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‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Has Final Bow on Broadway

Wall Street Journal Glenn Close, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Chuck Schumer were among the famous faces attending the final Broadway performance of “The Phantom of the Opera.” Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber joined cast members old and new on stage for the last curtain call. https://www.wsj.com/articles/final-bow-for-the-phantom-of-the-opera-on-broadway-43540a5

UK parliament’s standards commissioner investigating PM Sunak

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739440

Sudanese army begins final phase of operation, pursuing special forces — army spokesman

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The army spokesman’s statement was broadcast on Sudanese television, the building of which, according to Al Hadath, is once again under the control of the army https://tass.com/defense/1605367

Trade turnover between India, Russia hits $45 bln from April 2022 to Feb 2023 — minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Moscow and New Delhi have been discussing ways to expand and diversify bilateral trade and economic cooperation recently, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar noted https://tass.com/economy/1605361

Lavrov arrives in Brazil as part of Latin America tour

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The top diplomat will also visit Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba https://tass.com/politics/1605357

Former OR Secretary of State Bill Bradbury dies at age 73

Fox News Former Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, who established the state’s first-in-the-nation system of voting by mail, died Friday. He was 73. Bradbury also advocated for environmental issues and ran for governor, all while battling multiple sclerosis for more than 40 years. He died after unexpected medical complications during a six-month, around-the-world cruise…

Hong Kong bishop visits Beijing on historic trip

Washington Post Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop arrived in Beijing on Monday, marking the first visit to the Chinese capital by the city’s bishop in nearly three decades, despite signs of Sino-Vatican strains https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/hong-kong-bishop-stephen-chow-beijing-vatican/b4879af2-dd14-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

G7 wants show of good faith from Russia that it is against nuclear war — statement

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group also stressed that the G7’s “security policies are based on the understanding that nuclear weapons, for as long as they exist, should serve exclusively defensive purposes, deter aggression and prevent war and coercion” https://tass.com/world/1605355

Kremlin explains Putin’s words about Navy’s potential employment in any areas

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. At his meeting with Sergey Shoigu, the Russian leader noted that some components of the Navy “can certainly be used in conflicts in other directions” and asked the defense chief to bear this in mind https://tass.com/defense/1605351

Slovakia temporarily bans grain import from Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7159972/