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Supporters of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP, are pushing to recall two dozen opposition Nationalist Party lawmakers in a vote scheduled for Saturday. The DPP, which won last year鈥檚 presidential election, seeks to gain a legislative majority. The China-friendly Nationalists, known as the KMT, now hold a majority with their allies and have blocked key legislation. The KMT opposes the recall, calling it a power grab. China鈥檚 influence looms over the campaign, highlighting divisions within Taiwan.

Clashes over disputed border areas entered a second day, killing at least 15 people and displacing more than 60,000. The Thai army accused Cambodian forces of using heavy artillery, prompting what Thai officials described as 鈥渁ppropriate supporting fire鈥� in return. The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on the crisis today in New York, while Malaysia offered to mediate.

President Emmanuel Macron made the announcement in a post on X Thursday. Currently, 142 nations recognize Palestine or plan to. Spain, Norway, and Ireland made the move in May 2024. Mr. Macron said the continuing devastation of Israel鈥檚 war in Gaza, combined with promises of reform from the Palestinian Authority鈥檚 Mahmoud Abbas, led to the declaration. Reports suggest the United Kingdom could soon follow, pointing to growing outrage at the humanitarian cost of the war.聽

The Ukrainian president submitted it to parliament Thursday in a bid to restore the independence of the country鈥檚 anti-corruption agencies 鈥� and to defuse tensions caused by his earlier approval of a controversial law placing them under his authority. That move had sparked the first major demonstrations since the war began, as well as criticism from the European Union.