Category: World News
Pieces of wetsuit, surfboard found after shark attack in South Australia
Fox News Remnants of what appeared to be a wetsuit and surfboard were found off the coast of South Australia Monday after 46-year Simon Baccanello was attacked while surfing over the weekend. Baccanello is still missing after he was attacked by a shark near his home at Elliston, in what could be the first fatal shark…
Read MoreZelensky Visits U.K. for Talks on Military Aid
New York Times The Ukrainian president’s trip on Monday comes after a whirlwind trip through Europe’s capitals over the weekend that included meetings with allies in Rome, Berlin and Paris. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/05/15/world/russia-ukraine-news
Read MoreWith Erdogan leading, Turkey election heads to possible runoff
Washington Post Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was prepared for a runoff against Kemal Kilicdaroglu, as he claimed a narrow lead in the contest. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/15/turkey-election-2023-runoff-erdogan-kilicdaroglu/
Read MoreFiery crash in northern Mexico leaves at least 26 dead after passenger van and freight truck collide
Fox News A fiery highway crash in northern Mexico left at least 26 people dead Sunday, authorities said, after a passenger van and a freight truck collided. Prosecutors and police in the northern border state of Tamaulipas said the death toll was a preliminary count because of the sheer volume of the wreckage and the…
Read MoreThe Case for Journalistic Independence
New York Times The Times’s publisher makes the case for journalistic independence — and we give you the latest on Turkey’s election. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/briefing/the-case-for-journalistic-independence-ag-sulzberger.html
Read MoreUS, UK don’t ‘always agree,’ but must remain united against Russian, Iranian nukes: British foreign minister
Fox News EXCLUSIVE: British Foreign Minister James Cleverly, in an interview with Fox News Digital, underscored the need for the U.K. and U.S. to remain united on key issues, including the potential nuclear threats of Russia and Iran. “Preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon remains an absolute priority in U.K. foreign policy,” Cleverly said.…
Read MoreChina sentences US citizen, 78, to life in prison on spying charges
Fox News China sentenced a 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on Monday on spying charges, a case that could further deteriorate already damaged ties between Beijing and Washington, D.C. John Shing-Wan Leung, who also holds permanent residency in Hong Kong, was detained on April 15, 2021, by the local bureau of China’s counterintelligence…
Read MoreMeet the Ivy-educated opposition leader who could end Thai military rule
Washington Post Pita Limjaroenrat’s Move Forward Party came first in an early election tally, but his ability to become prime minister is not guaranteed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/15/thailand-election-pita-limjaroenrat-move-forward/
Read MoreFans went to admire El Salvador’s gang crackdown — and got arrested
Washington Post “We let ourselves fall for this propaganda,” one of the men said. “And the reality is totally different.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/15/bukele-gang-crackdown-salvador/
Read MoreWhy Turkey’s elections matter so much for the world
Washington Post On May 14, Turks head to the polls in a pivotal election that could unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after 20 years in power. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/turkey-elections-erdogan-opposition/
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