Internet restored in Côte d'Ivoire after submarine cable disruption (apanews.net)
India to begin voting on April 19 in world's largest election (www.reuters.com)
Russians Set Fire to At Least 3 Polling Stations on First Day of Election (www.themoscowtimes.com)
Don’t rule out troops to Ukraine, Finnish FM says (www.politico.com)
South Korea to China: Why is East Asia producing so few babies? (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel says it plans 'humanitarian islands' for Gaza displaced (www.bbc.com)
Israel’s military has said it plans to move displaced Palestinians in Gaza to what it called “humanitarian islands” in the middle of the strip, ahead of any offensive in Rafah....
Heiress to let 50 strangers decide fate of her fortune (www.bangkokpost.com)
Thousands rally in Slovakia to condemn a government plan to overhaul public broadcasting (apnews.com)
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands Slovaks rallied in the capital on Friday to condemn a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to overhaul the country’s public broadcasting during a wave of anti-government protests....
Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 162 (www.aljazeera.com)
Palestinian officials say Israeli forces have killed 36 people, mainly children, near the Nuseirat refugee camp.
Mystery in Japan as dangerous streptococcal infections soar to record levels (www.theguardian.com)
Health officials racing to identify cause of rise in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which has a 30% fatality rate...
The drastic drop in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has opened a gap for fentanyl in Europe (english.elpais.com)
Israel says it is trying to 'flood' Gaza with aid (www.yahoo.com)
Rights advocates denounce 'systemic abuse' in Israeli prisons (www.al-monitor.com)
Senegal’s top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election this month (apnews.com)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from prison ahead of the presidential election later this month, triggering jubilant celebrations across the country’s capital....
The first ship to use a new sea route approaches Gaza with 200 tons of aid (apnews.com)
Israel Lobby Pushes Lie That People Are Not Starving in Gaza: Report (www.rollingstone.com)
Rescuers among at least 14 victims of Russian ‘double tap’ strike on Odesa (www.telegraph.co.uk)
UK government seeks to limit low-traffic schemes as part of its ‘plan for drivers’ (www.theguardian.com)
Israel again massacres Palestinian civilians who had gathered to obtain humanitarian aid in Gaza (euromedmonitor.org)
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Russia election: Arrests for vandalism as ballot boxes targeted in Putin vote (www.bbc.com)
‘Massacre’: Israel forces attack crowds waiting for aid in Gaza, killing 21 (www.aljazeera.com)
At least 21 Palestinians have been killed after Israeli forces opened fire on thousands of people waiting for aid in Gaza City in the same area that was targeted hours earlier, government officials said....
Israel talks with Hamas back on as terror group drops permanent ceasefire demand (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Torture, executions, babies left to die, sexual abuse… These are Israel’s crimes (www.middleeasteye.net)
Ukraine, Stalled on the Battlefield, Targets Russia’s Oil Industry (www.nytimes.com)
Mr. Ernst and Mr. Krutikhin noted that, unlike in other oil infrastructure such as pipelines, a lot of complex machinery and sophisticated engineering goes into refineries, and they can take several months to fix. Some analysts say the repairs could take longer than usual because sanctions prohibit Western sales of certain...
Russians head to polls in a vote set to extend Putin's rule. His foes are in jail, in exile or dead (apnews.com)
