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After a Video Appears to Show a Beheading, Ukraine Opens War Crimes Investigation

New York Times The U.N. mission monitoring human rights in Ukraine said it was “appalled” by the video, which circulated on Russian social media channels this week and was later shared more broadly. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/ukraine-beheading-video-russia.html

Syria, Tunisia to reopen embassies, resume diplomatic ties after a decade

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Syria and Tunisia have agreed to resume their diplomatic relations after a decade. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/12/701422/Syria-Tunisia-diplomatic-relations-embassy-reopening-

Inside Ukraine’s Bloody Stand for Bakhmut

New York Times Pushed into a shrinking corner of the devastated city, the Ukrainian military is determined to hold out for strategic reasons, even as allies question the cost. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/bakhmut-ukraine-russia.html

Al-Quds church urges mass participation in Easter despite Israeli curbs

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A priest has called on Christians in occupied al-Quds to attend the Holy Fire ceremony, denouncing the “heavy-handed” curbs imposed by the Israeli regime officials. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/12/701420/Priest-urges-Christians-attend-holy-fire-in-Quds-Church

Prince Harry Will Attend King Charles’s Coronation Without Meghan, Palace Says

New York Times The Duke of Sussex will travel to London for the May 6 ceremony amid an ongoing public rift among members of the royal family. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/prince-harry-king-charles-coronation.html

Brittney Griner Is Writing a Memoir About Her Detention in Russia

New York Times The basketball star, who was detained for 10 months, said she hoped her book would raise awareness about other Americans who had been wrongfully detained abroad. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/books/brittney-griner-memoir-russia.html

Monkey business: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka mulls sale of some 100,000 endangered macaques to China

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The toque macaque is endemic to Sri Lanka and is classed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature red list. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3216846/monkey-business-cash-strapped-sri-lanka-mulls-sale-some-100000-endangered-macaques-china?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia reveals pilot failures of 1976 Double Six plane crash, in push for greater transparency

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Report on the 1976 plane crash, which killed Sabah’s then chief minister and 10 others, is now publicly accessible on the Malaysian transport ministry website. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3216843/malaysia-reveals-pilot-failures-1976-double-six-plane-crash-push-greater-transparency?utm_source=rss_feed

Ukraine asks India for more humanitarian and diplomatic support.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/ukraine-asks-india-for-more-humanitarian-and-diplomatic-support.html

Taiwanese workers leaving mainland China over Covid-19, political tensions, factory departures

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Just 163,000 Taiwanese worked in mainland China in 2021, down from over 400,000 in 2011, with the total having fallen for eight consecutive years, according to the island’s Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and…