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Exclusive: Blackwater founder’s latest sales pitch - mercenaries for Venezuela - Reuters

Exclusive: Blackwater founder’s latest sales pitch - mercenaries for Venezuela    Reuters Pompeo: Maduro loyalists looking for 'golden ticket' out of regime    Washington Examiner Pompeo says Maduro's inner circle looking for exit strategy in Venezuela | TheHill    The Hill U.S. Threatens Maduro Supporters After Russia and China Blast Plans to Overthrow Venezuelan President    Newsweek Venezuela’s National Assembly leader Juan Guaido denounces Russia’s “intervention” in Venezuela    Miami Herald View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://reut.rs/2ZJk5ib

Decoding ISIS leader's new video - Washington Examiner

Decoding ISIS leader's new video    Washington Examiner Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Of ISIS Apparently Releases Rare Video    NPR ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi Appears In Video For First Time In 5 Years | TIME    TIME ISIS leader al-Baghdadi pictured for first time since 2014, intel group says    Fox News Though Isis leader al-Baghdadi is alive, this poor strategist may not be a huge threat    The Independent View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://washex.am/2WdiBuz

Indonesia to relocate capital from sinking Jakarta | TheHill - The Hill

Indonesia to relocate capital from sinking Jakarta | TheHill    The Hill Indonesia Plans To Move Its Capital Out Of Jakarta, A City That's Sinking    NPR Indonesia mulls moving capital city away from Jakarta    New York Post Indonesia plans to relocate its capital from Jakarta    CNN Indonesia will move its capital to island less prone to earthquakes    Daily Mail View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News http://bit.ly/2vsI2fA

Is this whale a Russian spy? - BBC News

Is this whale a Russian spy?    BBC News Whale with mysterious harness may be Russian military 'spy,' experts say    Fox News Russia may be training whales for special ops force    New York Daily News Whale found off Norway's coast believed to be spying for Russia    New York Post There’s a new alleged Russian spy. It’s a beluga whale.    The Washington Post View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://bbc.in/2DBGAw0

Sri Lanka Bomber Trained in Syria With Islamic State - The Wall Street Journal

Sri Lanka Bomber Trained in Syria With Islamic State    The Wall Street Journal Sri Lanka bans face veils after Easter bombings | Al Jazeera English    Al Jazeera English Sri Lanka bans all face coverings for 'public protection' after bomb attacks    CNN Sri Lanka Easter bombings show Trump is wrong on ISIS    USA TODAY Sri Lanka’s headscarf ban has nothing to do with protecting citizens – its only goal is to punish Muslim women    The Independent View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://on.wsj.com/2ZJl6GR

Sri Lanka on alert for attacks as archbishop slams poor church security - Reuters

Sri Lanka on alert for attacks as archbishop slams poor church security    Reuters Sri Lankan security officials have warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday's suicide bombings are planning attacks and could be dressed in uniform, ... View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://reut.rs/2GFnsOq

Mark Zuckerberg built this 'sleep box' to help his wife sleep through the night - CNBC

Mark Zuckerberg built this 'sleep box' to help his wife sleep through the night    CNBC Mark Zuckerberg built a glowing ‘sleep box’ to help his wife snooze    Fox News Mark Zuckerberg's Invention to Help His Wife Sleep Is the Latest Step in Their Sweet Love Story    PEOPLE.com Mark Zuckerberg says he invented a 'sleep box' to improve his wife's slumber    CNN Mark Zuckerberg invents ‘sleep box’ to help his wife, others get better night’s rest    Sacramento Bee View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://cnb.cx/2WfugJ4

Trump administration officials seem to have caught themselves in a lie about North Korea - ThinkProgress

Trump administration officials seem to have caught themselves in a lie about North Korea    ThinkProgress Former US-North Korea envoy says Trump approved plan to pay $2 million to free American student    CNN Bolton: ‘No Money Was Paid’ to North Korea    National Review John Bolton: $2 million was promised but not paid to North Korea for Otto Warmbier    Washington Times Ex-government official confirms the US agreed to pay North Korea $2M    CNN View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News http://bit.ly/2W9fXWE

Brexit: Cross-party talks 'productive' and 'constructive' - BBC News

Brexit: Cross-party talks 'productive' and 'constructive'    BBC News Brexit talks take positive turn towards possible compromise    The Guardian Brexit: UK to ask EU for citizens' rights assurance    BBC News He’s done a better job of uniting Remainers and Leavers than May – but it’s time for Corbyn to pick a side    The Independent Labour members know what we need: a referendum and a campaign for remain    The Guardian View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://bbc.in/2V14ewN

Australian Senate candidate Steve Dickson quits over strip club videos - BBC News

Australian Senate candidate Steve Dickson quits over strip club videos    BBC News One Nation's Steve Dickson resigns over strip club footage    The Guardian Married politician Steve Dickson is filmed inside U.S strip club    Daily Mail View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://bbc.in/2VAanzk

