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Protests Persist in France as Macron’s Pension Law Nears Last Hurdle

New York Times A constitutional ruling expected on Friday may be the final legal obstacle for President Emmanuel Macron’s push to increase the retirement age. But the plan hasn’t become any more popular. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/france-pension-protests-constitutional-council.html

Today’s Logistics Report: Toughening Emissions Rules; Buying Into Boxes; Walmart Resets Stores

Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB12756929451593773941717302541381781412365

Cannes Film Festival 2023 Lineup Includes Wes Anderson and Todd Haynes Movies

New York Times Over 50 movies will be screened at the event, including Johnny Depp’s first major film since a defamation trial and Martin Scorsese’s latest epic. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/movies/cannes-film-festival-lineup-2023.html

North Korea fired ‘new type of ballistic missile’ in launch that sparked Japan evacuation warning: official

Fox News The North Korean launch that sparked Japan to issue a warning to citizens of its northernmost main island to “evacuate immediately” may have involved a “new type of ballistic missile,” a South Korean military official says. The official, speaking to Reuters, said South Korea is “still analyzing details like the trajectory, altitude and…

Lebanese judge lifts travel ban from central bank governor

Washington Post A Lebanese judge has rescinded a travel ban she had placed on the country’s embattled central bank governor, clearing the way for him to travel to Paris for a scheduled hearing with French prosecutors next month https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/lebanon-riad-salameh-bank-ban-money-laundering/fb9d9804-d9f1-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Senior Russian diplomat points to growing role of BRICS in emerging multi-polar world

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The general course is the decentralization of global power, the strengthening of the positions of non-Western players, and the growing number of regional powers that can have a serious influence on global processes,” Sergey Ryabkov said https://tass.com/politics/1603765

Samarkand meeting urges US, allies to lift sanctions on Afghanistan

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Foreign ministers of Iran, China, Pakistan and Russia urge the United States and its allies to immediately lift all unilateral sanctions against Afghanistan. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/13/701467/Iran-China-Russia-Pakistan-Samarkand-Afghanistan-foreign-ministers-statement-Amir-Abdollahian-

Balance of power has shifted from Israel to Palestine: Tehran

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran says the regional balance of power has shifted from Israel to Palestine. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/13/701471/Iran-balnace-power-Israel-Palestine

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Commits to Cost-Cutting, Tech Investments in Shareholder Letter

Wall Street Journal Amazon.com faced one of its “harder macroeconomic years in recent memory,” Chief Executive Andy Jassy said in a letter to shareholders. https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-commits-to-cost-cutting-tech-investments-in-shareholder-letter-5db72c9d

Belarus Extradites Russian Man Convicted After His Daughter Drew Antiwar Picture, State Media Reports

New York Times Aleksei Moskalyov, a single father, escaped house arrest in Russia after he was charged with “discrediting” the Russian Army over the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/belarus-russia-extradition-anti-war-picture.html