Category: World News
Iran seizes ship in Gulf of Oman, US Navy says
Fox News fla The U.S. Navy announced Thursday that Iran has seized a foreign vessel in the Gulf of Oman. A Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker was taken by Iranian forces after leaving Kuwait on its way to Houston. “The oil tanker issued a distress call during the seizure,” the US Navy’s 5th Fleet said. “Iran‘s…
Read MoreAsylum-seeking ex-member of Wagner Group sentenced in Norway
Washington Post A court in Norway has sentenced a former contractor of Russian military company the Wagner Group to 14 days in jail for disorderly conduct and for carrying an air gun in a public place https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/27/wagner-group-russia-norway-bar-brawl/b563c2fe-e4fb-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreOn frontier of new ‘gold rush,’ quest for coveted EV metals yields misery
Washington Post The soaring demand for electric vehicles is fueling dramatic changes in Guinea, home to the world’s largest bauxite reserves. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/ev-battery-bauxite-guinea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreThe underbelly of electric vehicles
Washington Post Mining and processing the minerals needed to meet the growing demand for EVs can be costly for workers, local communities and the environment. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/electric-car-batteries-geography/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreMan held over German gym attack suspected in earlier killing
Washington Post Prosecutors say a man arrested over last week’s stabbing attack at a gym in western Germany in which four people were wounded is now also a suspect in a fatal stabbing earlier this month https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/27/germany-suspect-gym-attack-killing/56460110-e4fb-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreRefurbished Chopin museum reopens in Warsaw with new items
Washington Post A museum to Polish pianist and composer Frederic Chopin reopens in Warsaw this week after months of renovations https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/27/chopin-music-pianist-composer-museum-poland/da5eba3e-e4f9-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreChurch of England: There’s nothing wrong with being single. Jesus was, too.
Washington Post “The Church of England celebrates singleness and does not regard it as lesser than living in a couple relationship,” a church report says. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/27/jesus-single-people-church-of-england/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreThe Netherlands celebrates birthday of King Willem-Alexander
Washington Post The Netherlands is celebrating the 56th birthday of King Willem-Alexander with street markets, parties and orange-glazed pastries, even as an annual poll shows support for the monarchy continuing to decline https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/27/king-netherlands-orange-holiday/b3df8fb2-e4f1-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreAnalysis: China’s Ukraine plan mixes peace, self-interest
Washington Post Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s plan to send an envoy to Ukraine allows his government to deflect criticism of its support for Moscow and pursue a bigger role as a diplomatic force, but Xi faces daunting obstacles if he is serious about trying to help end the 14-month-old war https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/27/china-russia-ukraine-envoy/39fa3c98-e4f0-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreIran urges Lebanese sides to reach agreement over president
Washington Post Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran wants Lebanon’s rivals to reach an agreement to elect a new president in the crisis-hit country that has been without a head of state October https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/27/iran-lebanon-hezbollah-president-saudi-arabia/4397378a-e4ee-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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