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Indian climber who was trapped for 3 day on Mount Annapurna joined by family after rescue

Fox News An Indian climber who was rescued after spending three days trapped in a 980-foot-deep crevasse on Mount Annapurna, the world’s 10th-highest mountain, was joined by his family at a hospital in Nepal where he is receiving treatment. Anurag Maloo fell into the crevasse on Monday. After several attempts, he was finally rescued on…

Brazil’s president arrives in Portugal amid heightened tensions with EU over position on war in Ukraine

Fox News Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Portugal on Friday amid heightened tensions with the European Union over his position on the war in Ukraine, following statements suggesting the invaded country and the West share responsibility for the conflict. Lula tweeted images of his arrival in Lisbon that showed him walking…

Ukraine’s Allies Are Struggling to Deliver Key Weapons

New York Times Documents that were among leaked classified military assessments of the war reveal the struggles of Western allies to fulfill their pledged deliveries of tanks and other weapons systems. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/world/ukraine-war-tanks-weapons-jets-missiles.html

Mexico sells unwanted presidential jet to Tajikistan

Fox News After almost 4 1/2 years of trying, Mexico’s president said Thursday he has finally sold the unwanted presidential jet — to the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the government of Tajikistan paid the equivalent of about $92 million for the Boeing 787 jet. López Obrador refused to…

Dame Edna actor Barry Humphries stable in Sydney hospital

Washington Post Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, is in a Sydney hospital with complications following hip surgery https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/dame-edna-barry-humphries-hospital/ae1b76e0-e041-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Russia bombed its own city, defense ministry says

Washington Post In the latest mishap in Vladimir Putin’s war, a Russian plane dropped a bomb on Belgorod, a city near the border with Ukraine . https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/belgorod-russia-bombed-own-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Barenboim made Berlin citizen of honor after long tenure

Washington Post Daniel Barenboim has been made a citizen of honor of Berlin, months after he ended his three-decade tenure as the general musical director of the Berlin State Opera for health reasons https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/daniel-barenboim-berlin-citizen/f81111a8-e03f-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Man who drove into pedestrians in Berlin convicted of murder

Washington Post A German court has convicted a 30-year-old man who drove into groups of pedestrians in Berlin last year of one count of murder and 16 of attempted murder, ordering him to be permanently held in a psychiatric hospital https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/germany-vehicle-attack-armenia-berlin-teacher-killed/88905684-e037-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Family joins rescued Indian climber being treated in Nepal

Washington Post An Indian climber who was rescued after spending three days trapped in a 980-foot-deep crevasse on Mount Annapurna, the world’s 10th-highest mountain, has been joined by his family at a hospital in Nepal where he is receiving treatment https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/annapurna-indian-climber-rescued-crevasse/cbb004fc-e035-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

U.S. Says It Will Begin Training Ukraine on Abrams Tanks Within Weeks

New York Times The 31 M1 Abrams tanks promised by Washington could reach Ukraine by the fall, far sooner than expected, American officials say. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/21/world/russia-ukraine-news