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Hong Kong bishop invites head of China’s state-backed church

Washington Post Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop has invited a leader of the Communist Party-controlled group for Catholics in mainland China to visit his city https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/beijing-hong-kong-bishop-vatican/d6d1a20a-e00d-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Thieves steal nearly $15M in gold, other cargo in Toronto airport heist

Washington Post The high-profile theft occurred after an Air Canada flight carrying the valuables landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/canada-gold-heist-toronto-pearson-airport/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Ukraine live briefing: Russia accidentally strikes its own city, state media says; NATO chief visits Kyiv

Washington Post A Russian warplane accidentally bombed the Russian border city of Belgorod, the country’s defense ministry said, according to state media. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/russia-ukraine-war-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Israel leads with early AI battlefield integration: ‘The future of defense systems’

Fox News Israel is working to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into its battlefield operations as it looks to lead the way on handling “the biggest game changer” for technology. “The future of defense systems and of military will rely heavily on artificial intelligence,” former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told Fox News Digital in an…

Kremlin tries to build antiwar coalition in Germany, documents show

Washington Post Russian documents obtained by The Post show that the Kremlin has attempted to united the far right and far left in Germany in an antiwar coalition. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/germany-russia-interference-afd-wagenknecht/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Ramadan brings a rare calm, familiar worries to Jerusalem’s Old City

Washington Post Ramadan is meant to be a time of sacrifice that leads to renewal. But as this year’s tense holy month draws to a close, many Palestinians feel a mounting unease. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/israel-palestinians-ramadan-al-aqsa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Guard actions in Mexico fire seen as key to who lived, died

Washington Post When a fire broke out at a Mexican immigration detention facility last month, dramatically different reactions by guards in the men’s and women’s sections appeared to make a difference in who lived and died https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/mexico-migrant-deaths-fire-investigation/6680b888-dffe-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

When protesters were killed in Iran, their funerals became deadly

Washington Post Funerals for protesters killed during Iran’s uprising have become a form of protest, as well as another grim venue for the state’s violent crackdown. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/iran-protests-funerals-mahsa-amini/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Arab leaders keep trying to bury the Arab Spring

Washington Post Developments in Tunisia are the latest iteration of what Nadim Houry, executive director of the Arab Reform Initiative, described as an “authoritarian restoration” that got underway in the years after the Arab Spring. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/arab-spring-tunisia-authoritarian-syria-assad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Early warning is first defense in India climate disasters

Washington Post Following the devastating 2017 Cyclone Ockhi that ravaged several parts of Kerala state, the India Meteorological Department as well as the state have fast tracked ramping up infrastructure for cyclone warnings https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/20/climate-change-india-extreme-weather-cyclones/57e61914-dfed-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world