Turkish prosecutors have asked a court to jail Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and four of his aides pending trial on terrorism and corruption charges, Imamoglu's office said, as thousands nationwide protest what they call his undemocratic detention.
Hundreds of people in Gaza have died since Israel resumed attacks after a ceasefire crumbled earlier this week. Experts believe Israel’s prime minister restarted the war to drive his goal of annexing the West Bank — and ensuring his own political survival.
Israeli artillery and airstrikes hit south Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had intercepted rockets fired from across the border, endangering a shaky truce that ended a year-long war between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
