Daily Global News - SUN Apr 25th - Biden recognizes genocide against Armenians, escalating tensions with NATO ally Turkey

Published: April 25, 2021, 1:18 p.m.

b'Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. \\xa0President Joe Biden on Saturday recognized the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 20th century as a genocide, a historic though largely symbolic move that will likely strain already fraught relations with Turkey. \\xa0India now accounts for nearly half of all new Covid cases in a global surge. But experts say the number is just a fraction of the virus\\u2019s real reach in the country. \\xa0The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is back in the mix. \\xa0Tsitsipas will face Nadal for the Barcelona Open final.'