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Ukraine marks Chornobyl anniversary amid fears of history repeating due to Russia war
Ukraine commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster on Sunday, amid fears that Russia’s four-year war could spark a repeat of the world’s worst nuclear accident that led to thousands of deaths and devastating environmental consequences. Source link
How Carney's Davos speech holds up 3 months later
Mark Carney is trying to follow the approach of “values-based realism” in Canada’s international relations, which he announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January. In practice, standing up for sovereignty and international law isn’t always easy and doesn’t always happen. Source link
Parties backed by Palestinian President Abbas win seats in Gaza, sweep occupied West Bank
Loyalists of President Mahmoud Abbas won most races in Palestinian municipal elections, election officials said on Sunday, in a vote that for the first time in nearly two decades included a city in the Gaza Strip run by rival Hamas. Source link
Kenyan runner breaks 2-hour marathon barrier, shattering world record by 65 seconds
In a race for the ages, Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday, shattering the previous men’s world record by an astonishing 65 seconds. Source link
White House correspondents' dinner shooting suspect was a part-time teacher, game developer
The chief of the District of Columbia police department said investigators believe the suspect was a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the annual dinner was taking place, but that no motive had been determined. Source link
Trump whisked away from White House correspondents' dinner, attendees take cover
Attendees including U.S. President Donald Trump took cover at the White House correspondents dinner on Saturday after a loud noise, video from the scene showed, and he was taken away by Secret Service agents. Source link
Iran's foreign minister leaves Islamabad without meeting U.S. envoys, Pakistani officials say
U.S. envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan on Saturday in a new bid to salvage ceasefire talks with Tehran, even as Iran ruled out direct negotiations with U.S. representatives as its top diplomat arrived in Islamabad. Source link
Gunmen stage simultaneous attacks in and outside Mali capital, army says
Militants staged attacks in Mali’s capital Bamako and in several locations in the interior of the country on Saturday morning, the Mali army said, in an apparently coordinated assault involving multiple groups. Source link