Philippines' Marcos boosts maritime security as China tension rises (www.reuters.com)
Chance Perdomo: British-American actor, 27, dies in motorcycle accident (www.bbc.co.uk)
The Brazilian farm workers exploited to harvest an everyday ingredient (www.bbc.co.uk)
Niagara region declares emergency to prepare for eclipse viewers (www.theguardian.com)
Total solar eclipse on 8 April will be first to touch province since 1979, and Niagara Falls is declared one of the best places to view...
Palestinian teen shot dead during Israeli West Bank raid, Wafa news agency reports (www.reuters.com)
Israeli forces shot dead a 13-year-old Palestinian boy during a raid in the occupied West Bank...
Ireland to join South Africa genocide case against Israel (www.newarab.com)
Ireland said on Wednesday it would intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, in the strongest signal to date of Dublin’s concern about Israeli operations in Gaza since Oct. 7....
This Easter, Gaza's Christian community faces extinction (www.newarab.com)
Gaza is home to one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, dating back to the first century, and the third oldest church in the world. Despite constant threats to survival, the community has persisted for two millennia....
Are US-South Africa ties at breaking point over Israel’s war on Gaza? (www.aljazeera.com)
The United States House of Representatives is reviewing a bill that calls for a reassessment of the country’s relationship with South Africa, amid tensions between the nations....
Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea (apnews.com)
The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.”...
Data confirms UK economy went into recession last year (www.reuters.com)
Official figures confirmed Britain’s economy entered a shallow recession last year, leaving Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with a challenge to reassure voters that the economy is safe with him before an election expected later this year....
Russia increases gasoline imports from Belarus as domestic supplies shrink (www.reuters.com)
UK High Court puts Assange on the brink of extradition to the United States (www.wsws.org)
India to spend $3.7 bln to fence Myanmar border, source says (www.reuters.com)
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The presidents of France and Brazil meet and announce a $1.1 billion investment plan for the Amazon (apnews.com)
The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest in neighboring French Guiana....
Kenya starts to return the 429 bodies of doomsday cult victims to families (apnews.com)
The Kenyan government on Tuesday began handing over 429 bodies of members of a doomsday cult at the center of a legal case that has shocked the country....
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....
Senegal’s incumbent-backed candidate concedes to opposition contender in presidential election (apnews.com)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s little-known, 44-year-old opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye appeared set Monday to become the country’s next president, less than two weeks after being released from prison to run in the election....
Haiti gang wars push hunger to worst levels on record (www.today.com)
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said in a report that about 4.97 million people out of a population of about 11.5 million were facing crisis or worse levels of food insecurity....
Thousands Protest Against Gov't, for Hostage Deal Across Israel; Protesters Light Fires on Tel Aviv Road (www.haaretz.com)
Israeli official: Israel agreed to American ratio proposal for terrorist and hostage exchange, Hamas has yet to answer ■ Hamas: 19 killed, 23 wounded from IDF tank fire while ‘waiting for humanitarian aid’ ■ Anti-gov’t protests, rallies calling for the release of the hostages are taking place across Israel ■ UN chief...
Ukraine rejects claims of Western pressure over attacks on Russian oil facilities (www.politico.com)
Ukraine will continue attacking Russian oil refineries, Kyiv vows...
‘Man-made starvation’: the obstacles to Gaza aid deliveries – visual guide (www.theguardian.com)
Aid officials criticise the slow and often arbitrary inspection process, which in practice blocks aid, with trucks waiting weeks for approvals....
At least 115 killed and scores wounded in Moscow concert hall attack (www.theguardian.com)
At least 115 people have been killed and 145 wounded in Russia’s worst terror attack in years, as gunmen in combat fatigues opened fire and detonated explosives in a major concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow....
EU agrees in principle to give profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
EU leaders have agreed in principle to commandeer a large majority of the profits generated from frozen Russian assets and give them to Ukraine....
Zaporizhzhia's Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant hit amid Russian attack on energy infrastructure (kyivindependent.com)
Russia launched another large-scale drone and missile attack against Ukrainian cities overnight on March 22, targeting Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kryvyi Rih, primarily aiming at the energy infrastructure....
Suicide bomber attacks bank in Afghanistan, killing at least 3 (www.nbcnews.com)
