Gaza is getting less than half the humanitarian aid it needs to avoid famine (english.elpais.com)
[The] U.N. World Food Programme estimates that at least 300 trucks of food are needed every day to meet the basic needs of the population. During the first half of March, an average of 159 trucks a day have entered Gaza, representing 40% of the minimum amount required, according to U.N. data. Before the Israeli offensive, an...
World War 2 'Ghost Army' to get Congressional Gold Medal (www.bbc.com)
Modi’s India plans its own democracy index, after global rankings downgrade (www.aljazeera.com)
India's main opposition party accuses Modi government of freezing bank accounts (www.nbcnews.com)
China is building its military on a 'scale not seen since WWII' and is on track to be able to invade Taiwan by 2027: US admiral (www.businessinsider.com)
US Adm. John Aquilino said China’s military is building up at a rate not seen since World War II....
Israeli forces destroy al-Shifa surgical building and order evacuation (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israeli forces have destroyed the main surgical building at Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital, following four days of siege....
Houthis in Yemen blow up a resident’s house, killing at least 9 from the same family (apnews.com)
Former Pakistani minister warns Taliban: ‘Another attack on Pakistan, our troops will seize Wakhan’ (www.khaama.com)
Germany’s Birth Rate Plunges as War, Climate and Covid Deter Parents (www.bloomberg.com)
Germany’s birth rate fell to the lowest level in more than a decade last year, adding to concerns about how a shrinking workforce may dent the country’s economic prospects....
Rupert Murdoch and new 'Washington Post' CEO accused of cover-up in hacking scandal (www.npr.org)
Hong Kong Adopts Sweeping Security Laws, Bowing to Beijing (www.nytimes.com)
The legislation targets “external interference” and the theft of state secrets, with implications for businesses, journalists, civil servants and others....
Portugal’s center-right wins an election but surging populists want a say in the government (apnews.com)
A center-right alliance led by the Social Democratic Party has won Portugal’s general election by a slender margin and is set to form a minority government that could have a difficult term in office as a radical-right populist party that came third in the voting tries to get a hand on the levers of power....
Vietnam’s president resigns, raising questions over stability (www.cnn.com)
The Vietnamese Communist Party has accepted the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, the government said on Wednesday, in a sign of political turmoil that could hurt foreign investors’ confidence in the country....
Modi’s India plans its own democracy index, after global rankings downgrade (www.aljazeera.com)
‘Man-made famine’ charge against Israel is backed by mounting body of evidence | Israel-Gaza war (www.theguardian.com)
Honduras Ratchets Up Battle With Crypto-Libertarian Investors, Rejects World Bank Court (theintercept.com)
Migrant workers exploited, abused in Italy’s prized fine wine vineyards (www.aljazeera.com)
How Israeli settlers are expanding illegal outposts amid Gaza war (www.aljazeera.com)
More than 1,200 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank have been forced from their homes since the conflict started, according to rights groups and the United Nations.
World Bank report finds imminent risk of catastrophic famine in Gaza Strip (www.theguardian.com)
[The World] Bank said urgent action was needed to prevent widespread deaths from starvation within the next two months.
Netanyahu Assails Schumer, Dramatizing Partisan Split Over Israel (www.nytimes.com)
E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn't keeping pace, UN says (apnews.com)
U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further....
How did Canada end up with worse air quality than the US? (www.theguardian.com)
US reportedly considering plea deal offer for Julian Assange (www.theguardian.com)
Israel government spokesman Eylon Levy suspended after comments about Gaza aid (www.haaretz.com)
Levy’s suspension follows a tweet, in response to British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, that ‘there are NO limits on the entry of food, water, medicine, or shelter equipment into Gaza, and in fact the crossings have EXCESS capacity’