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The Premier of the British Virgin Islands and the territory's ports director were arrested Thursday in Miami on charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering, according to a criminal affidavit filed in the US District Court's Southern District of Florida. http://dlvr.it/SPSQrM

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in Jeddah on Thursday, marking his first visit to the country since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. http://dlvr.it/SPS0jz

Even though she says the images play out like a movie in her mind, it's a scene she couldn't possibly ever have imagined: The end of her world as she knew it, and quite possibly her own imminent demise. http://dlvr.it/SPP2TD

"If you don't leave from here, we will burn your houses," a bearded Muslim man in a traditional skullcap cries as he rallies against Kashmir's minority Hindus. http://dlvr.it/SPNcxv

A freak electrocution in southern India killed at least 11 people, including two children, when their vehicle snagged overhead transmission lines and burst into flames as they rode in a religious procession, authorities said on Wednesday. http://dlvr.it/SPNbHh

Three teachers from China and a driver have been killed in a suspected suicide bombing near a Chinese language learning center in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi. http://dlvr.it/SPK1hM

Beijing has rolled out mass Covid testing for nearly 20 million residents in most of the city, as authorities race to contain a fresh Omicron outbreak that has sparked panic buying amid fears of a Shanghai-style lockdown. http://dlvr.it/SPFXd1

There are around 175,000 white and orange U-Haul rental trucks in the United States and Canada for do-it-yourself movers. And they all have something strange in common: Arizona license plates with the word "apportioned" slapped on them. http://dlvr.it/SPCdQr

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At least 168 people have been killed and 98 injured in tribal clashes in the western Darfur town of Kreinik, a spokesperson for a refugee group said on Sunday. http://dlvr.it/SPC3nX

Slovenia's populist Prime Minister, Janez Janša, lost a national election on Sunday as the environmentalist Freedom Movement party won more votes than his SDS party, according to preliminary figures from election authorities. http://dlvr.it/SPBXWy

Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told CNN that security steps taken by the Israeli government in Gaza and Jerusalem were not politically motivated. http://dlvr.it/SP9nm5

The Boring Company, Elon Musk's bid to beat traffic by putting Teslas in tunnels, has raised $675 million, which it plans to use to build more of its Loop projects. http://dlvr.it/SP7Rsh

Anheuser-Busch InBev said on Friday it would sell its stake in Russian joint-venture AB InBev Efes which will result in a $1.1 billion impairment charge in its first quarter results. http://dlvr.it/SP7Rg2

A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The Walt Disney Company, a longtime engine of Florida's economy, now finds itself in a disorienting position: Enemy of Florida's governor Ron DeSantis. http://dlvr.it/SP7RZq

When Shirley Raines was named the 2021 CNN Hero of the Year in New York City last December, she wasted no time bringing the honor back to her Skid Row community in Los Angeles. http://dlvr.it/SP7RTf

Investors have quickly turned on companies like Netflix that were growing fast during the recovery from the pandemic but are now sputtering. Yet Tesla, which skeptics have long said is overvalued based on rosy projections for the future, is experiencing a much softer landing. http://dlvr.it/SP7RS6

The British Olympic Association (BOA) announced on Thursday the team was informed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that it must return the silver medals from the 4x100m relay event won during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. http://dlvr.it/SNfghj

Vitol Group, the world's top independent oil merchant, will stop trading Russian crude oil and products by the end of the year, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN. http://dlvr.it/SNdq2z

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A 14-year-old Palestinian boy was shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank village of Husan, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, amid a series of violent incidents and clashes across the territory overnight. http://dlvr.it/SNZg8P

New Zealand's top court ruled Wednesday that a murder suspect can be extradited to China to face trial in a landmark decision following a more than decade-long legal battle. http://dlvr.it/SNZg71

When Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, his goals were clear. He wanted to bring his neighbor to heel, assert Russian authority in Eastern Europe and make the West think twice about expanding militarily and politically toward Russia's borders. http://dlvr.it/SNXBzy

Boeing is likely to lose about 90 jet orders due to "geopolitical issues" related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the company said Tuesday. http://dlvr.it/SNWlYv

