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Germany’s Angela Merkel receives nation’s highest honor, despite head-scratching in her own party

Fox News Former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel received her nation’s highest honor Monday – becoming only the third leader to claim the award. Merkel received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at a ceremony in Berlin. Merkel, speaking at the award ceremony, said, “People often talk about…

Germany’s Angela Merkel receives nation’s highest honor, despite head-scratching in her own party

Mexican man claims country’s National Guard opened fire on SUV killing 2, including his pregnant girlfriend

Fox News A Mexican man said Monday that Mexico’s quasi-military National Guard opened fire on his SUV in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, killing his pregnant 15-year-old girlfriend and a 54-year-old friend, and wounding two other people. The killings come nearly two months after an army patrol shot to death five men in cartel-dominated…

Anglican conservatives meet in Rwanda amid rift over LGBTQ

Washington Post Hundreds of Anglican conservative leaders from 52 countries are meeting in Rwanda amid a rift over support for same-sex unions within the church https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/18/rwanda-conservative-anglicans-conference-lgbtq-row-gafcon/907c7b4e-dde8-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

T. rex skeleton to be auctioned in Switzerland, expected to fetch millions

Fox News Interested investors may have to dig deep into their pockets to claim a giant Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton going up for auction on Tuesday — a first in Europe — that’s been dug up from three sites in the United States and could make the ultimate ornament for a tycoon’s abode or other eye-popping…

Thousands join Holocaust remembrance march at Auschwitz

Washington Post Thousands of people have gathered at the former site of Auschwitz for the March of the Living https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/18/auschwitz-ghetto-holocaust-anniversary-poland-march/f3e0fb28-dde4-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Pakistan court jails Chinese national charged with blasphemy

Washington Post A Pakistani court has ruled that a Chinese national arrested on blasphemy charges be held in jail for two weeks, pending trial https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/18/pakistan-court-jails-chinese-national-blasphemy/cc8b10d4-dde1-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

An intellectual battle rages: Is the U.S. in a proxy war with Russia?

Washington Post THE DISCORD LEAKS | Vladimir Putin says the West is trying to “finish” Russia. The Biden administration denies the accusation. But leaked documents reveal the extent of U.S. involvement in the Ukraine fight. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/18/russia-ukraine-war-us-involvement-leaked-documents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Russia rejects U.S. journalist Gershkovich’s appeal of spying arrest

Washington Post Russia detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges claiming, without providing any evidence, that he was caught “red-handed.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/18/evan-gershkovich-journalist-russia-appeal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Clarence Thomas’s Gifts and the Supreme Court’s Credibility

New York Times Only 25 percent of Americans have a lot of faith in the court. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/briefing/clarence-thomas-gifts.html