In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reform, which included intervention in the judiciary, caused chaos in the country, and mass protests were organized in Israel. It was announced that the judicial reform that caused the crisis was suspended.

"Illegal housing construction" has caused a crisis between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which have recently decided to improve relations and strengthen cooperation. Warning Israel, which has opened a tender for the construction of 1,029 new illegal housing units in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, the UAE condemned the tender and warned Netanyahu that this would further increase tensions in the region.

Number of countries to which Turkish fighter drone Bayraktar TB2 being exported rises to 27. Countries including Ukraine, Qatar, and Azerbaijan have already purchased the drones, with Poland last year becoming the first EU and NATO member state to acquire drones from Türkiye.

Experts say growing awareness of food waste and its incredible cost — both in dollars and in environmental impact — has led to an uptick in efforts to mitigate it. U.S. food waste startups raised $4.8 billion in 2021, 30% more than they raised in 2020, according to ReFed, a group that studies food waste.