Israeli Parliament Approves 2026 State Budget, Spokesperson Says

March 30 (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament approved ⁠the ⁠2026 state budget, a ⁠Knesset spokesperson said in a statement early ​on Monday, allowing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to ‌head off early elections ‌as his country’s joint war with the ⁠U.S. ⁠on Iran continues. The approval of the defence-heavy 699-billion shekel ​budget comes a month into the …

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Taiwan’s Opposition Leader to Visit China Next Month

BEIJING/TAIPEI, March ⁠30 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠chairwoman of Taiwan’s ​largest opposition ‌party, the Kuomintang, ‌will ⁠visit ⁠China next month after ​being invited by ​Chinese President Xi Jinping, ⁠the ⁠party said ⁠on Monday. Chinese ​state news agency ​Xinhua ⁠said that Cheng would ⁠visit from April 7 to 12 ⁠and go to Beijing, Shanghai and the eastern …

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