Category: World News
Chinese national arrested in Pakistan after allegedly insulting Islam, Prophet Muhammad
Fox News Pakistani police arrested a Chinese national on blasphemy charges after he allegedly insulted Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, authorities said Monday. Under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, the offense carries the death penalty. Police identified the man only as Mr. Tian from China and said he was arrested on Sunday night, hours after hundreds…
Read MoreHouse of convict in notorious German cannibal case destroyed
Washington Post Police say the former home of a man serving a life sentence for killing and eating an acquaintance in a case that appalled Germany two decades ago has burned down https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/germany-cannibalism-house-destroyed/a60c56fe-dd1c-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreItalian police scoop up 2 tons of cocaine bobbing in sea
Washington Post Italian police have scooped up two tons of cocaine that was wrapped in protective plastic and bobbing in the sea off eastern Sicily https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/cocaine-sea-sicily-italy-drug-trafficking/bdee434c-dd1a-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreChina criticizes US sanctions on fentanyl trade, say they ‘undermine’ Washington-Beijing relations: report
Fox News China on Monday is pushing back against American sanctions targeting two Chinese companies and four nationals that the Treasury Department alleges are “supplying precursor chemicals to drug cartels in Mexico for the production of illicit fentanyl intended for U.S. markets.” The Treasury Department said Friday that the sanctions against Wuhan Shuokang Biological Technology…
Read MoreItaly pushes crackdown on migrants reaching its shores
Washington Post Italy’s right-wing government is pressing ahead with plans to crack down on migrants after hundreds arrived in the last few days https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/migration-italy-meloni-salvini-sicily-lampedusa/db5cf26c-dd19-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreSenegal musician Maal named UN ambassador on desertification
Washington Post Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal has been named a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Covention to Combat Desertification https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/baaba-maal-desertification-musician/ceba1814-dd19-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreBangladesh to pay off Russian nuclear plant loan in Chinese currency
Washington Post It is the latest instance of a country bypassing the U.S. dollar and using the Chinese currency to conduct international payments. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/bangladesh-russia-yuan-china-loan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreHong Kong bishop visits Beijing on historic trip
Washington Post Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop arrived in Beijing on Monday, marking the first visit to the Chinese capital by the city’s bishop in nearly three decades, despite signs of Sino-Vatican strains https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/hong-kong-bishop-stephen-chow-beijing-vatican/b4879af2-dd14-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreFreak storm in Thailand capsizes fishing boats, killing 3
Washington Post Officials in Thailand say a freak storm in the country’s south has capsized a dozen fishing boats and killed at least three people https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/thailand-storm-fishing-boats/02426f88-dd10-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreKremlin Critic Convicted of Treason for Criticizing Putin’s Invasion
New York Times A court in Moscow sentenced Vladimir Kara-Murza after he gave speeches opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine. Here is what we’re covering: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/17/world/russia-ukraine-news
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