Category: World News
Populist Iraqi cleric announces suspension of his movement
Washington Post Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr says he will suspend the movement he leads for one year, citing “corruption” among some of his followers https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/sadr-iraq-shiite-suspends-corruption-mahdi/7f16cc34-dabd-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreIranians mark Jerusalem Day to support Palestinians
Washington Post Tens of thousands of Iranians have demonstrated in support of Palestians, marking the annual anti-Israel “Quds Day.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/iran-israel-palestine-demonstration-jerusalem/44ad6eee-dab9-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read More7.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia’s main island
Washington Post A strong earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java and tourist island of Bali, causing panic but there are no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/indonesia-70-magnitude-earthquake-java-bali/967d2afc-dab4-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreWill Abortion Kill the Filibuster?
New York Times Courts don’t make laws. Congress does. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/briefing/abortion.html
Read MoreIsrael military builds up AI battlefield tech to hunt Hamas terrorists, protect against Iran threat
Fox News The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) believes that integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into military operations presents “a leap forward,” but researchers have raised concerns about the potential escalation AI would create on the battlefield. “There is an understanding in the IDF that there is a great potential for a leap forward,” Col. Uri, head…
Read MoreBrazil’s President Will Discuss His Peace Proposal With China’s Leader
New York Times Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is meeting with Xi Jinping, has suggested that Beijing should be part of an effort to hold peace talks. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/14/world/russia-ukraine-news
Read MorePalestinian Authority blocks registration of legal aid group
Washington Post The Palestinian Authority has blocked the registration of a legal advocacy group representing critics and opponents detained in Palestinian jails, a move condemned as the authority’s latest effort to stifle civil society in the occupied West Bank https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/palestinian-authorityabbas-west-bank-justice-rights/6908871c-daa8-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreChina’s Xi to host Brazil’s Lula in Beijing to secure economic ties
Fox News Chinese leader Xi Jinping will play host to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Beijing on Friday, continuing the Asian country’s international diplomacy campaign which has included meetings with Russia and Saudi Arabia. The leaders will seek to bolster ties between two of the world’s largest developing nations. The meeting comes…
Read MoreRed Cross: Yemen rebels, Saudi coalition begin prisoner swap
Washington Post An exchange of more than 800 prisoners by Yemen’s warring parties has begun https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/yemen-war-prisoner-exchange-saudi-arabia-houthis/7bbbcd5c-da93-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read More3 Alpine student guides killed in Italy avalanche
Washington Post Rescue crews have recovered the bodies of three students training to be Alpine guides who were caught in an avalanche along Italy’s northwest border with France https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/italy-avalanche-alpine/f4d91374-da9e-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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