- — Pope Francis highlights St. Peter's repentance on Holy Thursday
- Pope Francis praised priests as "heroic" witnesses but called on them to move closer to Christ through adversity such as shortcomings and "hardened hearts" during the Chrism Mass at the Vatican on Thursday.
- — Maundy Thursday service hears recording of King Charles, Camilla distributes 'Maundy Money'
- King Charles was represented by Queen Camilla at a Maundy Thursday service at Britain's Worcester Cathedral, with the congregation hearing a recorded message in place of the monarch's traditional Easter address.
- — China suspends tariffs on imported bottled Australian wine
- China is lifting import tariffs imposed on Australia's more than $650 million trade in bottled wine after almost four years during which it was effectively priced out of the Chinese market, Canberra said Thursday.
- — Draft assisted dying legislation introduced into Scottish Parliament
- A draft assisted-dying bill that would change the law so that doctors and other medical professionals could help terminally ill people die without fear of prosecution was introduced to the Scottish Parliament.
- — Benjamin Netanyahu courts support for Rafah offensive: Victory 'weeks away'
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's victory in the war against Hamas was only "a few weeks away" and that they have "no choice" but to launch a controversial ground offensive into Rafah in southern Gaza.
- — Victory in Gaza only 'weeks away,' says Netanyahu as he courts support for Rafah offensive
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's victory in the war against Hamas was only "a few weeks away" and that they have "no choice" but to launch a controversial ground offensive into Rafah.
- — U.S. adds new sanctions targeting North Korea's weapons program
- The United States imposed new sanctions on six North Korean individuals and two entities that generate revenue and facilitate financial transactions for the regime's weapons program, the Treasury Department said.
- — Colombian Navy teams with U.S. partners to seize 3 tons of cocaine after water, air chase
- The Colombian Navy says it has seized three tons of cocaine in conjunction with U.S. Central Command's Joint Interagency Task Force.
- — United States, Britain issue sanctions to financial backers of Gaza Now
- The financial supporters of the media network Gaza Now, were hit by sanctions by the U.S. Treasury and the British Treasury for promoting terrorism on Wednesday.
- — Chinese President Xi meets with U.S. CEOs in Beijing
- Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday met with several U.S. CEOs and academics in Beijing in what appeared to be an effort reassure foreign investors amid global Chinese-U.S. tensions.
- — Deaths, hospitalizations linked to Kobayashi Pharma's beni-koji supplement
- Two deaths and 106 hospitalizations led to an order Wednesday from Japan's health ministry to destroy red yeast rice supplement products made by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. containing beni-koji.
- — Russia executed 32 Ukrainian POWs in past three months, routinely tortures captives, says U.N.
- Ukrainian prisoners of war are being executed by their Russian captors in ever higher numbers amid ongoing human rights and abuses and inhuman treatment, United Nations monitors said.
- — Japan's yen tumbles to 34-year low against dollar in trading
- The Japanese yen tumbled to its lowest mark against the U.S. dollar since 1990 on Wednesday, temporarily sliding to the 151.97-per-dollar level as investors continued to sell the country's currency.
- — Thailand's lower house passes same-sex marriage bill
- Thai lawmakers advanced legislation on Wednesday that would legalize same-sex marriage in the Southeast Asian nation.
- — U.S., South Korea launch task force to thwart North Korean oil smuggling
- The United States and South Korea launched a task force to counter North Korea's illicit oil smuggling operations, both governments said Wednesday, as Russia appears to be helping the regime circumvent U.N. sanctions.
- — Suicide attack kills six, including five Chinese engineers, in Pakistan
- Five Chinese engineers and their Pakistani driver are dead after a suicide bomber crashed his vehicle into their bus, authorities and officials said.
- — PRCS: Southern Gaza hospital shutters following Israeli siege
- The Palestine Red Crescent Society said southern Gaza's Al-Amal Hospital has been shuttered following weeks of being under siege by Israeli forces.
- — Russian court extends WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich's pre-trial detention
- A Russian court extended Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's pre-trial detention extended to at least June 30, marking a year he has been in the custody of the Federal Security Service.
- — As cancer treatment continues, King Charles III will attend Easter services
- King Charles III will attend Easter church services at Windsor Castle's Saint George's Chapel, as Britain's monarch returns to limited public duties while undergoing treatment for cancer.
- — New Zealand says China was behind 2021 cyberattack on parliament
- China was behind a 2021 cyberattack on New Zealand's Parliamentary Council Bureau, according to the Government Communications Security Bureau.
- — British court gives United States 3 weeks to show Julian Assange would get fair trial
- Britain's High Court ruled Tuesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can mount a fresh appeal against extradition on spying charges unless it receives U.S. assurances his First Amendment rights will be protected.
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