Protests erupt in Israel after Netanyahu fires defence minister
Benjamin Netanyahu says there is a “crisis of trust” between him and Yoav Gallant, and replaces him with Israel Katz.
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Nov
Yearly Archives: 2024
05
Nov
Algeria silent after civil war book wins top French award
Algerian Kamel Daoud wins the Prix Goncourt for his novel Houris, a searing account of his country’s 1990s conflict.
05
Nov
Israel PM Netanyahu fires defence minister Gallant
Netanyahu says trust between him Gallant has “eroded” in recent months.
05
Nov
Chaos and destruction as Israel strikes deep in Lebanon’s valley
The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville spent two weeks with Lebanese Civil Defense Force crews in the Bekaa Valley.
05
Nov
Killers of Ugandan Olympian sentenced to 35 years
Steeplechaser Benjamin Lagat was stabbed to death in Kenya on New Year’s Eve last year.
05
Nov
Spanish disunity after flood disaster descends into political blame game
A week on, recriminations fly over who was to blame for Spain’s worst natural disaster in living memory.
05
Nov
World’s first wood-panelled satellite launched into space
The tiny satellite built by Japan will test the suitability of timber as a renewable material in space.
05
Nov
Iran says German-Iranian died before execution was reported
The judiciary contradicts state media reports from 28 October that Jamshid Sharmahd was put to death.
05
Nov
Germany arrests eight suspected members of far-right militant group
Prosecutors said the group was undertaking training for the collapse of German society
05
Nov
Netflix Europe offices raided in tax fraud probe
The raid is part of an investigation in France and the Netherlands that began in November 2022.
