School and university students in Germany have staged protests against the reintroduction of mandatory military conscription

 

Rallies are taking place in 17 cities simultaneously, according to the local radio station NDR.

Israel uproots 400 olive trees in West Bank as harvest season approaches

 The Israeli army uprooted 400 olive trees and bulldozed 31 dunams (3.1 hectares, 7.6 acres) of Palestinian-owned land Thursday in Beit Rima in northwestern Ramallah in the occupied West Bank as harvest season approaches.

Rubio compares current relations with China to those the U.S. maintained with the USSR during the Cold War

 

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued in New York on Wednesday for the need to maintain high-level contacts with China, comparing the relationship with Beijing to the one Washington maintained with Soviet officials during the Cold War, even during times of nuclear threat.

Israeli defense chief threatens to evacuate Gaza City if Hamas kidnaps even one Israeli

 Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has stated that the radical Palestinian movement Hamas is planning new kidnappings of Israelis, warning that if even one Israeli is taken hostage, the Jewish state will evacuate 1 million residents of Gaza City to the south and destroy the town.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico to sue over White House ban

 

MS NOW, CNN and Politico have said they are suing the Trump Administration to protect their First Amendment rights after President Donald Trump's announcement that he would ban the news outlets from the White House.