Category: World News
Former Belarusian opposition leader gets 17-year sentence in absentia
Fox News A Belarusian opposition leader and former ally of President Alexander Lukashenko received a 17-year prison sentence in absentia Friday on charges that included forming an extremist group and discrediting Belarus. Valery Tsepkalo, 58, was also fined around $14,000 and barred from holding public office for five years following a closed-door trial that resulted…
Read MoreA Cobra Appeared Mid-Flight. The Pilot’s Quick Thinking Saved Lives.
New York Times The pilot made an emergency landing after feeling a Cape Cobra slither under his shirt while flying across South Africa. “I had a moment of stunned silence,” he said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/world/africa/snake-plane-cobra-pilot.html
Read MoreTaliban Bar Women From U.N., Threatening Afghanistan’s Last Lifeline
New York Times The Taliban administration extended a ban on women working in aid organizations to the United Nations, putting at risk one of the country’s last sources of badly needed aid. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/world/asia/afghanistan-united-nations-women.html
Read MoreFears Grow Over Mexico Military’s Power as Five Men Killed
New York Times Uniformed soldiers shot and killed unarmed civilians, including an American, then blocked medics from providing care, a top government official said. To many Mexicans, such abuse is all too familiar. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/world/americas/mexico-military-killings-nuevo-laredo.html
Read MoreCustody of a Russian Girl Who Drew an Antiwar Picture Is Still Undecided
New York Times The authorities are determining who will take custody of Maria, 13, whose single father has been sentenced for “discrediting” the Russian Army. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/world/europe/custody-russian-girl-anti-war-ukraine-drawing.html
Read MoreWall Street Journal reporter charged with spying in Russia, an accusation he denies
Fox News Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been officially charged with spying in Russia, news organizations from the country are reporting Friday. Interfax, quoting a source, said “Gershkovich has been charged” with espionage, according to Reuters. “He categorically denied all the accusations and stated that he was engaged in journalistic activities in Russia,”…
Read MoreConflict with China ‘last resort’ but Congress will authorize troops if Americans support it: McCaul
Fox News Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul told Fox News during his visit in Taiwan Friday that conflict with China was a “last resort,” but said so long as the American people support it, Congress will approve boots on the ground if Beijing attacks. “Conflict is always a last resort,” he told Fox News from…
Read More‘Joyland,’ a Pakistani Film Banned at Home, Is Celebrated Abroad
New York Times Saim Sadiq’s feature “Joyland,” which includes a transgender woman’s love affair, cannot be shown in Pakistan’s Punjab Province. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/movies/joyland-pakistan.html
Read MoreHow AI and DNA Are Unlocking the Mysteries of Global Supply Chains
New York Times Firms are turning to advanced technologies to help answer a surprisingly tricky question: Where do products really come from? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/business/economy/ai-tech-dna-supply-chain.html
Read MoreUkraine War Plans Leak Prompts Pentagon Investigation
New York Times Classified documents detailing secret American and NATO plans have appeared on Twitter and Telegram. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/us/politics/ukraine-war-plan-russia.html
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