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The ruling risks the further destabilisation of Israel’s government, with key religiously conservative parties opposed.Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for military service. The ruling announced on Tuesday seeks to overturn a longstanding practice under which Jewish seminary students are exempt from conscription. The decision threatens to help destabilise the government, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition reliant on religiously conservative parties that oppose the move. The court said that in the absence of a law that distinguishes between Jewish seminary students and other draftees, Israel’s compulsory military service system applies to…

US Transportation Security Administration says it expects to screen 32 million people over July 4 holiday period.The United States has set a new record for the number of air travellers screened at airports in a single day. The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 2.99 million airline passengers on Sunday, breaking the previous record set in May, the agency said on Monday. The TSA said it expects traffic to surpass the 3 million mark on Friday, when many Americans start travelling in advance of Independence Day on July 4. The TSA said it expects to screen more than 32 million…

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Li Qiang tells World Economic Forum conference that countries should work closely together, abandon rival camps.China’s premier has called for countries to “oppose decoupling”, as economic tensions simmer between Beijing and the European Union ahead of the imposition of new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Friction between the West and the world’s second-largest economy has intensified in recent years, as geopolitical hotspots crop up around the world and Beijing and Washington compete for supremacy in advanced technology. “We should broadly open our minds, work closely together, abandon camp formations, (and) oppose decoupling,” said Li Qiang, China’s second-ranking leader who has…

Aboutengue, Chad – In June 2023, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed into Yahiya Adam’s home and shot his brother and father dead. They sprayed him with bullets and tossed his body out on the road in el-Geneina, West Darfur’s capital. Adam, 27, was semi-conscious and bleeding from the back of his neck, shoulder and arms. He lay on the ground as the blood draining from his body mixed with the hot sand. His eyes fixed on the doorway of his home, where he saw RSF fighters take turns raping his three sisters. He heard them cry for help, but could…

US Justice Department has until July 7 to prosecute aircraft giant over breaches of settlement related to fatal crashes.Prosecutors in the United States are recommending that criminal charges be brought against Boeing after finding the plane maker violated a settlement related to two fatal crashes, two people familiar with the matter told the Reuters news agency. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) must decide by July 7 whether to prosecute Boeing. The recommendation by prosecutors handling the case has not been previously reported. In May, officials determined the company breached a 2021 agreement that had shielded Boeing from a criminal…

NewsFeedAn Israeli air attack on a Gaza City clinic killed two people including the director of Gaza’s ambulance and emergency department Hani al-Jaafrawi, the enclave’s Health Ministry said. At least 500 medical staff have been killed in Gaza since October 7.Published On 24 Jun 202424 Jun 2024 Source link

Fire authorities say blaze caused by battery cells exploding inside a warehouse.A fire at a lithium battery plant in South Korea has killed at least 16 people and left five others missing. South Korean authorities said on Monday that they had recovered 16 bodies from the factory in Hwaseong, 45km (28 miles) south of Seoul, after earlier confirming that at least nine workers had died in the blaze and three others were injured. The fire broke out at the plant operated by South Korean battery maker Aricell at about 10:30am (01:30 GMT), before being brought under control shortly after 3pm…

The Israeli prime minister reiterated he would not agree to any deal that calls for an end to the eight-month war.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that he is open to a “partial” deal that would facilitate the return of some captives still held in Gaza, even if not all. He reiterated, however, that he would not agree to any deal that stipulated an end to Israel’s war on Gaza, despite previous claims by the United States that an Israeli proposal would be a pathway to ending the offensive. “The goal is to return the kidnapped and uproot the…

Violators of industry code of conduct to be subject to fines of up to 10 percent of annual turnover.Australia will impose hefty fines on supermarket chains found to be abusing their bargaining power over suppliers. Under the rules announced by the government on Monday, supermarket chains earning more than 5 billion Australian dollars ($3.3bn) in annual revenue will be required to comply with a previously voluntary industry code of conduct. The changes will cover Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and Metcash, which together make up more than 80 percent of the market, and could expand to retailers such as Costco as their…