War on Gaza: UK committee head calls out Israeli spokesperson over aid blocking claims (www.middleeasteye.net)
Medical professors to submit resignations from March 25 in support of trainee doctors (koreatimes.co.kr)
Ukraine appeals to citizens under Russian occupation to ignore Putin’s ‘pseudo elections’ (www.cnn.com)
Ukraine’s government has told citizens living in Russian-occupied territories to turn their backs on what they call Moscow’s pseudo-elections, which culminate on Sunday and are widely assumed to see Vladimir Putin returned as president for six more years....
Europe to use frozen Russian profits to arm Ukraine, Scholz says (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine’s backers will use windfall profits on frozen Russian assets to finance arms purchases for Kyiv, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said following a meeting with his French and Polish counterparts aimed at showing unity after weeks of friction....
India to begin voting on April 19 in world's largest election (www.reuters.com)
Rights advocates denounce 'systemic abuse' in Israeli prisons (www.al-monitor.com)
Senegal’s top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election this month (apnews.com)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from prison ahead of the presidential election later this month, triggering jubilant celebrations across the country’s capital....
Swisscom finalises takeover of Vodafone Italy - SWI swissinfo.ch (www.swissinfo.ch)
Spanish parliament approves controversial amnesty for Catalan separatists (english.elpais.com)
US to manufacture long-range missiles for HIMARS in Australia for needs of Ukraine - WSJ (newsukraine.rbc.ua)
Indonesian presidential rivals plan to contest official election results with allegations of fraud (apnews.com)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The camps of the two Indonesian presidential candidates who appear to have lost in an election last month said Thursday they plan to challenge the official results in the Constitutional Court with allegations of widespread fraud....
Abbas appoints adviser as prime minister amid calls for reform (apnews.com)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington’s postwar vision for Gaza....