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Protests in London as Israel's Netanyahu meets UK PM

Hundreds of protesters rallied Friday outside Downing Street in central London to heckle the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak.. Further protests by pro-Palestinian groups are expected in central London later Friday, with some Palestinians attending the morning rally.

India's Rahul Gandhi loses parliament seat after conviction

Top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi was expelled from India's parliament on Friday, a day after his defamation conviction for a remark seen as an insult against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.. But legal action has been widely deployed against opposition party figures and institutions seen as critical of the Modi government in recent years.

North Korea says it tested new underwater nuclear attack 'drone'

North Korea claimed Friday it had tested an underwater nuclear attack drone able to unleash a "radioactive tsunami", as it blamed recent US-South Korea exercises for a deteriorating regional security situation.. On Friday, KCNA described the US-South Korea joint exercises -- dubbed Freedom Shield -- as a drill for "occupying" North Korea.

How Vietnam is trying to stop rice warming the planet

As a child, Dong Van Canh watched while the rice fields of Vietnam's Mekong Delta were set alight to make way for the next crop, blackening the sky and flooding the air with potent greenhouse gases.. In the Mekong Delta, Canh, now a 39-year-old rice farmer, does not leave straw out to decay on the paddies -- nor does he burn it, as his parents did before him. 

Montenegro says it has arrested Korean Crypto fugitive Do Kwon

Fugitive South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon, accused of orchestrating a multi-billion-dollar fraud that shook global crypto markets last year, has been arrested in Montenegro along with another South Korean national, the interior minister said Thursday.. Kwon is accused of "orchestrating a multi-billion-dollar crypto asset securities fraud", according to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Israel's Netanyahu vows unity as thousands decry justice reforms

Israeli divisions over the government's judicial reform programme widened Thursday as police fired water cannon at protesters blocking a highway in Tel Aviv and right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to restore unity.. Tens of thousands of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv and other cities, according to crowd estimates by Israeli media.

Ratcliffe makes revised Man Utd offer as Zilliacus enters bidding

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe made a revised bid to buy Manchester United on Thursday as Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus entered the race to own the Premier League giants.. "Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS can confirm we have submitted a revised bid," INEOS said in a statement when contacted by AFP. Zilliacus entered the race on Thursday, with a bid he said will give fans the chance to own 50 percent of the club.

Montenegro says it has arrested Korean Crypto fugitive Do Kwon

A man suspected of being fugitive South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon, accused of orchestrating a multi-billion-dollar fraud that shook global crypto markets last year, has been arrested in Montenegro, the interior minister said Thursday.. Kwon is accused of "orchestrating a multi-billion-dollar crypto asset securities fraud", according to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.