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Andrew Tate and brother Tristan can be extradited to UK, Romanian court rules (www.bbc.com)

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan can be extradited to the UK, a Romanian court has ruled....

Biden budget proposal excludes UNRWA funds, renews $14 billion request for Israel (www.timesofisrael.com)

Africa: 'Historic Milestone' As Child Mortality Hits Record Low of 4.9 Million in 2022 (allafrica.com)

Bird flu strain raises alarm as H5N1 virus kills South American wildlife (www.reuters.com)

The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has spread more aggressively than ever before in wild birds and marine mammals since arriving in South America in 2022, raising the risk of it evolving into a bigger threat to humans, according to interviews with eight scientists....

Israeli forces kill at least 11 Palestinians seeking aid (morningstaronline.co.uk)

Israeli forces today shot and killed at least 11 Palestinians seeking aid at the Kuwait roundabout south of Gaza City, the Wafa news agency reported....

US pause on funding UN's main Palestinian relief agency may become permanent (www.reuters.com)

Nigerian kidnappers demand $620,000 for release of school hostages (www.reuters.com)

Methane emissions from energy sector remain at historic highs, fueling climate crisis (english.elpais.com)

This year people in prison also elect president (article in Spanish) (elpais.com)

A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say (abcnews.go.com)

A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia, the Defense Ministry said....

Trump's plan to end the Ukraine war is to totally cut off funding, says Putin's closest EU ally (www.businessinsider.com)

Trump “will not give a penny” more to Ukraine if he becomes president, Hungary’s prime minister said....

Monthly inflation slows to 13% as Milei’s cuts bite | Buenos Aires Times (batimes.com.ar)

Gaza medics tell BBC that Israeli troops beat and humiliated them after hospital raid (www.bbc.com)

Palestinian medical staff in Gaza have told the BBC they were blindfolded, detained, forced to strip and repeatedly beaten by Israeli troops after a raid at their hospital last month....

Pressure rises on Biden, Democrats to reject AIPAC funds (www.reuters.com)

NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) - A coalition of progressive groups is asking U.S. President Joe Biden and other Democratic Party officials to not accept endorsements or contributions from a pro-Israel group and its affiliated super PACs.

New Zealand to seize black boxes from LATAM Boeing 787 as passengers recount incident (www.reuters.com)

Navalny ally Leonid Volkov vows to continue fight against Putin after hammer attack in Vilnius (www.theguardian.com)

China stone tool find suggests ancient humans in area not as cut off as thought (www.scmp.com)

CIA chief urges Congress to pass Ukraine aid package (tvpworld.com)

China puts trust in AI to maintain largest high-speed rail network on Earth (www.scmp.com)

Senior IDF officer censured over demolition of Gaza university without approval (www.timesofisrael.com)

Footage widely shared on social media showed a massive blast at Israa University, prompting US President Joe Biden’s administration to ask Israel for clarification....

Humanity Is Dangerously Pushing Its Ability to Tolerate Heat (www.wired.com)

Palestinian citizen of Israel granted UK asylum in case said to be unprecedented (www.theguardian.com)

US government delegation cuts short Saudi trip after rabbi is asked to remove kippah (www.timesofisrael.com)

US government delegation cuts short Saudi trip after rabbi is asked to remove kippah Rabbi Abraham Cooper, who chairs the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, says ‘no one should be denied access to a heritage site… simply for existing as a Jew’...

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