Suspects arrested after Moscow concert hall attack leaves at least 133 dead; ISIS claims responsibility (www.cbsnews.com)
Warning, graphic video....
A deepfake is already spreading confusion and disinformation about the Moscow terror attack. (www.motherjones.com)
Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar’ heir and author, dies at age 98 (apnews.com)
NEW YORK (AP) — “Babar” author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father’s popular picture book series about an elephant-king and presided over its rise to a global, multimedia franchise, has died. He was 98....
Hong Kong Article 23: Basic rights threatened as law enacted, critics charge (www.nbcnews.com)
“We are basically seeing the Hong Kong government trying to slam shut the really last vestiges of room for criticizing it,” said Kevin Yam, one of 13 overseas pro-democracy activists accused of national security offenses by Hong Kong authorities....
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....
High Court orders temporary suspension of Telegram's services in Spain (www.reuters.com)
Zelensky on Moscow shooting: Putin's attempts to link it to Ukraine 'absolutely predictable' (kyivindependent.com)
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...
Islamic State releases photo of alleged attackers in Russia shooting (www.reuters.com)
CAIRO, March 23 (Reuters) - Islamic State released on Saturday a photo of what it said were the four attackers behind a shooting rampage that killed at least 143 people in a concert hall near Moscow on Friday, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said on Telegram....
Jasmin Paris first woman to complete gruelling Barkley Marathons race (www.bbc.co.uk)
She was so exhausted she slumped to the ground after finishing the race which is inspired by a famous prison escape....
Israel announces largest West Bank land seizure since 1993 during Blinken visit (www.washingtonpost.com)
Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, announced the seizure of 10 square kilometers (3.8 square miles) of Palestinian territory in the West Bank on Friday. The move marks the single largest land seizure by the Israeli government since the 1993 Oslo accords, according to Peace Now, a settlement watchdog group....
Russian TV airs fake video alleging Ukrainian involvement in terrorist attack, featuring Ukrainian official (www.pravda.com.ua)
Ukraine rejects claims of Western pressure over attacks on Russian oil facilities (www.politico.com)
Ukraine will continue attacking Russian oil refineries, Kyiv vows...
Putin links Ukraine to Moscow massacre without evidence (www.politico.eu)
The suspected gunmen “tried to hide and moved toward Ukraine,” Russian president says in televised address. Kyiv denies any involvement....
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....
‘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....
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...
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 at least 60 people and injuring more than 100....
Russia is returning to its Cold War posture with plans to increase troops along its NATO borders, Lithuania's PM warns (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia plans to increase its troops along its border with NATO, Lithuania’s prime minister said....
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....
‘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....
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
Russia claims it detained suspected perpetrators of Moscow shooting that killed over 100 people (kyivindependent.com)
US says it has not received a formal request by Niger junta to leave military bases (apnews.com)
A top Pentagon official told Congress on Thursday that the U.S. has not received a formal request from Niger’s junta to depart the country, saying it has received mixed signals on whether the hundreds of U.S. troops there are no longer welcome....
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...
