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Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada shares rare audio message

Fox News The Taliban have shared a rare audio message from their supreme leader, who says justice is an instrument for the Afghan government’s survival. Hibatullah Akhundzada, an Islamic scholar, almost never appears in public and hardly ever leaves the Taliban heartland in southern Kandahar province. He surrounds himself with other religious scholars and allies…

UN rights chief seeks help for surge in central Med migrants

Washington Post The U.N. human rights chief is calling for an expansion in regular migration channels and search-and-rescue operations after a “steep increase” in the number of migrants and asylum-seekers making risky attempts to cross the central Mediterranean to Europe https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/migrants-italy-mediterranean-united-nations-human-rights/2114a67e-d9ff-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Cabinet approves draft law amendments to combat fraud

Taipei, April 13 (CNA) Taiwan’s Cabinet on Thursday approved a slew of draft amendments to three key laws, with the aim of combating a rampant fraud problem in the country by introducing, among other measures, stiffer fines for negligent breaches of data security. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304130020

Russian international reserves up $6.9 bln in one week exceeding $600 bln — Central Bank

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia’s international reserves are highly liquid foreign assets available with the Bank of Russia and the Russian government https://tass.com/economy/1603845

Wagner assault teams edging out Ukrainian troops from Artyomovsk center — top brass

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that Russian forces destroyed over 35 Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk area over the past day https://tass.com/politics/1603843

Ukraine presses allies for more aid before an expected spring counteroffensive.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/a-diplomatic-campaign-rolls-on-before-an-expected-spring-push-on-the-battlefields.html

Security chief points to growing activity of terrorist sleeper cells in North Caucasus

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The residents of the North Caucasus know perfectly well what this activity may lead to, Nikolay Patrushev stressed https://tass.com/defense/1603837

Ukraine’s First Lady makes in on Time 100 Most Influential People

Pravda Ukraine The list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2023 by the American magazine Time includes Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine, and Oleksandra Matviichuk, Nobel Laureate and human rights activist. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397750/

The Morning Risk Report

Wall Street Journal The U.S. and U.K. sanction firms tied to Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, and Juul to pay $462 million to settle underage vaping lawsuits with six states and Washington, D.C. Also, a FDIC official says agency was slow to sell failed SVB. https://createsend.com/t/d-47673F343E2B33572540EF23F30FEDED

Webhelp launches customer experience outsourcing program in Israel

Jerusalem Post The company’s launch of The Nest will further enable Israeli start-ups to cut costs as they try to scale amid a hi-tech recession. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-739140