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    TOP STORIES
    
    GLOBAL
    
    ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-IRAQ-USA/ 
    Five rockets fired from Iraq towards US military base in
Syria, security sources say
    MOSUL (Reuters) - At least five rockets were launched from
Iraq's town of Zummar towards a U.S. military base in
northeastern Syria on Sunday, two Iraqi security sources told
Reuters.
    
  
    BRAZIL-POLITICS/ 
    Brazil's Bolsonaro rallies supporters in Rio
    RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former Brazilian
President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday rallied thousands of
supporters in Rio de Janeiro in a bid to raise his political
capital after losing a bid for reelection to leftist Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva in October 2022 and facing allegations of
involvement in a coup.
    
    U.S.
    
    USA-ELECTION-TRUMP-YOUTH/ 
    Some young people see Trump as an answer to their economic
woes
    GREEN BAY (Reuters) - Thin with a boyish face and earrings
in both ears, 23-year-old Isayah Turner does not look like a
stereotypical Trump supporter, who tend to be middle aged or
older.
    
  
    USA-CONGRESS-HOUSE-JOHNSON/ 
    Some Democrats signal support for embattled House Republican
Speaker Johnson
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of
Representatives on Sunday signaled a willingness to support
House Speaker Mike Johnson, as Republican hardliners threaten to
oust him following the passage of critical aid for Ukraine.

    BUSINESS
    
    TESLA-CHINA/ 
    Tesla cuts prices in China, Germany, and around globe after
US cuts
    BEIJING/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab
has cut prices in a number of its major markets - including in
China and Germany - after price cuts in the United States - as
it grapples with falling sales and an intensifying price war for
electric vehicles (EVs), especially against cheaper Chinese EVs.
    
  
    USA-TIKTOK/ 
    TikTok says US House bill that could ban app would 'trample'
free speech
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - TikTok on Sunday repeated its
free-speech concerns about a bill passed by the House of
Representatives that would ban the popular social media app in
the U.S. if Chinese owner, opens new tab ByteDance did not sell
its stake within a year.

    ENTERTAINMENT
    
    MUSIC-TAYLOR-SWIFT/ 
    Taylor Swift surprises with second 'Tortured Poets
Department' album
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taylor Swift surprised fans with her
new record "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday, revealing
it was a double album featuring songs about heartbreak and a
period described as "the saddest story" of the singer's life.
    
  
    TELEVISION-BON-JOVI-LONDON-PREMIERE/ 
    Bon Jovi docuseries allows peek at band's private history
    LONDON (Reuters) - Rockers Bon Jovi open up about their
40-year career in the new docuseries "Thank You, Goodnight: The
Bon Jovi Story".
    
    SPORTS    
    
    TENNIS-BARCELONA/ 
    Ruud defeats Tsitsipas to win Barcelona Open
    BARCELONA (Reuters) - Casper Ruud gained sweet revenge over
Stefanos Tsitsipas as he beat the Greek fifth seed 7-5 6-3 to
win the Barcelona Open on Sunday.
    
  
    ATHLETICS-LONDON-MARATHON/ 
    Jepchirchir crushes women's-only world record in winning
London Marathon
    LONDON (Reuters) - Reigning Olympic champion Peres
Jepchirchir crushed the women's-only world record in winning the
44th London Marathon on Sunday, while Kenyan compatriot
Alexander Mutiso Munyao pulled away from Ethiopian distance
great Kenenisa Bekele to win the men's race.

