Category: World News
Live updates: Violence flares in Israel amid tension along Lebanon border
Washington Post One person was killed and five others injured in what Israeli authorities described as a terrorist attack in Tel Aviv on Friday evening. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/07/israel-lebanon-attack-gaza-live-updates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreExplosion reported at Iraqi airport at center of Kurdish conflict
Fox News An explosion struck next to the Suleimaniyah International Airport in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region Friday, local officials said. The blast came days after Turkey closed its airspace to flights to and from the airport, citing an alleged increase in Kurdish militant activity threatening flight safety. Turkey has spent years fighting Kurdish militants…
Read More3 killed in Northern Italy after car crashes into farm silo
Fox News Three people were killed at a farm in Northern Italy when their car crashed into a silo, which collapsed and buried the vehicle under an enormous mound of chicken feed, local police and firefighters said Friday. The victims were an 18-year-old and two minors, according to the communications office of the fire department…
Read MoreTwo Israeli sisters killed in West Bank shooting as violence escalates
Washington Post The attack Friday, which Palestinian militant group Hamas celebrated, added to tensions as Israel and Palestinian militants exchanged rocket fire. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/07/israel-sisters-west-bank-violence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreViolence spreads to West Bank, Tel Aviv as threat of wider conflict fades
Washington Post A nervous calm settled over Jerusalem Friday after a day of rocket fire and Israeli airstrikes, but a deadly shooting attack in the West Bank risked new escalation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/07/israel-lebanon-gaza-rockets-aqsa-clashes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreThe Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A chronology
Washington Post Decades of conflict, tensions and the occasional hope for peace. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/05/13/israel-palestinians-timeline-conflict/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreArrest of Evan Gershkovich Makes Covering Russia Even Tougher
New York Times The detention of the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich poses new obstacles for Western journalists seeking to report on Vladimir V. Putin’s rule. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/business/media/russia-journalists-evan-gershkovich.html
Read MoreFBI turns to social media to recruit Russians for intelligence gathering
Fox News The FBI has turned to social media to help it ramp up its Russian recruitment and intelligence gathering as the war in Ukraine continues to rage with no end in sight. It’s a move receiving mixed reviews from Russia experts. In a video posted to Facebook and Twitter, scenes from the U.S. capital…
Read MoreFrench winegrowers light candles to protect vines from spring frost
Washington Post French winemakers scrambled this week amid subzero temperatures to light thousands of candles and protect their vines from a potentially devastating frost. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/france-wine-st-emilion-frost/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreIsrael terror attack in Tel Aviv leaves three dead, multiple injured after car rams into crowd
Fox News Israeli authorities say that an attack in Tel Aviv has left multiple people injured and three people dead after a car rammed into a group of people. The attack happened on Friday and police say that a car hit a group of people in Tel Aviv near a seaside park and flipped over.…
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