• 03/17/2025

Photos Suggest Prigozhin Is in Russia, Meeting African Officials

New York Times The whereabouts of the leader of the Wagner mercenary group has been a subject of continuing questions since an aborted mutiny last month. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/world/europe/prigozhin-photos-russia-africa-wagner.html

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Muharram procession targeted in terrorist attack outside Damascus

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A bomb planted in a taxi has exploded outside the Sayeda Zeinab shrine in a southern suburb of the capital Damascus, leaving a number of casualties. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/27/707861/Syria-terrorist-attack-Sayeda-Zeinab-Muharram-mourning

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Iraq captures suspect behind 2014 Camp Speicher massacre

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The arrested individual is suspected of involvement in the 2014 massacre of up to 1,700 captive cadets by Daesh in Salahuddin province. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/27/707852/Iraq-captures-suspect-behind-2014-Camp-Speicher-massacre-of-1,700-cadets

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Where Wildfires Are Raging in Europe and North Africa

New York Times Firefighters have scrambled to extinguish blazes in at least 10 countries as a heat wave has swept the Mediterranean region. Here’s what to know. https://www.nytimes.com/article/wildfires-europe-africa.html

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Hongkongers can now stay in Malaysia for 90 days without visa, city may set up new trade office in Kuala Lumpur

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. During visit by Hong Kong leader John Lee, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says passport holders from city can stay in country visa-free for 90 days, up from 30. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3229170/hongkongers-can-now-stay-malaysia-90-days-without-visa-city-may-set-new-trade-office-kuala-lumpur?utm_source=rss_feed

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Biden: US security pact could seal Saudi Arabia-Israel peace – NYT

Jerusalem Post While Biden is still undecided over whether to pursue the pact, he had given the order to explore the possibility of an understanding, Friedman said. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-752775

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Plan Touching Netanyahu Corruption Case Angers Israel’s Opposition

New York Times The corruption case against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is overseen by the attorney general. Lawmakers in his party proposed changing her role, prompting anger and a swift reversal. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/world/middleeast/netanyahu-corruption-israel-attorney-general.html

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King Charles Doesn’t Have as Many Swans as He Used to

New York Times For hundreds of years, the royal family has laid claim to many of England’s swans. An annual count found a worrisome drop in cygnets along a stretch of the River Thames this year. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/world/europe/uk-royal-swans.html

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Niger Coup: What to Know

New York Times Military mutineers said that they had ousted the country’s elected leader. The move shakes a pillar of democracy in West Africa. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/world/africa/niger-coup-president-bazoum.html

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Malaysia to pay households for using their roofs to generate solar energy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The scheme will lower bills for householders and put cash in their pockets, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli said. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3229154/malaysia-pay-households-using-their-roofs-generate-solar-energy?utm_source=rss_feed

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