Earthquake: Earthquake hits Taiwan, killing at least 9 people and injuring at least 900. More than 100 buildings were destroyed. The earthquake was measured at 7.8 on the Richter scale. It was the largest earthquake in Taiwan in a quarter of a century. A number of aftershocks have occurred, some with a strength of around 7 on the Richter scale. The strongest earthquake ever measured on the Richter scale was magnitude 8.9 in Chile in 1960.
Storm: Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia were battered by storms overnight and into the morning, producing tornadoes and damaging numerous homes and businesses. Fairland West Elementary School in Proctorville, Ohio, which was closed for the Easter holiday, was destroyed by a tornado. More than 35 million people are currently in areas threatened by severe weather.
Trump Lawsuit: Donald Trump's Trump Media is suing two people who enabled an initial public offering that netted Donald Trump billions of dollars in paper profits. Trump Media has filed a lawsuit in Florida against Trump Media & Technology Group co-founders Wesley Moss and Andrew Litinsky. Mr. Moss and Mr. Liczynski sued the company in February over a dispute over the amount of stock they held. The two were once cast members on the TV show “The Apprentice,” which featured President Trump.
Smith Files Briefs: Special Counsel Jack Smith filed briefs last night in the case involving Donald Trump's possession of classified government documents at his Mar-a-Lago home. Smith accused the presiding judge in the case, Trump-appointed Eileen Cannon, of having a fundamentally flawed understanding of the case and of acting without any basis in law or fact. . Smith filed a brief in response to the judge's order in response to the proposed jury instructions, saying Trump has full power to get whatever he wants when he leaves the White House. He said he could not be found guilty. Trump's lawyers asked Judge Cannon to dismiss all charges.
Israeli demonstrations: Demonstrators fought with police as they tried to break through a fence in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home during a third consecutive day of demonstrations in Jerusalem. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets, demanding Prime Minister Netanyahu's ouster and new elections. Israel says it has launched an independent investigation into how its military mistakenly attacked three clearly marked vehicles carrying World Central Kitchen volunteers delivering food to refugees in the Gaza Strip. did. Seven people in the vehicle were killed.
Conscription in Ukraine: A new law came into effect in Ukraine today, lowering the age at which men can be drafted into the military to 25. His age was set at 27 years old. This move was necessary to strengthen the ranks of Ukrainian troops engaged in combat. The Russians. Ukraine's parliament passed the bill several months ago, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy did not sign it until yesterday. He did not explain why he waited to implement the lower draft age.