• 02/27/2025

Starving followers found at Kenyan pastor’s property; 4 die

Washington Post Police in coastal Kenya say they found 15 emaciated parishioners on the property of a church pastor, and four of the people died after the group was rescued and taken to a hospital https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/kenya-church-cult-starvation/88be694a-db7b-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Ukrainian Armed Forces post photo of destroyed Russian tanks near Vuhledar

Pravda Ukraine Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Commander of the Tavria Tactical and Strategic Group, has posted a photo of destroyed Russian military vehicles near the city of Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast. Source: Tarnavskyi on Telegram Quote from Tarnavskyi: “Orcs [Russian troops] are resting [i. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/15/7398012/

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Christian faithful flock to ‘Holy Fire’ under restrictions

Washington Post Christian worshippers thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem to celebrate the ceremony of the “Holy Fire.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/jerusalem-holy-fire-israel-greek-orthodox-tension/347c398e-db7b-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Guitarist Mark Sheehan of Irish band The Script dies at 46

Washington Post Ireland’s president has led tributes to Mark Sheehan of Irish rock band The Script after the guitarist’s death at age 46 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/script-guitarist-mark-sheehan-dies-ireland/ce52b43a-db7a-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Yilan’s 1st bluefin tuna of the season fetches NT$2.24 million

Taipei, April 15 (CNA) The first bluefin tuna of the season brought to shore in Yilan County was auctioned Saturday for NT$2.24 million (US$73,395), according to a fisherman’s association there. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304150008

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Gunfire erupts in Sudan; paramilitary group claims to seize palace

Washington Post Gunfire erupted in Khartoum as residents reported clashes between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/sudan-gunfire-khartoum-rapid-support-forces/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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‘No room for ambiguity’ on support for Taiwan: French lawmakers

Paris, April 15 (CNA) French lawmakers said Friday that they unequivocally support Taiwan and retention of the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, following their meeting with a visiting delegation of Taiwanese legislators in Paris earlier in the day. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304150007

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Reconsidering Tax Day

New York Times Make it a time of personal inventory, of looking back and taking account. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/15/briefing/surviving-tax-day.html

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Bus with musicians crashes in western India, killing 13

Washington Post A passenger bus carrying dozens of members of a music troupe has fallen into a gorge in western India, killing 13 people and injuring 29 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/bus-musicians-accident-india/bfd6b0b0-db74-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Russian diplomats safe amid clashes in Khartoum – embassy

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian Embassy in Sudan called the turbulent situation in Khartoum https://tass.com/politics/1604789

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