Photos: Cyclone Kenneth Tears The Roofs Off In Mozambique : Goats and Soda - NPR

Photos: Cyclone Kenneth Tears The Roofs Off In Mozambique : Goats and Soda    NPR Some 160000 People Are At Risk In Mozambique After A Second Cyclone In Six Weeks | TIME    TIME Mozambique: Cyclone Kenneth aftermath in pictures    BBC News Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique: Death toll nears 40 as rain continues, flooding causes landslides today - Live updates    CBS News Cyclone death toll jumps; Comoros struggles to restore power    Los Angeles Times View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://n.pr/2GRfzqv

Burkina Faso church attack: At least five killed including priest - The Independent

Burkina Faso church attack: At least five killed including priest    The Independent Burkina Faso church attack sees Priest and sons SLAUGHTERED as six killed by terrorists    Express.co.uk Burkina Faso church attack leaves 5 dead, including priest    New York Post Five people including a priest are killed in Burkina Faso church attack    Daily Mail Burkina Faso: Christians killed in attack on church    BBC News View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://ind.pn/2PxYnJp

Alleged UAE spy under investigation for possible links to Jamal Khashoggi killing found dead in Turkish jail | TheHill - The Hill

Alleged UAE spy under investigation for possible links to Jamal Khashoggi killing found dead in Turkish jail | TheHill    The Hill Suspected UAE spy 'kills himself in Turkish prison'    BBC News Alleged spy tied to Jamal Khashoggi killing found dead in prison    New York Post Suspected UAE spy detained in Turkey commits suicide: State media | Al Jazeera English    Al Jazeera English Man accused of spying for the United Arab Emirates dies in Turkish custody    The Washington Post View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News http://bit.ly/2GRKsLx

US and China account for almost half of world's military spending, report says - CNN

US and China account for almost half of world's military spending, report says    CNN Russia drops out of top 5 global military spenders while US and China up the ante    CNBC Global military spending at new post-Cold War high, fueled by U.S., China: think-tank    Reuters US And China Spend As Much On Military As Rest Of World Combined    NPR Worldwide military spending rose in 2018 — here's who's spending the most and who's cutting back    Business Insider View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://cnn.it/2UKhFw8

Marine vet congressman rejects Ocasio-Cortez's claim of the VA not being broken - Washington Examiner

Marine vet congressman rejects Ocasio-Cortez's claim of the VA not being broken    Washington Examiner Behind the scenes with Ocasio-Cortez in new Netflix documentary 'Knock Down the House'    NBC News Conway on Ocasio-Cortez's silence on Sri Lanka Easter attack    Fox News Conway responds to Ocasio-Cortez: 'I judge no one's faith' | TheHill    The Hill AOC accuses Kellyanne Conway of trying to 'stoke suspicion' about her faith    Fox News View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://washex.am/2V7MpMD

ADL director on California synagogue shooting: Anti-Semitism is a 'vicious problem right now’ - Fox News

ADL director on California synagogue shooting: Anti-Semitism is a 'vicious problem right now’    Fox News Today's anti-Semitism festers in online sewers — and the pages of The New York Times    New York Post Two days after deadly synagogue shooting, Florida Senate passes anti-Semitism bill    Bradenton Herald Poway Synagogue Shooting: Why Conservatives Keep Getting Anti-Semitism Wrong    The Daily Beast Netanyahu won’t condemn the real danger to U.S. Jews: White nationalism    Washington Post View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://fxn.ws/2XNMh1w

Hundred Acre Wood: Fire breaks out in Ashdown Forest, in Sussex, England, inspiration for A.A. Milne's "Hundred Acre Wood" in Winnie-The-Pooh - CBS News

Hundred Acre Wood: Fire breaks out in Ashdown Forest, in Sussex, England, inspiration for A.A. Milne's "Hundred Acre Wood" in Winnie-The-Pooh    CBS News "Winnie-the-Pooh" fans know the beloved bear and his friends live in the "Hundred Acre Wood," but the real-life forest that inspired the children's story ... View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://cbsn.ws/2vsuL6P

1,100 experts call for time to rebuild Notre Dame well - ABC News

1,100 experts call for time to rebuild Notre Dame well    ABC News France in a rush to train skilled workers to restore Notre-Dame    Reuters Paris needs more carpenters to rebuild Notre Dame    New York Post Jentezen Franklin: Houses of worship, believers endure fire and bloodshed around the world but THIS prevails    Fox News Drop ‘unrealistic’ five-year deadline to rebuild Notre-Dame, Emmanuel Macron told    The Telegraph View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://abcn.ws/2IPGlS8

Fusion GPS claims 'nothing in the Steele memos has been disproven' by Mueller - Washington Examiner

Fusion GPS claims 'nothing in the Steele memos has been disproven' by Mueller    Washington Examiner Pompeo predicts Russia will be election threat for decades | TheHill    The Hill As security officials prepare for Russian attack on 2020 presidential race, Trump and aides play down threat    The Washington Post Mary Anne Marsh: If Dems want to beat Trump in 2020, we need to fix the election system first    Fox News Pompeo: 'Of course' Obama should have done more on Russian election interference    CNN View full coverage on Google News from World - World United States - Google News https://washex.am/2vsWZhP

After Mueller report: What ever happened to the ‘Steele dossier’?

