The ‘new’ in Israel’s next govt.: Netanyahu as PM, annexation of Palestinian land to continue
As per the agreement, Benjamin Netanyahu will serve as the prime minister for the first one-and-a-half years, followed by Benny Gantz for an equal period of time. The annexation of the Jordan Valley and illegal settlements will continue as planned
UK food groups form coalition to provide meals to NHS staff
A coalition of organizations plans to provide over 1 million meals to National Health Service staff across the United Kingdom over a period of six weeks. Around 25,000 meals a day are being delivered to 55 hospitals
US crude oil prices go down in negative for the first time in history
The fall in the futures market shows that the production cut by OPEC+ members may not be enough to address the drastic drop in demand due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
Russia sees highest daily rise in recorded cases of COVID-19 on Sunday
In the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Russian government has postponed the Victory Day parade held annually to celebrate the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany in the second world war
Israelis condemn Netanyahu’s anti-democratic COVID-19 measures
Protesters of the Black Flag movement demonstrated against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces several corruption charges, and protested his government’s anti-democratic and anti-privacy COVID-19 measures
The anatomy of a crackdown: How activists are being targeted in India
The arrest of Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde is the latest in a series of steps aimed at cracking down on dissent in India
US right-wing protesters, supported by Trump, organize against stay-at-home orders
Conservative groups are organizing protests across the US in defiance of the stay-at-home orders imposed in different US states, with explicit backing of the president
Zimbabwe court orders government to protect health workers
The order was issued by the court in response to a petition filed by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights over the lack of proper equipment to deal with the spread of the virus