The Sunday Subject – April 7, 2024

An Israeli strike killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza.

A drone fired missiles at the charity’s convoy, whose route had been cleared with the Israeli army. Their deaths provoked international outrage. Binyamin Netanyahu acknowledged the “tragic event” but said “this happens in war.” World Central Kitchen said it is pausing its operations in Gaza, as have other NGOs.

Taiwan was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 7.4.

The earthquake was the country’s strongest in 25 years. At least nine people were killed and a thousand injured. Most of the damage occurred in Hualien county, an eastern portion of the island.

Turkey’s opposition party triumphed in local elections across the country.

The Republican People’s Party (CHP), a center-left party, received 38% of the total vote, while the ruling Justice and Development (AK) party received 36%. The vote is seen as a rebuke to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his handling of the economy. Since his reelection as president in May, annual inflation has increased to 68.5%.

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