Category: World News
S Korea to conduct 1st launch of commercial-grade satellite
Washington Post South Korea plans to conduct its first launch of a commercial-grade satellite aboard a domestically built rocket next month as part of its space development program https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/south-korea-satellite-rocket-launch/79a1c698-d84a-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreSouth Korea says leaked U.S. documents were ‘altered’ and are ‘untrue’
Washington Post Confidential U.S. documents purport to show American officials putting pressure on their South Korean counterparts to help supply weapons to Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/south-korea-leaked-document-ukraine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUK junior doctors begin 4-day strike, seeking hefty pay hike
Washington Post Tens of thousands of doctors have walked off the job across England in a four-day strike billed as the most disruptive in the history of the U.K.’s public health service https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/uk-junior-doctors-strike-disruption-pay/ca24b6c6-d83f-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read More25 years after Good Friday Agreement, cold peace prevails in Northern Ireland
Washington Post Communities here are skeptical of the celebratory mood as President Biden and other luminaries descend on Belfast this week. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/good-friday-agreement-anniversary-peace/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreMacron visits Netherlands after Taiwan comments make waves
Washington Post French President Emmanuel Macron is set to begin a two-day state visit to the Netherlands and is outlining his vision for the future of Europe at a speech in The Hague, after making waves with comments about the continent’s relationship with Taiwan https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/france-netherlands-macron-rutte-europe/ee3a6f18-d83c-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUN agency investigating humanitarian food theft in Ethiopia
Washington Post The United Nations food relief agency is investigating the theft of food aid from lifesaving humanitarian operations in Ethiopia, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/ethiopia-un-wfp-food-theft-investigation/3c5008ae-d83b-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreGermany: ‘Uncooperative’ squirrel freed from manhole cover
Washington Post Firefighters say they have freed an “uncooperative” squirrel that was stuck in a manhole cover in western Germany https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/germany-squirrel-rescue-manhole-dortmund/d5450874-d837-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUkraine live briefing: Leak reveals challenges of likely counteroffensive; Russia bolsters defenses near Finland
Washington Post A top Russian general said the Kremlin will ramp up its air defenses near Finland, which recently became the newest member of NATO. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/russia-ukraine-war-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreShootout in southwest Pakistan kills 4 policemen, militant
Washington Post Pakistani police say security forces raided a suspected hideout of the Pakistani Taliban in the southwestern city of Quetta, triggering a shootout that killed four police officers and a militant commander https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/pakistan-policemen-killed-shootout-militants/ec417e14-d831-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreHundreds flee from wildfire in South Korean seaside city
Washington Post Hundreds of people have been forced to flee as a wildfire destroyed dozens of homes in a South Korean coastal city https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/south-korea-wildfire-gangneung/874c8c84-d821-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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