Category: World News
No consensus on Syrian Arab League return after Saudi summit
Washington Post After meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss Syria’s political fate, a group of regional leaders promised to continue talks to reach a political solution to the Syrian conflict https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/syria-saudi-arabia-arab-league-meeting/5ba6882c-db88-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUS Embassy staff in Sudan shelters in place as paramilitary force seizes presidential palace
Fox News U.S. officials and travelers inside the African nation of Sudan are being encouraged to shelter in place as gunfire and explosions rocked the capital of Khartoum. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are clashing with Sudan’s army, and the RSF claimed Saturday it had seized the presidential palace and taken control of the…
Read MoreBreaking up with Russia is hard for many Western firms, despite war
Washington Post Russia has created major obstacles for foreign companies seeking to leave, but some firms have stayed on, making money and grabbing market share, despite promising to pull out. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/western-brands-russia-sanctions-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreBreaking up with Russia is hard for many Western firms, despite war
Washington Post Russia has created major obstacles for foreign companies seeking to leave, but some firms have stayed on, making money and grabbing market share, despite promising to pull out. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/western-brands-russia-sanctions-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreJapan approves first casino in big bet for an untapped market
Washington Post The government approved plans for a $8.1 billion resort, which will house the country’s first casino. The complex is set to open on an island in Osaka in 2029. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/japan-casino-osaka-resort-approved/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreJapan auteur Kitano’s latest samurai film headed to Cannes
Washington Post Takeshi Kitano’s new film, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival next month, is a samurai story without heroes, mercilessly portraying human greed, betrayal and cruelty https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/kitano-film-japan-samurai-cannes/0f9f3b58-db7f-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreGeorge Mitchell’s secret to peace holds lessons — in N. Ireland and U.S.
Washington Post In an interview, the former Senate majority leader says he believes that the keys to his success in brokering peace in Northern Ireland — patience and listening — are missing from today’s U.S. politics. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/15/george-mitchell-northern-ireland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreStarving followers found at Kenyan pastor’s property; 4 die
Washington Post Police in coastal Kenya say they found 15 emaciated parishioners on the property of a church pastor, and four of the people died after the group was rescued and taken to a hospital https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/kenya-church-cult-starvation/88be694a-db7b-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreChristian faithful flock to ‘Holy Fire’ under restrictions
Washington Post Christian worshippers thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem to celebrate the ceremony of the “Holy Fire.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/jerusalem-holy-fire-israel-greek-orthodox-tension/347c398e-db7b-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreGuitarist Mark Sheehan of Irish band The Script dies at 46
Washington Post Ireland’s president has led tributes to Mark Sheehan of Irish rock band The Script after the guitarist’s death at age 46 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/script-guitarist-mark-sheehan-dies-ireland/ce52b43a-db7a-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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