August Wilson Like You’ve Never Heard Him Before: In Italian
In three U.S. cities, a new production of the playwright’s cabdriver drama “Jitney” will be imported from Italy. Source link
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Supreme Leader Says Iran Is Planning for Ongoing Control of Strait
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement that Iran would establish “new legal frameworks” for the Strait of Hormuz. He also said his country would retain its nuclear capabilities. Source link
How Trump’s Iran Blockade Is Complicating a High-Stakes Trip to China
If President Trump flies to China as planned in May, the primary topic will clearly be the rippling economic effects of a war that Beijing has made clear it viewed as unnecessary. Source link
Man sentenced to death for murder of toddlers at Ugandan nursery
Christopher Okello Onyum had pleaded insanity but this was dismissed by the judge. Source link
Journalist Detained in Kuwait Says He Was Stripped of Citizenship
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a Kuwaiti-American, was held for several weeks after posting about the Iran war. Kuwait does not appear to have commented publicly on his case. Source link
China to ban drone sales in Beijing citing security concerns
Drone users will also be required to register their devices and secure permits before flying them. Source link
Why China banning drone sales in Beijing?
China is to ban the sale of drones in Beijing and permits will be required to fly them under new rules that take effect on Friday. Drones and key components will be prohibited from being sold, rented or brought into the Chinese capital. Drone owners will also be required to register their devices with the…
Trump says US studying troop cuts in Germany, as spat with Merz intensifies
The US military deployment in Germany is by far its biggest in Europe, with about 12,000 troops in Italy and a further 10,000 in the UK. Many are stationed at the big Ramstein air base outside the southwestern German city of Kaiserslautern. And while Trump has proposed US troop reductions in Germany before, they have…
Trainee driver crashes bus into River Seine
The driver hit a parked car and veered off the road into the river – about 12 miles south of Paris – early on Thursday. Source link
'How are we going to get back home?' Islamist group tightens blockade on Mali capital
The blockade comes days after Mali’s defence minister was assassinated in a series of nationwide attacks. Source link