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Europeans care more about elephants than people, says Botswana president
Westerners see elephants as pets, said Mokgweetsi Masisi, whose government threatened to send 30,000 elephants to Germany and the UK to demonstrate their dangers
Israeli mayor says will name neighborhood after Joe Biden
Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav announces he will name neighborhood in honor of US president as token of appreciation for his uncompromising support for Israel
Iran president warns of 'massive' response if Israel launches 'tiniest invasion'
Tensions in the region have increased since the start of the latest Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7.
High court upholds top London school’s ban on prayer rituals
Muslim pupil loses case against Michaela community school, run by former government social mobility tsar Katharine Birbalsingh
7 hurt, 2 seriously, as Hezbollah drone hits community center in northern Israel
Zelenskyy says deadly strike ‘wouldn’t have happened’ if West gave Ukraine more air defenses
Ukrainian president said tragedy could have been avoided if “the world’s determination to counter Russian terror had been sufficient.”
Israel to carry out 'limited' strike within Iran, according to a U.S. official - I24NEWS
An official in the American government tells CBS about the Biden administration's expectations, as well as the Israelis 'not sharing its targeting' - Click the link for more details.
European Parliament demands Palestinian Authority removes antisemitism from curriculum
Putin tells the Middle East to pull back from a catastrophic clash
Washington Post: US request not to target Russian oil refineries 'irritated' Zelensky
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris called on President Volodymyr Zelensky not to attack Russian oil refineries during their private meeting at the February Munich Security Conference, the Washington Post reported on April 15, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
Russia's meat grinder soldiers - 50,000 confirmed dead
In the second 12 months on the front line the body count was nearly 25% higher than in the first year.
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s jailed former leader, moved to house arrest, says junta
Military spokesperson says Nobel laureate is among prisoners to be moved out of prison as a precaution during hot weather
Greece becomes first European country to ban bottom trawling in marine parks
The law will come into force in national parks within two years and in all of the country’s marine protected areas by 2030
Zelensky: Russia fires 10 times more shells, uses 300 aircraft in Ukraine only
Russia is firing shells at a ratio of around 10:1 to those of Ukraine and has 30 times more aircraft, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with PBS NewsHour published on April 16.
Russia's meat grinder soldiers - 50,000 confirmed dead
In the second 12 months on the front line the body count was nearly 25% higher than in the first year.
As US continues to waver, EU unlocks 50 billion euros in Ukraine aid
Iranians on edge as leaders say 'Tel Aviv is our battleground'
The authorities defend attacking Israel, but not all Iranians see it that way.
US to help Armenia modernize its military
Huge Saharan dust blob cooling eastern Atlantic
A huge plume of Saharan dust is now visible on satellite loops coming off of Africa into the eastern Tropical Atlantic Ocean.