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Kenyan pastors appear in court over deaths of parishioners

Washington Post Two pastors based in coastal Kenya have appeared in court over the deaths of more than 100 of their congregants https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/kenya-cult-deaths-paul-mackenzie-ezekiel-odero/65d7370c-e90b-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

U.N. struggling to strike balance in Afghanistan amid humanitarian crisis

Washington Post The organization increasingly finds itself at the center of a debate over red lines in international support for the country. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/un-afghanistan-doha-talks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Islamic Jihad official’s death in Israel won’t lead to full war – yet – analysis

Jerusalem Post Israel fights conflicts when it feels its legitimacy is on the rise or if serious security lines are breached, like rocket attacks on Tel Aviv. Jerusalem really doesn’t want war now. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-741885

Biden orders 1,500 more troops to Mexico border amid migration surge

Washington Post The military personnel being mobilized will supplement Customs and Border Protection work at the border, officials said. They will not conduct law enforcement work. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/02/biden-border-us-troops/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Bud Light Maker Offers Distributors Free Beer, More Ad Spending After Dylan Mulvaney Backlash

Wall Street Journal Anheuser-Busch wholesalers say they have faced plummeting sales and personal threats over backlash from a promotion with a transgender influencer. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bud-light-maker-offers-distributors-free-beer-more-ad-spending-after-dylan-mulvaney-backlash-14efac22

Cohen, Borrell plan Israel-EU summit in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Post Cohen barred Borrell from making an official visit to Israel earlier this year. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-741884

House Democrats Move to Force a Debt-Limit Increase as Default Date Looms

New York Times House Democratic leaders who have been quietly planning a strategy to force a debt ceiling increase to avert default began taking steps on Tuesday to deploy their secret weapon. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/us/politics/debt-limit-discharge-petition.html

China’s Skywell to start crossover sales in Russia before end of June

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Skywell entered the Russian market last year https://tass.com/economy/1612455

Explosions rocks Russian border guards’ base near Simferopol, Crimea

Pravda Ukraine An explosion rocked the base of the Russian border guards near Simferopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea. Source: Radio Svoboda (Radio Liberty) Quote from Radio Liberty: “Russian Telegram channels shared reports that explosions were heard in Sevastopol on the evening of Tuesday [2 May]. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/2/7400378/

Ex-cop convicted of ‘aiding’ in George Floyd’s murder by holding back crowd

Fox News A Minnesota court convicted ex-cop Tou Thao of assisting in the murder of George Floyd by holding back a crowd of viewers while former officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck in 2020. The Tuesday verdict found Thao guilty of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter, with the judge dismissing his second charge of…