‘Insane’: Xi’s call for ethnic Chinese to tell Beijing’s story stirs anger (www.aljazeera.com)
Millions of people of Chinese origin are nationals of countries other than China and they don’t back Beijing....
Germany ‘Takes Note’ of Kejriwal's Arrest, Expects Standards of Judicial Independence to Apply (thewire.in)
Haiti gang wars push hunger to worst levels on record (www.today.com)
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said in a report that about 4.97 million people out of a population of about 11.5 million were facing crisis or worse levels of food insecurity....
Al Shabaab launches deadly attack on military base in Somalia (www.reuters.com)
MOGADISHU, March 23 (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed in Somalia on Saturday after Islamist group al Shabaab attacked a military base....
Mexico’s president says he won’t fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a ‘Mexico First’ policy (apnews.com)
Remember when Trump said “America First” and everyone cried? Pepperidge Farms remembers…
A deepfake is already spreading confusion and disinformation about the Moscow terror attack. (www.motherjones.com)
Putin dismissed US warnings about a potential terror incident as 'blackmail' just 3 days before concert hall attack (www.msn.com)
Who is thought to be behind the Moscow attack? (www.theguardian.com)
Islamic State has claimed responsibility and experts say an IS branch – Islamic State Khorasan Province – is prime suspect...
Thousands Protest Against Gov't, for Hostage Deal Across Israel; Protesters Light Fires on Tel Aviv Road (www.haaretz.com)
Israeli official: Israel agreed to American ratio proposal for terrorist and hostage exchange, Hamas has yet to answer ■ Hamas: 19 killed, 23 wounded from IDF tank fire while ‘waiting for humanitarian aid’ ■ Anti-gov’t protests, rallies calling for the release of the hostages are taking place across Israel ■ UN chief...
Russia says United States must share any information it has on attack near Moscow (www.reuters.com)
MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday that if the United States knew for sure that Ukraine was not involved in a mass shooting incident at a concert hall near Moscow Washington should share any information it had....
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Ukraine rejects claims of Western pressure over attacks on Russian oil facilities (www.politico.com)
Ukraine will continue attacking Russian oil refineries, Kyiv vows...
Moscow terror attack suspects held as death toll reaches 115 (www.theguardian.com)
Russia’s security services appear to link attack to Ukraine despite IS claiming responsibility...
Canadian students hunger-strike for college to divest from Israel-linked firms (www.theguardian.com)
Several McGill University students have spent more than three weeks demanding it divest $20m from various companies
Israel Attacking West Bank Farms (www.npr.org)
The U.N. humanitarian affairs office has recorded 650 attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since Oct. 7, harming residents and property. It says settlers have killed at least nine Palestinians in the territory and Israeli security forces have killed more than 400 Palestinians in that time.
Global sea level jumped due to El Niño and climate change, says NASA (www.lemonde.fr)
‘Man-made starvation’: the obstacles to Gaza aid deliveries – visual guide (www.theguardian.com)
Aid officials criticise the slow and often arbitrary inspection process, which in practice blocks aid, with trucks waiting weeks for approvals....
Chinese coast guard hits Philippine boat with water cannons in disputed sea, causing injuries (apnews.com)
Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat with water cannons Saturday in the latest confrontation near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, causing injuries to its navy crew members and heavy damage to the wooden vessel, Philippine officials said....
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...
Princess of Wales says she is undergoing cancer treatment (www.bbc.com)
Gunmen in combat fatigues fire at crowds at Moscow concert hall, a big blaze follows (apnews.com)
Putin dismissed US warnings about a potential terror incident as 'blackmail' just 3 days before concert hall attack (www.businessinsider.com)
Gunmen stormed a concert hall in Moscow on Friday, killing 40 people and injuring more than 100....
'Everyone in the World Needs to See This': Footage Shows IDF Drone Killing Gazans (www.commondreams.org)
Adding to the mountain of evidence that Israel is engaged in a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera on Thursday aired footage of what the news outlet reported was an Israeli drone targeting four Palestinians in Khan Younis last month....
Canadian governments commit millions to landfill search for remains of slain Indigenous women (apnews.com)
Canada’s federal government and the provincial Manitoba government agreed Friday to spend tens of millions to help search a landfill for the remains of two slain Indigenous women....
Turkish central bank stuns market by hiking interest rates to 50% (www.theguardian.com)
Hawkish rise 10 days before local elections is seen as a signal of independence from politics...
