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Israeli lawmakers to vote on weakening Supreme Court amid protests, as Netanyahu leaves hospital

CNN By Richard Allen Greene, Amir Tal, Hadas Gold and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli lawmakers are set to vote on the first part of the government’s sweeping plan to weaken the power of the country’s courts on Monday, despite six months of street protests, parliamentary maneuvering, compromise talks and increasingly urgent warnings

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Israeli lawmakers to vote on weakening Supreme Court amid protests, as Netanyahu leaves hospital

By Richard Allen Greene, Amir Tal, Hadas Gold and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli lawmakers are set to vote on the first part of the government’s sweeping plan to weaken the power of the country’s courts on Monday, despite six months of street protests, parliamentary maneuvering, compromise talks and increasingly urgent warnings from

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London Underground Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the London Underground, also known as “The Tube,” the oldest subway or metro transit system in the world. Facts There are currently 272 stations open and 249 miles (402 km) of active lines. There are a number of old stations and tunnels that are now

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Italy starts removing lesbian mothers’ names from children’s birth certificates

By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The northern Italian city of Padua has started removing the names of non-biological gay mothers from their children’s birth certificates under new legislation passed by the “traditional family-first” government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. These birth certificates belong to 33 children of Italian women who

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Zelensky fires Ukrainian ambassador to the UK after ‘sarcasm’ comments

By Mick Krever, Sharon Braithwaite and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired his ambassador to the United Kingdom on Friday. The ambassador, Vadym Prystaiko, had criticized Zelensky over his reaction to recent remarks by British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, who had suggested Ukraine had not expressed sufficient “gratitude” for Western

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