Need to know: It's official, the fairytale is complete. Kate Middleton, former captain of her field hockey team, is now Her Royal Highness Duchess of Cambridge. Prince William is still Prince William, though he's now also the Duke of Cambridge. The pair tied the knot in front of 1,900 onlookers at Westminster Abbey and countless at home watching on TV. Now, it's off to the party for a boogie and a fizz. Michael Goldfarb, GlobalPost correspondent and self-described metrosexual, shares his live blog updates on the affair, and GlobalPost's Barry Neild scours the streets of London to ferret out the fanatics. In the Middle East, it's anything but a wedding atmosphere. Tens of thousands of Syrians demonstrated Friday, demanding political freedoms and in solidarity with the besieged city of Deraa, where the sparks of unrest first flew. Meanwhile, in Israel, which has long been an enemy of Syria, leaders are delighting in their foe's unrest. |
| Want to know: If Israelis are relishing Syria's unrest, however, they can't be too thrilled with Egypt's new tack on foreign policy. Israel's former ally has plans to open the blockaded border with Gaza and normalize relations with two of Israel and the West's Islamist foes, Hamas and Iran. The first major display of this new strategy was the deal Egypt brokered Wednesday to reconcile the secular Palestinian party Fatah with its rival Hamas. Meanwhile, fighting in Libya spilled over into Tunisia on Thursday, infuriating the Tunisian government. Gaddafi's forces drove rebels from an outpost near the western Libyan town of Wazen and chased them across the border with Tunisia, the Wall Street Journal reports. The crossing between Dehiba in Tunisia and Wazen has been critical because it serves as the only road link for Libya's rebels in the west with the outside world. |
| Dull but important: India and Pakistan agreed on Thursday to explore the possibility of a preferential trade deal. Pakistan stopped short of offering India most-favored nation status, but Islamabad did apparently agree to relax curbs on investment and banking and ease the rules for issuing business visas. And more former enemies give hugs. North Korea's Kim Jong Il is, reportedly, up for a summit with the South at "any time," at least according to Jimmy Carter. Perhaps it's something in the water. |
| Just because: The stat that 1 billion people in the world go to bed hungry every night has circulated widely. But is it really true? Foreign Policy posits that the story of hunger, and poverty more broadly, is far more complex than one statistic betrays. More money doesn't necessarily translate into more food. Those without enough to eat may save up to buy a TV instead. Making rice cheaper can sometimes even lead people to buy less rice. |
| Wacky: It may not be a royal wedding, resplendent with a horse-drawn carriage, but a Hong Kong McWedding does offer McDonaldland figurines for each guest and $385 worth of McDonald's food - all for less than $1,300. Since January, McDonald's has been offering a fast-food version of the classic wedding experience in the former British protectorate - sans suckling pig. |
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