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Saudi Arabia frees 13 detainees, Houthi official says
Yemen’s Houthi movement has received 13 detainees released by Saudi Arabia in exchange for a Saudi detainee released earlier, before the warring sides agreed to a wider prisoner swap, a Houthi official said on Saturday. detainee. Houthi official Abdul Qader al-Mortada said on Twitter that 13 detainees had arrived in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which is controlled by the Iran-aligned Houthi group, which has been fighting the Saudi Arabia-led military since 2015. Alliance combat.
Furious China begins drills as Chinese planes cross Taiwan Strait’s center line
Seventy-one Chinese military planes crossed the sensitive median line in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday as China began conducting exercises around the island, expressing anger over President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. The three-day exercise, announced the day after Tsai Ing-wen returned from the United States, was widely expected after Beijing condemned her meeting with Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
‘It’s heartbreaking’ – Ukrainian children return home after alleged deportation
After a lengthy operation, more than 30 children were reunited with their families in Ukraine this weekend after returning home from Russia or Russian-occupied Crimea, where they were taken from areas occupied by Russian troops during the war.
Mothers hugged their son and daughter on Friday as they crossed the border from Belarus into Ukraine after completing a complex rescue mission that involved traveling through four countries.
At Easter vigil, Pope Francis encourages hope amid ‘icy winds of war’
Pope Francis led Roman Catholics around the world into Easter at a vigil mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday night, condemning the “icy winds of war” and other injustices. Francis, 86, did not take part in outdoor activities on Friday night due to unseasonably cold temperatures in Rome. Doctors have asked him to proceed with caution after he was hospitalized with bronchitis last week.
44 killed in twin attacks in Burkina Faso
Unidentified assailants killed 44 people in two attacks in northern Burkina Faso overnight on Thursday, authorities said. The attacks took place in the villages of Kourakou and Tondobi in the West African country’s Sahel region, which is occupied by Islamist groups linked to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State that have carried out attacks over the years.
Iran installs cameras in public places to identify naked women – police statement
In a further effort to curb the growing number of women violating Iran’s mandatory dress code, authorities are installing cameras in public places and on roads to identify and punish naked women, police announced Saturday. Violators will receive “warning text messages about the consequences” after their identities have been confirmed, police said in a statement.
Thousands join Israeli justice protest under shadow of attack
Thousands of Israelis took part in protests on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to tighten control of the Supreme Court, despite heightened security concerns after two deadly attacks a day earlier. The plan was suspended last month in the face of a wave of strikes and mass demonstrations, the latest in a series of protests as Israel faces a sharp escalation of tension on several fronts during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Hundreds attend pro-war blogger’s Moscow funeral
Hundreds of mourners, including leaders of Russia’s Wagner’s private militia, attended the funeral of pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky on Saturday at a cafe on April 2 killed in a bomb blast that Moscow blamed on Ukraine. On Tuesday, Russia charged Darya Trepova, 26, with terrorism crimes over the killing of Tatarsky in a St. Petersburg cafe where he was supposed to speak. She was remanded in custody and could face up to 20 years in prison.
UK PM Sunak to meet US president in Northern Ireland
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet Joe Biden in Northern Ireland next week, when the US president flies in for events marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday peace deal. The US remains influential in Northern Irish politics after helping broker the 1998 deal and has been trying to protect the peace from the pressures of Britain’s exit from the European Union.
Attack kills about 20 in eastern Congo; Islamic State claims responsibility
The Islamic State claimed responsibility Saturday for an attack in a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that authorities said killed about 20 people. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on its Telegram channel.
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