KIA Seizes Myanmar Junta HQ Near Kachin State Capital (www.irrawaddy.com)
Russia quietly exits Karabakh, ceding its clout 'for good' (www.rfi.fr)
Baku (AFP) – When Russian troops deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh four years ago, their task was clear: keep the peace between bitter foes Armenia and Azerbaijan and prevent another war in the volatile region....
US to provide Patriot missiles to Ukraine as part of fresh $6bn aid package (www.theguardian.com)
US defence secretary announces aid as Zelenskiy pleads with west for more Patriot systems to defend Ukrainian cities...
Israel: ‘Investigate what?’ A response to mass graves being found in Gaza. (www.politico.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14741297...
US threatens new China sanctions over supplies to Russian arms industry (www.theguardian.com)
Antony Blinken has warned Xi Jinping at a meeting in Beijing that the US and its European allies are ready to impose new sanctions on Chinese companies if they do not stop supplying material and equipment to the Russian arms industry....
Venice becomes first city in the world to charge day trippers a tourist fee to enter (www.cbsnews.com)
Germany to resume funding of Unrwa aid operations in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Germany has said it will restore cooperation and funding to Unrwa operations in the Gaza Strip after an independent review said Israel had not provided evidence to back up claims that hundreds of employees of the UN agency for Palestinians were members of terrorist organisations....
Israel settlers shoot Palestinians, torch barn near Ramallah (www.newarab.com)
Six Palestinians were injured in the West Bank town of Burqa, near Ramallah, following a raid on the weekend by hundreds of armed Israeli settlers, the Palestinian health ministry has said, who attacked residents and destroyed property....
Explosion hits Iraqi military base housing pro-Iranian militia (www.bbc.com)
A military base in Iraq housing a pro-Iranian militia has been damaged in an explosion, killing one and wounding eight, security officials there have said....
Iranian officials report no damage around targeted Isfahan, lift flight restrictions. (apnews.com)
Air defense batteries fired in several provinces over reports of drones being in the air, state television reported....
United States blocks Palestinian request for full UN membership (www.cbc.ca)
Palestinian girl shot in mother's arms as they attempted to return to home in northern Gaza (www.cnn.com)
As chaos ensued after thousands of Palestinians were turned away from returning to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday, a 5-year-old girl was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers, her mother said....
Far right’s ties to Russia sow rising alarm in Germany (www.nytimes.com)
As cases proliferate, opponents fear the Alternative for Germany party is becoming a tool of Russian influence operations to undermine support for Ukraine....
Iran’s IRGC Seizes Israel-Linked Container Ship Near Hormuz (www.bloomberg.com)
The vessel’s beneficial owner is Zodiac Maritime Ltd., part of Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Group, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. No one responded to a call to Zodiac’s office in London, outside of normal business hours....
Post office operator wrongly jailed while pregnant rejects executive’s apology | Post Office Horizon scandal | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Satellite images reveal extent of devastation in Gaza after six months of war (english.elpais.com)
Nearly six in 10 buildings in the Strip have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli attacks and its largest medical complex is an ‘empty shell,’ according to the WHO...
Nuclear deal in tatters, Iran edges close to weapons capability (www.washingtonpost.com)
Six years after the Trump administration withdrew from the Iran nuclear accord, Tehran is rapidly accumulating enriched uranium, some of it very close to weapons grade. Experts fear that a bomb could be a short dash away....
A whistleblower claims that Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is flawed. The FAA is investigating (www.cnn.com)
The dark side of Medellín’s sex tourism: Child prostitutes and depraved men (english.elpais.com)
Mayor Federico Gutiérrez banned prostitution in tourist areas after an American was caught with two young girls in a hotel room...
Israeli Spy Chief Accidentally Blows Cover with Amazon Self-Publishing (newrepublic.com)
IDF: Efrat Katz was likely killed by IAF helicopter fire during abduction by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 (www.timesofisrael.com)
An IDF probe has determined that Efrat Katz, 68, was likely killed by Israeli Air Force helicopter fire while Hamas terrorists kidnapped the Kibbutz Nir Oz resident on October 7....
Monkey attack leads to first human case of B virus in Hong Kong (www.bloomberg.com)
Man admitted to the hospital March 21 is in critical condition...
World Central Kitchen workers killed by Israeli strike in Gaza, José Andrés says (www.washingtonpost.com)
World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés said Monday that several of the group’s employees were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Andrés, a celebrity chef, called those who died his “sisters and brothers” and “angels” in a statement on social media....
Total solar eclipse to sweep across Mexico, the US and Canada (www.theguardian.com)
The moon will pass directly in front of the sun, exposing ghostly traces of the sun’s atmosphere...
Taiwan’s Indigenous tribes could hold the key to its independence (www.politico.eu)
By calling for conquest, Xi has made an enemy of the Taiwan’s tribes, which rightfully say their ancestors inhabited the island long before the dawn of the Chinese era....
