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Thousands of Israeli nationalists marched through Palestinian neighborhoods in Jerusalem on Wednesday, causing tense scenes and clashes with police. The annual Flag March celebrates Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War. Critics accuse organizers of deliberately antagonizing the city’s divided Palestinian community, with tensions running particularly high this year over the conflict […]

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, received the Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award in Berlin on Wednesday. Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation was also recognized at the ceremony for its fight against the Russian government’s attempts to crack down on press freedom. In her acceptance speech, Navalnaya said the foundation would continue its

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters during a roadshow in Varanasi during the Indian elections in May. Credit – Rajesh Kumar – AP Photo aAfter six long weeks of voting in the grueling heat, elections in India produced stunning results. With all those 640 million to vote Now counting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist prime minister Robert Fico said Wednesday that he believes he is being targeted because he takes a Ukrainian position at odds with the European mainstream, but harbors no malice toward the gunman who seriously wounded him three weeks ago. The pre-recorded speech that Fico, who opposes military aid to

Autotrain trains placed at the shunting yard in the Gröpelingen district in Bremen. Sina Schuldt/dpa Sales of electric cars in Germany are stagnating, according to figures released by the Federal Motor Transport Authority in Flensburg on Wednesday. About 29,700 battery-powered cars were newly registered in May, almost 31% less than a year ago, when there

Residents of the German state of Bavaria are still on alert as the southern region of the country is hit by severe flooding. Water levels remained high on Wednesday, especially in eastern Bavaria along the Danube, although there were slight falls initially. In the neighboring state of Baden-Württemberg, on the other hand, the water level

A member of the far-right extremist group Reich Citizens made a wide-ranging confession before the Dusseldorf High Court on Wednesday, as prosecutors revealed the movement’s plans to seize power by overthrowing the German government. The suspect has expressly admitted that he is a member of a terrorist organization and participated in plans to commit high

BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesman for Myanmar’s military government denied allegations that army troops and their local allies killed 76 people when they entered a village in western Rakhine state last week, state-run media reported Wednesday. Rakhine has become a flashpoint in Myanmar’s nationwide civil war, pitting pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic minority forces against the

Insights from the Wilson Center, Le Monde, Justice in Mexico, Context News The news The president-elect of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum is the country’s first female leader. When she officially takes office in October, Mexico’s ongoing crisis of violence, especially against women, could be a potential top priority on her agenda. Women are now better represented

Insights from Central Podcast, Americas Quarterly, Bloomberg and Atlantic Council The news Days before left-wing Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico’s new president, another populist leader was sworn in for the second time in El Salvador. Nayib Bukele. On paper, Sheinbaum and Bukele differ sharply in ideology, but their populist politics – which promise to put people’s