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Kevin McCarthy to become second House Speaker to address Israel’s Knesset

Fox News Kevin McCarthy will spend his first international trip as House Speaker visiting Israel, where he will give an address before the country’s legislative body, he announced Tuesday. “My first trip abroad as Speaker will be a return to Israel to commemorate their 75th year of statehood,” said McCarthy, confirming he accepted an invitation…

Italian people’s amiability toward Russia outweighs political ‘party line’ — Russian envoy

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Sergey Razov, despite pressure, many Italian companies continue to work in Russia, as they are unwilling to lose profits and ties that took decades to build https://tass.com/politics/1606469

Press review: Lavrov tending to LatAm ties and US stays confrontational course with China

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, April 19th https://tass.com/pressreview/1606373

What went wrong in the banking system? It’s his job to find out.

Washington Post After 30 years in financial regulation, Michael Barr has emerged as one of the most influential figures sorting out last month’s crisis. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/19/svb-bank-failure-michael-barr/

New York Bill Would Mandate Reusable Food Takeout Boxes. The Logistics Could Be Messy.

Wall Street Journal Some establishments in the city would be required to offer reusable, returnable food packaging and utensils under proposed legislation. They would also have to figure out how to get them back. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-bill-would-mandate-reusable-food-takeout-boxes-the-logistics-could-be-messy-a9e24a09

Amazon HQ2 was thought up pre-pandemic. But the world is hybrid now.

Washington Post A sluggish return to the office is dimming some of Amazon’s expected boost to Virginia – and prompting some questions about the whole project’s future. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/19/amazon-headquarters-arlington-virginia-hybrid/

Miaoli officials in Ugandan student labor scam face impeachment

Taipei, April 19 (CNA) The Control Yuan has approved a motion to proceed with the impeachment of four Miaoli County officials in connection with a case in which Ugandan students who came to Taiwan to study were forced to work in factories for low wages, Wang Mei-yu (王美玉), a member of the top government watchdog,…

Sanctions-Hit Russia Wary of Over-Reliance on Chinese Tech – Bloomberg

Moscow Times Chips, network devices and electronics assessed to be areas of particular vulnerability to Chinese dependence. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/19/sanctions-hit-russia-weary-of-over-reliance-on-chinese-tech-bloomberg-a80875

Medvedev threatens Russia will arm North Korea if South Korea supplies arms to Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine Dmitrii Medvedev, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, began to threaten that the aggressor country would supply Russian weapons to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) if South Korea provided weapons to Ukraine. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/19/7398503/

NGOs to High Court: Allow Palestinians to enter Israel for Remembrance Day ceremony

Jerusalem Post The petition to the High Court claimed that the decision to ban Palestinians from entering Israel for a joint ceremony was a violation of freedom of expression. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-739647