For the first time in years, millions of Chinese have returned to familial homes for the holidays. Most months ago, scenes like this would have been unthinkable. China's draconian zero-COVID rules made mass gatherings illegal. But since the Communist Party's abrupt policy reversal, all of that has changed.
Israel’s right-wing coalition government has the country’s supreme court in its sights. Their proposal to effectively subjugate its independence to the legislature has sparked protests and stirred concern for the country’s democracy. Our correspondent reports from a newly reopened Shanghai. And how gas stoves became the latest battleground in America’s endless culture wars.
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