On Friday, streaming platform Twitch banned the channel of hip hop artist Kanye West seven minutes into his first stream. The reason for his ban was because he said "Heil Hitler" on his stream and did the Nazi salute.
On Monday, the alliance of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU)—CDU/CSU—nominated Johann Wadephul for German Foreign Minister.
On Monday, the Government of India has blocked sixteen YouTube channels based in Pakistan, citing concerns over content it described as incitement and communally sensitive, particularly in the wake of a recent attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Kashmir.
On Friday, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released bodycam footage of an April 8 incident where Jillian Lauren ― bestselling author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner ― was shot by officers, arrested and charged with attempted murder following an armed standoff.
On Friday, April 25, Russian Lieutenant General was assassinated in a car bomb explosion in Balashikha, a city east of Moscow, the country's Investigative Committee confirmed. According to local media outlets, Moskalik was walking past a car parked next to his house when a homemade improvised device detonated.
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