Israeli attack on Gaza police vehicle kills 8
- Eight people believed to be law enforcement officers tasked with protecting aid have been killed in an Israeli army attack on their vehicle in Gaza City.
- Israel’s war cabinet is to meet to decide on a response to Iran’s weekend missile and drone attacks.
- An Israeli air attack has destroyed a mosque and nearby homes in northern Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp with a large number of children and women wounded.
- Iran warns Israel it will face a “painful response” if it takes the “slightest action” to retaliate against Tehran’s missile and drone attacks. Israel urges 32 countries to impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its missile programme.
- Israeli settlers continue their deadly rampage in the occupied West Bank, and more Israeli troops are deployed.
- At least 33,843 Palestinians have been killed and 76,575 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attacks stands at 1,139, and dozens of people are still being held captive in Gaza.
At least 11 children killed, bodies ‘torn apart’ in attack on al-Maghazi
We’re just looking at a horrific attack that just took place in the al-Maghazi refugee camp within the last 45 minutes or so.
A drone fired missiles at a group of people. Later, we learned from an eyewitness in the area that these were a group of children at a playground that was set up near the camp for displaced families.
These children were regularly visiting this playground.
Eleven children have been killed in this attack … with dozens of injuries in the area. Those at the scene of the attack describe horrific scenes of children torn apart from the massive explosion caused by the missiles.
Artworks carried to safety as fire blazes at Copenhagen’s old stock exchange
Spire collapses as fire engulfs Danish landmark, which houses one of country’s most valuable art collections
Firefighters at Copenhagen’s historic former stock exchange have been battling a huge blaze that has engulfed the 17th-century building’s roof, toppled its distinctive spire and threatened one of Denmark’s most valuable art collections.
“We are witnessing a terrible spectacle. The Bourse is on fire,” the Chamber of Commerce, which occupies the building next to Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish parliament, wrote on X. “Everyone is asked to stay away.”
Dramatic footage showed huge plumes of black smoke rising from the Dutch Renaissance-style building, which was undergoing renovation and clad in scaffolding. Police said they had blocked off a main road and part of the city centre.
Truong My Lan: Is Vietnam's corruption fight going too far?
Billionaire Truong My Lan was sentenced to death for embezzling the equivalent of 3% of Vietnam's GDP. Authorities say they're setting an example, but the sentence is seen as an extreme step by Vietnam's EU partners.
The alleged mastermind of arguably the largest corruption scandal in Southeast Asian history was sentenced to death in Vietnam last week as the country's communist government ratchets up its anti-corruption campaign.
Truong My Lan, 67, was charged with the embezzlement of around $12.5 billion (€11.7 billion), the equivalent of around 3% of Vietnam's 2022 GDP, from the Saigon Joint Commercial Bank (SCB).
She also illegally owed a majority share of the bank, and was found guilty for allowing loans that resulted in losses of €25.2 billion.
Georgian lawmakers debate controversial 'foreign influence' bill as opponents call for mass protests
Georgian lawmakers on Tuesday agreed an early draft of a controversial "foreign influence" bill, sparking fears of protests against the legislation criticised for mirroring repressive Russian law.
The law has sparked outrage in Georgia and concern in the West, with many arguing it undermines Georgia's bid for European Union membership.
Lawmakers voted 78 to 25 to approve the draft bill for further debate and are expected to pass the law on first reading later Tuesday.
The ruling Georgian Dream party holds a commanding majority in the legislature and can pass it without opposition backing.
Opponents have called for a mass rally against the law on Tuesday. On Monday, police detained 14 demonstrators when some 10,000 people took to the streets.
Google faces FTC action on alleged restrictions of rival’s ad service
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 16, 2024 at 16:40 JST
The Fair Trade Commission is expected to take its first administrative action against Google LLC based on the Anti-Monopoly Law on suspicion of impeding a rival's search advertising business, sources said.
The FTC has investigated the U.S. search engine giant since 2022 on suspicion that its contract with Japanese internet service provider Yahoo Japan Corp. restricted the latter’s search advertising business for smartphone sites in violation of the law, the sources said.
Google is believed to have submitted a plan to voluntarily halt the alleged antitrust practice and prevent a recurrence to the FTC this month.
Sydney church stabbing was 'terrorist' attack, police say
By Tiffanie Turnbull & Simon Atkinson, BBC News, Sydney
Australian police have declared Monday's stabbing at a Sydney church a religiously motivated "terrorist act".
At least four people suffered "non-life-threatening" injuries, police say. The attacker was also hurt.
The incident was captured on a church livestream and quickly triggered unrest in the suburb of Wakeley.
Australian police define terror offences as being ideologically motivated. Investigations are still under way, but they say they are satisfied this is a case of religious extremism.
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