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The National Capital Planning Commission approved the construction of a massive triumphal arch inspired by Paris’ Arc de Triomphe, despite facing legal challenges.
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Watch: Israel’s president to select candidate to form government on Sunday Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Thursday that he will announce his chosen candidate to form a government on Sunday (8 November). Herzog said that the elected parties representing 67 of parliament’s 120 elected lawmakers picked Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, while factions representing 46 lawmakers picked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s 27 October election ended in deadlock, with neither Net…
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A judge ordered a two-week stop to construction on US President Trump's arch project in Washington. A federal panel had approved Trump's triumphal arch plans in an 8-4 vote.
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Palestinian-led party backs Eisenkot to form Israeli government Mansour Abbas, leader of the Palestinian-led Ra’am party, endorsed Gadi Eisenkot to form Israel’s next government on the second day of consultations with President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone on the offensive against Palestinian-majority parties, accusing them of accepting foreign funding ahead of last week’s elections, in which Palestinian voters turned out in record numbers. Man…
