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Ireland Readies a Warm Welcome for Biden, ‘the Most Irish’ President Since J.F.K.

New York Times Ahead of President Biden’s trip to Ireland, the locals of two towns, including several of his relatives, are hoping he’ll return to celebrate their ancestral ties. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/world/europe/biden-ireland-visit.html

Russia Plans Bounties on New Western Tanks, Leaked Documents Say

New York Times Unconfirmed reports from leaked Pentagon documents show plans to shore up troops’ morale and sharpen their tactics as Ukraine takes delivery of more advanced weapons. https://www.nytimes.com/article/russia-troops-bonus-nato-tanks.html

El Salvador Decimated Its Ruthless Gangs. But at What Cost?

New York Times In the year since El Salvador declared a state of emergency, the government has delivered a stunning blow to the gangs that were once the ultimate authority in much of the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/world/americas/el-salvador-gangs.html

Canadian Police Technique Under Fire for Breeding False Confessions

New York Times A con game that undercover police use to obtain confessions in Canada secures convictions, but opponents say it’s a breeding ground for false confessions. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/world/canada/canada-police-confessions.html

Avalanche in French Alps kills at least 4 people

Washington Post Four people have died in an avalanche in the French Alps, according to France’s interior minister https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/09/french-alps-avalanche-killed-deaths/5c95ca88-d6e0-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Building in Marseille, France, collapses after explosion, multiple people believed trapped under rubble

Fox News An explosion that collapsed a residential building in France’s port city of Marseille early Sunday has rescuers racing to find any victims trapped under the debris as a fire burns beneath the rubble. The five-story building collapsed just before 1 a.m., and six victims have been hospitalized with injuries, Marseille Mayor Benoit Payan…

Tipping Confusion

New York Times Tipping norms haven’t kept up with delivery apps and changes in how people buy food. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/briefing/tipping-confusion-food-delivery-apps.html

Leaked Documents Show Seoul Torn Between U.S. Demands and Its Own Policy

New York Times The documents showed the United States most likely spied on a key Asian ally as pressure built for South Korea to help Washington supply ammunition to Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/world/asia/leak-pentagon-south-korea-ukraine.html

Israel Denies Leaked Claim That Mossad Encouraged Protest

New York Times The unsourced accusations about the leadership of the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, were contained in a leaked Pentagon report. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/world/middleeast/israel-mossad-leaked-documents-pentagon.html

Leaked Document Shows the Dire Nature of Battle for Bakhmut

New York Times An assessment that appears in a new batch of leaked classified documents appears to show that Ukraine was close to losing a key battle of the war in February. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/world/europe/bakhmut-battle-leaked-documents-us-war.html