Category: World News
China hosts African leaders to rekindle ‘Belt and Road’ outreach
Washington Post By feting African leaders and announcing new investment deals and partnerships, Beijing is trying to strengthen its influence in global trade and geopolitics. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/03/china-africa-forum-belt-road/
Read MoreNo X in Brazil? No problem, Brazilians say.
Washington Post The platform formerly known as Twitter once dominated Brazilian social media, fueling nationwide protests in 2013 and propelling Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency. Less so, now. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/03/elon-musk-brazil-x-moraes-starlink/
Read MoreUS DOJ charges Hamas leaders over ‘terrorist atrocities’ in October 7 Israel attack
Fox News The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday unsealed criminal charges against Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar and other leaders of the brutal organization over the “terrorist atrocities” of the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in Israel. The criminal complaint filed in federal court in New York City includes charges of conspiracy to provide material support…
Read MoreThe Pacific Ocean is the largest, oldest basin in the world, covering more than 30% of Earth’s surface
Fox News The world’s largest ocean basin is also the oldest. A basin is “a depression, or dip, in the Earth’s surface,” according to National Geographic. The Pacific Ocean is the largest, deepest and oldest ocean basin in the world, according to the National Ocean Service’s website. There are three major types of basins, which…
Read MoreLebanon Detains Riad Salameh, Former Head of Central Bank
New York Times Riad Salameh, once seen as an international financial wizard, is the subject of multiple investigations and has attracted blame for the country’s economic crisis. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/world/middleeast/lebanon-central-bank-arrest-salameh.html
Read MoreAs U.S. readies last cease-fire push, Netanyahu digs in on border demands
Washington Post The Israeli prime minister’s insistence that troops stay in the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border is scuttling chances of a deal, officials say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/03/isarel-gaza-philadelphi-corridor-hamas/
Read MoreLebanon detains former central bank governor accused of financial crimes
Washington Post Riad Salameh, who was once credited with reviving Lebanon’s post-civil-war economy, has since been blamed for the stunning collapse of its banking sector. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/03/lebanon-central-bank-governor-detained/
Read MoreHusband drugged wife, recruited over 70 men to rape her, prosecutors say
Washington Post The case of Dominique Pelicot, accused of repeatedly sedating his wife and inviting men to rape her while she was unconscious, has caused outrage in France. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/03/france-rape-trial-husband-wife-drugged/
Read MoreFormer aide to N.Y. governors charged with secretly helping China
Washington Post Linda Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, are accused of accepting millions of dollars in kickbacks in exchange for pushing political actions to benefit China. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/09/03/new-york-governor-aide-hochul-china-linda-sun/
Read MoreIran slammed for record surge in executions of regime opponents: ‘true face is on display’
Fox News A new United Nations report determined that executions surged in Iran during the month of August, leading experts to urge the country’s government to stop the unlawful spree. “We are deeply concerned by this sharp rise in executions,” U.N. experts, including special rapporteurs on human rights, said in a press release from the…
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