Heavy rains and floods have battered the eastern coast of South Africa, killing at least 59 people, damaging roads and destroying houses, prompting authorities to urge residents to stay at home. http://dlvr.it/SNWC8X

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When people took to the streets in Egypt in 2011, protesters chanted about freedom and social justice — but also bread. The cost of pantry staples had jumped because of the skyrocketing price of goods like wheat, stoking fury with President Hosni Mubarak. http://dlvr.it/SNRhpB

"Those shiny tanks are being set ablaze -- Bayraktar -- that's the new craze," go the lyrics of a popular Ukrainian song dedicated to a drone that has become one of many symbols of the nation's resistance. http://dlvr.it/SNNhnB

It's not every day that you spot a cruise ship for sale on Craigslist. So Chris Willson was immediately intrigued when he stumbled across a 293-foot vessel listed on the classified advertisements website back in 2008. http://dlvr.it/SNN9P8

A baby dusky pademelon has finally been spotted at the Chester Zoo. http://dlvr.it/SNLfw6

Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinian women in separate incidents in the West Bank on Sunday, further heightening tensions between Israelis and Palestinians after weeks of deadly attacks. In a third incident, a Jewish man was shot dead in Israel after allegedly trying to steal a gun being carried by a soldier. http://dlvr.it/SNLMXX

France's presidential runoff will likely see Emmanuel Macron face off against Marine Le Pen for a second election in a row, but the woman challenging France's current leader is hardly the same candidate that lost by nearly two votes to one in 2017. http://dlvr.it/SNL6H1

How does a war on the other side of the world impact US consumers at home? In the case of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it's felt at the dinner table: Yes, the war will likely be the main topic of dinner conversation, but it will also make the food on the table a lot more expensive. http://dlvr.it/SNHn5f

Holocaust survivor and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner, Gerda Weissmann Klein, died April 3, her son Jim Klein confirmed to CNN. She was 97. http://dlvr.it/SNHWN8

A man has been jailed for life after pleading guilty to the murder of 28-year-old teacher Sabina Nessa in a killing that sparked renewed outcry about the UK's epidemic of violence against women and girls. http://dlvr.it/SNDVmr

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New commercial satellite imagery is showing some of the clearest signs to date that North Korea is tunneling again at its remote underground nuclear test site in a way that could potentially shorten the time it needs for its next test. http://dlvr.it/SN9pZ6

Russia is in imminent danger of default after the United States cut off the country's ability to pay its debt using frozen dollars sitting in American banks. http://dlvr.it/SN8SN0

Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaore was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in a coup, a military tribunal ruled on Wednesday. http://dlvr.it/SN5Qsq

The World Bank said on Tuesday that countries in Asia may have to deal with three major economic shocks this year — the war in Ukraine, a sharp slowdown in China, and rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve. http://dlvr.it/SN4tnk

Israel's government was dealt a major blow on Wednesday when coalition chairwoman Idit Silman resigned, depriving the government of its majority. http://dlvr.it/SN4J10

SpaceX says Starship is the most powerful rocket ever built. Here's everything you need to know about the vehicle Elon Musk plans to use to set up a self-sustaining city on Mars. http://dlvr.it/SN1Hf8

An alleged Janjaweed militia leader on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the first ever trial at the International Criminal Court dealing with Sudan's Darfur conflict of nearly two decades ago. http://dlvr.it/SN0hnX

A string of cabinet ministers and the central bank governor have resigned in Sri Lanka, as protesters in the capital defy curfew orders amid the country's worst economic crisis in decades. http://dlvr.it/SMx8Yh

For three straight nights last week, Upul took to the streets of Sri Lanka's capital city holding a candle or a placard as he protested the country's worst economic crisis in decades. http://dlvr.it/SMtHtX

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Marija Stonyte picks up her phone and anxiously dials in a number. After a couple of rings, a woman picks up. http://dlvr.it/SMrdqm

A series of terror attacks and violent incidents have put Israel and the Palestinian territories on edge again. http://dlvr.it/SMp18C

The Toyota Corolla became world's best-selling car mostly because it's inexpensive, efficient and practical. Exciting? Maybe not that. http://dlvr.it/SMnWtb