• 02/02/2025

Stampede in Yemen’s capital kills at least 78, official says

Washington Post Yemen’s Houthi rebels say people have stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid in Yemen’s capital and at least 78 people are dead and dozens more are injured https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/yemen-houthis-stampede-sanaa/def1a76c-df06-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Surveillance law allows US to gather information about Russian atrocities in Ukraine – US Justice official

Pravda Ukraine The United States government has gained “vitally important” intelligence about the war in Ukraine from a surveillance law that allows the government to collect foreign communications without a warrant. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/20/7398624/

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US seeks ‘constructive and fair’ economic ties with China, Treasury Sec. Yellen says

Hong Kong Free Press The United States seeks a “constructive and fair economic relationship” with China, even as Washington holds firm in defending the country’s national security, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in prepared remarks Thursday. Her speech, to be delivered at a school of Johns Hopkins University in Washington, comes as tensions remain elevated…

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Hundreds of Miles Apart, Separate Shootings Follow Wrong Turns

New York Times Two men appeared in courtrooms in different parts of the country on Wednesday, charged in shootings that came after minor missteps on everyday tasks. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/us/yarl-gillis-shooting-missouri-ny.html

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Glamour Gets Crafty

Wall Street Journal Actor and model Tao Okamoto wears a spring wardrobe full of artistic elements in Japan’s historic seaside village of Yunotsu. https://www.wsj.com/articles/glamour-gets-crafty-7ccb1de0

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Any weapons supplies to Ukraine to be considered as anti-Russian move — diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Such steps will negatively affect bilateral relations with those states that take them, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova https://tass.com/politics/1606903

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Mexico finds 8 sacrificial victims at Gulf coast pyramid

Washington Post Archaeologists in Mexico say they have found 13 buried sets of human remains, eight of which appear to be young men who were sacrificed to sanctify a temple https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/mexico-archeology-maya-sacrificial-victims/c500737a-df0a-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Over 20 shelling attacks by Ukrainian troops reported in DPR during day

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. One civilian was wounded https://tass.com/emergencies/1606901

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Those seeking to shake situation in Nicaragua from outside were defeated, says Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia and Nicaragua, he said, will oppose Western attempts to “establish their hegemony” https://tass.com/politics/1606899

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Inspector General Says U.S. Aid May Be Flowing to the Taliban

New York Times The special inspector general for Afghanistan’s reconstruction accused the Biden administration of blocking his efforts to track assistance. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/us/politics/us-aid-taliban-congress-afghanistan.html

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