News Wire | Monday, April 3, 2023

NewsEurope
Russian Blogger Who Pushed for Ukraine War Dies in Cafe Explosion

By Ben Brasch | The Washington Post

An explosion at a St. Petersburg cafe killed a popular pro-war Russian blogger and injured at least 16 others, the Russian Interior Ministry said Sunday.

NewsMiddle East & North Africa
Israel Moves Forward With Far-Right Plan for National Guard

By Patrick Kingsley | The New York Times

The Israeli government agreed in principle Sunday to establish a national guard, handing a political victory to the far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who had long demanded the militia as a condition for supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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