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Jake Sullivan denies role in Biden family’s alleged ‘corrupt influence-peddling operation’ in Ukraine

Fox News White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan denied accusations that he was part of a Biden family “corrupt influence-peddling operation” in Ukraine on Monday. Sullivan responded to the accusation during a Monday press briefing at the White House, telling reporters that he had nothing to do with such an operation. The accusations arose…

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits remote Pacific, no tsunami threat

Fox News A magnitude 7.1 quake struck in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean on Monday but did not appear to generate a tsunami. The quake struck near the Kermadec Islands about 560 miles northeast of New Zealand’s North Island at a depth of 30 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Pacific…

Price of conflict in Ukraine and West’s bad behavior — Lavrov’s statements

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The top diplomat called on the United States and Europe to respect other members of the international community and stressed that no one ever granted the “Western minority” the right to speak on behalf of the entire humankind https://tass.com/politics/1608965

Wave of 640 migrants smuggled to tiny Italian island from Tunisia

Fox News With the return of calm seas, migrant smugglers launched a score of boats from Tunisia during the weekend and their passengers reached a tiny Italian island by the hundreds. A body was found in one of the boats, Italian news reports said, while survivors of two rescues said 23 persons were missing. Dozens…

EU Head of Foreign Affairs: Supply of ammunition to Ukraine should accelerate soon

Pravda Ukraine The countries of the European Union are providing ammunition at the urgent request of Ukraine and the volume of supply should increase, given the urgency of the issue. Source: This was stated by the EU’s High Representative of the Union of Foreign Affairs Joseph Borrell after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in…

Men in Military Uniforms Killed at Least 60 People, Burkina Faso Says

New York Times A prosecutor opened an investigation into the killing of about 60 people by men in uniforms of the national military. Days earlier, the authorities said they would investigate the killing of seven boys. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/world/africa/burkina-faso-military-killings-civilians.html

Flydubai says bird strike during takeoff in Nepal caused plane to interrupt flight

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that after following standard procedure, the flight will continue as normal to Dubai and is scheduled to land in DXB at 00:14 local time https://tass.com/emergencies/1608963

Only one president to join Putin on Victory Day parade in Russia

Pravda Ukraine Only Sadyr Japarov, President of Kyrgyzstan, will join Putin on the Victory Day parade on 9 May in Moscow. Source: Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti, with reference to Putin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/24/7399253/

Supreme Court to Decide Whether Officials Can Block Critics on Social Media

New York Times The justices agreed to hear a pair of cases on what the First Amendment has to say about social media accounts maintained by elected officials. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/us/elected-officials-social-media-supreme-court.html

Palestinian driver rams into Jerusalem market crowd, injures 5

Fox News A Palestinian rammed his vehicle into a market crowd in Jerusalem on Monday, wounding five people before an Israeli bystander shot and killed him. The Palestinian targeted the popular Mahane Yehuda open-air market. Of those injured, the most serious was a 70-year-old man who remains in critical condition, according to police. Witnesses say…