Category: World News
Chinese defense ministers’ tour of top Russian military academy underscores close ties between Moscow, Beijing
Fox News China’s defense minister on Monday toured the top Russian military academy on a visit to the Russian capital that underscored the increasingly close ties between Moscow and Beijing amid the fighting in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Gen. Li Shangfu in the Kremlin on Sunday, noting that his trip follows a “very…
Read MoreGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s wife steps down as Brandenburg education minister
Fox News German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s wife is stepping down as the education minister of the region where the couple lives, the state government said Monday. The government of Brandenburg state, an eastern region that surrounds Berlin, said in a statement that Britta Ernst is resigning from her post, but didn’t give any reason. It…
Read MoreRussia’s Lavrov travels to Brazil, as Lula pushes for peace
Washington Post Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived to the Brazilian capital as Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pushes a diplomatic approach for peace in Ukraine that has irked both Kyiv and the West https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/brazil-russia-lula-lavrov-putin/7e0c7b04-dd2e-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreMother in ‘pure agony’ as search continues for Americans who vanished off Mexico coast
Fox News The mother of one of the three Americans who went missing off the coast of Mexico during a sailing trip earlier this month said her daughter and her husband were experienced sailors, according to reports Monday. Ellen Argall, mother of Pennsylvania native Kerry O’Brien, said her daughter has had a love of the…
Read MoreNew Wave of Fighting Hits Sudan’s Capital
New York Times Khartoum residents were trapped at home without electricity or water as the country’s two top generals battled for a third day to control the East African nation. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/17/world/sudan-fighting-news/sudan-fighting-khartoum
Read MoreDiplomacy, aid and a court hearing for Evan Gershkovich: What to watch for this week.
New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/world/diplomacy-and-trials-in-moscow-what-to-watch-for-this-week.html
Read MoreWho is Vladimir Kara-Murza, the Putin critic sentenced to 25 years?
Washington Post What to know about the Russian politician and historian who was sentenced to 25 years in prison after he criticized Russia’s war on Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/who-vladimir-kara-murza-kremlin-critic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreTaliban close education centers in southern Afghanistan
Washington Post Afghan authorities say they are closing education centers supported by non-governmental groups in the country’s south until further notice https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/afghanistan-taliban-education-girls-women/457f5014-dd23-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreEurope’s most powerful nuclear reactor kicks off in Finland, helping country cut off energy ties from Russia
Fox News Finland’s much-delayed and costly new nuclear reactor, Europe’s most powerful by production capacity, has completed a test phase lasting more than a year and started regular output, boosting the Nordic country’s electricity self-sufficiency significantly. The Olkiluoto 3 reactor, which has 1,600-megawatt capacity, was connected into the Finnish national power grid in March 2022…
Read MoreUnited States agrees to help finance Poland’s nuclear energy plan
Fox News A project to develop small nuclear power reactors in Poland is moving forward, with a cooperation agreement between the Polish energy giant ORLEN and two U.S. government financial institutions signed Monday. Poland is turning toward renewable and noncarbon energy, away from its past reliance on its own coal. Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine has…
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