Category: World News
Emergency declared, student missing in New Zealand floods
Washington Post Authorities in Auckland have declared a state of emergency as flooding again hits New Zealand’s largest city https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/new-zealand-flooding-emergency-auckland/bc9236ce-ee19-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreIsrael strikes Gaza, killing three Islamic Jihad militant leaders
Washington Post The Israel Defense Forces said that at least one of the commanders was responsible for recent rocket fire on Israeli territory. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/israel-strike-gaza-attack-jihad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreChina and Canada expel each other’s diplomats over interference claims
Washington Post China dismissed the claims of interference as “rumors,” but the incident is threatening to inflame tensions between the countries again. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/canada-china-diplomat-zhao-wei/
Read MoreCanada expels Chinese diplomat accused of threatening lawmaker
Washington Post China dismissed the claims of interference as “rumors” and vowed retaliation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/canada-china-diplomat-zhao-wei/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreChile: Conservatives will now control Constitution rewrite
Washington Post Chile seemed on the cusp of a progressive revolution last year when a committee dominated by leftists drafted a bold new constitution to replace the country’s dictatorship-era charter https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/chile-constitution-kast-boric/2be557b2-ee02-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUkraine live briefing: Security fears around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant intensify amid evacuations
Washington Post The situation at the facility is becoming “unpredictable and potentially dangerous,” the head of the IAEA warned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/russia-ukraine-war-news/
Read MoreIsraeli aircraft strike Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza Strip
Washington Post Israeli aircraft have conducted strikes on Islamic Jihad targets in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military says, and residents have report blasts in the Palestinian enclave https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/gaza-israel-airstrikes/326905a6-edf9-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreHow countries around the world have responded to mass shootings
Washington Post In the United States, mass shootings are on the rise. But in many countries, they are rare — and lead to drastic change when they occur. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/03/23/mass-shootings-response-other-countries-gun-laws/
Read MoreCanada to expel Chinese diplomat after threats to lawmaker
Washington Post Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is moving to expel a Chinese diplomat whom Canada’s spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate an opposition lawmaker and his relatives in Hong Kong https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/canada-china-expel-diplomat/2ed4f5a4-edf8-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreWhat to know about Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Washington Post Fighting around the power plant in southeastern Ukraine has raised fears of a nuclear catastrophe. Here’s what to know about the Zaporizhzhia facility. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/20/zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-russia-ukraine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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