Israel parliament convenes after Netanyahu’s bloc loses seats
President Isaac Herzog opened Tuesday the new session of Israel's parliament, the Knesset, following an election two weeks ago in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc lost ground.
Iran executed 834 people last year, highest since 2015 – Rights groups
The number of executions, which Iran has carried out by hanging in recent years, was up some 43 percent on 2022.
Bezos dethrones Elon Musk to reclaim title of world’s richest man
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took back his spot as the world’s richest man on Monday, dethroning Elon Musk on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Two suspected witches stoned and burnt in DR Congo
Two women accused of witchcraft and causing the deaths of several people were publicly stoned and their bodies burnt in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east, locals said Monday.
Malaysia could renew search for MH370 plane 10 years after it disappeared
Malaysia Airlines flight 370, a Boeing 777 aircraft, disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
France set to make abortion constitutional right
French lawmakers are expected Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country’s constitution, in a global first that has garnered overwhelming public support.
