US reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela as hopes for a fair presidential election fades (abcnews.go.com)
Attacks on Ukraine's nuclear plant put world at risk, IAEA warns (www.euronews.com)
“We’re getting dangerously close to a nuclear accident,” IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said following multiple attacks against the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine....
EU looking to expand sanctions on Iran following attack on Israel (www.euronews.com)
The European Union will “start the necessary work” to hit Iran with heavier sanctions after Saturday’s aerial attack on Israel, the bloc’s top diplomat has said....
Russia's meat grinder soldiers - 50,000 confirmed dead (www.bbc.com)
Greece becomes first European country to ban bottom trawling in marine parks (www.theguardian.com)
The law will come into force in national parks within two years and in all of the country’s marine protected areas by 2030...
Germany busts people-smuggling ring for Chinese nationals (www.dw.com)
German police have arrested 10 people in an operation to combat people smuggling across eight states. The suspects are believed to have illegally procured clients residency permits in exchange for large sums of money....
Russia to grow faster than all advanced economies says IMF (www.bbc.com)
An influential global body has forecast Russia’s economy will grow faster than all of the world’s advanced economies, including the US, this year....
X blocks posts in India after election commission order (www.dw.com)
Social media platform X has blocked posts in India involving political speech following orders from the country’s election commission ahead of upcoming polls, the company said late on Tuesday....
Heavy Rain and Floods Kill 19 in Oman and Disrupt Dubai Airport | A year’s worth of rain fell in one day in some areas across Oman and the United Arab Emirates, bringing cities to a standstill. (www.nytimes.com)
The extreme weather appeared to be the result of a relatively normal weather system bringing rain that had been turbocharged by ocean and atmospheric warming, said Janette Lindesay, a climate scientist at the Australian National University. “It’s highly likely that global heating has played a role in the intensity of the...
Analysis | Why Has the Myanmar Regime Moved Suu Kyi to House Arrest? (www.irrawaddy.com)
Palestinian boy who survived airstrike dies during food aid drop (www.theguardian.com)
EU fiddles on Middle East as Ukraine burns (www.politico.eu)
EU leaders look set to focus on Iran — where there is little they can achieve — while still failing to flex real muscle against Putin in Ukraine....
The Jerusalem Post: "Netanyahu asks IDF to provide 'target options' for Iranian attack - report" (www.jpost.com)
According to the report, the targets include an Iranian facility in Tehran or a cyberattack....
Zelensky: Russia fires 10 times more shells, uses 300 aircraft in Ukraine only (kyivindependent.com)
Explosions, fire reported at military airfield in occupied Crimea (kyivindependent.com)
Explosions were reported in the town of Dzhankoi in occupied Crimea near a military airfield during the early hours of April 17, according to Russian-affiliated telegram channels. Following the explosions, a large-scale fire reportedly broke out at the airfield....
After leaving the grind in Asia, Filipino women find exploitation in Poland | Labour Rights | Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
Latin America: Hotbed of diplomatic strife (english.elpais.com)
The attack on the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador highlights a turbulent panorama in which diplomatic crises and bilateral tensions threaten regional integration...
Iran’s imprisonment of EU diplomat reveals new era of hostage diplomacy (www.politico.eu)
Johan Floderus, an EU diplomat, has spent two years in an Iranian prison....
Middle East crisis overshadows EU summit devoted to the economy (www.euronews.com)
European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels for a special two-day summit focused on the bloc’s economic competitiveness....
Ukraine war: Thirteen dead in Russian missile strike on Chernihiv (www.bbc.com)
A Russian missile attack has killed 13 people in the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials....
Boat drifts to Brazil with nine dead migrants from Mauritania and Mali (english.elpais.com)
The Federal Police were able to determine the victims’ origin thanks to their documentation and belongings, and are now trying to identify the bodies...
China continues to persecute family of dissidents unlawfully, finds report (www.theguardian.com)
Authorities continuing ‘intimidation’ including separating children from their parents, despite pledge to end collective punishment...
Johnson’s Plan for Ukraine Aid Meets Republican Pushback, Muddying Its Path (www.nytimes.com)
Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday encountered stiff resistance from Republicans as he embarked on a complicated and politically perilous strategy to push legislation through the House to send aid to Israel and Ukraine — all while beating back a threat to his own job....
Israel’s military chief pledges response to Iran attack (www.aljazeera.com)
The head of Israel’s military has said the country would respond to Iran’s weekend attack as several Western countries urged Israel to avoid an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East....
Far right’s ties to Russia sow rising alarm in Germany (www.nytimes.com)
As cases proliferate, opponents fear the Alternative for Germany party is becoming a tool of Russian influence operations to undermine support for Ukraine....
