One of the most recognizable fictional characters ever, Mickey Mouse, has entered the public domain, with the Walt Disney Company losing exclusive rights to early versions of the iconic cartoon. US law allows a copyright to be held for 95 years, meaning Disney’s rights for Mickey Mouse’s first-ever appearance from ‘Steamboat Willie’ in 1928 expired…

The polarizing legislation, initially passed in July, was rejected as incompatible with democracy Israel’s Supreme Court struck down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial reform legislation on Monday, canceling a measure that had limited the court’s power to challenge the government’s actions.

Two sites associated with WW2-era Nazi collaborators who have been hailed in present-day Ukraine as national heroes were damaged in the western city of Lviv overnight on January 1st. The development was confirmed on Monday by the city’s mayor, Andrey Sadoviy, who attributed the damage to Ukraine’s “national heritage sites” to Russian drone strikes.