There's an unverified DPRK AMA going on over on Lemmy and .world

Edit: pretty nuanced and not a caricature of Yeonmi Park, so either a well-educated troll or real.

Edit 2: .world took theirs down, lol

Edit 3: it's back. Decent but not verified info, interesting but take it with a large heaping of salt.

So Van Hollen met with Kilmar in El Salvador and Kilmar just had to go back to jail afterwards? Weren't they outside at a restaurant?

"Commemoration of 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda"

Nelly Darlene Teta, Cindy Monia Keza, Sandrine Amahoro Rutayisire, and Allegra Nshuti, read a poem and lights candles in honour of families lost during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda during the 31st commemoration of the genocide on the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

The event was co-organized by Permanent Mission of Rwanda and Department of Global Communications.

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Russia's Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, 19 April 2025 - Reuters

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Before anyone gets too excited, this unilateral Russian ceasefire is just for this Easter Saturday evening and Sunday, starting at 15:00 UTC today 19 April (almost two hours ago), and ending on Sunday at midnight Moscow time, presumably 21:00 UTC 20 April. So just for Easter, a 30 hour unilateral ceasefire. It's unknown how Ukraine will respond to this action, if they will continue attacking or also cease fire. There was also a large prisoner of war exchange today, at at 1:1 ratio of 246 prisoners between Russia and Ukraine.

The idea of an Easter ceasefire was first discussed in the leaked 100 day peace plan for Ukraine discussed and linked here, so it's very interesting that at least Russia is publicly committing to this idea of an Easter ceasefire.

China warns it will take "resolute and reciprocal" countermeasures against countries negotiating with the US if they strike deals at China’s expense in the ongoing trade war.

Responding to reports that Donald Trump is pressuring nations to limit trade with China in exchange for tariff exemptions, China’s commerce ministry stated, "China firmly opposes any party reaching a deal at the expense of China’s interests."

The ministry added that "appeasement will not bring peace," warning that seeking temporary selfish interests at the expense of others will ultimately fail and harm everyone involved.

— From The Cradle (21/4/25)

Glory to the martyrs, modern day Achilles and Patroclus

“This video features a rare glimpse of the intense clashes that took place in Odaisseh, southern Lebanon, on October 2nd, 2025 by Hezbollah. These clashes lasted throughout the entire night. On that day, the IOF's Egoz unit was ambushed there, resulting in 7 killed soldiers and 30 wounded.

The video features the martyrs Mohammed Ahmad Tabaja "Amir" and Mohammed Suli "Ali Atwi," who ascended hours after filming this video.”

https://streamable.com/75zbpj

https://t.me/PalestineResist/76205

Iran is unlikely to sign any nuclear deal, either permanent or temporary, without assurances and guarantees that Trump will not withdraw like he did in 2018, according to senior Iranian officials – Reuters

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not sure if posted but CW:SA Israeli Minister Orit Strook’s daughter accuses parents of sexually assaulting her as a child https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bL6S5e3-KB4

US airstrikes continue on Yemen for the 37th night in a row, with multiple airstrikes on Kamaran Island and Marib Governorate.

More airstrikes on the capital, Sana'a.

Renewed airstrikes in Sana'a and Saada Governorates.

More airstrikes on Saada, Sana'a Ma'rib, Al Mahwit, and Amran Governorates. ~~I think this is the first strike on Al Mahwit during this campaign.~~

Turns out that the cruise missile that landed in Al Mahwit government was likely not from a US airstrike, but a failed Ansarallah Quds series cruise missile launch.

More airstrikes on Ma'rib.

Warning for potential graphic imagery of casualties during ongoing airstrikes:

Al Masirah TV twitter

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Ukraine truce is broken as many predicted it would be. Don't know full details too many western outlets laying the blame on Putin. Non western outlets blaming Ukraine. Fog of war right now.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-putin-zelensky-easter-truce-latest-news-b2736321.html

US airstrikes continue on Yemen for the 34th night in a row, with multiple airstrikes targeting a government complex in Al Bayda' Governorate. Saudi Arabian artillery shelling was also reported along the border in Saada Governorate.

More airstrikes in Sana'a Governorate, as well as strikes hitting oil port facilities in Hodeidah Governorate.

Fires still raging in Hodeidah. The fires at the oil facilities are massive. This likely has to do with US sanctions on the port, trying to eliminate it as a source of income. Big escalation. Also makes the Saudis visit to Iran today make sense, they likely knew this strike was coming and fear Ansarallah/Houthi retaliation.

