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In the wake of reports by various media outlets, including the BBC, that the Pro12 competition would expand beyond its Celtic-Italian base to include two South African teams, league organiser Celtic Rugby Limited confirms that “advanced & positive discussions” are ongoing with the South African Rugby Union to add the Cheetahs and Southern Kings to the competition from the coming season. Syrian rebels, who have benefited from the “covert” CIA military aid program, say they have not been officially informed of the U.S.
Israeli police report five officers are wounded. United Nations deputy spokesman Farhan Haq calls for a de-escalation of violence and tensions at this site. 2017 Halamish stabbing attack: Three Israelis are stabbed to death by a Palestinian in their home while eating dinner, according to Israeli officials. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım says his country is in dialogue with Israel to end the crisis. Egypt calls for an immediate halt to the violence underway around this site, urging Israel to show respect for Muslim sacred sites while accusing it of fomenting these tensions.
Violent clashes break out between the Syrian rebels and Syrian Democratic Forces on the outskirts of al-Muhsenli Village, in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, but no casualties are reported. Several thousand Palestinians protest Israel’s installation of metal detectors and a ban on Muslim men under the age of 50 in response to the killing of two Israeli policemen last Friday at a contested Jerusalem holy place, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount. Three Palestinians are killed, 390 people injured with dozens hospitalized in clashes in Jerusalem and the West Bank, according to the Red Crescent. Syrian Army forces shell, using heavy artillery, the residential neighborhoods in Zaitan Village, in the countryside of Aleppo, destroying civilian property.
Amid a budget crisis, Governor Chris Christie shuts down the state government of New Jersey. Pope Francis ousts conservative cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller. Three suicide bombers in Damascus kill at least 21 people and wound 12 others. Celebrities make a pilgrimage to Argentina for the wedding of soccer superstar Lionel Messi. In rugby union, the British and Irish Lions defeat the All Blacks 24-21 in the second test match. Philip Greaves is sworn in as acting Governor-General of Barbados following the retirement of Sir Elliott Belgrave. The United Kingdom announces it is withdrawing from the 1964 London Fisheries Convention, which allows several European countries to fish within 6 to 12 nautical miles of each other’s coastlines.
In poker, American Scott Blumstein wins the WSOP Main Event, Silom Bangkok (your input here) – https://bangkok.thaibounty.com/2020/04/30/the-higher-ones-are-renting-room-in-condo/ – beating out a field of over 7,200 entrants over two weeks to claim the first prize of $8.15 million and a WSOP bracelet. A suicide car bombing in the western part of Kabul kills at least 24 and injures more than 40 people. Afghan authorities say the target of the attack was a bus of civilian government workers from the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum. Anya Shrubsole took six wickets in India’s innings. In cricket, England defeats India in the final at Lord’s in London.
