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Fox News on Trial

New York Times A lawsuit against Fox News could help decide the boundaries of press freedom. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/briefing/fox-news-trial.html

Slovakia gives Ukraine remaining 9 of 13 promised warplanes

Washington Post Slovakia has delivered the remaining nine of the 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that it promised to Ukraine https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/slovakia-ukraine-fighter-jets-mig29/34201d0e-dd04-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Putin hails Russian navy’s performance in Pacific drills

Washington Post Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the military’s performance during massive naval drills that involve the entire Russian Pacific Fleet in a show of force amid the tensions with the West over the fighting in Ukraine https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/russia-navy-drills-pacific/42d56f6e-dd01-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

US CENTCOM launches helicopter raid in northern Syria resulting in ‘probable death’ of ISIS senior leader

Fox News The United States military launched a helicopter raid in northern Syria on Monday, resulting in the “probable death” of a senior leader and operational planner of ISIS, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. The statement said the leader was responsible for planning terror attacks in the Middle East and Europe.…

As it turns 25, N Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement explained

Washington Post It has been 25 years since the striking of the Good Friday Agreement, the landmark peace accord that ended three decades of violence in Northern Ireland, a period known as “the Troubles.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/04/northern-ireland-good-friday-agreement-explained/1419c8c8-d2ca-11ed-ac8b-cd7da05168e9_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Russian opposition activist given 25-year prison sentence

Washington Post A court in Moscow has convicted a top Kremlin foe on charges of treason and denigrating the Russian military and sentenced him to 25 years in prison https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/russia-kara-murza-sentence/cc4e964e-dcfc-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Russia sentences Kara-Murza, Putin critic and Post contributor, to 25 years

Washington Post The longtime political activist and opinions contributor to The Washington Post was convicted of treason for opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/vladimir-kara-murza-treason-sentence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Chinese national arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan

Washington Post Pakistani police say a Chinese national has been arrested on blasphemy charges after he allegedly insulted Islam and the Prophet Muhammad https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/pakistan-arrest-china-blasphemy/b07c7068-dcfb-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Saudi-led coalition releases additional Yemen war prisoners

Washington Post A Saudi-led military coalition has started freeing 104 more prisoners captured in Yemen’s war, a unilateral release that followed an organized prisoner swap amid renewed diplomatic efforts to halt the conflict https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/yemen-saudi-arabia-war-prisoner-release/4ac1eae0-dcf7-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

US helicopter raid in Syria targets an Islamic State leader

Washington Post The U.S. military says a helicopter raid by U.S. forces in northern Syria has resulted in the “probable death” of a senior leader of the militant Islamic State group https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/syria-american-raid-islamic-state/c817b84a-dcf6-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world