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Kenyan police clash with anti-government protesters

Washington Post Police in Kenya have been clashing with anti-government protesters in the capital, Nairobi, in a fresh round of demonstrations called by the opposition leader https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/kenya-opposition-protests/dbc508b2-e8c6-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Sudanese fleeing clashes flood port city, borders with Egypt

Washington Post Sudanese fleeing the fighting between rival generals in their capital city are flooding an already overwhelmed city on the Red Sea and Sudan’s northern borders with Egypt https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/sudan-military-rsf-conflict-civilians-port-sudan-war/b5c980ee-e8c5-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Albanian charged with supporting terror attacks

Washington Post Albanian law enforcement authorities have charged an Albanian man with supporting terror attacks in Western Europe on social media https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/albanian-terror-attacks-social-media-charge-muslim/b6ed33c4-e8c2-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

A banana duct-taped to a wall was art. A student said eating it was, too.

Washington Post An art student in Seoul told the Leeum Museum he ate Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian” because he was hungry. Another copy of the work sold for $120,000. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/05/02/banana-artwork-maurizio-cattelan-eaten-student/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Palestinian Detainee Dies in Israeli Prison After Hunger Strike

New York Times Khader Adnan had led a hunger-strike movement among Palestinians to protest their detentions by Israel. Palestinian leaders and armed groups called his death an “assassination.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/world/middleeast/palestinian-hunger-strike-khader-adnan-dies.html

China’s foreign minister makes rare visit to Myanmar border

Washington Post China’s foreign minister has called for stability along the country’s border with Myanmar and a crackdown on cross-border criminal activity during a rare visit to the volatile region https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/china-myanmar-border/75e896a8-e8b7-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

800,000 refugees could flee Sudan, triggering regional crisis, U.N. warns

Washington Post The fighting has forced more than 73,000 people to flee to Sudan’s neighbors, which already host a large number of refugees from past conflicts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/sudan-refugee-crisis-conflict-khartoum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Campaigners call for fossil fuel deadline, more climate aid

Washington Post Environmental campaigners urged climate envoys from dozens of nations gathering Tuesday in Berlin to discuss a global deadline for phasing out fossil fuels and ways of increasing aid to poor countries hit by global warming https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/germany-climate-fossil-fuels-petersberg-cop28/063fb96c-e8b7-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

King Charles III makes space for faith at his coronation

Washington Post At a time when religion is fueling tensions around the world, King Charles III is trying to bridge the differences between the faith groups that make up Britain’s increasingly diverse society https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/king-charles-iii-sikh-muslims-jews-christians/ef4308f4-e8b1-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Australia cracks down on vaping, accuses Big Tobacco of targeting youth

Washington Post Australia, which will prohibit recreational vaping, already bans children from purchasing e-cigarettes. But current rules are loosely enforced, researchers say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/australia-recreational-vaping-ban-crackdown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world