Category: World News
State media says Iran president replacing 2 Cabinet members
Washington Post State media says Iran President Ebrahaim Raisi has announced a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing the minister of agriculture and the head of the planning and budget office https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/iran-cabinet-economy-protests/01bca3e2-d8ad-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUkraine’s civilian death toll reaches 8,500; UN says number likely ‘considerably higher’
Fox News Civilian deaths in Ukraine have mounted, according to figures released by the United Nations on Tuesday, reaching nearly 8,500 confirmed deaths since the war began, with the top agency warning that actual figures are likely “considerably higher.” The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported the 8,490 civilians had been killed…
Read More5 soldiers dead in northern Niger ambush
Fox News Gunmen killed five soldiers and wounded others during a weekend ambush of a military convoy performing escort duties in northern Niger, the army said Tuesday. No one has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack, which occurred in the Agadez region on the road to Arlit town, the chief of staff for Niger’s army, Abdou…
Read MoreItaly cuts GDP growth forecast, stymied by inflation, Ukraine
Fox News The Italian government on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for next year, taking into account the negative impact of rising interest rates, the effects of the war in Ukraine and localized crises in the international banking and financial system. BIRTH RATE IN ITALY HITS RECORD LOW IN 2022 AS POPULATION CONTINUES TO…
Read MoreFrance’s Macron met with angry protests during speech in Netherlands, day after sparking outrage on Taiwan
Fox News French President Emmanuel Macron saw another day of ire Tuesday as protesters interrupted him during a speech at The Hague amid his two-day trip to the Netherlands. Macron was only briefly interrupted before the protesters were quickly removed, but the demonstration showed that the French president continues to face strong opposition to his…
Read MoreSerbian press marks 24th anniversary of unpunished 1999 killing of journalist
Fox News Independent Serbian journalists on Tuesday marked the 24th anniversary of the killing of a prominent editor and newspaper publisher who was fiercely critical of the government in Belgrade. Slavko Curuvija was shot dead at the entrance to his Belgrade apartment during the 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia over its crackdown against Kosovo Albanian…
Read MoreMexican tourist killed in Mexican resort of Tulum
Washington Post A Mexican tourist has been shot to death in the Caribbean coast resort of Tulum in a dramatic robbery inside a coffee shop https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/mexico-resort-killing-violence-tulum/52dd9f7a-d8a7-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreConflict-plagued Sudan region reports 14 killed in 3 days
Fox News Bloodshed in Sudan’s long-troubled Darfur region has left at least 14 people dead over the last three days, two activists said Tuesday. Adam Haroun, a local activist, said clashes erupted Sunday in West Darfur province after Arab gunmen on motorcycles shot and killed a trader in the remote town of Fur Baranga. The…
Read MoreNetanyahu appeals for unity amid violence, but risks losing control
Washington Post With Israel’s crises stacking up, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a country in need of reassurance. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/israel-violence-military-palestinians-netanyahu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MorePuerto Rico declares state of emergency on coastal erosion
Washington Post Puerto Rico’s governor has declared a state of emergency to fight worsening coastal erosion across the U.S. territory that officials blame on climate change https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/puerto-rico-coastal-erosion-state-emergency/36cb94de-d8a4-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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