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Hungarian parliament blocks withdrawal from ICC
SWEDEN HERALD
BUDAPEST, Hungary- Hungary's parliament has voted by a large majority to suspend the country's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
1 dead & 9 missing after chemical tank implodes in Washington
ITV NEWS
LONGVIEW, Washington, USA- At least one person has been killed and nine others are missing after a massive chemical tank holding nearly a million gallons of a highly corrosive liquid imploded at a facility in Washington State.
WHO says 139 suspected Ebola deaths in Congo outbreak, numbers expected to rise
MIAMI HERALD
GENEVA, Switzerland- The World Health Organization said on Wednesday there were 600 suspected cases of Ebola and 139 suspected deaths and numbers are expected to rise given the time the virus circulated before the outbreak in Congo and Uganda was detected.
Last two bodies of Italian divers recovered from Maldives cave
THE INDEPENDENT
MALE, Maldives- The final two bodies from a group of Italian divers have been recovered from an underwater cave network in the Maldives, authorities said.
Trump arrives in Beijing for first US presidential visit in nearly a decade
REUTERS
BEIJING, China- President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by an entourage that included Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Elon Musk, after pledging to urge China's Xi Jinping to "open up" to US business at the start of their two-day summit.
Gunshots ring out at Philippine Senate where lawmaker is holed up
AL JAZEERA
MANILA, Philippines- More than a dozen gunshots rang out at the Philippine Senate as police and marines moved in to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.
China calls for Strait to be reopened 'as soon as possible' in Iran talks
BBC
BEIJING, China- Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has called for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened "as soon as possible" in talks with his Iranian counterpart.
Houston restaurateur suspected of killing pregnant wife, two children & himself
FOX NEWS
HOUSTON, Texas, USA- A wealthy restaurateur and former pharmaceutical CEO fatally shot his pregnant wife and two children before taking his own life in a suspected triple murder-suicide, authorities in Texas said.
King Charles III lauds ‘indispensable’ US-UK alliance at White House state dinner
EURO NEWS
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA- During the White House state dinner on Tuesday evening, King Charles III highlighted “one of the most consequential alliances in human history” in a largely jovial and lighthearted speech.
UAE to withdraw from OPEC to focus on ‘national interests’
THE NEW REGION
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced that it will exit the OPEC and OPEC+ oil cartels starting May 1, in a shift to focus on advancing its “national interests.”
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