After a three-month pause, Israel’s right-wing government presses ahead with a bill that would restrict oversight powers of the country’s top court.
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If Ukraine takes heavy casualties, a Russian counterattack would seize a lot of territory, Musk says. “This is why there has been no major offensive.”
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U.S.-Iran pact: Trump destroyed it. Biden wants to restore it. Just don’t call it a deal
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