State media says Iran president replacing 2 Cabinet members
Washington Post State media says Iran President Ebrahaim Raisi has announced a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing the minister of agriculture and the head of the planning and budget office https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/iran-cabinet-economy-protests/01bca3e2-d8ad-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUkraine’s civilian death toll reaches 8,500; UN says number likely ‘considerably higher’
Fox News Civilian deaths in Ukraine have mounted, according to figures released by the United Nations on Tuesday, reaching nearly 8,500 confirmed deaths since the war began, with the top agency warning that actual figures are likely “considerably higher.” The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported the 8,490 civilians had been killed…
Read MoreYour Wednesday Briefing: A Gloomy Economic Forecast
New York Times Also, Myanmar’s junta killed more than 100 in a major airstrike. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/briefing/imf-economy-forecast-myanmar.html
Read MoreHungary Sees U.S. Among Top Three Adversaries, Purported Leaked Document Says
Wall Street Journal The document, part of a larger trove of leaked papers, cites a CIA assessment of the depth of the Washington-Budapest rift. https://www.wsj.com/articles/hungary-sees-u-s-among-top-three-adversaries-purported-leaked-document-says-4287805b
Read More5 soldiers dead in northern Niger ambush
Fox News Gunmen killed five soldiers and wounded others during a weekend ambush of a military convoy performing escort duties in northern Niger, the army said Tuesday. No one has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack, which occurred in the Agadez region on the road to Arlit town, the chief of staff for Niger’s army, Abdou…
Read MoreNew Pressure to End Old Senate Practice After Mississippi Judicial Pick Is Blocked
New York Times Democrats had made leeway on advancing judicial picks in red states, but an objection from a Mississippi Republican has intensified calls to strip senators of effective veto power over nominees from their states. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/us/politics/senate-biden-judicial-picks.html
Read MoreChina food security: why counterfeit seeds are stalling innovation in the agricultural sector
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s government is calling for a biotechnology breakthrough in the agricultural industry and stepping up efforts to weed out counterfeit seeds that are holding back innovation. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3216670/china-food-security-why-counterfeit-seeds-are-stalling-innovation-agricultural-sector?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLeak of classified US documents may have come from CIA — Fox News
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The television channel reported that most of the documents that are circulating on the Internet are part of the Pentagon’s briefings that are delivered electronically on secure iPads to up to 5,000 people https://tass.com/world/1602855
Read MoreVivek Ramaswamy blasts ‘federal bureaucracy’ after FBI Catholic church revelations: ‘Shut it down’
Fox News FIRST ON FOX: Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy blasted a “toxic” federal bureaucracy after it was revealed the FBI planned to develop sources in Catholic churches. Ramaswamy said the only answer left is to “shut it down.” Ramaswamy, one of four announced GOP candidates for president in 2024, reacted to documents published by…
Read MoreCrimean Tatar woman who refused Russian passport, held in Russian detention centre
Pravda Ukraine Leniie Umerova, Crimean Tatar who tried to get from Kyiv to occupied Crimea to visit her sick father, has been detained by Russian authorities for more than four months. Leniie’s brother says the reason for detention is that she does not have a Russian passport. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/11/7397463/
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