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Protesters set tires on fire and shot fireworks at Lebanon’s Central Bank building. Some attacked several bank branches, fruitlessly demanding their money back, as unrest over the nation’s dire economic situation shows no sign of dying out.

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North Korea claims to have successfully tested a new ‘underwater nuclear strategic weapon’ that is capable of unleashing a ‘radioactive tsunami.’ Tests were carried out this week by the country’s military, overseen by Kim Jong-un, with Pyongyang arguing the move was necessary to strengthen North Korea’s ‘war deterrence’ amid a flurry of military drills by Washington and Seoul.

‘The mission of the underwater nuclear strategic weapon is to stealthily submerge into the operational area,’ reported state-run outlet KCNA, ‘and annihilate enemy ship groups and major ports of operation by generating a super-powerful radioactive tsunami through underwater explosions.’

The weapon has reportedly undergone some 50 rounds of testing in the last two years, reports the outlet, and is intended to ‘check the military and technological superiority of the imperialist aggressor army.’

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Protesters gathered in Bnei Brak, Israel to decry the government’s plans to reform the justice system. Demonstrators clashed with security forces during the rally as the authorities attempted to disperse them from the streets.

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration unveiled a modified version of the judicial reform bill, which would limit the judiciary’s powers and grant further authority to politicians.

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