Benjamin Netanyahu, who appeared closer than ever to leaving office Sunday as parliament geared up to vote on a coalition opposed to him, is Israel's longest-serving prime minister u.afp.com/UXsW
#BREAKING Israel parliament starts session to vote on new government
#VIDEO Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, make their way to the Knesset Plenum to attend the voting session on a new government. Lawmakers are set to vote on a "change" coalition seeking to end Netanyahu's 12-year reign
#BREAKING Netanyahu vows to stay in politics, says 'we'll be back soon'
#UPDATE Embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed "the Israeli opposition will have a strong and clear voice" if he is ousted from power in a vote set to install a new government
#UPDATE If the fragile eight-party alliance wins a razor-thin majority in the 120-seat Knesset, Netanyahu, 71, will be replaced as premier by his one-time ally Naftali Bennett u.afp.com/UXnu
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#BREAKING Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza: Palestinian security sources
#UPDATE The Israeli air force launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip early Wednesday after militants in the Palestinian territory sent incendiary balloons into southern Israel, security sources and witnesses said
Explosions light-up the night sky at Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, as Israeli forces shell the Palestinian enclave early on June 16
#BREAKING Irreversible warming tipping point may have been triggered: Arctic mission chief
#UPDATE The tipping point for irreversible global warming may have already been triggered, the scientist who led the biggest expedition to the Arctic warned Tuesday
#UPDATE Arctic mission chief warns that irreversible warming tipping point may have been triggered
#BREAKING EU, US agree to prolong Airbus-Boeing tariff truce: European sources close to the matter
#UPDATE The EU and US have agreed to prolong a truce in their 17-year Airbus-Boeing row, marking a diplomatic victory during the visit of US President Joe Biden to Brussels, European sources say
📸 An Airbus A380 (right) taxis past a Boeing 787 Dreamliner
#BREAKING EU chief confirms truce with US on Boeing-Airbus
#BREAKING UK, Australia agree free trade deal post Brexit
#UPDATE Britain has agreed a post-Brexit free trade deal with Australia, London announced on Tuesday, adding that the nations plan to "intensify cooperation on security, climate change and science and tech"
#UPDATE Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the deal "marks a new dawn in the UK's relationship with Australia, underpinned by... shared history and common values"
Leader Carrie Lam says the government is monitoring radiation levels in the city and that "everything is normal", following a US media report of a potential leak at China's Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in populous Guangdong province
China's Taishan nuclear power plant.
Operators are fixing a "performance issue" at the plant and the gas emissions carried out to do that are within acceptable limits, its French part-owner says, after reportedly previously warning of an "imminent radiological threat"
AFP Graphic on nuclear power in China, location of power stations and the growth of operable power capacity