Several Israeli troops wounded in Lebanon attack claimed by HezbollahIran-backed Hezbollah said on Monday that it had detonated “explosive devices” targeting Israeli soldiers who crossed into Lebanese territory. In a statement, the group said its fighters planted explosive devices in the Tel Ismail area in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/15/several-israeli-troops-wounded-in-lebanon-attack-claimed-by-hezbollahhttps://archive.is/qbjTfIsraeli military says it will respond to Iran, weighing 'variety of options'Halevi's comments come amid reports that a response may be imminent, but Israel has not indicated how and when such an attack might be executed. An Israeli official told NBC News on Monday that the country will respond to the Iranian attack, but that there has been no final decision yet on scale and timing.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/04/israeli-military-says-it-will-respond-iran-weighing-variety-optionsUK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary groupNews that the British government and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are engaged in clandestine negotiations has prompted warnings that such talks risk legitimising the notorious militia – which continues to commit multiple war crimes – while undermining Britain’s moral credibility in the region.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/15/uk-foreign-office-holding-secret-talks-with-sudans-rsf-paramilitary-groupScottish Trades Union Congress fails to back no-cuts motionThe motion did not win the backing of the general council however, who questioned the legality of such a move and called for the formulation of a “practical” strategy to oppose the cuts. North Lanarkshire,
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/scottish-trades-union-congress-fails-to-back-no-cuts-motionProtesters rally, lawmakers brawl as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' billParliament's legal affairs committee, which is controlled by the ruling Georgian Dream party and its allies, endorsed the bill, clearing the way for it to be submitted for a first reading on Tuesday. Protesters chanted "Russians! Russians!" at cordons of police securing approaches to the parliament, with water cannon deployed nearby.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hundreds-georgians-protest-parliament-set-advance-foreign-agent-bill-2024-04-15/Azerbaijan asks World Court to throw out Armenian ethnic cleansing caseThe case accused Azerbaijan of glorifying racism against Armenians, allowing hate speech against Armenians and destroying Armenian cultural sites - all accusations that Baku denies. Azerbaijan subsequently filed a claim against Armenia, accusing it of discrimination and ethnic cleansing against Azeris and breaching the same treaty.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/azerbaijan-asks-world-court-throw-out-armenian-ethnic-cleansing-case-2024-04-15/Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders issued different messages for Eid. Experts say that shows tensionsThe messages for Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan were delivered by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, who defended the imposition of Islamic law and railed against the international community for its criticism, and Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who called on the Taliban to be humble and avoid behaving in ways that make Afghans unhappy.
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-eid-supreme-leader-haqqani-8aa7009650cef7eb5bade479417d7ca5Power cuts surge amid persisting heatwaveThe entire country of Bangladesh was in the grip of a mild to moderate heatwave, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said, predicting the continuation of the hot weather condition through April 20 and further worsening thereafter.
https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/232697/power-cuts-surge-amid-persisting-heatwaveMexican authorities stop water extraction from reservoir that’s home to upscale lakeside communityShe said they decided instead to supply Mexico City from the El Bosque reservoir, which is relatively unpopulated and a little farther from the capital. The El Bosque reservoir is just a little over half full. But authorities simultaneously got complaints from Mexico City residents that they were getting dirty or contaminated water. Inhabitants of one upscale Mexico City neighborhood staged a protest Tuesday, blocking traffic on the city’s main north-south avenue, complaining the water they were getting smelled of oil or gasoline.
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-city-water-crisis-reservoir-complaints-6f8b2189a3935468e5f61acf23f70711Colombian Social Leader Shot Dead, 43 Killed This YearIn the Colombian city of Cúcuta, which has the main border crossing with Venezuela and is located in the northeast of the country, unknown armed men shot and killed social leader Jaime Vásquez on Sunday, confirmed William Villamizar, governor of the department of Norte de Santander, whose capital is Cúcuta.
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