Sunday, April 7, 2024

Kremlin accuses Kyiv of attacking Russian-held nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine

A nuclear power plant is seen in the distance.

Russia's nuclear power corporation, Rosatom, accused Ukraine's military on Sunday of launching a series of attacks on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, and the UN's nuclear watchdog called for such incidents to cease immediately.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russian-ukraine-war-nuclear-plant-zaporizhzhia-1.7166440?cmp=rss

Israel withdraws more troops from southern Gaza as war reaches 6-month mark

People look at destroyed residential buildings.

The devastating war between Israel and Hamas reached its six-month mark on Sunday, with Israel announcing it had withdrawn more soldiers from southern Gaza — leaving just one brigade — and the two sides sending teams to Egypt for fresh talks on a potential ceasefire.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-hamas-war-six-months-1.7166167?cmp=rss

From bear chops to borscht, how menus helped shape world politics

A man wearing a suit is crouching and pointing at a menu.

The "A World of Menus" exhibit that opened last week in Rome at the Garum Library and Museum of Cuisine lays out some 400 historic menus. They offer a glimpse into defining moments of diplomatic aspirations, displays of wealth and power, creative acts of defiance and calm before catastrophe.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/garum-menu-exhibit-rome-1.7165449?cmp=rss

The 'subliminal messaging' as King Charles steps out

A person waves while leaving a chapel.

When King Charles greeted members of the public on Easter Sunday, the handshakes and smiles were more than friendly greetings for a monarch making his first significant public outing since word spread of his cancer diagnosis in early February.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/king-charles-public-appearance-queen-camilla-japan-royal-family-instafram-1.7164880?cmp=rss