    UPCOMING
    POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
    MIGRATION-BRITAIN/RWANDA (TV) 
    UK's Rwanda scheme set to clear parliament this week
    The British parliament is set to approve a controversial law
to pave the way for asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda, but
further legal challenges could still derail one of Prime
Minister Rishi Sunak's key policies
    22 Apr 
    INDIA-ELECTION/AI (PIX) 
    Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries of AI meddling in
India election
    In fake videos that have gone viral online, two of India's
Bollywood actors are seen criticizing Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and asking people to vote for the opposition Congress party
in the country's ongoing general election. 
    Their spread underlines the potential role such AI content
can play in the mammoth Indian election.
    22 Apr 
    USA-BIDEN/ (PIX) 
    Biden travels to Virginia
    U.S. President Joe Biden travels to Virginia to mark Earth
Day.
    22 Apr 
    INDONESIA-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV) 
    Indonesia court to rule on petitions seeking presidential
election re-run
    A court in Indonesia will on Monday deliver its verdict on
two challenges to the outcome of February's presidential
election, after losing candidates petitioned for a re-run and
alleged the state had interfered in favour of winner Prabowo
Subianto.
    22 Apr 
    USA-TRUMP/NEW YORK-WITNESSES (PIX) 
    FACTBOX-Stormy Daniels and other key witnesses at the Trump
hush money trial
    Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial in New York is set
to feature a colorful cast of witnesses. 
    Among the prosecution witnesses expected to testify are
Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, porn star Stormy Daniels, a
Playboy model, the former publisher of the National Enquirer and
Trump's communications director.
    Here’s a look at some of the key witnesses slated to take
the stand:
    22 Apr 
    USA-TRUMP/NEW YORK-JURORS (FACTBOX) (PIX) 
    FACTBOX-Who are the 12 jurors in Donald Trump's hush money
trial in New York?
    Donald Trump will be judged in his historic New York
criminal trial by 12 jurors selected last week after a
painstaking search for people who could be fair and impartial to
the Republican former U.S. president in Manhattan, the
Democratic stronghold where he made his name as a real estate
tycoon decades ago.
   Here’s a look at the panelists.
    22 Apr 
    UKRAINE-CRISIS/USA-AID 
    US passage of aid will help Ukraine. Will it be enough?
    The $60 billion Ukraine aid package the US House of
Representatives passed on Saturday will - if it passes the
Senate -  give a massive boost to Kiev just as it struggles to
hold off intensifying Russian attacks. 
    But it's unclear if the renewed support is sustainable much
beyond this year, given the US presidential election and
Europe's inability to fill any arms production gap left by the
United States
    22 Apr 
    BRITAIN-EU/BORDER (PIX) (TV) 
    FOCUS-New Brexit border checks could stifle fine food
imports from EU, warn sellers
    Panzer's delicatessen in north west London has lost 37
suppliers from the European Union since Britain left the bloc's
single market in 2021, and owner David Josephs fears more will
quit after the UK introduces new border checks this month.
    22 Apr 
    EU-FOREIGN/ (TV) 
    EU foreign ministers to discuss Ukraine, Middle East and
Sudan
    EU foreign ministers meet in Luxembourg to discuss more
military aid, especially ammunition and air defence, for Ukraine
(joint session with the ministers of defence), ⁠Middle East (and
Iran) where the ministers will urge regional de-escalation and
utmost restraint, and ⁠Sudan. 
    After the Foreign Affairs Council (~18:00), the High Level
Forum on Regional Security and Cooperation with the Member
States of the Gulf Cooperation Council will take place.
    22 Apr 
    USA-TRUMP/NEW YORK-JURY (GRAPHIC) 
    Trump trial illustrates jury trial challenges in the social
media age
    Donald Trump's historic criminal trial in New York just
begun but has already tested rules meant to balance a
defendant's right to a fair trial with the need to keep jurors
safe and insulated from outside influence.
    22 Apr 
    BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
    AUTOS-ELECTRIC/BIDIRECTIONAL-CHARGING 
    As EVs inch closer to powering grids, automakers figure out
their cut
    With electric vehicle models coming in the near future that
can sell power back to grids, automakers from General Motors
 GM.N  to Volvo Cars  VOLCARb.ST  alongside energy firms and
charging app operators are figuring out their financial cut of
an entirely new business.
    22 Apr 
    USA-STOCKS/PULLBACK 
    ANALYSIS-'Overdue' pullback in US stocks to test dip-buyers'
resolve
    The first sharp pullback for U.S. stocks in half a year is
leaving investors wondering whether to buy the dip or hold out
for more declines.
   Following several turbulent weeks, the S&P 500 is down more
than 5% from its March 28 closing high, its biggest retreat
since October. 
    Though they have been rare in recent months, such drops are
not uncommon: The S&P 500 has experienced an average of three
pullbacks of 5% or more every year since 1929, a Bank of America
analysis showed.
    22 Apr 
    VERIZON-RESULTS/ 
