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Strong earthquake hits Japan; no tsunami threat

Washington Post A strong earthquake has hit near central Japan, but officials say there was no preliminary damage and no threat of a tsunami https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/05/strong-earthquake-japan-ishikawa/f38da3f8-eb16-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Belgium arrests Iraqi suspected of terror attack involvement

Washington Post Belgian authorities have arrested an Iraqi suspect accused of involvement in terror attacks in Baghdad more than a decade ago that killed hundreds of people https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/05/belgium-iraq-terror-attacks-baghdad-green-zone/40095ef8-eb16-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Australia vs. Warner Bros.?

New York Times The newest A.F.L. team will be in Tasmania. Can the club can be named after the island’s resident marsupial, the Tasmanian devil? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/world/australia/warner-bros-tasmania-australia.html

Tourist announces to Israeli airport security that he’s carrying a bomb

Jerusalem Post An American tourist claimed he was being framed by a man who had planted a bomb in his bag. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-742168

Wagner Chief Says Pulling Out of Bakhmut After Blasting Russian Military Top Brass

Moscow Times Tensions between Wagner and Russia’s Defense Ministry have simmered for months. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/05/wagner-chief-says-pulling-out-of-bakhmut-after-blasting-russian-military-top-brass-a81045

Telecom Italia Seeks Higher Bids for Landline Assets

Wall Street Journal Telecom Italia said nonbinding offers it has received for its fixed-network assets from KKR and from a Macquarie-led consortium aren’t adequate enough and it has given the parties until June 9 to submit final offers. https://www.wsj.com/articles/telecom-italia-says-bids-for-fixed-network-assets-arent-yet-adequate-f600e20

Wagner Chief Rants at Russian Military Top Brass Over Ammunition Shortage

Moscow Times Tensions between Wagner and Russia’s Defense Ministry have simmered for months. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/05/wagner-chief-rants-at-russian-military-top-brass-over-ammo-shortage-a81045

No casualties reported in oil refinery fire in Krasnodar Region

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On Thursday, a diesel fuel reservoir caught fire on an area of 400 square meters at the Ilsky oil refinery located in the Seversky district of the Krasnodar Region https://tass.com/emergencies/1613935

Ukraine intensifies shelling in Zaporozhye Region to probe Russian defense — official

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Vladimir Rogov, the Ukrainian military tries to inflict as much damage on civilians as possible https://tass.com/politics/1613931

British expat killed by 15-foot great white shark classified as ‘provoked incident’

Fox News A 35-year-old British citizen living in Australia was killed in a brutal shark attack last year in what researchers are calling a “provoked incident.” Simon Nellist, a diving instructor and former UK Royal Air Force serviceman, died after being attacked in February 2022 by what witnesses described as a 15-foot great white shark…