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Demonstrators hold banners against the new government in front of the Israeli parliament. The parliamentary session to swear in the new right-wing religious Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has begun in Jerusalem. Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Almost two

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol berated his defense minister over the military’s failed response to the airspace invasions by Pyongyang.

Russian forces fired its largest air barrage into Ukraine in nearly two weeks Thursday as Ukrainian air defenses repelled several drones and missiles throughout the attack. (Image credit: Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

The Biden administration’s foreign policy for 2022 was centered on building alliances with other countries to counter Russia and China. Next year will show whether that has had an impact.

A luxury leather goods manufacturer in the Burgundy region has hired two dozen Ukrainians since the war began. The CEO says it’s partly because he can’t find enough French workers to fill the jobs. (Image credit: Eleanor Beardsley/NPR)

White House to Jim Jordan, James Comer: Sorry, but you have to restart your oversight requests  POLITICO

Benjamin Netanyahu will be sworn in as Prime Minister of Israel for a record sixth time later today, marking an extraordinary comeback for the veteran politician.

The Presidential Race Is Entering a New Phase. Here’s Who’s Best Positioned.  POLITICO

A cough syrup manufactured in India has been linked to the deaths of 18 children. 

The incoming Israeli ruling coalition agreements will make it the country’s most religious and right-wing government in history, potentially putting it at odds with large parts of the Israeli public. (Image credit: Oren Ziv/AP)