Category: World News
Ukraine’s top prosecutor speaks of ‘evil’ Russian atrocities
Fox News Russia’s invading forces are deliberately using rape, torture and kidnapping to try and sow terror among civilians in Ukraine, the top prosecutor in Ukraine told U.S. lawmakers in graphic testimony Wednesday. Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said that nearly 80,000 cases of war crimes have been registered in Ukraine since the war began in…
Read MoreTexas-born princess facing imminent eviction from Rome villa
Fox News A Texas-born princess who lives in a Rome villa containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is facing a court-ordered eviction Thursday, in the latest chapter in an inheritance dispute with the heirs of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi, formerly known as Rita Carpenter, was still holding…
Read MoreCanada’s federal workers go on strike over wages, delaying some services
Fox News Roughly a third of federal workers in Canada walked off the job Wednesday after failing to reach a deal for wage increases. The strike was announced after the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the union representing the workers, failed to reach a deal with the federal government before the 9 p.m. Wednesday…
Read MoreCaribbean leaders agree on plan to ban assault-style weapons
Washington Post Caribbean Community leaders have agreed on plans to introduce bans in their countries on assault-style weapons to curb spikes in gun violence and weapons smuggling in the 15-nation Caricom bloc https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/caribbean-assault-weapon-ban-caricom-rowley/f531ccbe-dee3-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreNorth Macedonia: Migrant fatally shot during border scuffle
Washington Post Authorities in North Macedonia say a migrant woman was accidentally shot and killed by police during a struggle that broke out as an officer tried to arrest a suspected smuggler https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/mecedonia-greece-migrants-immigration-police-shooting/f83c6708-dee2-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreKenyan leader warns of regional effects from Sudan fighting
Washington Post Kenya’s president, who is among mediators tasked with brokering peace in Sudan, has called for an end to the fighting in the country, warning it could destabilize the region https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/sudan-fighting-ceasefire-kenya-ruto-igad/84f031f8-dee2-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreNew box jellyfish found near Hong Kong in 1st discover of the venomous species in China’s waters
Fox News A Hong Kong university team said it has discovered a new species of box jellyfish in the city’s Mai Po Nature Reserve, the first discovery of the venomous species in China’s waters. Baptist University (HKBU) together with WWF-Hong Kong, Ocean Park Hong Kong and University of Manchester said on Tuesday that the team…
Read MoreUN court gets request for advisory opinion on climate change
Washington Post The United Nations’ highest court has confirmed that the General Assembly has asked for it to issue an advisory opinion on “the obligations of States in respect of climate change.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/climate-change-court-advisory-opinion-un-islands/8a32a428-dedf-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreVatican inaugurates artisan apprentice school for basilica
Washington Post The Vatican is inaugurating a new arts and crafts academy inside St. Peter’s Basilica https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/vatican-arts-crafts-academy/c05f9412-dede-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreFrench hecklers call for President Emmanuel Macron’s resignation during ‘crowd bath’
Fox News In France, when presidents take strolls among the public, they’re described as “taking a crowd bath.” Emmanuel Macron took a very cold one on Wednesday. Braving hecklers who shouted for him to resign, the French leader threw himself into the uphill task of repairing damage done to his presidency by forcing through unpopular…
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