Category: World News
Singapore executes man for coordinating cannabis delivery
Washington Post Singapore has executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency and protests that he was convicted on weak evidence https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/25/singapore-death-penalty-drugs-execution/607a56f2-e3db-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreAuthorities find 8 bodies in Mexican resort of Cancun
Washington Post Authorities in the Mexican resort of Cancun say they are trying to identify eight bodies found dumped in the Caribbean resort https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/25/mexico-cancun-violence-corpses-cartels/a05efe42-e3ce-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUnderwhelmed by police, Haitian vigilantes fight off gangsters themselves
Fox News Armed with machetes, bottles, and rocks, residents in the hilly suburbs of Haiti’s capital fought back against encroaching gangs Tuesday, a day after a crowd burned 13 suspected gangsters to death in a gruesome outburst of vigilante violence. Tired of relying on an understaffed police department, scores of men in the Canape Vert…
Read MoreVenezuela’s Juan Guaidó not seeking political asylum in US
Washington Post Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he is not seeking political asylum in the United States and has not ruled out the posibility of running in a presidential primary planned for October https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/25/colombia-venezuela-crisis-opposition-guaido-maduro/0c2e7584-e3cb-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreMexico immigration agency head arraigned in deadly fire
Washington Post The head of Mexico’s immigration agency was arraigned on charges Tuesday that he failed in his responsibility to protect those in his custody when 40 migrants died in a fire at a border detention center last month https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/25/mexico-migrants-fire-deaths-garduno/6a5a4cb6-e3c9-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreColombia holds multinational summit on Venezuelan political crisis
Fox News Diplomats from 20 countries gathered Tuesday in Colombia to discuss the political crisis in Venezuela, where Nicolas Maduro’s socialist administration has strengthened its autocratic rule despite international efforts to expand political freedoms in the South American nation. The conference was hosted by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who has called for sanctions on Venezuela’s…
Read MoreQuakes rattle New Zealand but no reports of major damage
Washington Post A series of moderately strong earthquakes has rattled New Zealand’s North Island but there are no immediate reports of major damage or injuries https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/25/new-zealand-earthquakes-north-island/5b632c22-e3c0-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MorePakistan reports first monkeypox case
Fox News A Pakistani man has tested positive for monkeypox, becoming the country’s first confirmed case of the disease, authorities said Tuesday. Health officials provided no additional details about the man. HOUSE REPUBLICANS ACCUSE NIH OF ‘STONEWALLING’ ON ‘SUPERCHARGED MONKEYPOX EXPERIMENT’ Officials said airport authorities and hospitals have been alerted to watch for more monkeypox…
Read MoreUnited Nations condemns ‘summary execution of prisoners of war’ by both Russia, Ukraine
Fox News The United Nations called on Russia and Ukraine to treat prisoners of war humanely Tuesday, days after recordings emerged that appeared to show military leaders on both sides of the fight calling for the summary execution of prisoners. “If verified, the order to summarily execute persons hors de combat, including prisoners of war,…
Read MoreNeighborhood fights Haiti gangs after vigilante killings
Washington Post Resident in the hilly suburbs of Haiti’s capital are arming themselves with machetes, bottles and rocks and fighting back against encroaching gangs after a crowd beat and burned 13 suspected gang members to death in a gruesome outburst of vigilante violence https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/25/haiti-gangs-vigilante-justice/23025546-e3ad-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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