Global News 04/29/2024

Dario Pignatelli

European Union must enlarge or face 'new Iron Curtain,' President Michel warns; Israeli strikes kill at least 22 in Rafah; Humza Yousaf steps down as Scotland’s first minister; A Trump-style tower in Belgrade? Serbs say it reopens war wounds.

• European Union must enlarge or face 'new Iron Curtain,' President Michel warns (Euronews)

• Israeli strikes kill at least 22 in Rafah (Voice of America)

• Humza Yousaf steps down as Scotland’s first minister (The Guardian)

• A Trump-style tower in Belgrade? Serbs say it reopens war wounds. (POLITICO)

• Israeli officials concerned about possible ICC arrest warrants as pressure mounts over war in Gaza (AP)

• Blinken cites improvement in Gaza aid, says Israel must do more (Voice of America)

• US finds Putin probably did not order Navalny’s death in February: Report (Al Jazeera)

• Gangs forced out Haiti’s government. This FBI ‘Most Wanted’ gang leader claims they’re liberating the country (CNN)

• NATO's chief chides alliance countries for not being quicker to help Ukraine against Russia (AP)

• Togo votes in legislative election amid constitutional controversy (TRT World)

• Cambodia will not negotiate over Funan Techo canal: Hun Sen (Radio Free Asia)

• Growing campus unrest sparks Democratic fears over Chicago convention (The Hill)

• Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will not resign after allegations against wife (BBC)

• UAE: Unfair Trial of Rights Defenders (Human Rights Watch)

• Kenya: Dozens killed after dam collapses as floods cause widespread devastation (Sky News)

Global News 04/26/2024

Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty Images

Is Pierre Poilievre the Canadian version of Donald Trump; Escalating Myanmar crisis rare opportunity for US-China cooperation; Myanmar closes border checkpoint amidst conflict; EU pulls its gun on China

• Is Pierre Poilievre the Canadian version of Donald Trump? (Vox)

• Escalating Myanmar crisis rare opportunity for US-China cooperation (The Hill)

• Myanmar closes border checkpoint amidst conflict (Radio Free Asia)

• EU pulls its gun on China (POLITICO)

• Egyptian delegation in Israel to revive deadlocked ceasefire and hostage talks (CNN)

• US-China talks start with warnings about misunderstandings and miscalculations (AP)

• Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from front lines over Russian drone threats (Voice of America)

• Gaza pier: US begins building floating base to boost aid (BBC)

• UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo (Al Jazeera)

• 'No confidence': Scottish coalition government collapses in battle over climate targets (Euronews)

• Ukraine war: Kyiv's plea for Patriots falls short in Greece and Spain (BBC)

• Russian women face violence from Ukraine veterans (Voice of America)

• Channel migrant dinghy in which five people died packed with people carrying weapons and fighting - survivor (Sky News)

• Muslim groups claim double standards in police handling of Sydney stabbings (TRT World)

• Space industry races to put AI in orbit (Axios)

Global News 04/25/2024

AP/Khalil Hamra

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)