“See” reviews hit news across the globe on Friday.
Israel moves closer to third elections after Gantz fails to form government
A third Israeli election within 12 months now appears more likely after former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz also failed to form a government.
Gantz returned the mandate to Israel's President Wednesday evening, a spokesman for his Blue and White party told CNN, after 28 days of negotiations to form a coalition proved unsuccessful. ( CNN)
Colombia protests prompt teargas, curfew, and border closures
Colombia closed its borders ahead of a national strike supported by a broad coalition of social movements on Thursday, which saw teargas deployed in the capital Bogota and a curfew ordered in the western city of Cali. ( CNN)
137 women have been killed by their partners in France this year
Marie-Alice Dibon and Luciano Merida's relationship began with poetry.
The pair met during a taxi ride through Paris in 2004. Dibon, then 38 and a cosmetics and pharmaceutical specialist who split her time between Silicon Valley and the French capital, had grown curious about her driver's reading material. (CNN)
The UK's election debate shows Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn need to get better at politics
The UK's general election campaign has finally had its first proper moment, as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn faced each other in a head-to-head debate. (CNN)
Bolsonaro is turning back the clock on Brazil, says Lula da Silva
Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vowed to spearhead opposition to the country’s far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, warning that his country is backsliding on years of hard-fought progress. ( The Guardian)
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu indicted for bribery and fraud
Israel’s attorney general has indicted Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, in a damning blow to the prime minister as he fights for his political survival. (The Guardian)
Bolivia in crisis after ‘coup’ against president
Bolivian President Evo Morales, who had led the country for 14 years, resigned last week amid heated protests and pressure to leave from the country’s military.
Morales was a transformational figure in the often tumultuous history of the poor South American nation (Yahoo News)
Russia 'ruined' Ukrainian naval vessels before handing them back, says Ukrainian navy
Three Ukrainian navy boats seized by Russia a year ago were vandalized before being handed back to Ukraine, the country's navy said.
The fast gunboats Nikopol and Berdyansk and the tugboat Tany Kapu were welcomed by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and onlookers waving national flags arrived in Ochakiv, a Ukrainian naval port on the Black Sea on Wednesday evening. (The Telegraph)
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Pentagon denies U.S. is considering pulling troops from South Korea
The Pentagon on Thursday denied a South Korean news report saying that the United States was considering a significant cut to its troop numbers in South Korea if Seoul does not contribute more to the costs of the deployment. ( Yahoo News)
Serbia's President Accuses Russia of Spying
Serbian intelligence agencies have uncovered a wide-ranging intelligence operation involving Russian spies and members of the Serbian military, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday.
Vucic's remarks came after a meeting of the National Security Council which he convened after a video showing a Russian intelligence officer handing money to a Serbian man in Belgrade was made public on YouTube over the weekend. (The Moscow Times)
Japan's emperor and empress mark end of enthronement ceremonies at Ise shrine
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited the Grand Shrines of Ise in Mie Prefecture on Friday to mark the completion of two major rites signifying the emperor’s enthronement.
The couple offered prayers at the Geku outer shrine dedicated to the goddess of clothing, food, and housing, with the emperor dressed in a dark orange robe and the empress in a layered court kimono. (The Japan Times)
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