Opposition

Knesset state comptroller vote restarts after MKs accuse coalition of breaching secret vote

The revote was halted in the middle after the opposition argued that lawmakers from the coalition were attempting to document their votes.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the State Comptroller elections at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are seen shaking hands at a press conference in 2025.

Israeli source rejects report Trump insulted Netanyahu during heated call on Lebanon strikes

Ben-Gvir pushes for Netanyahu to intensify fighting in Lebanon, Knesset, Jerusalem, May 25, 2026.

Ben-Gvir pushes to intensify fighting in Lebanon, opposition calls Iran deal ‘disaster'

Supporters of ousted Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel react as riot police enter the party’s headquarters to evict its leadership after authorities ordered enforcement of a court ruling removing them from the building, in Ankara, Turkey, May 24, 2026.

Turkey lurches into political crisis with crackdown on opposition - analysis


Russian dissident Gorinov gets three more years in prison for 'justifying terrorism'

The defense said the other inmates had tried to provoke Gorinov into making political comments during secretly recorded conversations.

 Moscow city councillor Alexei Gorinov holds a placard reading "Do you still need this war?" as he stands inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia July 8, 2022

Likud emerges as largest party in new Channel 13 poll, public split on Gaza war

Additionally, the majority of the public supports a hostage deal instead of a continuation of the war in Gaza.

 Netanyahu in the Likud faction meeting

Bennett overtakes Netanyahu: New poll shows Likud slipping amid political shift - poll

“After weeks of upward movement, Likud’s rise has been halted, dropping two seats to 24,” the poll indicates.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Naftali Bennet

Germany's Scholz vows tougher asylum rules after suspected Islamist attack

The attack puts pressure on Scholz as his Social Democrats, alongside their Green and Free Democrat coalition partners, bruised from months of quarreling, are trailing in the polls.

 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and German Federal Government Spokesman and Head of the Federal Government's Press and Information Office Steffen Hebestreit attend the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany June 7, 2023.

Netanyahu leads Gantz as coalition gains ground in new poll

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu maintained a slight lead over Benny Gantz in favorability for the prime minister role.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's residence in Jerusalem on April 26, 2023

Opposition strikes down coalition law after Otzma Yehudit absent from plenum

Israel's government removed the next three bills from the plenum's agenda after realizing they no longer had a majority.

 Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid speaks at the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, on August 14, 2024

'Bombs fired at sleeping Jews': Turkish opposition leader condemns Hamas, Oct. 7

Ugur Ozel, Turkish opposition leader, labeled Hamas a terrorist organization in a TV interview, sparking controversy. Ozel criticized Hamas for attacks on civilians.

 Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel, with a poster of modern Turkey's founder Ataturk in the background, speaks during a rally in Istanbul, Turkey, May 18, 2024.

Erdogan makes rare outreach to opposition in attempt to remain in power - analysis

The Turkish president is trying to seek cooperation to establish a new constitution after local election losses. He is reportedly set to meet the opposition leader in the coming days.

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters ahead of the local elections in Istanbul, Turkey, March 29, 2024.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 'highly likely' killed in prison

In a statement published on its website, the Federal Penitentiary Service said that Navalny "felt unwell" after a walk on Friday, and "almost immediately lost consciousness."

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via video link from a penal colony in the Vladimir Region during a hearing at the Basmanny district court in Moscow, Russia April 26, 2023.

Israel's Knesset passes divisive wartime budget in first reading

While the original coalition funds in the state budget were cut down for the amended budget, they still include billions of shekels.

 A vote on the state budget at the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem. December 6, 2023.