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Democracy Dies Behind Paywalls (www.theatlantic.com)

Cyprus suspends Syrian asylum applications (www.dw.com)

Overwhelmed with incoming migrants, Cypriot President has announced a suspension of Syrian asylum applications....

I believe in another Israel – one not defined by Benjamin Netanyahu and his cronies (www.theguardian.com)

The Israel that I meet every day is made up of people who want to forge a path towards peace and security for all...

India’s Modi vows to boost social spending, make country into a manufacturing hub (www.politico.com)

Russia-Ukraine war latest: Putin 'may launch all-out bid to seize second city' - as Western officials fear major Russian advance (news.sky.com)

Sorry, but Iran is not the aggressor here (www.aljazeera.com)

On Saturday, April 13, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel in retaliation for a deadly Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, that took place on April 1. ****...

Jordan airforce shoots down Iranian drones flying over to Israel (www.reuters.com)

Iran threatens to attack Jordan if it ‘cooperates’ with Israel (english.alarabiya.net)

Which they have already done....

Iran claims success, TV shows month old Texas fire as aftermath (www.ynetnews.com)

Europe’s farmers are in revolt and the far right is trying to make hay (www.washingtonpost.com)

The farmers standing with their arms crossed outside a sheep barn in rural Brittany were absolutely furious, completely en colère. For a visiting centrist politician, that made for an earful. For Europe’s far right, it has provided an opening....

UN refugee chief says outflow of Gazans into Egypt would make conflict resolution impossible (www.reuters.com)

UNHCR chief warns that a potential assault on Rafah could lead to a refugee crisis, making the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict impossible....

Zimbabwe is grappling with its sixth currency change in 16 years (www.semafor.com)

Venezuela tries to reduce tension with Chile over murder of dissident Ronald Ojeda (english.elpais.com)

Attorney General Tarek William Saab said he will take action to locate and arrest the individuals suspected of killing the anti-Maduro activist, whose body was found last month inside a suitcase covered with cement...

Georgia’s EU bid is being sabotaged by its own government, Brussels fears (www.politico.eu)

Some 80 percent of Georgians want to join the EU, but the government seems to fear that membership could undermine its grip on power....

South Korea’s population dips below 50M (www.chosun.com)

Elderly set to exceed 30% by 2034...

Chiapas, captive territory (english.elpais.com)

EL PAÍS travels along the border of the poorest state in Mexico, a region dominated by criminal groups. From the city of Tapachula to the Lacandon Jungle, passing through the towns of Frontera Comalapa and Chisomuselo, this story illustrates the fight between cartels, the abandonment of the state, the murders, forced...

Ukraine war: Russian double-tap strikes hit civilians then rescuers too (www.bbc.com)

On the night of 3 April, a swarm of Russian drones attacked Kharkiv, in Ukraine’s northeast....

Germany bans Greece ex-finance minister from speaking at events over pro-Palestinian views (www.middleeastmonitor.com)

Germany has banned Greece’s former finance minister from speaking in the country even through online means, amid Berlin’s increasing crackdown on freedom of speech regarding Palestine and Israel....

Japan's Population Falls for 13th Straight Year (www.nippon.com)

Japan’s population, including non-Japanese residents, as of Oct. 1 last year dropped by 595,000, or 0.48 pct, from a year before to 124,352,000, down for the 13th successive year, the internal affairs ministry said Friday....

Biden says he is ‘considering’ Australian call to drop Julian Assange charges (www.theguardian.com)

Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long US push to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents.

Colombians told to shower with a friend as drought hits capital water supplies (www.theguardian.com)

Bogotá brings in water rationing with El Niño weather phenomenon meaning city could run out in under two months...

Russian soldiers who quit Putin’s war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge (apnews.com)

The Associated Press spoke with five officers and one soldier who deserted the Russian military. All have criminal cases against them in Russia, where they face 10 years or more in prison. Each is waiting for a welcome from the West that has never arrived. Instead, all but one live in hiding.

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