Category: World News
Missing woman rescued from submerged Jeep, Texas police say
Washington Post Law enforcement in east Texas say a missing woman was rescued from a submerged vehicle, and taken to a nearby hospital https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/jeep-woman-rescued-texas-lake/0046f2c4-d952-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read More3 Mount Everest climbers go missing after falling into deep crevasse
Fox News Three Sherpa climbers were missing Wednesday after they fell into a deep crevasse on a treacherous section of Mount Everest just above the base camp, a Nepalese mountaineering official said. They fell into the crevasse, thought to be about 160 feet deep, on Wednesday morning as they were moving toward the first camp…
Read MoreFormer British PM blames ‘woke culture’ for Western economic woes
Fox News Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ speech to an American think tank on Wednesday will slam “woke culture,” among other factors, for economic troubles in the U.K. and U.S. “The sad truth is that we have seen stagnation, redistributionism and woke culture taking hold in businesses and the economy in the U.K. and…
Read More2023 has been deadly for migrants crossing Mediterranean Sea, according to UN report
Fox News The first three months of 2023 were the deadliest first quarter in six years for migrants crossing the central Mediterranean Sea in smugglers’ boats, the U.N. migration agency reported Wednesday, citing nations’ delays in initiating rescues as a contributing factor. The International Organization for Migration documented 441 migrant deaths along the dangerous sea…
Read MoreVideo purporting to show Ukrainian soldier’s beheading under investigation
Fox News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on world leaders to react immediately Wednesday after a video emerged purportedly showing a Ukrainian soldier being beheaded by Russian-speaking men in a gruesome scene one official says proves Moscow is “worse than ISIS.” The disturbing clip appears to show a man in green fatigues, who is…
Read MorePoland’s agricultural minister plans to introduce quality controls on inflow of grain from Ukraine
Fox News Poland’s new agriculture minister vowed Wednesday to introduce detailed quality controls on the massive inflow of grain from Ukraine transiting through the country, and to ensure its efficient transport abroad. The move follows protests by angry Polish farmers, who say they face bankruptcy because of a glut of cheap Ukrainian grain. Minister Robert…
Read MoreRussia plans digital draft after thousands dodge military service, flee country
Fox News Russian lawmakers on Tuesday took steps to make it harder for citizens to dodge future military draft orders in a move to circumvent the chaos that unfolded last September when President Vladimir Putin mobilized men for the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin’s Duma, the lower house in its parliament, passed a series of…
Read MorePrince Harry but not Meghan will attend King Charles III’s coronation
Washington Post Speculation over whether the U.S.-based royals would attend the May 6 ceremony has heightened after Harry inveighed against his family in a memoir and Netflix documentary. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/harry-meghan-coronation-attend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreTop Finance Officials to Assess Their Sanctions on Russia and Aid to Ukraine
New York Times Japan will lead the meeting of ministers from G7 nations. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said she would work to reinforce support. Here is what we’re covering: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/12/world/russia-ukraine-news
Read MoreMexico’s top immigration official to be charged in detention center fire that killed 40 migrants
Fox News Mexico’s top immigration official will face criminal charges in a fire that killed 40 migrants in Ciudad Juarez last month, with federal prosecutors saying he was remiss in not preventing the disaster despite earlier indications of problems at his agency’s detention centers. The decision to file charges against Francisco Garduño, the head of…
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