Category: World News
Russian warplane accidentally drops munitions on Russian border city
Fox News A Russian warplane let loose an “abnormal descent of aviation ammunition” on Thursday in the border city of Belgorod, leaving two women injured, Russian state media reports. Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on his Telegram channel that one woman was hospitalized with head trauma, while another woman who sustained skin abrasions refused…
Read MoreMexican man beaten, burned to death for stealing broccoli
Washington Post Mexican authorities say an impoverished man who went into a field to steal a pair of broccoli stalks has been beaten and burned to death by a mob in central Mexico https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/20/mexico-lynching-vigilante-violence/3ce18e28-dfd4-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreAirport cargo worth millions stolen from Toronto’s airport
Washington Post Canadian police say a cargo container with gold and other items worth over $20 million Canadian (US$14.8 million) was stolen from Toronto’s Pearson International airport https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/20/airport-gold-theft-toronto/ef6443b4-dfd0-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreBiden administration to announce plans for anticipated border surge
Washington Post Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the Biden administration will announce plans next week for the border after Title 42 ends in May. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/20/homeland-security-border-mayorkas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreGuatemala orders arrest of lawyers for imprisoned journalist
Washington Post A Guatemalan judge has ordered the arrest of three lawyers defending jailed journalist José Rubén Zamora https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/20/guatemala-corruption-press-freedom-giammattei/ce21ce80-dfc9-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUgandan president refuses to sign LGBTQ bill, seeks changes
Fox News President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has refused to sign into law a controversial new bill against homosexuality that prescribes the death penalty in some cases, requesting that it should be amended. Museveni’s decision was announced late Thursday after a meeting of lawmakers in his ruling party, almost all of whom support the bill…
Read MoreChina rivals US foothold in Antarctica, builds base with potential to eavesdrop on neighbors
Fox News China is looking to expand its presence in Antarctica by resuming construction on the country’s fifth station in the region. “While the station can provide tracking and communications for China’s growing array of scientific polar observation satellites, its equipment can concurrently be used for intercepting other nations’ satellite communications,” the Center for Strategic…
Read MoreUkraine president calls leaders who stay neutral populist
Washington Post Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has taken a swipe at leaders who have adopted postures of neutrality regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling them populists https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/20/mexico-ukraine-zelenskyy-russia/58c628a4-dfbd-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreIsraeli embassy opens near Turkmenistan’s Iran border
Fox News Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Thursday opened the country’s permanent embassy in Turkmenistan and said the move will strengthen Israel’s position in Central Asia. US PREPARES TO POSITION TROOPS IN CASE OF POTENTIAL SUDAN EMBASSY EVACUATION Cohen, in the first visit by an Israeli top diplomat since 1994, met with Turkmen President…
Read MoreCattle raiding by jihadis soars in Mali, fueling conflict
Fox News Ayouba Ag Nadroun was at the market in central Mali in March when Islamic extremists attacked his village, killing dozens of people and stealing about $10,000 worth of his cows and camels. “We lost everything,” the 62-year-old told The Associated Press by phone from the Menaka region in the West African nation. Cattle…
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