JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated outside parliament and workers launched a nationwide strike on Monday, as a surging mass protest movement threatened to paralyze the economy in its efforts to halt Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the judiciary .

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre faced questions regarding the Biden family's alleged ties to a Chinese energy company. She attempted to dodge the questions.

China often makes promises in exchange for recognition that remain unfulfilled, the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei said on Saturday as Honduras moves ahead with ending its long-standing ties with Taiwan in favour of China.

Plans have been unveiled to redevelop the old Medical Arts Complex on Watertown’s Clinton Street.