Category: World News
French building collapse death toll rises to 6; 2 missing
Fox News French investigators are treating the deaths of at least six people who were killed when a building collapsed in the city of Marseille as a possible “involuntary homicide” case, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Prosecutor Dominique Laurens said an investigation was opened on that basis after the first body was found in the building,…
Read MoreUK has named first woman to lead communications intelligence agency GCHQ
Fox News Anne Keast-Butler, who has spent 30 years working in national security for Britain, was named Tuesday as the first woman to head the U.K.’s communications intelligence agency. Keast-Butler, currently deputy director general at MI5, the domestic intelligence agency, will head the Government Communications Headquarters — better known as GCHQ. Her appointment comes as…
Read MoreFrench pension reform protestors interrupt President Emmanuel Macrons speech in the Netherlands
Fox News Protesters opposing France’s unpopular pension reforms on Tuesday briefly interrupted a speech in the Netherlands by French President Emmanuel Macron as he was about to outline his vision for the future of Europe during a two-day state visit. Some members of the audience at a theater in The Hague shouted at Macron as…
Read More14 dead in 3 days of tribal violence in Sudan’s West Darfur
Washington Post Activists say bloodshed in Sudan’s long-troubled Darfur region has left at least 14 people dead over the last three days https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/sudan-darfur-coup-burhan-violence-tribal/314cb23a-d88c-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreDecision on Ukraine warplanes coming ‘before summer,’ says Denmark, as Washington scrambles over intel leak
Fox News Denmark’s acting defense minister on Tuesday said he expects Copenhagen and its NATO allies will reach a decision on sending warplanes to Ukraine “before the summer” as concerns mount over Kyiv’s air defense capabilities amid the classified U.S. document leak. The Pentagon is still scrambling to locate the source of the leaked documents…
Read MoreUkraine resumes electricity exports despite Russian attacks
Washington Post Ukraine’s energy ministger says the country has begun resuming electricity exports to European countries, in a dramatic turnaround from just six months ago https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/russia-ukraine-electricity-exports-kyiv-infrastructure/66e6434c-d888-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreGunmen kill 5 soldiers in Niger convoy ambush
Washington Post Niger’s army says gunmen killed five soldiers and wounded others during a weekend ambush of a military convoy performing escort duties https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/niger-convoy-attacked-soldiers-killed/e9ab5db6-d884-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreGeneral Motors moves deeper into mining with EnergyX lithium investment
Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that General Motors Co (GM.N) intends to invest in lithium technology startup EnergyX as it expands further into the mining industry, the latest deal by the car maker to ensure long-term supplies of the metal used to make electric vehicle batteries. The post General Motors moves deeper into mining with EnergyX…
Read MoreIsraeli army kills 2 alleged Palestinian gunmen in West Bank
Washington Post The Israeli military shot and killed two Palestinians who allegedly opened fire at troops from their car in the northern West Bank, the latest incident in a wave of deadly violence gripping the occupied territory https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/palestinians-israel-militants-west-bank-violence/a4112748-d881-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreRussia moves to tighten conscription law, pressing more men to fight
Washington Post The new rules would allow electronic conscription instead of paper summonses and would impose stiff restrictions on men who do not report for required military duty. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/russia-conscription-military-mobilization-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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