Videos of the fires

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Just as reports have come in that 80% of the fires have been extinguished, there have been even more US airstrikes at Ras Isa Fuel Port in Hodeidah. A double tap strike, the US really wants to try destroy everything there and keep it burning.

22 deaths, including 5 emergency workers, have been reported as a result of the US double tap strike on the Ras Isa Fuel Port in Hodeidah.

Warning for potential graphic imagery of casualties during ongoing airstrikes:

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Link to yesterday's update

US airstrikes continue on Yemen for the 36th night in a row, with 13 airstrikes reported on the sea port and airport in Hodeidah.

Multiple rounds of airstrikes in various areas of Sana'a Governorate, along with airstrikes in Ma'rib Governorate.

More rounds of airstrikes in Sana'a.

Footage of heavy airstrikes in Sana'a, along with a cruise missile strike at the end

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Another statement from the Yemeni Armed Forces, announcing the shoot down of the 21st MQ-9 Reaper drone. It appears that the electro optical sensor based (with minimal radar) anti drone air defence network is difficult to suppress, despite recent US attempts in doing so.

U.S. President Trump regarding his rejection of an Israeli offer to bomb Iran:

I never said I'm ruling out an attack on Iran, but I'm not in a rush to do it.

NGO's Takes Danish Pro-Genocide Arms Exports To Supreme Court

Four independent NGO's—Amnesty International, Oxfam Denmark, ActionAid Denmark, and the Palestinian group Al-Haq—are appealing to Denmark’s Supreme Court after a lower court rejected their case against the Nordic hermit kingdom's arms exports to the illegal zionist entity.

The groups argue that Danish-made components used in U.S.-produced F-35 fighter jets are contributing to war crimes in Gaza, where indiscriminate zionist bombings have murdered large numbers of civilians. They claim this violates international law, including EU and UN arms export regulations.

Denmark’s Eastern High Court dismissed the case, stating the organizations lack legal standing. In response, the NGO's criticized the ruling as a dangerous precedent that shields the regime from accountability. They argued that civil society groups with direct connections to victims of zionist atrocities must be allowed to challenge arms trade decisions. Al-Haq questioned who, if not humanitarian organizations, can represent the victims of atrocities in court. Similar lawsuits are underway in the UK and the Netherlands.

• Source: Organisationer tager retssag om våbeneksport til Højesteret, Arbejderen, April 11th 2025

Are there any places that provide English-language news on Burkina Faso? I keep seeing stuff on tiktok and ngl some of it is unsourced and possibly bogus

General Counsel of US DHS Joseph N. Mazzara says, if Kilmar Abrego Garcia showed up at a US port of entry, they would let him into the country per the court's orders, then deport him to El Salvador:

8. DHS has established processes for taking steps to remove domestic obstacles that would otherwise prevent an alien from lawfully entering the United States. I have been authorized to represent that DHS is prepared to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s presence in the United States in accordance with those processes if he presents at a port of entry.

9. I have been authorized to represent that if Abrego Garcia does present at a port of entry, he would become subject to detention by DHS. In that case, DHS would take him into custody in the United States and either remove him to a third country or terminate his withholding of removal because of his membership in MS-13, a designated foreign terrorist organization, and remove him to El Salvador.

Some combat footage from Russia’s special military operation.

Russian drones destroyed Kiev regime military equipment near the Belgorod oblast border: https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1-1.mp4?_=1

A Russian drone operator discovered a gap in a ‘drone net’ covered road…: https://odysee.com/@Support4Z:b/%F0%9F%93%BD%EF%B8%8F-A-%F0%9F%87%AC%F0%9F%87%A7-%F0%9F%87%AB%F0%9F%87%B7,--Russian-fiber-optic-FPV-drone-manages-to-find-a-gap-in-the-net:8

Another US-built M109 self-propelled howitzer recently got destroyed in Kharkov oblast: https://news-pravda.com/world/2025/04/09/1224707.html

https://www.namibian.com.na/nandi-ndaitwah-dismisses-social-media-claims-of-american-deportations-from-namibia/ Ppl using AI spread fake news about namibia expelling Americans. social media is a disgrace

Orange shitstain been real quiet about canada.

CW: possible gore

possible satellite images of CECOT are floating around, searching by name on google maps is censored but if you put in the coordinates you get some results (at least you did yesterday, unsure about today). its as horrific as you imagine.

(note that info for this was sourced from twitter threads, please take with a massive grain of salt)