MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court dismissed a proposal Tuesday to reduce the scope of a contentious judicial overhaul making all judges stand for election. The failed effort would have required only Supreme Court justices to compete in elections instead of all of the country’s judges as mandated in a constitutional change approved in [&hell

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday warned of a “moral darkness” in the country after his dismissal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Gallant named three points of contention with Netanyahu: his demand for a deal to release the hostages held by Hamas; his call for the establishment of a commission to investigate the Oct

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Gideon Saar, previously a minister without portfolio, as the new foreign minister. His predecessor, Israel Katz, is replacing Yoav Gallant, dropped by Netanyahu who said their trust was broken. Katz as the new defence minister was an unexpected choice, with many seeing Saar as the most likely cand

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, saying he has lost confidence in him, according to a statement from the prime minister’s office on Tuesday. He is to be replaced by Foreign Minister Israel Katz. “Although there was trust in the first months of the war and the work was […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to offer Hamas hostage-takers in the Gaza Strip millions of dollars for the release of each hostage and a safe withdrawal with their families. Israeli government sources confirmed the report, broadcast by Channel 12, to dpa. But Hamas representative Taher al-Nono described the offer as a “farce&