    Verizon Communications To Report First Quarter Results
    Verizon is expected to report strong subscriber additions in
the first quarter driven by significant 5G adoption.
    22 Apr 
    USA-OIL/EXPORT-TERMINAL (PIX) 
    FOCUS-As shale oil growth slows, export terminal project
struggles for customers
    As U.S. shale boomed last decade, Enterprise Product
Partners pitched a deepwater oil export project that could load
two supertankers simultaneously. 
    The project this month won U.S. approval, two years later
than expected, and is struggling to sign customers. 
    Slowing U.S. oil production gains and a rapidly
consolidating group of shale oil producers has Enterprise's SPOT
the last best hope for a new deepwater port in the United
States.
    22 Apr 
    CANADA-CENBANK/ 
    Bank of Canada to release market participants survey
    The Bank of Canada to release its quarterly market
participants survey
    22 Apr
    CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
    AFRICA-SECURITY/ 
    Nigeria hosts summit on counter terrorism in Africa
    Nigeria is hosting a two-day summit on counter terrorism in
Abuja in conjuction with the United Nations. 
    Some of the main speakers include African Union chairperson
Moussa Faki Mahamat, ECOWAS President Omar Touray and Nigerian
President Bola Tinubu, whose government is struggling to contain
widespread insecurity.
    22 Apr 
    USA-PHILIPPINES/MILITARY-DRILLS (PIX) (TV) 
    Philippines, US kick off 2024 Balikatan exercises
    The Philippines and the United States kick off their annual
Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder) military exercises, which will
run until May 10.
    22 Apr 
    ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
    EARTH-DAY/CONGO-ART (TV) 
    Return of colonial-era statue to Congo fuels environmental
revival
    Joyful singing and cheers echoed around the hills
surrounding a small village in western Democratic Republic of
Congo, as a procession emerged from an underground cave bearing
an antique wooden figure of a Belgian colonial officer.
   The 'Balot' sculpture was made in the area in the 1930s when
Congo was under Belgium's brutal colonial rule. 
    An artists collective led the long-running campaign for its
return to Congo from a U.S. museum under a project to regain
lost heritage and restore depleted forests.
    22 Apr 
    SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
    GLOBAL-ENVIRONMENT/PLASTICS-POSITIONS 
    What's possible and what's at stake in a global plastics
treaty?
    Global leaders will gather in Canada's capital this week for
the fourth round of negotiations toward what would become the
first global treaty on soaring plastic pollution.
   The emerging plastics treaty has been described as
potentially the most significant environmental deal since the
2015 Paris climate agreement but negotiators have a tough task
ahead in Ottawa, with parties far apart of the scope and scale
of the agreement. 
    Here is what the treaty is meant to achieve and where
countries, industry and civil society stand on how ambitious the
treaty should be.
    22 Apr 
    CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
    USA-TRUMP/NEW YORK-TIMELINE 
    Trump's $130,000 hush money payment and the path to his
criminal trial
    Donald Trump is set to face opening statements in the
first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president starting on
Monday. 
    The charges are tied to a $130,000 hush money payment made
to buy a porn star's silence before the 2016 election about a
sexual relationship she says she had with him.
    22 Apr 
    USA-TRUMP/NEW YORK-CHARGES 
    What charges does Trump face in New York's hush money trial?
    Donald Trump is set to defend himself against charges of
falsifying business records to conceal hush money paid to porn
star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election at the first-ever
criminal trial of a U.S. president starting Monday.
    22 Apr
    USA-TRUMP/TROUBLES 
    FACTBOX-The legal troubles of former US President Donald
Trump
    A summary of Donald Trump's legal woes as he faces opening
statements in his criminal hush money trial in New York on
Monday.
    22 Apr 
    USA-COURT/ 
    US Supreme Court issues orders
    U.S. Supreme Court issues orders in pending appeals.
    22 Apr 
    USA-TRUMP/NEW YORK (PIX) (TV) 
    Donald Trump's criminal trial over hush money payment
    Former U.S. President Donald Trump's criminal trial on
charges of falsifying business records to conceal hush money
payments to a porn star continues in New York. 
    In observance of Passover, court will end at
1400EST/1800GMT.
    22 Apr 
    USA-TRUMP/NEW YORK-CIVIL 
    Hearing over Trump's $175 million bond after New York AG
raises questions
    A New York judge will hold a hearing on April 22 over the
$175 million bond Donald Trump posted as he appeals a $454
million fraud judgment against him, after the state's attorney
general asked for more details about the bond.
    22 Apr 
    USA-COURT/HOMELESS (PIX) (TV) 
    US Supreme Court reviews anti-camping laws that impact
homeless
    The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in an bid by
Grants Pass, Oregon to enforce local laws against people camping
on public property in a legal fight over a homelessness crisis
that has vexed municipalities across the Western United States.
    22 Apr