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Three Azerbaijani soldiers killed in shootout on border with Armenia — defense ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the ministry, Armenian soldiers opened gunfire from their positions near the village of Dyg of the Gori region at the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Lachin direction https://tass.com/world/1602805

Armenia reports 4 killed, 6 wounded in clashes with Azerbaijani troops

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Azerbaijani side also has many killed and wounded https://tass.com/world/1602807

Russia to Curb Draft-Dodging as It Denies Fresh Mobilization Plans

Wall Street Journal Electronic summonses will make it more difficult for Russian men called up to evade being mobilized to fight in Ukraine. https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-to-curb-draft-dodging-as-it-denies-fresh-mobilization-plans-f18949da

French building collapse death toll rises to 6; 2 missing

Fox News French investigators are treating the deaths of at least six people who were killed when a building collapsed in the city of Marseille as a possible “involuntary homicide” case, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Prosecutor Dominique Laurens said an investigation was opened on that basis after the first body was found in the building,…

Fed Official: ‘We Need to Be Cautious’ on Raising Rates After Bank Failures

Wall Street Journal “At moments like this of financial stress, the right monetary approach calls for prudence and patience,” said Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-official-we-need-to-be-cautious-on-raising-rates-after-bank-failures-f04b23ed

UK has named first woman to lead communications intelligence agency GCHQ

Fox News Anne Keast-Butler, who has spent 30 years working in national security for Britain, was named Tuesday as the first woman to head the U.K.’s communications intelligence agency. Keast-Butler, currently deputy director general at MI5, the domestic intelligence agency, will head the Government Communications Headquarters — better known as GCHQ. Her appointment comes as…

Russian, Kazakh top diplomats point to importance of cooperation in Caspian Sea area

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that both sides discussed a full range of issues related to further strengthening of multifaceted bilateral cooperation, “including political, trade and economic, scientific and technical, as well as cultural and humanitarian issues” https://tass.com/politics/1602803

Yale Law Still No. 1 on U.S. News & World Report’s Rankings

Wall Street Journal Yale Law School tied with Stanford Law in this year’s U.S. News & World Report law school rankings, despite having led a revolt last fall against the list. https://www.wsj.com/articles/yale-law-still-no-1-on-u-s-news-world-reports-rankings-despite-leading-revolt-426f2194

Ukraine states that Russia brought grain deal to “critical situation”

Pravda Ukraine Yurii Vaskov, Deputy Minister of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine has reported a “critical situation” with the implementation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative by Russia. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/11/7397447/

White House outlines push to crack down on fentanyl flow, amid tensions with Mexico

Fox News The White House on Tuesday set out its strategy to counteract the enormous and deadly flow of fentanyl into the U.S., including greater cooperation with the private sector and a push to close loopholes — even as tensions with Mexico have been heightened over the issue. “At a time when the global illicit…