington for

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Israel, Türkiye to restore full diplomatic relations

Israel and Türkiye have agreed on a return to full normalization of relations, including reinstating ambassadors and consuls general, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid

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Biden to talk oil at Arab summit concluding Middle East tour

US President Joe Biden is set to discuss volatile oil prices during a summit with Arab leaders on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, the final stop of his Middle East tour. The

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Apr.2- Apr.8)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Ukraine calls for ev

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Israel-China free trade deal to be accelerated after foreign ministers call

China and Israel have agreed to accelerate negotiations on a free-trade deal following a phone call between the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and

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Reviving the JCPOA is worth the bother

A camera is directed at Palais Coburg, where closed-door talks for the reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal take place in Vienna, Austria, December 17, 2021. /VCG Editor's note:Bobby Naderi is

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Political Calendar: Wang Yi's Central Asian tour, Biden hosts Merkel

In the upcoming week, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and attend a series of meetings, and U.S.

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Lapid arrives in UAE on first official visit by an Israeli minister: AFP

Israel's top diplomat Yair Lapid arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday on the first ever official visit by an Israeli minister, after the two nations normalise

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Blinken, Lapid meet in Rome amid reset US-Israel relations

Hush-hush diplomacy. In-person visits. And a very public no-surprises agreement on Iran.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid m

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Israel FM tells Blinken of 'serious reservations' about Iran

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Sunday that Israel has "serious reservations" about the Iran nuclear deal being discussed in Vienna.Lapid made the remarks as he met with U.S. Secretary of

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Global Political Calendar: CPC's centenary, G20 FMs' meeting in Italy

For the upcoming week, China will mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and foreign ministers from Group of 20 (G20) members will meet in Matera in southern

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Israeli planes bomb Gaza in response to incendiary balloons

01:00 Israeli planes launched air strikes on the Gaza strip early on Wednesday in response to incendiary balloons believed to have been released by Palestinian militants, the first flar

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Naftali Bennett: From shadowing Netanyahu to usurping him

The Knesset, Israel's parliament, is expected to vote Naftali Bennett, leader of far-right party Yamina, into the prime minister's chair on Sunday.Sixty-one lawmakers from eight parties have agree

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Mixed city of Arabs and Jews remains on edge after violence

Israeli security forces guard the streets of Lod, weeks after rioters torched patrol cars, synagogues and homes. Attackers who killed an Arab and a Jewish resident are