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JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Israeli lawmakers will vote to dissolve parliament, opening the way for the country's fifth election in three years, following weeks of pressure on Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's fragile ruling coalition. [1]

TOKYO -- Asia woke up on Monday to find that a fixture of international politics, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had been ousted from power after a 12-year run. [2]

The family of a British couple detained in Iran said on Friday (March 20, 2026) the pair were being used as “human shields” during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and they accused Britain’s government of failing to make progress on their release. [3]

The Taliban’s new criminal code in Afghanistan is spurring outrage. Among other things, the code has legalised slavery and granted clerics, or the mullahs, legal immunity. [4]

Welcome to Your Week in Asia. This will be a week of Chinese milestones. Weeks of lead-up events have set the stage for the Chinese Communist Party to mark the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1921 in Shanghai on Thursday. [5]

Benjamin Bennett is Asia-Pacific investment strategist for Legal & General Investment Management in Hong Kong. OpinionChina's 'Lehman Brothers moment' will be just as tense as 2008 ![Avatar]( [6]

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 345,747,702, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. [7]

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Olympics have finally opened after a long journey filled with controversy, and an unprecedented one-year postponement because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-06-21 · 85% match

Israel heads to election as PM Bennett steps aside

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Israeli lawmakers will vote to dissolve parliament, opening the way for the country's fifth election in three years, following weeks of pressure on Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's fragile ruling coalition.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-06-14 · 85% match

Asia takes stock of Israel PM Bennett after 12 years of Netanyahu

TOKYO -- Asia woke up on Monday to find that a fixture of international politics, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had been ousted from power after a 12-year run.

[3] MM www.thehindu.com · 2026-03-21 · 35% match

Detained Britons used as ‘human shields’ in Iran war zone, family says

The family of a British couple detained in Iran said on Friday (March 20, 2026) the pair were being used as “human shields” during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and they accused Britain’s government of failing to make progress on their release.

[4] MM firstpost.com · 2026-01-27 · 33% match

How Taliban's new criminal code legalises slavery, grants clerics immunity

The Taliban’s new criminal code in Afghanistan is spurring outrage. Among other things, the code has legalised slavery and granted clerics, or the mullahs, legal immunity.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-06-27 · 65% match

CCP turns 100, Phuket reopens and Didi IPO

Welcome to Your Week in Asia. This will be a week of Chinese milestones. Weeks of lead-up events have set the stage for the Chinese Communist Party to mark the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1921 in Shanghai on Thursday.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-10-20 · 65% match

China's 'Lehman Brothers moment' will be just as tense as 2008

Benjamin Bennett is Asia-Pacific investment strategist for Legal & General Investment Management in Hong Kong. OpinionChina's 'Lehman Brothers moment' will be just as tense as 2008 ![Avatar](

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-01-22 · 65% match

Coronavirus: Week of Jan. 16 to Jan. 22, Brazil to stop unvaccinated footballers playing in top leagues

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 345,747,702, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-07-29 · 65% match

Olympics from July 23-28: Japan swimmer Ohashi bags 2 early golds

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Olympics have finally opened after a long journey filled with controversy, and an unprecedented one-year postponement because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[9] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-10-09 · 35% match

Virtuoso pianists at Ben’s Theater: Two young Thai pianists give brilliant recital

PATTAYA, Thailand – It’s not often you hear two virtuoso concert pianists in a single recital. San Jittakarn and Anant Changwaiwit are young and highly-experienced Thai pianists b

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