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The election in Spain  

Pedro Sánchez will remain as Prime Minister of Spain 

 

Pedro Sánchez will remain as Prime Minister of Spain. It is clear after today's vote in parliament.  

 

Sánchez leads the Social Democratic PSOE. The right-wing opposition has criticized him for an amnesty deal for Catalan separatists. The settlement meant that he secured the Junt party's support, which was crucial to staying in power.  

 

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The charges against Trump  

Trump escapes gagging in the fraud case in New York 

 

The gag imposed on Donald Trump in the civil fraud case in New York has been lifted, citing the ex-president's freedom of speech, AP reports. 

 

The decision is temporary, and the issue will be discussed further at another legal level. 

 

Trump is now free to make comments about those involved in the trial again. He was banned from doing so after he accused recorder Allison Greenfield of being biased on social media.  

 

The Israel-Hamas war|The reactions 

First open demand for Netanyahu's resignation in Israel 

 

It is time for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign, says opposition leader Yair Lapid, according to Reuters. 

 

According to the Times of Israel, it is the first open demand for the resignation of Netanyahu since the start of the war.  

 

Lapid is calling for a new coalition government - led by Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party, but without Netanyahu - to bring unity to the country. 

 

- Likud gets to lead it, Netanyahu and the extremists are replaced, and over 90 members of the Knesset make common cause in a coalition for healing and gathering.  

 

Netanyahu's Likud today leads a coalition government that includes several far-right parties. It has 64 of the Knesset's 120 seats.  

 

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The Syrian war  

Assad announces amnesty for convicted Syrians  

 

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has announced an amnesty for the country's criminals - with some exceptions, Reuters reports.  

 

According to the state news agency Sana, sentences are lifted for, among other things, those who have committed less serious crimes, suffer from incurable diseases or are over 70 years old. Those who caused deaths or were involved in arms smuggling are exempt from the amnesty. 

 

All those sentenced to death have their sentences commuted to life, and those sentenced to life have their sentences fixed at 20 years.

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