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New Knesset speaker could be key to ousting Netanyahu as Israel’s PM

Opposition politicians get first chance to take control of levers of power, even as they struggle to form governmentIsrael’s new Knesset will be sworn in on Tuesday, giving opposition politicians their first chance to take control of some levers of power, even as they struggle to form a new government to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu.High on the agenda will be replacing the speaker, who wields immense influence by controlling the legislature’s agenda and committee chairs. The current speaker is Amir Ohana, a close ally of Netanyahu. Continue reading...

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Myanmar army seizes key resistance HQ and bases held by opposition, state media says

Myanmar’s military has seized a key resistance command headquarters and 10 other bases in the country’s southern region

G7 attention turns to Ukraine while US-mediated talks get underway in Abu Dhabi

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his counterparts from the Group of 7 developed democracies are turning their attention toward Ukraine and how to support it in its struggle to defend itself from Russia

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How North Korean defectors view Kim Jong Un's daughter as his possible successor

Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter is at the center of global media speculation that she is being groomed to be her father’s heir

‘Like gods reigning over humans’: Many defectors see daughter of North Korea's Kim as heir apparent

It's been about four years since the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un first publicly accompanied her father on major state events