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UN rights chief seeks help for surge in central Med migrants

Washington Post The U.N. human rights chief is calling for an expansion in regular migration channels and search-and-rescue operations after a “steep increase” in the number of migrants and asylum-seekers making risky attempts to cross the central Mediterranean to Europe https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/migrants-italy-mediterranean-united-nations-human-rights/2114a67e-d9ff-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

In Ireland, Biden Aims to Shore Up Alliance on Ukraine

New York Times In a speech to Ireland’s Parliament, President Biden will highlight the country’s humanitarian assistance and its support for Ukrainian refugees. Here is what we’re covering. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/13/world/russia-ukraine-news

Biden will thank the Irish people for their support of Ukraine.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/13/world/russia-ukraine-news/biden-will-thank-the-irish-people-for-their-support-of-ukraine

Biden says nothing of ‘great consequence’ in Pentagon leaks

Washington Post President Joe Biden on Thursday said while he was concerned that sensitive government documents had been leaked, “there’s nothing contemporaneous that I’m aware of that is of great consequence.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/leaked-documents-russia-biden-pentagon/e3eda7c8-d9f9-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Indonesia police kill 2 suspected Jemaah Islamiyah militants

Washington Post Indonesia’s counterterrorism police squad has killed two men suspected of ties to Jemaah Islamiyah, an al-Qaida-linked group blamed for a string of past bombings https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/indonesia-police-jemaah-islamiyah-militants-killed/7e91f544-d9f6-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

North Korea fired ‘new type of ballistic missile’ in launch that sparked Japan evacuation warning: official

Fox News The North Korean launch that sparked Japan to issue a warning to citizens of its northernmost main island to “evacuate immediately” may have involved a “new type of ballistic missile,” a South Korean military official says. The official, speaking to Reuters, said South Korea is “still analyzing details like the trajectory, altitude and…

Lebanese judge lifts travel ban from central bank governor

Washington Post A Lebanese judge has rescinded a travel ban she had placed on the country’s embattled central bank governor, clearing the way for him to travel to Paris for a scheduled hearing with French prosecutors next month https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/lebanon-riad-salameh-bank-ban-money-laundering/fb9d9804-d9f1-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Thailand kicks off 3-day Songkran festival for first time since 2019, hoping for significant boost in tourism

Fox News Hordes of revelers toted colorful water guns Thursday as Thailand kicked off its exuberant three-day Songkran festival at full blast for the first time since 2019, hoping for a significant boost in tourism after the industry was devastated by coronavirus travel restrictions. The New Year celebration’s signature water fighting — a major draw…

Official: Russia may discuss swap involving WSJ reporter

Washington Post A top Russian diplomat says Moscow may be willing to discuss a potential prisoner swap involving jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after a court delivers its verdict https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/russia-detained-wall-street-journal-reporter/423e8cb6-d9f0-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Taliban share rare audio message from supreme leader

Washington Post The Taliban’s supreme leader says Afghanistan will be ruined without justice, in a rare audio message shared on social media https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/afghanistan-taliban-supreme-leader-islamic-audio/ea813c14-d9e8-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world