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2 dead, 20 missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

Washington Post German aid group ResQship says at least two migrants have died and about 20 others are missing after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Tunisia and Italy https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/italy-migrants-rescue-shipwreck-deaths/b02e05c6-d79d-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

U.S. Navy destroyer sails near militarized, manmade Chinese island, drawing rebuke from Beijing

Fox News The U.S. Navy announced Monday that one of its guided-missile destroyers sailed near a Chinese manmade island in the South China Sea, drawing accusations from Beijing that the ship “illegally trespassed” in the area. The “freedom of navigation operation” carried out by the USS Milius near Mischief Reef – which a U.S. admiral…

French President Macron rejects ‘American rhythm’ on Taiwan, nods to China’s ‘unity’ after meeting with Xi

Fox News French President Emmanuel Macron, following a trip to Beijing in which he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, said in a new interview Sunday he does not believe Europe should follow the “American rhythm” on Taiwan. “We don’t want to get into a bloc versus bloc logic,” Macron said in an interview for…

Ethiopian plan to disarm regional forces sparks protests in Amhara

Washington Post The disarmament plan triggered sporadic clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, where some residents fear it might leave them vulnerable to ethnic attacks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/ethiopia-disarm-amhara-tigray/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Thousands of Israelis hold march after 15-year-old Palestinian boy killed in occupied West Bank

Fox News Thousands of Israelis led by at least seven Cabinet ministers marched Monday to an evacuated West Bank settlement, in a defiant signal that Israel’s most right-wing government in history is determined to accelerate settlement building on occupied lands despite international opposition. The mass rally also threatened to further raise tensions that have been…

Taliban ban restaurant gardens for families, women in Herat

Washington Post The Taliban have banned families and women from restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Afghanistan’s northwestern Herat province https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/afghanistan-taliban-ban-women-outdoor-dining/f1d8fb74-d794-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Afghanistan once again terrorist safe haven as US ‘over the horizon’ capability faces limitations: expert

Fox News A string of Islamic State Khorasan province attacks in recent months has brought renewed attention to the lack of U.S. ability to run counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan since the full military withdrawal in 2021, experts said. And the lack of “over the horizon” capabilities is contributing to the country once again becoming a…

Dalai Lama apologizes after video shows him kissing boy

Washington Post Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has apologized after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips triggered criticism https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/dalai-lama-kiss-boy-video/a785d61e-d78a-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Romanian prosecutors search devices in Andrew Tate case

Washington Post Romanian prosecutors have carried out forensic searches of electronic devices in the case of Andrew Tate, the divisive internet personality who is under house arrest on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, his lawyer says https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/andrew-tate-romania-human-trafficking-organized-crime-influencer/239dbaa6-d78a-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Research with exotic viruses risks a deadly outbreak, scientists warn

Washington Post The covid-19 epidemic has challenged conventional thinking about biosafety, leading a growing number of scientists to reconsider the danger of prospecting for unknown viruses and other research with pathogens. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2023/virus-research-risk-outbreak/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world