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Qatar PM says original basis for Syria’s exclusion from Arab League still stands

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739183

Bestselling Books Week Ended April 8

Wall Street Journal With data from Circana BookScan https://www.wsj.com/articles/bestselling-books-week-ended-april-8-40542573

Peru politician convicted in reporter’s murder 35 years ago

Washington Post A Peruvian judge has convicted and retired army general and conservative politician Daniel Urresti to 12 years in prison Thursday for his role 35 years ago in the murder of a journalist who covered abuses during Peru’s civil war https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/daniel-urresti-convicted-journalist-murder-peru-bustios/bca47c8e-da2e-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Poland supports provision of security guarantees to Ukraine at NATO summit

Pravda Ukraine Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki confirmed Warsaw’s support for Ukraine’s plan to join the North Atlantic Alliance, which would include certain security guarantees, at the NATO summit in Vilnius. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397799/

Hunter Biden firm sought Irish government investments while Biden was VP, raising questions about Ireland trip

Fox News FIRST ON FOX: President Biden’s embattled son Hunter finally got to visit Ireland with his dad this week after his business partners were previously trying to do business in the country during the Obama administration, according to emails reviewed by Fox News Digital. In 2011, Hunter’s partners at his now-defunct investment firm Rosemont…

Leaked US intel describes Russian attempt to shoot down British spy plane

Jerusalem Post The Russian pilot reportedly misinterpreted instructions from a radar operator on the ground and thought he had permission to fire. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-739148

Biden Plans an Electric Vehicle Revolution. Now, the Hard Part.

New York Times The administration’s push to supercharge E.V. sales must now surmount resistance from manufacturers and consumers as well as likely legal challenges. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/climate/electric-vehicles-biden-epa.html

Racist video produced by Jerusalem high school girls faces backlash

Jerusalem Post The video was titled “If the School was Mizrahi” and shows racist comparisons of Ashkenazi and Mizrahi people. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-739179

Brazilian president calls for alternative to dollar in international trade

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. This situation, according to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, does not serve the interests of developing countries, which are forced to “run in search of the dollar” in order to be able to export their products https://tass.com/economy/1604051

‘Hilma’ Review: Biopic of an Abstract-Painting Pioneer

Wall Street Journal Lasse Hallström’s sensitive new film explores the life and imagination of Swedish artist Hilma af Klint. https://www.wsj.com/articles/hilma-review-biopic-of-an-abstract-painting-pioneer-8d5c5e05