World roundup: April 27 2022
Stories from Somalia, Ukraine, Cuba, and more
INTERNATIONAL
In today’s global news:
Worldometer is tracking COVID-19 cases and fatalities.
The New York Times is tracking global vaccine distribution.
MIDDLE EAST
SYRIA
That early Wednesday Israeli missile strike on targets near Damascus that I noted in yesterday’s roundup killed at least four Syrian soldiers, according to the Syrian Defense Ministry. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is claiming that it killed at least nine people, five Syrian soldiers and four foreign pro-government fighters. A number of sites were targeted in the attack, including at least one arms depot.
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