Category: World News
6 soldiers killed in attack in Indonesia’s restive Papua
Washington Post Separatist gunmen have opened fire on a military post in Indonesia’s restive Papua province, killing at least six soldiers and leaving dozens of others missing https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/16/indonesia-papua-attack-soldiers-killed/403cdc48-dc1a-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUkraine live briefing: Chinese defense minister begins Russia trip; 11 dead in rocket strike
Washington Post President Volodymyr Zelensky said at least 50 buildings were destroyed and some 20 people injured after the strike on the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/16/russia-ukraine-war-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreGunmen shoot up resort in central Mexico, killing 7 people
Washington Post Authorities in central Mexico say a band of gunmen invaded a resort where dozens of vacationers were spending the weekend and opened fire, killing six adults and a 7-year-old, authorities said https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/mexico-resort-town-guanajuato-shooting/e7f49aaa-dbfe-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreFire in Dubai kills 16, injures 9 in apartment building
Washington Post A fire has swept through an apartment building in an older neighborhood of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, killing at least 16 people and injuring another nine https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/dubai-fatal-fire-al-ras-united-arab-emirates/41186ec8-dbf9-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreMexico, US searching for 3 missing Americans in Pacific
Washington Post The Mexican navy is searching with the assistance of the U.S. Coast Guard for three U.S. men who went missing early this month while sailing in the Pacific near Mazatlan in western Mexico https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/mexico-united-states-missing-americans-sailboat/7d5b703c-dbf0-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreWhat are the RSF, the paramilitary clashing with Sudan’s military?
Washington Post The Rapid Support Forces, which evolved from the Janjaweed in Darfur, have been battling Sudan’s military in the capital of Khartoum. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/sudan-fighting-paramilitary-hemedti-khartoum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreEaster: church head laments conflict in ‘historical’ Russia
Washington Post Worshipers including President Vladimir Putin crowded into Moscow’s vast Christ the Savior Cathedral for Easter services led by Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill, a supporter of Russia’s military actions in Ukraine https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/russia-easter-ukraine-putin/e9c4c4f0-dbd5-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreChina says it ‘hopes and believes’ Germany will support its ‘peaceful reunification’ with Taiwan
Fox News A Chinese government diplomat expressed hope that Germany will support its takeover of Taiwan. Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat, made the comments in a statement shared by the Chinese foreign ministry on Saturday, stating that he “hopes and believes” the European country will support its “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan. During a meeting with…
Read MoreArcheologists in Italy unearth ancient dolphin statuette
Washington Post Excavations in the ancient city of Paestum in southern Italy have unearthed seven terracotta bull heads and a figurine of the Greek god Eros riding a dolphin https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/italy-paestum-pompeii-ancient-greece/d838f7fa-dbc2-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreIsraeli protests of legal overhaul show no signs of slowing
Washington Post Israeli demonstrations against the government’s plan to overhaul the judiciary have continued, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to pause the contentious proposals https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/israel-government-demonstrations-reform/da7d821c-dbc0-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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