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UN summit in Qatar on Afghanistan ends, another planned

Washington Post A closed-door summit on Afghanistan has ended in Qatar without any formal acknowledgment of the Taliban-controlled government there https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/qatar-afghanistan-un-summit/e1670580-e8ea-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Mexican police arrest top cartel lieutenant near the US-Mexico border

Fox News Police in Mexico said Monday they have arrested a top lieutenant of the violent Metros faction of the Gulf drug cartel implicated in 23 attacks on police and nine against military personnel. The suspect was identified as Hugo Salinas Cortinas, whose nickname “La Cabra” means The Goat. Police and the Mexican Army said…

Ugandan lawmakers pass new version of tough anti-gay bill

Washington Post Ugandan lawmakers have passed a new version of an anti-gay bill that removes a clause which appeared to criminalize identifying as LGBTQ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/lgbtq-bill-amended-uganda-museveni/70d4646a-e8e1-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Dutch plan to cut nitrogen emissions gets EU green light

Washington Post Dutch government plans to drastically cut emissions of nitrogen pollution have cleared a key hurdle https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/nitrogen-netherlands-farmers-protests/e835ee54-e8df-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Report: China is increasingly stopping people from leaving the country

Washington Post The use of exit bans, combined with an expanded espionage law and raids on foreign businesses, have made international investors jittery about China. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/china-exit-bans-foreigners-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

U.S. Says 20,000 Russian Forces Have Been Killed in 5 Months

New York Times American officials think Moscow’s losses have been on the rise as it sends poorly trained convicts to the front line. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/05/02/world/russia-ukraine-news

Another Bank Failure

New York Times Are we on the brink of a financial crisis — or has the threat been contained? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/briefing/bank-failures-first-republic-bank.html

King Charles III built a town from scratch. It embodies his worldview.

Washington Post Of all the causes he has championed, Poundbury is perhaps Charles’s most fully realized vision. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/poundbury-king-charles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Eurozone Inflation Ticked Higher in April

New York Times The annual rate of inflation reached 7 percent, but the underlying “core” rate eased for the first time in 10 months. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/business/eurozone-inflation-april.html

A tense week at sea as Philippine coast guard faces China

Washington Post When two Philippine coast guard vessels set out to patrol the volatile South China Sea recently, they had to face more than China’s growing territorial ambitions https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/philippines-patrol-disputed-south-china-sea-spratlys/88b73ebc-e8ce-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world