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Reports: IS land mine kills at least 6 civilians in Syria

Washington Post Syrian state media says a deadly land mine explosion has killed at least six people https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/09/land-mines-syria-islamic-state-truffle-hunters/22d1b670-d705-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Fight for Roads Into Bakhmut Has Hit a Stalemate, Ukraine Says

New York Times Even as Russian forces made some gains in the battered eastern city last week, Ukraine’s forces say they have thwarted Moscow’s efforts to sever supply lines. For now. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/world/europe/ukraine-bakhmut-roads.html

The World Bank Is Getting a New Chief. Will He Pivot Toward Climate Action?

New York Times Under pressure from world leaders, development experts and shareholders, the bank opens its spring meeting on Monday, poised for big changes. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/climate/world-bank-anjay-banga.html

8 people missing in fiery collapse of Marseille building

Washington Post Officials say eight people remain missing after the building they lived in exploded and collapsed early Sunday near the port of Marseille https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/09/marseille-building-collapse-victims-fire/222198a0-d69f-11ed-ac8b-cd7da05168e9_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Ukrainians celebrate Palm Sunday in church marred by dispute

Washington Post Ukrainians have marked Palm Sunday in the country’s most revered Orthodox site that has been at the heart of a religious dispute playing out in parallel with the war against Russia https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/09/easter-russia-ukraine-palm-sunday/cae98fd8-d6e5-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Keir Starmer Is Quietly Bending the U.K. Labour Party to His Will

New York Times Political observers from his own side say he has been “ruthless” in reshaping the party as it looks to reclaim power. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/world/europe/keir-starmer-labour-party-uk.html

Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets

Washington Post Israeli warplanes and artillery have struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from the northeastern neighbor https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/09/israel-palestinians-jerusalem-syria-rockets/ec4a797e-d6b0-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Leaked Pentagon documents claim Israel’s Mossad encouraged protests against Netanyahu

Fox News Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency was encouraging protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s regime in recent weeks, leaked U.S. intelligence claims. The leaked intelligence came in the form of a memo from U.S. signals intelligence. It alleged that Mossad “advocated for Mossad officials and Israeli citizens to protest the new Israeli Government’s proposed judicial…

Europe Has Pledged a Million Shells for Ukraine in a Year. Can It Deliver?

New York Times Probably not, experts say, given the shrunken state of its military industrial sector. A look at a major munitions maker helps explain why. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/world/europe/europe-shells-ukraine-ammunition.html

Religious liberty nonprofit blasts bill banning protests near drag shows: ‘Deranged parody of public law’

Fox News The founder and president of a nonprofit that advocates for religious liberty in Canada blasted a proposed law in Ontario that would criminalize protests and “offensive remarks” within a football field-sized area around drag shows and other LGBTQ events. “Liberty Coalition Canada is gravely disturbed about the rapid changes in our legal climate…