Category: World News
Bulgaria becomes latest EU country to ban Ukrainian grain imports following protests from local farmers
Fox News Bulgaria on Wednesday became the latest European country to temporarily ban the import of Ukrainian grain and other agricultural produce following protests from local farmers, excluding goods in transit destined for export. The measure will be in place until the end of June. Officials said it will protect Bulgarian farmers’ competitiveness amid a…
Read MoreMadagascar suffering ‘catastrophic’ hunger in remote, inaccessible areas due to recent cyclones
Fox News Battered by three intense cyclones in the space of a year, southeast Madagascar is experiencing the knock-on effect of those climatic disasters: “catastrophic” hunger in remote, inaccessible areas that is gaining little international attention, humanitarian groups say. Cyclone Batsirai hit in February 2022, followed two weeks later by Cyclone Emnati. Then, Cyclone Freddy…
Read MoreUS trade envoy visits Tokyo, suggests country needs to deepen trade ties with Japan
Fox News The United States hopes to deepen trade ties with Japan as it fortifies cooperation on economic security with its Asian allies and partners, the top U.S. trade envoy said Wednesday. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s visit to Tokyo follows a trip to the Philippine capital, Manila, that she said highlighted a newly emerging…
Read MoreNorth Korea claims first-ever military spy satellite ready for launch, which would violate UN resolutions
Fox News North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced that his country will launch its first-ever military spy satellite, with the launch date undisclosed. The “military reconnaissance satellite No. 1” has already been built, and Kim ordered officials to speed up preparations for its launch. Kim addressed the satellite plans during a visit to the…
Read MoreIndia’s religious divide continues to widen between Muslim, Hindu community
Fox News Syed Mohammad Munir Abidi says India is a changed country, one he doesn’t recognize anymore. It’s a country, the 68-year-old says, where Muslims are ignored, where rising attacks against them are encouraged, and where an emboldened Hindu majoritarian government is seizing its chance to put the minority community in its place. Swami Ram…
Read MoreMexican president still vows to give National Guard to Army
Washington Post Mexico’s president has vowed to try again to give control of the National Guard to the Army, despite a Supreme Court ruling against such a move https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/mexico-national-guard-constitution-civilian-military/86efac7c-dece-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreChina preparing supersonic spy drone unit, leaked US military assessment reportedly says
Fox News A leaked U.S. military assessment claims that the Chinese military could soon deploy a high-altitude spy drone that travels at least three times the speed of sound, according to a report. The Washington Post first reported about the leaked assessment into China’s ability to conduct surveillance operations on Tuesday. The secret assessment by…
Read MoreMexico says U.S. police shooting ‘unreasonable’ use of force
Washington Post The Mexican government is claiming the police shooting of a Mexican man in California represented an “unreasonable” use of lethal force https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/mexico-excessive-force-us-police-shooting/7087bd54-dec8-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreSuspected Mara Salvatrucha gang leader arrested in Mexico City
Fox News Police and marines in Mexico’s capital on Tuesday arrested an alleged senior leader of the Mara Salvatrucha gang who is wanted in the United States for extortion, drug distribution and terrorism-related charges. Mexico City’s Secretariat of Citizen Security said Salvadoran José Wilfredo Ayala-Alcántara, alias El Indio de Hollywood, was arrested in the center…
Read MoreUN criticizes Iraq’s hasty closing of camp for displaced
Washington Post The United Nations has expressed concern over Iraq’s swift closure this week of a displacement camp that had housed more than 300 families with alleged ties to the militant Islamic State group https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/iraq-displaced-camp-closed-islamic-state/c5aaf380-dec5-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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