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China faults ‘negative impact’ of US military drills for Korean Peninsula tensions

Fox News A Chinese government official blamed the “negative impact” of military drills for tensions with North Korea after the firing of a ballistic missile which forced Japan to issue a warning to residents warning them to seek shelter. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin said during a press conference on Thursday that…

Israeli police absolved in killing of Palestinian at Al-Aqsa

Washington Post Israeli authorities say an internal investigation into the killing of a 26-year-old Palestinian citizen of Israel earlier this month at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site found no wrongdoing by the police https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/israel-palestinians-tensions-al-aqsa/66db4c08-da36-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

China opts out of UN wildlife survey aimed at preventing future pandemics caused by animals

Fox News China is not participating in a United Nations project to survey Asian wet markets and other facilities at high risk of spreading infectious diseases from wild animals to humans, despite long-running talks with Beijing, a UN official told Reuters. China’s hesitancy to join the UN project involving other Asian nations may compound frustration…

Germany allows Poland to give Ukraine 5 old MiG-29 fighter jets

Fox News Germany has approved Poland’s request to export five old MiG-29 fighter jets to bolster Ukraine’s air power against the Russian invasion, the German defense ministry said on Thursday. Poland’s defense ministry did not immediately comment. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the request had arrived Thursday, and that Berlin’s same-day approval showed that…

Peru politician convicted in reporter’s murder 35 years ago

Washington Post A Peruvian judge has convicted and retired army general and conservative politician Daniel Urresti to 12 years in prison Thursday for his role 35 years ago in the murder of a journalist who covered abuses during Peru’s civil war https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/daniel-urresti-convicted-journalist-murder-peru-bustios/bca47c8e-da2e-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Biden Plans an Electric Vehicle Revolution. Now, the Hard Part.

New York Times The administration’s push to supercharge E.V. sales must now surmount resistance from manufacturers and consumers as well as likely legal challenges. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/climate/electric-vehicles-biden-epa.html

UN, others cite new displacement from Ethiopia’s Tigray

Washington Post Aid workers in Ethiopia say Amhara’s regional forces have displaced tens of thousands of ethnic Tigrayans from disputed territory in the north of the country in recent weeks, despite a peace deal last year https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/ethiopia-forcible-displacement-tigray-un-amhara/d05b5522-da29-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

‘Every shot counts’: the mobile air defense protecting Ukraine’s skies at a moment’s notice

Fox News KYIV, Ukraine – Ihor’s comrades were eager to show us something special. A cone, the remnants of a Russian X-101 missile that didn’t make it to its final destination. The 23-year-old clean-shaven specialist grinned slightly, on his shoulder a soviet era Man-portable air-defense system (MANPAD). Ihor is the 1st Presidential Brigade MANPAD specialist. After…

As World Warms, Droughts Come On Faster, Study Finds

New York Times When rains fail unexpectedly, higher temperatures can more rapidly parch the ground, to devastating effect. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/climate/flash-drought-warming.html

Vancouver police remove, arrest squatter who set up encampment on one of city’s most expensive properties

Fox News Police in Canada have removed a squatter who had set up a makeshift shelter on one of the most expensive pieces of real estate in Vancouver and lived there for almost a year. A campsite on Vancouver’s Belmont Avenue overlooking Spanish Banks Beach, one of the most pricey and exclusive streets in the…