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Moscow attack: How Central Asia became the Islamic State organization's new foothold (www.lemonde.fr)

The jihadist group, which claimed responsibility for Friday night’s bloody attack in Russia, has spread to countries north of Afghanistan....

What we know after the Islamic State group claims responsibility for Moscow massacre (apnews.com)

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people, the most deadly attack in Russia in years. Though the U.S. says it has evidence backing up the jihadists’ claim, that didn’t stop Moscow and Kyiv from pointing the finger...

Carnage on the streets of Port-au-Prince as world stalls on a promised intervention for Haiti (www.cnn.com)

A woman hustles her young child into a waiting car, half-dragging him as she shields his eyes. Other family members follow with heavy suitcases, averting their eyes too. They’re leaving the city, even though the drive through gang-controlled roads is risky....

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation (apnews.com)

Israel no longer considered liberal democracy; global index cites judicial coup (www.haaretz.com)

V-Dem index cites government attacks on judiciary and ‘substantive decline’ in freedom from torture as reason Israel is now considered an ‘electoral democracy’ – in which elections are held but civil liberties and equality before the law are not safeguarded...

Researchers believe that corona origins in the laboratory are possible (www-spiegel-de.translate.goog)

What Article 23 means for the future of Hong Kong and its once vibrant pro-democracy movement (theconversation.com)

World Bank report finds imminent risk of catastrophic famine in Gaza Strip (www.theguardian.com)

[The World] Bank said urgent action was needed to prevent widespread deaths from starvation within the next two months.

EU agrees US deal to launch satellites with Elon Musk’s SpaceX (www.politico.eu)

EU agrees US deal to launch satellites with Elon Musk’s SpaceX...

Scoop: Biden privately told Bibi he's not trying to push him out (www.axios.com)

Behind the scenes: During the call with Biden on Monday, Netanyahu complained about Schumer’s speech and Biden’s endorsement of it. He also claimed the public political attacks against him in the U.S. are interference in Israeli politics, the sources said....

Jordan army says it detected suspicious aerial movements near Syria border (www.reuters.com)

The Russian scam luring Nepalese men with the promise of a better life, only to drop them on the battlefield in Ukraine (www.abc.net.au)

A warming island's mice are breeding out of control and eating seabirds. An extermination is planned (apnews.com)

SpaceX building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, insiders say (www.scmp.com)

Don’t rule out troops to Ukraine, Finnish FM says (www.politico.com)

Israel Lobby Pushes Lie That People Are Not Starving in Gaza: Report (www.rollingstone.com)

Japan high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional (english.kyodonews.net)

A Japanese high court ruled Thursday the country’s lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, in a move likely to further mount pressure on the government to do more to protect sexual minorities....

European Parliament adopts Artificial Intelligence Act (www.europarl.europa.eu)

Press release of the Parliement itself...

A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say (abcnews.go.com)

A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia, the Defense Ministry said....

Ukraine war film 20 Days in Mariupol wins Oscar for best documentary (www.theguardian.com)

Eyewitness documentary shot by war reporter Mstyslav Chernov during the Russian siege of the Ukrainian city takes Academy Award – the country’s first...

Is the feared gang boss ‘Barbecue’ now the most powerful man in Haiti? (www.theguardian.com)

Jimmy Chérizier says he is leading Haiti’s poor against corrupt government forces but experts point to a dark and violent past...

As France guarantees the right to abortion, other European countries look to expand access (abcnews.go.com)

Haiti PM's return still murky as gang conflict worsens (www.reuters.com)

Haiti’s prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, clearing uncertainty around his whereabouts since a trip to Kenya, but questions on how and when he will return to Haiti still linger as gangs back home push for his ouster....

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