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JERUSALEM, Israel — In what was considered to be one of the largest protests in Israel’s history more than 80,000 people demonstrated against judicial reforms put forward by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in Jerusalem on Monday. Other protests where also held across the country. The demonstrators, marched and gathered …

North Korean authorities reportedly are forcing residents who share the same name as Kim Jong Un’s daughter, Ju-ae, to change their identities to something else.  The orders are part of the regime’s effort to build mystique around Kim Ju-ae, according to the South China Morning Post. She is believed to …

The U.S. State Department on Monday ordered all U.S. citizens in Russia to leave immediately as the war in Ukraine ramps up and concerns over arbitrary detentions mount.  “U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Russia should depart immediately,” the U.S. embassy in Moscow warned. “Exercise increased caution due to the …

Protesters in London clashed over a drag queen story telling event Saturday after those supporting the event squared off with far-right opponents of the reading, prompting the Metropolitan Police to step in. At least one person was arrested according to multiple reports as police officers looked to calm dozens of …

A Russian ship docked with the International Space Station suffered a coolant leak for the second time since December, NASA announced this weekend. The unmanned Russian vessel, the Roscosmos Progress 82, docked to the ISS with no problems in October and is scheduled to depart full of trash by the …

A dog has been found alive underneath rubble five days after a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey.  Elif Polat, a nurse working with a search and rescue team in the hard-hit Hatay province, said the canine was found about 138 hours after the earthquake struck southern Turkey. “It was miraculous …

Iran has released an award-winning filmmaker more than six months after arresting him for criticizing the government, a pro-reform newspaper reported Monday. Mohammad Rasoulof, whose 2020 film, “There is No Evil,” won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, is one of several prominent artists, athletes and other …

The White House is firing back Monday at fresh claims from China that U.S.-owned high-altitude balloons have “illegally flown” over its airspace more than 10 times since last year, calling them “false” and the “latest example of China scrambling to do damage control.”  Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the …

The recent U.S. shootdowns of a Chinese spy balloon and other unidentified flying objects is a “sign of how the global threat picture is changing for the worse,” a top U.K. official warned Monday.  Defense Secretary Ben Wallace made the remark to The Telegraph less than a day after President …

Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange staged a “night carnival” Saturday evening in London to demand his release from prison. Around 2,000 supporters from the Don’t Extradite Assange Campaign met at Lincoln’s Inn Fields near Holborn and marched past Parliament Square. Campaigners were seen carrying lanterns and posters displaying messages …