Subversive Novels Dominate Shortlist for International Booker Prize
New York Times Books by Maryse Condé and Eva Baltasar are among six nominees for the prestigious award for fiction translated into English. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/books/international-booker-prize-shortlist.html
Read MorePutin visited Kherson Region, LPR on April 17 — Kremlin
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “As for the assessments of the troops status and so on – this is the prerogative of the Defense Ministry. We have no right to give any information there,” Dmitry Peskov said https://tass.com/politics/1605865
Read MoreMacron’s yet-to-be drafted peace plan to rely on long-term guarantees to Kiev — Bloomberg
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The French leader has reportedly instructed his adviser Emmanuel Bonn to stay in touch with the head of the office of the Chinese Communist Party’s Foreign Affairs Commission, Wang Yi, in order to formulate a program that might serve as the basis for…
Read MoreIran ‘fully prepared’ to counter any illusion of power balance disruption: Army chief
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The chief commander of the Iranian Army says the country’s armed forces are fully prepared to counter any power that seeks to change the balance of power or carry out an act of…
Read MoreIran unveils new homegrown military hardware in National Army Day parade
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Iranian Army’s units have unveils a broad range of advanced gear such as homegrown drones and missile systems in a parade marking the National Army Day. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/18/701779/Iran-unveils-new-drones,-missile-systems-in-parade-marking-National-Army-Day
Read MoreLive Updates: Putin Traveled to Kherson Region, Close to the Fighting, Kremlin Says
New York Times Images released by Moscow showed a rare visit by Russia’s president to an occupied part of Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/18/world/russia-ukraine-news
Read MoreSudan Live Updates: Army Rejects Call for Humanitarian Cease-Fire
New York Times The Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries had proposed a 24-hour pause in fighting, the longest since clashes in Sudan began three days ago. A U.S. diplomatic convoy was attacked on Monday in a sign of deteriorating security. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/18/world/sudan-khartoum-fighting-news
Read MoreBeijing says ‘political manipulation’ behind US arrests of 2 accused of running covert Chinese police station
Hong Kong Free Press China said on Tuesday that “political manipulation” was behind the arrests of two men the United States accused of setting up an unauthorised Chinese police station in New York. Wang Wenbin. File photo: Spokesperson office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, via Twitter. Authorities in the city also charged dozens of…
Read MoreUnited Arab Emirates, Qatar edge toward reopening embassies
Washington Post Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are both acknowledging that they’re edging closer to reopening embassies in each others’ countries after a yearslong boycott of Doha over a political dispute https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/18/uae-emirates-qatar-reconciliation-boycott/1db1bffe-ddd2-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreKremlin unaware of Macron’s initiative to arrange Russia-Ukraine talks jointly with China
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Indeed, there were some reports saying that the French side had voiced some aspects during a visit to China, but those aspects haven’t surfaced anywhere yet,” Dmitry Peskov noted https://tass.com/politics/1605855
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