Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth, became king upon the death of Britain's longest-reigning monarch in September.

China launches patrols in the Taiwan Strait, orders inspections of ships as Taiwan says it will not comply

The Chinese government announced a three-day series of patrols in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, ordering that any ships in the area stop for inspection or even boarding. Taiwan’s maritime authority rejected the order, filing a complaint with Chinese authorities, and has urged its shipping companies to ignore such inspection orders and notify the Taiwanese coast…

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Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth, became king upon the death of Britain's longest-reigning monarch in September.

Israeli historian, author fears judicial reform could imperil elections, end free press: ‘Road to disaster’

Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari fears plans for a judicial overhaul in his home country could end independent media and imperil elections through an inundation of new laws. “The fear is that if they take over the Supreme Court they will turn Israel into a dictatorship,” Harari said. Last week, Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached…

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