Putin says radical Islamists carried out Moscow attack but maintains claim Ukraine was involved (www.theguardian.com)
Russian president says he is interested in ‘who ordered’ terror attack as US and France say Islamic State branch was responsible...
Bolsonaro Hid Out at Hungarian Embassy as Investigators Closed in: Report (www.thedailybeast.com)
Smoking pit oven leads to discovery of "bones, skin and burnt human flesh," relatives of missing Mexicans say (www.cbsnews.com)
A group of relatives searching for some of Mexico’s roughly 100,000 missing persons said it had discovered around two dozen bags containing human remains in a clandestine cemetery....
Argentines march on 1976 coup anniversary, show anger over Milei 'revisionism' (www.france24.com)
Philippines lodges its 'strongest protest' against China over a water cannon assault in disputed sea (apnews.com)
The Philippines lodged its “strongest protest” against Beijing on Monday and summoned a senior Chinese diplomat over a water cannon assault by the Chinese coast guard that injured Filipino navy crew members and heavily damaged their boat in the disputed South China Sea, officials said....
Julian Assange wins temporary reprieve from extradition to US (www.reuters.com)
Everest climbers will have to take their poop away with them, as Nepal tries to address growing waste problem (www.cnn.com)
The Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after a ship crashed into it (www.npr.org)
A cargo ship crashed into one of two main supports for the 2.5km long bridge at around 1:30AM EDT....
Israel cancels diplomatic visit to U.S. after U.N. vote demanding cease-fire (www.washingtonpost.com)
Israel truce team leaves Doha, official blames Hamas for 'dead end' (www.reuters.com)
State Dept: No evidence Israel violating laws with US weapons (responsiblestatecraft.org)
“We’ve had ongoing assessments of Israel’s compliance with international humanitarian law,” Miller added. “We have not found them to be in violation, either when it comes to the conduct of the war or the provision of humanitarian assistance. We view those assurances through that ongoing work we have done.”
U.S. Finds Israel in Compliance With Biden's Demands on International Law, Humanitarian Aid (www.haaretz.com)
We have not found them to be in violation, either when it comes to the conduct of the war or the provision of humanitarian assistance,’ the State Department said
Amid U.S.-Israeli strains, Pentagon pushes for a new approach in Gaza (www.washingtonpost.com)
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged Israel on Tuesday to abandon plans for a major ground offensive against Hamas militants in southern Gaza, as the Biden administration attempts to curtail a spiraling humanitarian crisis at a moment of acute strain between the United States and its closest Middle Eastern ally....
Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 passengers may be crime victims: FBI (www.reuters.com)
France raises security to highest level after attack in Russia, worried about IS (abcnews.go.com)
After the IS claim of responsibility, France considers the threats against it....
‘Free speech is a facade’: how Gaza war has deepened divisions in German arts world (www.theguardian.com)
“We have a conversation about racism that is led by the global south and people of colour from Germany, which the German state is trying to brand as antisemitic,” Younes added. “And if we present our relationship to race, racism and European genocides from a non-European or non-white perspective, we get cancelled.”
Hamas condemns terror attack in Russia, sparking online criticism - Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Bombs, guns, treasure: What Israel wants, the US gives (responsiblestatecraft.org)
Russia aims to knock out Ukraine's power grid in new wave of attacks (kyivindependent.com)
Russia launched a fresh wave of missile and drone attacks against Ukraine between March 21-25, hitting the country’s critical infrastructure heavier than ever before....
Archaeologists are now finding microplastics in ancient remains (www.cnn.com)
Microplastics have been found in historic soil samples for the first time, according to a new study, potentially upending the way archaeological remains are preserved....
Climate change driving up inflation in food prices: Study (thehill.com)
Rising global temperatures are associated with inflation in food prices, both in regions that are already hotter and in countries outside the tropics like the U.S., according to a study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment....
EU nature restoration laws face collapse as member states withdraw support (www.theguardian.com)
Brussels vote cancelled after it became clear law would not pass final stage with majority vote...
Jewish settlers set their sights on Gaza beachfront (www.bbc.com)
Mrs Weiss heads a radical settler organisation called Nachala, or homeland. For decades, she has been kickstarting Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, on Palestinian land captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war. Some in the settler movement have cherished the dream - or pipedream - of...
Austrian police given small gifts after protecting Russian Embassy, told to reject them in future (apnews.com)
Austrian police officers who provided security around the Russian Embassy on the day of that country’s presidential election were given small presents as they left, Vienna police said Tuesday. Police were told to reject such gifts in the future....
