Global News 04/25/2024

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Hamas official says group would lay down weapons if two-state solution implemented; US secretly sent long-range ATACMS weapons to Ukraine; Burkina Faso: Army Massacres 223 Villagers; How US allies are preparing for a possible second Trump term

• Hamas official says group would lay down weapons if two-state solution implemented (AP)

• US secretly sent long-range ATACMS weapons to Ukraine (Al Jazeera)

• Burkina Faso: Army Massacres 223 Villagers (Human Rights Watch)

• How US allies are preparing for a possible second Trump term (EastAfrican)

• America warms to Trump's harshest immigration plans (Axios)

• Immigration advocates see work permits as Biden’s best option (The Hill)

• ‘Blatantly illegal’: Zelenskyy admin under fire for denying services to Ukrainian men abroad (POLITICO)

• Russian attack on NATO would end in defeat for Moscow, Polish foreign minister says (Euronews)

• Russia vetoes US-backed UN resolution to ban nuclear weapons in space (CNN)

• US college protests: Hundreds more arrested across US in Gaza campus protests (BBC)

• Yemen’s Houthis launch attacks on US, Israeli vessels as warships defend (Al Jazeera)

• Senior Democrat calls for arrests of ‘leftwing fascists’ urging Gaza ceasefire (The Guardian)

• Biden administration finalizes power plant climate rules (CNN)

• Haiti transitional council ceremony forced to change venue as violence persists (BBC)

• Spanish PM considers resigning, blaming political ‘harassment’ of wife (The Guardian)

Global News 04/24/2024

Matthew Brazier/POLITICO

How a second Trump presidency could tear Europe apart; UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals; Russia-Ukraine war: US aid impact could be felt within days on front line; In Ukraine, low hopes for the liberation of lands occupied by Russia

• How a second Trump presidency could tear Europe apart (POLITICO)

• UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals (BBC)

• Russia-Ukraine war: US aid impact could be felt within days on front line (AP)

• In Ukraine, low hopes for the liberation of lands occupied by Russia (Al Jazeera)

• Are billions of EU funds sent to Turkey to help refugees really making a difference? (Euronews)

• Chad elections: Four things Mahamat Déby has done to stay in power (EastAfrican)

• Thailand warns Myanmar’s rivals against using its soil for harm: ministers (Radio Free Asia)

• TikTok: US Congress passes bill that could see app banned (BBC)

• Kabul airport attack exclusive: New evidence challenges the Pentagon’s official account of a horrific incident as the US withdrew from Afghanistan (CNN)

• US seeing surge of climate-related power outages, report says (The Guardian)

• Massive protests in Argentina slam Milei’s education cuts (Al Jazeera)

• US military aid for Taiwan increases conflict risk — China (TRT World)

• How the overturn of Roe v. Wade sparked a new campaign for abortion rights across the Europe Union (Vox)

• SCOTUS weighs strict abortion ban in case with potential major implications (Axios)

• Woman who fled death camp ready for jail over abortion protests (Christian Post)

Global News 04/23/2024

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Pro-Palestinian protests rattle U.S. universities; Truce crumbles in Sudan army's last Darfur holdout; Girl, 7, among five dead on Channel migrant boat; Can Canada stave off populism?

• Pro-Palestinian protests rattle U.S. universities (Axios)

• Truce crumbles in Sudan army's last Darfur holdout (EastAfrican)

• Girl, 7, among five dead on Channel migrant boat (BBC)

• Can Canada stave off populism? (Vox)

• This border should be prime pro-EU territory — except it isn’t (POLITICO)

• Amid China tensions, India delivers supersonic cruise missiles to Philippines (Voice of America)

• A Russian strike on Kharkiv's TV tower is part of an intimidation campaign, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says (AP)

• Asia bears biggest climate-change brunt amid extreme weather: WMO (Al Jazeera)

• Kazakhstan: New Law to Protect Women Improved, but Incomplete (Human Rights Watch)

• Indonesia volcano: How Ruang eruption could impact weather and climate (CNN)

• EU to ban forced-labour products in move mostly targeted at China (Euronews)

• Ukraine’s agriculture minister suspected of corrupt land grab (Al Jazeera)

• Haiti situation 'catastrophic' and growing worse, UN warns (BBC)

• Bill Maher condemns efforts to sexualize children (Christian Post)

• Could interest rate hikes be keeping inflation high? (The Hill)

Global News 04/22/2024

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‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victims; Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Hamas attack; Ecuador voters back tougher security to fight gang violence; Donald Trump already won his Supreme Court immunity case

• ‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victims (The Guardian)

• Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Hamas attack (AP)

• Ecuador voters back tougher security to fight gang violence (BBC)

• Donald Trump already won his Supreme Court immunity case (Vox)

• North Korea files short-range ballistic missiles toward east coast: South (Radio Free Asia)

• COVID-19: How the search for the pandemic's origins turned poisonous (AP)

• Kurdish separatists, water issues loom large in long-awaited Erdogan visit to Iraq (Voice of America)

• Violence returns to India’s troubled Manipur state amid elections (Christian Post)

• ‘Infiltrators’: Modi accused of anti-Muslim hate speech amid India election (Al Jazeera)

• UK deportation flights to Rwanda will take off in 10-12 weeks: PM Sunak (TRT World)

• Three Germans arrested on suspicion of spying for China (Euronews)

• Southern China: Massive floods threaten tens of millions as intense rains batter country (CNN)

• A chance for Africa to counter the pitfalls of international criminal justice? (Amnesty International)

• In Australia, women-only app becomes latest front in war over trans rights (Al Jazeera)

• New Federal Rule Won’t Cover the Full Cost of Oil Well Cleanup (ProPublica)

Global News 04/19/2024

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How Antifa went mainstream; Iran fires air defenses at Isfahan base and nuclear site after drones spotted; Ukraine claims to shoot down Russian bomber - Moscow denies it; Behind the IMF's warning to Biden and Congress on deficit spending

• How Antifa went mainstream (UnHerd)

• Iran fires air defenses at Isfahan base and nuclear site after drones spotted (AP)

• Ukraine claims to shoot down Russian bomber - Moscow denies it (Euronews)

• Behind the IMF's warning to Biden and Congress on deficit spending (Axios)

• Ukraine war: Children among seven dead in Russian strike on Dnipropetrovsk region (BBC)

• Israel gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign minister says at G7 (AP)

• ‘Triple spending’: Zimbabweans bear cost of changing to new ZiG currency (Al Jazeera)

• How disinformation, fake news, and AI threatens India’s electoral process (TRT World)

• Chinese navy is operating out of Cambodia's Ream base: US think tank (Radio Free Asia)

• Donald Trump moans: ‘Why isn’t Europe giving more money to help Ukraine?’ (POLITICO)

• ‘Messianic spell’: How Narendra Modi created a cult of personality from the age of eight (The Guardian)

• Targeted Israeli strike is a message - and Iran's response so far is telling (Sky News)

• Gabon junta leader Gen Nguema seeks democratic way to stay in power (EastAfrican)

• Gambia: Bill Threatens Female Genital Mutilation Ban (Human Rights Watch)

• Biden administration bars drilling on millions of acres in Alaska (The Hill)