'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions (www.npr.org)
U.S. Ambassador Issues Rare Statement On Warning Before Russia's Crocus Massacre (www.rferl.org)
The U.S. ambassador to Russia on March 29 issued an unusual diplomatic statement refuting Russian government claims about information that the United States shared with Russia ahead of the terrorist attack last week on a concert hall outside Moscow that killed more than 140 people....
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...
Russia launches barrage of 99 drones and missiles on Ukraine’s energy system, officials say (apnews.com)
Moscow launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure Friday, with a mass barrage of 99 drones and missiles hitting regions across the country, Ukraine’s armed forces said....
Iranian journalist stabbed on his way to work in London (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Pouria Zeraati was attacked before recording for Iran International, an independent broadcaster critical of the Tehran regime
U.S. signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel (www.washingtonpost.com)
The Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel despite Washington’s concerns about an anticipated military offensive in southern Gaza that could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians....
Jeffrey Donaldson: From the White House to Antrim police station (www.bbc.co.uk)
Malaysia mini-mart outlets attacked after 'Allah socks' outcry (www.reuters.com)
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...
Famine is now probably present in Gaza, US says (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine says Russia in less than a week hit it with 700 glide bombs, weapons that can really only be beaten by killing the planes (www.yahoo.com)
Mass Deportations Seen in St. Petersburg After Moscow Concert Attack (www.themoscowtimes.com)
France to charge French-Israelis committing crimes in Gaza (www.newarab.com)
The French Foreign Ministry announced last week that French-Israeli soldiers implicated in war crimes in Gaza will face legal action, Haaretz has reported....
‘Death at any moment’: fights break out as Gazans compete over airdropped aid (www.theguardian.com)
In Indonesia, deforestation is intensifying disasters from severe weather and climate change (apnews.com)
War a real threat and Europe not ready, warns Poland's Tusk (www.bbc.com)
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has delivered a blunt warning that Europe has entered a “pre-war era” and if Ukraine is defeated by Russia, nobody in Europe will be able to feel safe....
Fight erupts between Rmeish residents and Hezbollah over missile launcher (today.lorientlejour.com)
Brazil: Judge rejects Bolsonaro's request for Israel travel (www.dw.com)
A Filipino villager is nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace (apnews.com)
A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea....
Migrant workers who helped build modern China have scant or no pensions, and can't retire (apnews.com)
At 53, Guan Junling is too old to get hired at factories anymore. But for migrant workers like her, not working is not an option....
For years tourists have ridden boats through this sacred Australian natural wonder. A new ban will stop them in their tracks (www.cnn.com)
The Horizontal Falls are one of Australia’s strangest natural attractions, a unique blend of coastal geography and powerful tidal forces that visitors pay big money to see up close....
Dutch nightclub hostage drama ends peacefully with arrest of suspect (www.reuters.com)
“Several people, including employees, had been taken hostage at the Cafe Petticoat in the town of Ede early on Saturday morning. The motive was unclear....