• 11/17/2024

Belgium arrests Iraqi suspected of terror attack involvement

Washington Post Belgian authorities have arrested an Iraqi suspect accused of involvement in terror attacks in Baghdad more than a decade ago that killed hundreds of people https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/05/belgium-iraq-terror-attacks-baghdad-green-zone/40095ef8-eb16-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Australia vs. Warner Bros.?

New York Times The newest A.F.L. team will be in Tasmania. Can the club can be named after the island’s resident marsupial, the Tasmanian devil? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/world/australia/warner-bros-tasmania-australia.html

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British expat killed by 15-foot great white shark classified as ‘provoked incident’

Fox News A 35-year-old British citizen living in Australia was killed in a brutal shark attack last year in what researchers are calling a “provoked incident.”  Simon Nellist, a diving instructor and former UK Royal Air Force serviceman, died after being attacked in February 2022 by what witnesses described as a 15-foot great white shark…

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King’s coronation draws apathy, criticism in former colonies

Washington Post When King Charles III is crowned on Saturday, soldiers carrying flags from the Bahamas, South Africa, Tuvalu and beyond will be marching alongside British troops to honor king and country https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/05/uk-charles-coronation-royals-commonwealth-caribbean-africa/b785ab2a-eb0d-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Sudan migrants in Israel worry over future, fighting at home

Washington Post Sudanese migrants in Israel are watching the fighting roiling their nation with trepidation https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/05/sudan-israel-migrants-netanyahu-overhaul/8ed68d3e-eb0d-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Ukraine live briefing: 4th day of strikes in Kyiv; Kremlin vows revenge for drone incident

Washington Post The United Nations said it was “appalled and saddened” by the bombardments, as Moscow vowed retaliation for an alleged attack on the Kremlin. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/05/russia-ukraine-war-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Iran regime unleashes AI for ‘maximizing suppression in a wholesale manner,’ expert says

Fox News Iran has embraced artificial intelligence (AI) as a way to significantly improve its state surveillance networks, allowing the repressive regime to further crack down on perceived offenses. “The Iran regime is certainly joining rogue leaders of the world in redefining and modernizing their modes of suppression,” Lisa Daftari, a Middle East expert and…

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Realms eyeing a split from monarchy mostly ignore Charles’s coronation

Washington Post Even in those Commonwealth realms that aren’t planning to sever ties, the coronation of Charles III as their king is drawing shrugs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/05/coronation-charles-commonwealth-realms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Turkey elections: Are voters ready to move on from Erdogan?

Washington Post In interviews across Istanbul, voters expressed anxiety about the state of their finances ahead of pivotal presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/05/turkey-elections-erdogan-opposition-voters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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King Charles III could be Britain’s first post-colonial monarch

Washington Post If Queen Elizabeth II represented a post-imperial monarch, her son could be Britain’s first post-colonial royal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/05/king-charles-post-colonial-imperial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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