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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Benjamin Netanyahu began his best-selling autobiography with the story of a daring Special Forces raid he took part in to free Israeli passengers from a hijacked airliner in 1972, an event that helped shape his hawkish image during more than three decades in politics. It is one of the ironies surrounding Israel’s longest-serving prime minister that within weeks of beginning his record sixth term in office, one […]

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament on Monday ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after last-gasp compromise efforts collapsed and failed to ease a constitutional crisis convulsing the country for months. The amendment limiting the Supreme Court’s powers to void some government decisions if it deemed them “unreasonable” passed by a 64-to-0 vote after opposition lawmakers abandoned the session in […]

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A worker who had been trapped following a rock blast at a construction site managed by Chile’s state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, was evacuated without injury, the company said on Monday. The event occurred in Andes Norte, part of the new El Teniente mine, which is among the firm’s projects aimed at mitigating the drop in production due to aging deposits. It is scheduled to begin […]

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s parliament on Monday ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after last-gasp compromise efforts collapsed and failed to ease a constitutional crisis convulsing the country for months. The amendment limiting the Supreme Court’s powers to void some government decisions if it deemed them “unreasonable” passed by a 64-to-0 vote after opposition lawmakers abandoned the session in protest, […]

(Reuters) – An electric truck which was previously damaged reignited at Nikola’s Phoenix, Arizona headquarters on Sunday afternoon but there were no injuries, the company said in a statement. Shares of the company fell 11.8% in early trading on Monday. “At approximately 2 pm today at Nikola HQ, one of the trucks that was previously damaged reignited. No one was injured and the fire was quickly contained,” the company said. […]

By Sriparna Roy and Khushi Mandowara (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc’s treatment of a viral skin infection in adults and children aged 2 years and above, the company said on Friday. The green light for Verrica’s drug, Ycanth, makes it the first approved treatment for viral skin disease molluscum contagiosum in the United States. The FDA decision is a boost in the arm […]

ALGIERS (Reuters) -Wildfires killed 15 people in the mountainous Bejaia and Bouira regions of Algeria on Monday, the interior ministry said, as a heatwave spreads across north Africa and southern Europe. The Algerian defence ministry said 10 soldiers were killed in the fires. Some 7,500 firefighters were battling to bring the flames under control, authorities said. Firefighters were also at work in the Boumerdes, Tizi Ouzou, Jijel and Skikda regions. […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Porsche has extended its commitment to the all-electric Formula E world championship by two years until the end of 2026, the German car manufacturer and series organisers said on Monday. Porsche entered Formula E in 2019 and the current season nine is their most successful so far with four wins from 14 races. Customer team Avalanche Andretti are leading the drivers’ championship with Britain’s Jake Dennis ahead […]

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Russia on Monday to return to a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain in line with a proposal he made to President Vladimir Putin. Russia quit the agreement a week ago, saying that demands to improve its own food and fertilizer exports had not been met, and that not enough Ukraine grain […]