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‘The Diplomat’ Review: Keri Russell’s New Assignment

Wall Street Journal The actress plays a longtime State Department operative who gets a surprise appointment as ambassador to the U.K. in Debora Cahn’s absorbing Netflix series. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-diplomat-review-keri-russells-new-assignment-e55114e0

Brazil’s Lula reaches out to China and Russia, stoking U.S. unease

Washington Post Away from the West, the “nonaligned” world is finding its voice. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/brazil-china-russia-lula-multipolar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Pepper…and Salt

Wall Street Journal Pepper…and Salt https://www.wsj.com/articles/pepper-and-salt-b958621a

Russia to share its experience of mitigating Western sanctions with Venezuela — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Lavrov emphasized that it was of common knowledge that the United States may deceive anyone at any moment https://tass.com/politics/1606343

Chinese anthem finally tops Google results after months-long mix-up with Hong Kong protest song at overseas sports events

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Check by Post finds city government website with anthem download link tops English results, but ranks third for search in Chinese. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3217534/chinese-anthem-finally-tops-google-results-after-months-long-mix-hong-kong-protest-song-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed

Chris Christie, Eyeing ’24 Run, Takes Shots at DeSantis

New York Times The former New Jersey governor mocked the Florida governor’s tussles with Disney and also criticized Donald Trump during a talk hosted by Semafor. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/us/politics/chris-christie-desantis-2024.html

9 Indonesian fishermen feared dead, 11 rescued off Australia

Washington Post Nine Indonesian fishermen are feared drowned and another 11 have been rescued after spending six days without food or water on an island off the Australian coast in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/18/indonesian-fishermen-rescue-australia-cyclone-ilsa/e4cf7288-de64-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Hong Kong’s cash dwindles to 15-year low, putting pressure on banks to raise interest rates to stem booming carry trade

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Dwindling cash in Hong Kong’s banking system puts pressure on banks to offer higher rates to attract deposits, putting them on the path to raise their prime rates on May 4. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3217533/hong-kongs-cash-dwindles-15-year-low-putting-pressure-banks-raise-interest-rates-stem-booming-carry?utm_source=rss_feed

Fighter plane training will be felt through Israel

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739631

Ukraine’s defence forces repel over 60 Russian assaults – General Staff report

Pravda Ukraine Over the course of the past day, Ukraine’s defence forces repelled over 60 Russian assaults and struck 14 clusters of Russian forces. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 19 April Quote: “Enemy forces are focusing their main efforts on conducting offensive operations on…