Category: World News
Son of Norway’s crown princess arrested on suspicion of rape, police say
Washington Post Marius Borg Hoiby has no royal title or duties, but as the stepson of the heir to the throne, his arrest has cast a cloud over Norway’s popular royal family. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/20/norway-royals-rape-marius-borg-hoiby/
Read MoreUN accused of downplaying Hamas terrorists’ use of Gaza hospitals as new report ignores important details
Fox News During the Israel Defense Forces’ military offensive in northern Gaza to strike at “the heart of Hamas,” starkly different narratives between the IDF and the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health have led to variable reporting on the conflict at large. Particularly divisive are recent reports on Hamas’ use of hospitals. On Nov. 3,…
Read MoreAmid mass repression, glimmers of resistance in Hong Kong
Washington Post The sentencing of 47 pro-democracy activists and the trial of medial mogul Jimmy Lai show how Hong Kong’s courts are a tool for repression, legal analysts say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/20/hong-kong-national-security-law-democracy/
Read MoreHow a tyrannical African country freely raises money in the U.S.
Washington Post Eritrea’s embassy has helped raise millions of dollars to promote the interests of the brutally repressive country. Its ruling party is under U.S. sanctions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/20/eritrea-sanctions-ruling-party-pfdj/
Read MoreBiden drifts off the world stage at Brazil’s G-20
Washington Post The trip that was supposed to be the U.S. president’s swan song seemed to underscore his status as a lame duck. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/20/g20-summit-brazil-biden/
Read MoreBiden approves antipersonnel mines for Ukraine, undoing his own policy
Washington Post The controversial White House move to send Kyiv land mines comes as Russia’s advances in eastern Ukraine threaten to overwhelm front-line defenses. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/11/19/biden-landmines-ukraine-russia/
Read MoreBrazil’s first lady aims explicit joke at key target of husband’s administration: ‘F–k you, Elon Musk’
Fox News The first lady of Brazil turned heads when she dropped an f-bomb directed at Tesla CEO Elon Musk during an official event over the weekend. At the time, Brazil’s first lady, Janja Lula da Silva, was speaking about misinformation on social media during a pre-G20 social event on Saturday. The G20 summit began…
Read MoreIraq bans alcohol in hotels and clubs, bringing country close to near-total ban
Washington Post Alcohol has long been easily accessible in Baghdad, but a crackdown in recent years has made booze much more difficult to find. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/19/iraq-alcohol-ban-hotel-drinking-law-baghdad/
Read MoreLeader of Georgia’s separatist region of Abkhazia resigns, ending unrest
Fox News The separatist leader of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia resigned on Tuesday after days of unrest, in which the opposition and its supporters seized key government buildings and at least 14 people were injured in clashes with police. Demonstrators stormed the buildings on Friday to protest new measures allowing Russians to buy property…
Read MoreSon of Norway’s crown princess arrested on suspicion of rape
Fox News The 27-year-old son of Norway Crown Princess Mette-Marit is facing a preliminary rape charge after his arrest in the country’s capital, police say. Marius Borg Høiby, who was taken into custody in Oslo late Monday, is the stepson of the heir to the Norwegian throne, Crown Prince Haakon, and the son of Mette-Marit from…
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