The reforms sought by Netanyahu's coalition have triggered unprecedented street demonstrations and stirred worries among Western allies who see a threat to the independence of Israel's justice system.

Yoshikazu Higashitani, known by his online moniker GaaSyy, had been ordered to apologise for his months-long absence earlier in March.

The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose ruling coalition includes ultra-Orthodox and extreme-right parties, introduced its judicial reform package in January.

The government backtracked on introducing legislation to lower the voting age to 16 in the country's general elections, saying it does not have the required numbers for the bill to pass in parliament.

The commission will argue against a court decision that has reignited debate over extending President Joko Widodo's time in office, which is limited to two five-year terms by the constitution and should end next year.

Xi's re-election is the culmination of a remarkable rise in which he has gone from a relatively little-known party apparatchik to the leader of a rising global power.

The prime minister appears unperturbed by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's remarks on toppling the current government.

A debate erupts in Parliament over the PAS president's remarks on toppling the government.

Scores of opposition figures were convicted of treason last year, some in absentia – the latest squeeze on opponents ahead of elections.

This legislation would repeal two authorisations for past wars in Iraq.

The reform was proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist-religious coalition government in January.

TikTok says the bans are misguided and based on fundamental misconceptions.