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Fellow Democrats turn on Dianne Feinstein, call for her to resign from Senate: ‘dereliction of duty’

Fox News Democrats are beginning to turn on one of their own as calls for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to resign from the Senate are starting to grow from within the party’s ranks. Two House Democrats took to Twitter Wednesday to express their wishes for Feinstein to resign, alluding to concerns over her health and…

Macron Says France Backs Status Quo on Taiwan

New York Times An earlier suggestion by the French president that the security of Taiwan was not Europe’s immediate concern had drawn sharp criticism from some Western allies and commentators. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/france-macron-taiwan-china.html

Japan govt issues alert to warn Hokkaido residents of falling missile

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739074

Dianne Feinstein Faces Calls to Resign After Being Sidelined With Shingles

Wall Street Journal Longtime California lawmaker has been absent from the Senate since undergoing treatment for shingles in February. https://www.wsj.com/articles/sen-dianne-feinstein-faces-calls-to-resign-after-being-sidelined-with-shingles-19b07de

Seoul: North Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea

Washington Post South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile off the North’s east coast https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/north-korea-missile-launches-us-drills/18cf1214-d983-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Hong Kong and Alibaba’s hometown Hangzhou sign MOUs to cooperate in digital trade, Web3

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong has introduced various technology initiatives after President Xi Jinping said he envisages the city as China’s global innovation hub. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3216849/hong-kong-and-alibabas-hometown-hangzhou-sign-mous-cooperate-digital-trade-web3?utm_source=rss_feed

Maybe baby: India’s Muslims take to family planning with encouragement from priests

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The shrinking of India’s Muslim families underlines success of its decades-old population control programmes, signals demographic stability. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3216842/maybe-baby-indias-muslims-take-family-planning-encouragement-priests?utm_source=rss_feed

Corrections & Amplifications

Wall Street Journal Corrections & Amplifications for the edition of April 13, 2023. https://www.wsj.com/articles/corrections-amplifications-2b4023de

“Hungarians are paying for knife used to cut off Ukrainian soldier’s head” – Zelenskyy’s advisor

Pravda Ukraine Economic advisor to the President of Ukraine Oleh Ustenko has said that a number of agreements that strengthen Hungary’s energy cooperation with Russia will only prolong the full-scale war and called on the European Union to block them. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397641/

Russia holds premiere of first-ever movie filmed in space

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Preparations for the shooting began in 2020, when Channel One announced a competition to star in the first ever feature film to be shot in outer space https://tass.com/science/1603459