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Under the law, Netanyahu will have 28 days to do so, with the possibility of a two-week extension before President Reuven Rivlin picks another candidate or asks parliament to choose one
Israel s President Reuven Rivlin nominated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to try to form a government after the latest inconclusive election, but voiced doubt that any lawmaker can forge a parliamentary majority.
The country s longest-serving leader, in power consecutively since 2009, now faces the tough challenge of enlisting enough allies for a governing coalition.
Under the law, Netanyahu will have 28 days to do so, with the possibility of a two-week extension before President Reuven Rivlin picks another candidate or asks parliament to choose one. Continued deadlock could ultimately result in a new election.
The popular resort destination is receiving vaccines two months before the rest of the country
A significant part of Thailand s economy relies on tourism, which has been tremendously affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now, to bring back vacationers into the island of Phuket, Thailand has fast-tracked inoculation of people living on the island.
The popular resort destination is receiving vaccines two months before the rest of the country. The island hopes to inoculate at least 460,000 people before July 1, when the provision for mandatory quarantine for tourists will be lifted.
The island boasts an international airport of its own. The mass inoculation hopes to prevent an outbreak during peak tourist season.
Iran and the United States will begin indirect talks in Vienna on Tuesday aimed at bringing both countries back into full compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal that Washington abandoned three years ago.
Iran has steadily overstepped the accord’s limits on its nuclear programme in response to Washington’s withdrawal from the accord in 2018 and its reimposition of sanctions that have crippled the Islamic Republic’s economy.
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The Russian foreign ministry tweeted that Lavrov would visit Pakistan on April 6 to 7 during which he will hold talks with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to begin his two-day bilateral visit to India on Monday with an aim to prepare ground for the annual New Delhi-Moscow summit as well as to discuss bilateral cooperation.
The visit was announced by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova in Moscow on April 1.
On April 5 and 6, Lavrov will visit New Delhi to hold talks with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, Zakharova said.
The Russian foreign ministry tweeted that Lavrov would visit Pakistan on April 6 to 7 during which he will hold talks with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
The foreign and defence ministers of Japan and Germany will hold a “2 plus 2” virtual dialogue in mid-April in the wake of China taking an increasingly aggressive foreign policy approach in the Indo-Pacific region.
The daily Yomiuri reported on Monday that the “2 plus 2” talks will be the first among the two countries, and they are expected to discuss ways to defence and a “free and open Indo-Pacific” in face of an increasingly assertive China.
The two parties are looking to speak on April 16, the Yomiuri also said. The exact has, however, so far not been confirmed.