Referendum if no unity, Abbas warns Hamas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced today that he will call a referendum on the parameters of a future Palestinian state if no agreement is reached with Hamas within 10 days.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced today that he will call a referendum on the parameters of a future Palestinian state if no agreement is reached with Hamas within 10 days.

Abbas’ deadline to Hamas was a surprise ultimatum, intended to force the Islamic militant group to moderate its position, but is a political gamble in which Abbas himself may well turn out to be the loser.

Abbas said he would ask Palestinians to either accept or reject a document that had been drafted last month by Palestinian militants jailed in Israel, calling for a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, the areas Israel captured in the 1967 Mideast War.

Sushila Karki: Nepal’s first woman CJ — and now potentially its first woman PM

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Nepalese jurist Sushila Karki, known for her anti-corruption stance, is a strong contender for interim prime minister. Despite lacking political experience, she has gained support from Gen Z protesters. The recent protests were triggered by a social media ban, but issues of corruption, economy, and joblessness have been simmering. Karki could make history as Nepal's first female prime minister.

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