She Was Kidnapped a Decade Ago With 275 Girls. Finally, She Escaped. (www.nytimes.com)
Kidnapped from their dormitory exactly 10 years ago, the 276 captives known as the Chibok Girls were catapulted to fame by Michelle Obama, by churches that took up the mostly Christian students’ cause and by campaigners using the slogan “Bring Back Our Girls.”...
Squatters take over Gordon Ramsay hotel and pub in London (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas rejects Israel's ceasefire response, sticks to main demands (www.reuters.com)
Government of Venezuela Rejects Any Form of Interference (www.telesurenglish.net)
Iran fires drones, missiles at Israel in first-ever direct attack; IDF downing them (www.timesofisrael.com)
Iran on Saturday night launched a large wave of attack drones from its territory toward the Jewish state, in the first-ever direct attack on Israel by the Islamic Republic, with warning sirens activated in Israeli communities throughout the country early Sunday as the military worked to intercept the Iranian aircraft....
Russian State TV Wants Moscow to Conquer Three US States (www.newsweek.com)
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Iran launches drone attack against Israel as Biden rushes to White House (www.theguardian.com)
Iran said it launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles towards Israel on Saturday in a major attack following days of acute tension building up in the region and warnings from the US and elsewhere about a wider conflict erupting....
Iran launches dozens of drones toward Israel (www.jpost.com)
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Turkey cable car accident: 174 people stranded in air rescued (www.euronews.com)
One cable car hit a pole on Friday afternoon, sending its passengers plummeting to the mountainside below....
'Run, run, run': Chaos at a Sydney mall as 6 people stabbed to death, and the suspect fatally shot (apnews.com)
A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said, with hundreds fleeing the chaotic scene, many weeping as they carried their children. Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were injured....
Brussels venue withdraws from Orbán conference (www.politico.eu)
Concert Noble will no longer host NatCon conference next week....
Russian soldiers who quit Putin’s war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge (apnews.com)
The Associated Press spoke with five officers and one soldier who deserted the Russian military. All have criminal cases against them in Russia, where they face 10 years or more in prison. Each is waiting for a welcome from the West that has never arrived. Instead, all but one live in hiding.
A Russian pacifist helped Ukrainians flee the country. Then the Kremlin caught him (www.theguardian.com)
Since the start of the war over two years ago, a discreet network of unofficial Russian volunteers like Demidenko has sprung up that have helped tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees displaced by the war to get out of Russia. Many of the Ukrainians were forcibly deported to Russia or ended up in the country after finding no...
For Many Western Allies, Sending Weapons to Israel Gets Dicey (www.nytimes.com)
The governments of Germany and the United States remain the backbone of international military support for Israel, accounting for 95 percent of major weapons systems sent to Israel, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, which tracks the global weapons trade. So far, the pressure has not swayed them...
Zelenskiy thanks Germany for new Patriot system at 'critical time' (www.reuters.com)
China supporting Russia in massive military expansion, US says (www.theguardian.com)
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Russia-Ukraine war latest: Putin 'may launch all-out bid to seize second city' - as Western officials fear major Russian advance (news.sky.com)
The Online Speech Given by Yanis Varoufakis After German Police Raid Palestine Congress [Brett Wilkins | Apr 12, 2024 | Common Dreams] (www.commondreams.org)
“Friends, we are here because vengeance is a lazy form of grief. We are here to promote not vengeance but peace and coexistence across Israel-Palestine.”
Iran’s IRGC Seizes Israel-Linked Container Ship Near Hormuz (www.bloomberg.com)
The vessel’s beneficial owner is Zodiac Maritime Ltd., part of Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Group, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. No one responded to a call to Zodiac’s office in London, outside of normal business hours....
I believe in another Israel – one not defined by Benjamin Netanyahu and his cronies (www.theguardian.com)
The Israel that I meet every day is made up of people who want to forge a path towards peace and security for all...
Five people killed in stabbing attack at Sydney's Westfield Bondi Junction, alleged offender shot dead (www.abc.net.au)
A 605 MW PV plant in Germany is now Europe's largest solar farm (electrek.co)
Heat wave causes havoc in Mali, kills 100 people (africanperceptions.org)
Israeli settlers storm West Bank village, setting cars and homes ablaze (lemmy.world)
It’s estimated that between 1,000 and 1,200 settlers surrounded the village, and around 500 stormed it just after midday local time on Friday, blocking all the roads in the area....