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  • Two high-speed trains collided near Toledo in central Spain, resulting in at least 64 fatalities.
  • The Middle East is "capable of addressing our problems" without US intervention, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Russian Prime Minister Putin.
  • The spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition claims in a post on X that air defenses had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile that the Houthis had launched in the direction of Taif.
  • Flavio Bolsonaro, former Brazilian presidential candidate, fled to the United States after his passports were revoked due to his refusal to comply with a Supreme Court order to turn them in as part of a money laundering investigation.
  • The US State Department would grant Flávio Bolsonaro and his family visas and allow them to enter the country.
  • Since the outbreak was discovered in mid-May, 10,060 Ebola cases and 4,887 deaths have been reported by the Democratic Republic of the Congo's health authorities..
  • Over the dismissal of Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, from the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office, a federal judge in New York ruled against President Donald Trump and the Justice Department on Monday.

Author: crimeandmoreworld - News Desk

April 17, 2024

Donors Pledge $2.13 billion Aid for...

The fighting in the Northeast African nation of Sudan is still going on, but worldwide donors have promised more than $2.13 billion in humanitarian relief, and the UN said this week that a looming famine is about to break out in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.

Egyptian Firm Offers People to Escape...

The Rafah border crossing from Gaza has been closed to the majority of Palestinians by Egypt ever since Israel and Hamas in October. But there are accusations that a company is profiteering from refugees by offering travel from Gaza into Egypt for thousands of dollars per person.

April 16, 2024

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya addressed by Taher M. El-Sonni, Permanent Representative of the State of Libya to the United Nations on April

Zimbabwe Seeks to Profit Through Processing...

With its rich lithium reserves, Zimbabwe depends on the extraction and refinement of this key component for electric car batteries in order to bolster its economy. Zimbabwe is the sixth-largest producer and supplier of lithium in the world, and it possesses the largest lithium reserves in Africa.

April 15, 2024

Ten Years Later, Families, Activists Remember...

The Islamic terror group Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds of schoolgirls in northern Nigeria ten years ago.Many escaped or gained freedom through negotiations, but the fate of 82 girls hangs on the hope of reviving a once-vibrant advocacy group.Following the 2014 kidnapping, the “Bring Back Our Girls,” or BBOG, group, dominated headlines across the globe.In the decade since the raid, mass abductions have become frequent, and activists have grown weary.

Ukrainian, Afghan Students Sponsored by Private...

Three Afghan and Ukrainian refugee students have received scholarships from a private high school in California.

April 14, 2024

One Year of Sudan Conflict

One year has passed since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) began fighting in Sudan on April 15. According to international aid organizations the ongoing fighting has left the country in Northeast Africa on the verge of a humanitarian crisis, with millions of displaced children starving to death and others being pushed into child marriage or child soldiers.

April 13, 2024

Ukrainians Honored for Their Work to...

Animal rights groups and political leaders in Ukraine are honoring volunteers and activists who save and care for animals affected by the war. Among those being acknowledged is Maria Vronska [[pron: VRON- skah]].

April 12, 2024

Russian Deception of Foreigners to Work,...

After being duped into working for Russia during the country’s full-scale invasion, a guy in Telangana state, India, is frantically trying to bring his brother back from the front lines in Ukraine. Such subterfuge, according to experts, does happen as they explain Russia’s deceiving of foreigners for its war effort.

April 11, 2024

In Their Own Words:Covering Ukraine

As Russia’s war on Ukraine in its third year, Celia Mendoza of VOA shares her experiences reporting from the front lines in Ukraine and interacting with those affected by the war.

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