Author: Antoine Sánchez

– 202404AP24073693458579 e1712082806925

The Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has selected a new chief diversity and inclusion officer at the State Department. The role had been empty for 10 months, but on Tuesday, the department revealed that Zakiya Carr Johnson will take on the position as the new chief diversity and inclusion officer (CDIO). Johnson will take over from the current acting CDIO, Conny Mayer. “American diplomacy…

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– 202404Sweden Weather 65163

Severe weather passed through several states, resulting in thousands of homes and businesses losing power, at least one death, and potential tornadoes. A spring snowstorm was expected to bring over a foot of snow in Wisconsin. One of the most affected areas was northeastern Oklahoma, where heavy rains led to three suspected tornadoes. The storms were also responsible for the death of a 46-year-old homeless woman in Tulsa who died inside a drainage pipe. In Ohio, firefighters rescued two people trapped under a bridge early Tuesday when the waters of an Ohio river started rising. Forecasters warned of more severe weather heading to the area.

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– 202404Biden XI 03110

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have talked about Taiwan, artificial intelligence and security issues in a call meant to show a return to regular leader-to-leader dialogue between the two powers. Tuesday’s call was their first conversation since their November summit created renewed ties between their militaries and a promise of enhanced cooperation on stemming the flow of fentanyl from China. The White House described the call as “candid and constructive.” Xi told Biden the two countries should stick to the bottom line of “no clash, no confrontation” as one of the principles for this year. Biden sees continued interactions as crucial for preventing competition between the two huge economies and nuclear-armed powers from turning into direct conflict.

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– 202404gaza worldcentralkitchen 040124 AP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted on Tuesday to being responsible for an attack that resulted in the deaths of seven aid workers from the charity group World Central Kitchen. Netanyahu, freshly released from the hospital after a hernia surgery, acknowledged that there was a “tragic incident in which our forces unintentionally caused harm to non-combatants in the Gaza Strip.”…

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