Poland activates air force as western Ukraine and Kyiv come under ‘massive’ Russian attack (www.theguardian.com)
Poland says Russian missile targeting Ukraine’s Lviv region violated its airspace while Kyiv suffers third pre-dawn attack in four days...
Some of nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s north are freed after weeks in captivity (apnews.com)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nearly 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren have been released, local officials said Sunday, more than two weeks after the children were seized from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna and marched into the forests....
A pro-West diplomat and an ally of populist premier to meet in runoff for Slovakia’s presidency (apnews.com)
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A pro-western career diplomat defeated a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico in the first round of the presidential election Sunday to set up a runoff between the two to decide who will succeed Zuzana Čaputová, the country’s first female president....
A deepfake is already spreading confusion and disinformation about the Moscow terror attack. (www.motherjones.com)
English Nazi collaborators may have aided recapture of ‘great escape’ PoWs (www.theguardian.com)
Document discovered by National Archives shows claim made after the war by recaptured RAF officer, but historians are sceptical...
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Woman sentenced to life in prison by Pakistan court for burning pages from Islam’s holy book (www.nbcnews.com)
‘Here, there is no future’: ethnic cleansing and fresh atrocities drive exodus of thousands from Darfur (www.theguardian.com)
Almost a year since conflict reignited in Sudan, its terrified people are crossing borders to Chad and beyond. An increasing number are trying to reach Europe as food supplies dwindle in the refugee camps and the eyes of the world look elsewhere...
Women and girls suffer first when droughts hit poor and rural areas, says UN (www.theguardian.com)
World water development report warns that access is major source of conflict between countries...
Military intelligence: Russia's railway to Crimea is 'important target' for Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
The railway Russia is constructing in the occupied territories of Ukraine, which leads to Crimea, is “a serious challenge” and “an important target” for Kyiv, Andrii Yusov, a spokesperson of Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR), said on March 21....
UK workers block factories accused of sending arms to Israel (www.newarab.com)
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) found that 15 percent of the components of every F-35 that Israel uses in its war on Gaza is made by firms within the British arms industry, which is estimated to have brought in at least £336 million since 2016.
Owen Jones quits Labour over support for Gaza 'war crimes' (www.newarab.com)
Jones has been a member of the party for 24 years, but in an open letter published in The Guardian, the columnist announced he would be leaving, underlining party leader Keir Starmer’s pro-Israel stance....
Over 13,000 children killed by Israel in Gaza war: UNICEF (www.newarab.com)
Vietnam’s president resigns, raising questions over stability (www.cnn.com)
The Vietnamese Communist Party has accepted the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, the government said on Wednesday, in a sign of political turmoil that could hurt foreign investors’ confidence in the country....
E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn't keeping pace, UN says (apnews.com)
U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further....
Bob Marley’s band The Wailers to play in Hong Kong for the first time (www.scmp.com)
South Korea Sees Marriage Bump for First Time in Over a Decade (open.substack.com)
Czech Republic to deliver thousands of extra artillery shells to Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
The Czech Republic says it is on the verge of delivering thousands of extra artillery shells to Ukraine, just weeks after it announced an initiative to source the much-needed supplies from outside the EU....
Government's endorsement of amended Palestinian statehood motion wins praise, draws outrage (www.cbc.ca)
(Canada’s) Liberal government’s last-minute endorsement of an amended NDP motion on Palestinian statehood is being welcomed by the country’s Muslim advocacy group and derided by Jewish voices who say Ottawa has sub-contracted its foreign policy to “anti-Israel radicals.”...
These Birds Are National Symbols but Getting Harder to See | The populations of some Latin American birds are declining, even in the countries they symbolize. (www.nytimes.com)
Killing of teenager in China sparks debate about ‘left behind’ children (www.theguardian.com)
Death of 13-year-old boy has put spotlight on juvenile crime and the plight of children left behind by rural migrant workers...