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Israel Observing Holocaust Remembrance Day

Sputnik International 

Israel observes Yom HaShoah on Monday, its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day, to pay tribute to the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust.

Al-Qaida Leader Tells Fighters to Prepare for Long Syria War

Voice of America 

Al-Qaida's leader has urged his followers and all militants in Syria to unite ranks and prepare for protracted jihad, or holy war. Ayman al-Zawahri tells the jihadis to remain steadfast and change tactics to a guerrilla war. His remarks came in an audio message released on Monday by al-Qaida's media arm As-Sahab. Al-Zawahri says an "international satanic alliance" will never accept Islam's rule in Syria. He says the war isn't an exclusively nationalist Syrian cause but a campaign by the entire... Читать дальше...

First Afghan Minister elected a member of Governing Council of UN-Habitat

Khaama Press (Afghan News Agency) 

The Minister of Urban Development and Housing Syed Sadat Mansoor Naderi became a member of the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). According to an official release “The Council elected by acclamation Afghanistan (Asia-Pacific States) to a term expiring on 31st December 2020.” The release further added that “It postponed the Read the full article...



Indiana gets nearly $11M to combat heroin, opioid abuse

TheRepublic.com 

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal agency has awarded Indiana nearly $11 million to fight the state’s opioid abuse crisis. The state’s funding from the Health and Human Services is among $485 million the agency recently awarded to all 50 states and several U.S. territories. Those grants were awarded based in part on overdose death rates. The

FRANCE: Demonstrators Chant Anti National Front Slogans After Presidential Vote First Round April 21

News.com.au 

A group of demonstrators took to the streets of Rennes, France, on April 23, chanting slogans against the far-right National Front (FN) party as the results of the first round of the country?s presidential election became clear. FN candidate Marine Le Pen made the second round of the election, which is to be held on May 7, along with centrist Emmanuel Macron of the En Marche! movement. Here, marchers are heard chanting that it is the anti-immigration FN which should leave the country. Police in riot gear are also on the street. Читать дальше...

‘Beauty And The Beast’ Sequel: Dan Stevens Would Love To Bring Beast Back

International Business Times 

Given the success of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” it wouldn’t come as a huge shock if the studio decides to make a sequel. But is it possible? Dan Stevens, the actor who portrays the Beast, told Variety that he’d be game to reprise his role for a sequel. “I’m not sure what turn that would take. I’m open to offers. It would seem odd for me to hear about it, but never say never,” he said.

Should Myles Garrett be the first overall pick?

NBCSports.com 

A consensus has existed for months that Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett will be the first overall pick in the draft. On Sunday, Hall of Famer Warren Sapp came out strong against that idea. So what do you think? That’s the PFT Live question of the day on the first day of draft week.…

Forest no longer at risk from Guagán Barra blaze

RTÉ News 

The fire service has said that 300 acres of forestry that had been at risk due to a fire in the Guagán Barra valley in Co Cork is no longer in danger as firefighters have managed to control the fire immediately above it.

Family: Iran Rejects Detained British-Iranian Woman's Appeal

Voice of America 

A British-Iranian woman detained in Iran while on a trip with her toddler daughter has exhausted all chance of having her five-year prison sentence overturned in court, her family said on Monday. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is one of several dual nationals held in Iran by hard-liners in the country's judiciary and security services on espionage charges, likely to be used as bargaining chips in future negotiations with the West. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who works for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of the news agency... Читать дальше...

Philippines lawyer alleges President Duterte link to deaths

TheRepublic.com 

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Filipino lawyer on Monday presented documents to the International Criminal Court which he said contain evidence of the alleged involvement of President Rodrigo Duterte in extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers and other crime suspects. “It is a case for crimes against humanity against President Rodrigo Duterte and senior officials





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