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The Military’s Leaked Secrets

New York Times Officials are worried that leaked documents could damage U.S. operations around the world. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/pentagon-documents-leak-impact.html

UN to review presence in Afghanistan following Taliban ban

Washington Post The United Nations says it’s reviewing its presence in Afghanistan after the Taliban barred Afghan women from working for the world organization — a veiled suggestion that the U.N. could move to suspend its mission and operations in the embattled country https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/afghanistan-un-taliban-women-ban/46efa2d4-d853-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

U.N calls for massive international support to Somalia

Washington Post U https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/un-somalia-drought-antonio-guterres/775334be-d852-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

‘It’s disgusting’: Bali locals are fed up with bad tourists

Washington Post Since Bali reopened for travel, an uptick in unruly behavior from tourists has pushed Indonesian officials to think up new ways to address offenders. https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/04/11/bali-bad-tourists-deported/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

This badge of a bear punching Winnie the Pooh is a big hit in Taiwan

Washington Post Taiwanese air force pilots are wearing the badges showing a native bear punching Winnie the Pooh, a meme stand-in for China’s Xi Jinping. Taiwan is loving it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/china-taiwan-drills-winnie-pooh-bear/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

French building collapse kills 6, gas explosion suspected

Washington Post A French prosecutor says investigators are treating the deaths of at least six people who were killed when a building collapsed in the city of Marseille as a possible “involuntary homicide” case https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/france-building-collapse-marseille-explosion/c5ab1c98-d84e-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

S Korea to conduct 1st launch of commercial-grade satellite

Washington Post South Korea plans to conduct its first launch of a commercial-grade satellite aboard a domestically built rocket next month as part of its space development program https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/south-korea-satellite-rocket-launch/79a1c698-d84a-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

South Korea says leaked U.S. documents were ‘altered’ and are ‘untrue’

Washington Post Confidential U.S. documents purport to show American officials putting pressure on their South Korean counterparts to help supply weapons to Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/south-korea-leaked-document-ukraine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

UK junior doctors begin 4-day strike, seeking hefty pay hike

Washington Post Tens of thousands of doctors have walked off the job across England in a four-day strike billed as the most disruptive in the history of the U.K.’s public health service https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/uk-junior-doctors-strike-disruption-pay/ca24b6c6-d83f-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

25 years after Good Friday Agreement, cold peace prevails in Northern Ireland

Washington Post Communities here are skeptical of the celebratory mood as President Biden and other luminaries descend on Belfast this week. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/good-friday-agreement-anniversary-peace/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world