Category: World News
UN 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
Read MoreRussian, Chinese defense officials agree to strengthen defense ties
Fox News The Chinese and Russian militaries have committed to stronger connections and more active collaboration moving forward. Chinese General Li Shangfu and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu agreed to the initiative Tuesday at a meeting in Moscow. Li said that the purpose of the international meeting was “to demonstrate to the outside world the…
Read MoreUkraine receives US-made Patriot guided missile systems to help shield from Russian airstrikes
Fox News Ukraine’s defense minister said Wednesday his country has received the U.S-made Patriot surface-to-air guided missile systems it has long craved and which Kyiv hopes will help shield it from Russian airstrikes during the war. “Today, our beautiful Ukrainian sky becomes more secure because Patriot air defense systems have arrived in Ukraine,” Defense Minister…
Read MoreMoscow court dismisses Russian opposition figure’s appeal of 8 1/2 year prison sentence
Fox News A Moscow court on Wednesday dismissed a prominent Russian opposition figure’s appeal of his 8 1/2-year prison sentence for criticism of Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Ilya Yashin was convicted in December of spreading false information about the military, which was made a criminal offense after Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine.…
Read MoreGerman police release description of knife attack suspect that seriously wounded 4 men
Fox News German police released an initial description Wednesday of a suspect wanted in connection with a knife attack at a gym in the western city of Duisburg that left four men seriously wounded. Police said that witnesses interviewed after the attack late Tuesday described the man as being about 30 years old, 5 feet…
Read MoreUS Navy sails first drone boat through Strait of Hormuz between Iran, Oman
Fox News The U.S. Navy sailed its first drone boat through the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, a crucial waterway for global energy supplies where American sailors often faces tense encounters with Iranian forces. The trip by the L3 Harris Arabian Fox MAST-13, a 41-foot speedboat carrying sensors and cameras, drew the attention of…
Read MoreMadagascar faces ‘catastrophic’ hunger after 3 cyclones
Washington Post Humanitarian groups say children in remote areas of southeast Madagascar are experiencing “catastrophic” levels of hunger after three cyclones battered the region in the space of a year https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/madagascar-climate-hunger-cyclones/f69e2082-deb3-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreRussian influence peddling adds to fears after election of untested president in European nation
Fox News After 33 years in power, Montenegrins ousted their long-time leader, Milo Djukanovic, who has dominated politics in Montenegro since the days of the Yugoslav wars. While the vote was considered free and fair with the outgoing president conceding defeat to his Oxford-educated challenger, 37-year-old Jakov Milatovic, leader of Montenegro’s Europe Now Movement, questions…
Read MoreUkraine: US-made Patriot guided missile systems arrive
Washington Post Ukraine’s defense minister says his country has received U https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/russia-ukraine-war-patriot-missile-system/ca0043ac-deae-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreChurch leaders mostly silent after teen who opposed transgender ideology suspended from Catholic school
Fox News Roman Catholic church leaders in Ontario have been mostly silent since a Canadian high school junior was suspended from his Catholic high school for opposing transgender ideology. Josh Alexander, 17, filed a human rights complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission earlier this month following his suspension from St. Joseph’s Catholic High School…
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