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Chinese aircraft, ships lingering around Taiwan following military drills

Fox News Planes and ships belonging to China’s military are still lingering around Taiwan Tuesday, despite Beijing announcing last night that its three days of drills were over, a report says. Taiwan’s defense ministry said this morning it observed nine Chinese ships and 26 aircraft, including J-16 and Su-30 fighters, conducting combat readiness patrols around…

Court in Pakistan-held Kashmir removes Imran Khan’s protégé

Washington Post A top court in the Pakistani-administered section of Kashmir has removed the protégé of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and head of the local government from office https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/pakistan-kashmir-court-dismisses-premier/c6d94006-d85b-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Dana Nemcova, leading Czech anti-communist, dies at 89

Washington Post One of the leading Czech dissidents and human rights activists from the communist era has died at the age of 89 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/czech-dissidents-communism-human-rights-nemcova-havel/b9dcada2-d85b-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

China practices attacking Taiwan from the east, a worrying development

Washington Post China used military drills to practice attacking Taiwan from the Pacific Ocean — an area traditionally dominated by the U.S. and its Asian allies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/china-warships-military-drills-taiwan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Volcano eruption on Russia’s Kamchatka spews vast ash clouds

Washington Post A volcano has erupted on far eastern Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/russia-volcano-eruption-kamchatka-shiveluch/b75ea86a-d855-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

The Military’s Leaked Secrets

New York Times Officials are worried that leaked documents could damage U.S. operations around the world. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/pentagon-documents-leak-impact.html

UN to review presence in Afghanistan following Taliban ban

Washington Post The United Nations says it’s reviewing its presence in Afghanistan after the Taliban barred Afghan women from working for the world organization — a veiled suggestion that the U.N. could move to suspend its mission and operations in the embattled country https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/afghanistan-un-taliban-women-ban/46efa2d4-d853-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

U.N calls for massive international support to Somalia

Washington Post U https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/un-somalia-drought-antonio-guterres/775334be-d852-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

‘It’s disgusting’: Bali locals are fed up with bad tourists

Washington Post Since Bali reopened for travel, an uptick in unruly behavior from tourists has pushed Indonesian officials to think up new ways to address offenders. https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/04/11/bali-bad-tourists-deported/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

This badge of a bear punching Winnie the Pooh is a big hit in Taiwan

Washington Post Taiwanese air force pilots are wearing the badges showing a native bear punching Winnie the Pooh, a meme stand-in for China’s Xi Jinping. Taiwan is loving it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/china-taiwan-drills-winnie-pooh-bear/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world