Thousands rally in Madrid to support PM as corruption probe continues (www.france24.com)
Rwanda plan: Irish government wants to send asylum seekers back to UK (www.bbc.co.uk)
Swiss parliamentary committee backs plan to deport asylum seekers (www.swissinfo.ch)
AP and Reuters journalists arrested in Russia (www.pravda.com.ua)
Biden grants clemency to crack, cocaine dealers (www.washingtontimes.com)
What could it be?
Moscow may seize private US assets in Russia if US seizes frozen reserves, says Putin ally (www.reuters.com)
Russia may respond to any U.S. confiscation of its currency reserves frozen in the West by seizing the assets, including property and cash, of U.S. citizens and investors in Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, a senior security official, said on Saturday....
Rwanda plan: Irish government wants to send asylum seekers back to UK (www.bbc.com)
The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Simon Harris has asked Ireland’s justice minister to bring legislation to cabinet to enable asylum seekers to be sent back to the UK....
Mexico is heading towards its most violent election ever, with 30 candidates murdered, 77 threatened and 11 kidnapped (english.elpais.com)
More than 170 attacks have been committed against politicians in the lead-up to the June elections. This violence has put campaigns under tension and is sowing doubts about governability in several regions. Specialists warn that the line between the Mexican state and organized crime is increasingly blurred...
Far-right AfD launches EU election campaign amid turmoil (www.euronews.com)
Germany’s far-right AfD party launched its EU election campaign amidst controversy, including the absence of its lead candidate due to an espionage-related arrest and declining poll ratings....
Coca-Cola, L’Oréal, other big brands told by MEPs to stop ads fueling Russian disinformation in Balkans (www.politico.eu)
Global companies get heat for financing pro-Kremlin media in Serbia and Bulgaria with their advertising budgets....
Italy can do without Russian gas, says energy minister (www.politico.eu)
Rome has no reason to oppose EU sanctions targeting Russian LNG, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin says....
General Staff: Russia has lost 466,150 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 (kyivindependent.com)
Out of the half a million troops killed I wonder how many were actually Russians? Doesn’t look like things are working out for them.
Israel, US said working to prevent ICC arrest warrant against Netanyahu (www.timesofisrael.com)
According to reports in several Israeli media, the United States is part of a last-ditch diplomatic effort to prevent the International Criminal Court from issuing arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials....
Saved from her dead mother's womb, baby Sabreen was laid to rest in a mournful and sometimes angry funeral (www.nbcnews.com)
[UNRWA Defunding vs Genocide] Worse Than You Can Imagine - Craig Murray (www.craigmurray.org.uk)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/12020383...
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal—and why it won’t go back (arstechnica.com)
Portugal says no plans to pay colonial reparations (www.dw.com)
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa had called for Lisbon to find ways to compensate its former colonies, including canceling debt. The government says it has not initiated any process to that effect....
Germany grapples with wave of spying threats from Russia and China (www.bbc.co.uk)
Is Myanmar's army reversing its losses? It's complicated (www.bbc.co.uk)
Oil tanker damaged in Houthi missile strike (www.bbc.com)
A crude oil tanker has been damaged in a missile attack off the coast of Yemen - the latest strike to be carried out by the Houthis....
Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail (www.theguardian.com)
Amendments to anti-prostitution law also enable courts to sentence trans people to three years in prison...
Russian oil refineries and military airfield targeted in drone attack, as thermal energy plants are damaged in Ukraine (www.cnn.com)
Ukraine launched drone attacks on Russia’s Kushchevsk military airfield in the southern Krasnodar region, as well as two oil refineries, a source with knowledge of the operation told CNN....
Hamas releases video of Israeli hostages Keith Siegel and Omri Miran (www.nbcnews.com)
In the video, Siegel and Miran spoke of not being able to celebrate Passover with their loved ones. It comes days after Hamas released a video of Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin....
Russia quietly exits Karabakh, ceding its clout 'for good' (www.rfi.fr)
Baku (AFP) – When Russian troops deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh four years ago, their task was clear: keep the peace between bitter foes Armenia and Azerbaijan and prevent another war in the volatile region....