A covert Russian operation to elect Donald Trump. Russian attempts to sow discord in the United States and between the U.S. and its Western allies. Yes – but also bullet points from the notorious “Steele dossier,” a group of memos based on information from confidential Russian sources and composed in 2016 by former British intelligence official Christopher Steele. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2vrozvU

With rise of Vox, Europe's populist wave reaches Spanish shores

Lola Enriquez, from the small district of Maracena in Granada, hasn’t always been open about her support of Vox, Spain’s ultranationalist party. Today Vox is set to enter parliament after winning over more than 10% of voters in Spain’s general election on Sunday. It is the first far-right party to gain a foothold in the Spanish legislature in the country’s democratic history – an achievement unthinkable just a few years ago. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2vywBTD

The tender embrace after a synagogue shooting

Last Saturday, just after a lone gunman killed one and injured two at a synagogue in Poway, California, any number of people rushed to repair the rupture of harmony in the community. A nearby Orthodox church opened its door to the Jewish victims. Counselors were sent to the homes of the Chabad of Poway victims. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2DHkhoJ

Beast from the east: Indian mountaineers reckon they've found Yeti footprints

Mountaineers from the Indian army on a expedition in Nepal have found mysterious large footprints in the snow that they think belong to the Yeti, or the abominable snowman, the military said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2vpRIYv

Suspected explosive device found, man arrested in New Zealand's Christchurch

New Zealand police said on Tuesday a man was arrested and bomb disposal officers found a package with a suspected explosive device at a vacant property in Christchurch, where 50 people were killed in attacks by a lone gunman on two mosques in March. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PBS07T

Factbox: The main political parties in South Africa's election

South Africans voting for a new national parliament on May 8 will have 48 parties to choose from -- more than at any election since the end of white minority rule in 1994. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PL18qZ

Sri Lanka maintains high alert for attacks ahead of Ramadan

Sri Lankan security forces maintained a high level of alert on Tuesday after the Easter Sunday bombings, officials said, amid intelligence reports that Islamist militants were planning fresh attacks before the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2INZUKJ

Australian right-wing senate candidate resigns after strip-club video emerges

The leader of Australia's right-wing One Nation party, Pauline Hanson, said on Tuesday one of her senate candidates has resigned from the party after footage emerged showing him making derogatory comments and touching a dancer in a U.S. strip club. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2ZLPKQ8

Britain's Labour hails progress in cross-party Brexit talks: The Times

Prime Minister Theresa May's government has made substantive moves in Brexit talks with the opposition Labour Party, The Times newspaper reported, citing unidentified Labour sources. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Wl0DX7

Islamic State airs video purporting to be leader al-Baghdadi

Islamic State's media network on Monday published a threatening video message purporting to come from its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in what would be his first appearance since declaring the jihadists' now-defunct "caliphate" five years ago. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GIYSw1

Sri Lanka lifts ban on social media, security remains tight

The Sri Lankan government has lifted a ban on social media platforms intended to stop the spread of rumors after the Easter Sunday bombings, a source from the president's office said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2ZTsQq6

China sentences Canadian to death for drug offences

A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian national to death on Tuesday for producing and trafficking methamphetamine, amid heightened tension between Beijing and Ottawa over the arrest of a Huawei Technologies executive. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GTOa7i

Emperor Akihito prays ahead of Japan's first abdication in two centuries

Japan's Emperor Akihito prayed to a Shinto sun goddess on Tuesday, starting a day of ceremonies to mark the end of a three-decade reign in which he sought to ease painful memories of World War Two and bring the monarchy closer to people. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2IPFpNA

Japanese thank departing emperor whose era marked shift from 1980s boom

Japanese expressed warmth and gratitude toward Emperor Akihito ahead of his abdication on Tuesday, but judged his three-decade Heisei era as a period of difficulty and transition for Japan after the economic boom and confidence of the 1980s. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XT2dj3

Fearful and fenced in: foreign children of IS face indefinite stay in Iraq

The children ran along the narrow enclosure, screaming, fighting and crying for the attention of the prison worker distributing sweets and balloons. Bug-bitten toddlers, too small to walk, clung to the sides of the chain link fence, staring blankly. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2J5zkw7