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Red Cross: Yemen’s warring sides wrap up major prisoner swap

Washington Post The Red Cross says Yemen’s warring sides have wrapped up a major exchange of prisoners linked to the country’s long-running conflict https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/16/yemen-saudi-iran-houthis-prisoners-conflict/7bd2cdaa-dc68-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Mexico resort shooting leaves seven dead, including child

Fox News A shooting at a Guanajuato resort in Mexico Saturday left seven dead, including a 7-year-old child, authorities said. Mexican officials said a band of gunmen invaded the La Palma resort in the Cortazar municipality and shot the vacationers at the swimming pool. Authorities said three women and three men died, including a child,…

Russians boasted that just 1% of fake social profiles are caught, leak shows

Washington Post An analysis of Russia’s effectiveness at boosting propaganda on social media platforms is part of a trove of documents recently leaked on the chat app Discord. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/16/russia-disinformation-discord-leaked-documents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Reports: Militants kill 26 people in Syrian countryside

Washington Post Reports say Islamic State militants have killed 26 people who were foraging for wild truffles in Syria’s Hama region https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/16/syria-hama-truffle-hunters-attack-islamic-state/45c2ef60-dc59-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Finding the Pentagon Leak Suspect

New York Times How The Times identified the suspect at the center of the Pentagon leak before the authorities announced his name. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/briefing/pentagon-leak-suspect.html

Dozens of POWs freed as Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter

Washington Post A top Ukrainian official says more than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released in a major Easter exchange with Russia https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/16/russia-ukraine-war-easter/d0717c64-dc48-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Fishermen at Japan PM attack acted fast to swarm suspect

Washington Post Fishermen in the Japanese port town where Prime Minister Fumio Kishida escaped unhurt when a man tossed an explosive device at him described how their swift action saved the day https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/16/japan-kishida-attack/f90aeeba-dc4f-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Pope slams ‘insinuations’ against John Paul II as baseless

Washington Post Pope Francis has publicly defended St. John Paul II, slamming as “offensive and baseless” what he called recent insinuations about the late pontiff https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/16/vatican-pope-francis-john-paul-orlandi/b347227a-dc4c-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Syria’s FM to Algeria, Tunisia to revive diplomatic ties

Washington Post Syria’s chief diplomat is on a visit to Algeria and Tunisia as part of efforts to revive diplomatic relationships in the Arab world https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/16/syria-foreign-minister-visit-algeria/8441faba-dc45-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Climate envoy Kerry: No rolling back clean energy transition

Washington Post U.S. envoy on climate change John Kerry says so much has been invested in clean energy that there can be no rolling back of moves to end carbon emissions https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/16/kerry-climate-japan-g7-emissions/3e6671fc-dc3f-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world