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Moscow attack: 'The first thing you notice is the smell'

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg visits the Moscow concert hall where more than 100 were people were killed.

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UN Chief to Visit Gaza Border as Israel Vows Rafah Attack

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to visit Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip on Saturday, after Israel vowed to send its troops to fight Hamas in the nearby city of Rafah, even without support from the United States. During his visit, Guterres plans to reiterate his call for a humanitarian cease-fire, although renewed international pressure has so far failed to dissuade Israel from the planned ground offensive in Rafah, where most of… Read Full Article

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China’s Renewables, Oil Consumption Fit Gulf States, Analysts Say

Tel Aviv, Israel — During China’s annual national legislature this month, Premier Li Qiang announced plans to construct more solar and wind farms as well as hydropower projects. China is already the world’s largest producer of renewable energy and also holds near-monopolies on the globe’s renewable energy manufacturing and supply chain. Last year alone China produced more solar panels than the U.S. has ever produced in total. China’s dominance in electric vehicle battery components and… Read Full Article

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US Congress Averts Government Shutdown, Passing $1.2 Trillion Bill

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress early Saturday overwhelmingly passed a $1.2 trillion budget bill, keeping the government funded through a fiscal year that began six months ago and sending it to President Joe Biden to sign into law and avert a partial shutdown. The vote on passage was 74-24. Key federal agencies including the departments of Homeland Security, Justice, State and Treasury, which houses the Internal Revenue Service, will remain funded through September 30 after the bill was… Read Full Article

Algeria Scolds TV Stations for Ramadan Advertising, Immoral Programming

ALGIERS, Algeria — Officials in Algeria are chiding television stations over the content choices they've made since the start of Ramadan last week, injecting religion into broader discussions about how the country regulates content and advertising in media. Their criticisms come amid broader struggles facing journalists and broadcasters, where television stations and newspapers have historically relied heavily on advertising from the government and large state-aligned enterprises in the oil-… Read Full Article

100 Iconic Washington Cherry Trees To Be Cut Down, Including 'Stumpy'

washington — The sun is setting on Stumpy, the gnarled old cherry tree that has become a social media phenom. This year's cherry blossom festivities in Washington will be the last for Stumpy and more than 100 other cherry trees that will be cut down as part of a multiyear restoration of their Tidal Basin home. Starting in early summer, crews will begin working to replace the crumbling seawall around the Tidal Basin, the area around the Jefferson Memorial with the highest concentration of… Read Full Article