Israel’s Supreme Court orders far-right minister to respond to petitions demanding his dismissal – Middle East Monitor

Israel’s Supreme Court today ordered far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to respond within six days to petitions demanding his dismissal. Israeli human rights groups accuse Ben-Gvir of interfering in operational police matters and have called for his dismissal. The extremist minister, however, argues that the police force falls under his authority as national security…

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E.U. halts approval of U.S. trade deal after Trump’s Greenland tariff threat

The European Union’s legislative body on Wednesday halted work on the formal approval and implementation of the trade deal it reached last summer with President Donald Trump. “Given the continued and escalating threats, including tariff threats, against Greenland and Denmark, and their European allies, we have been left with no alternative but to suspend work”…

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