Bird flu: Hong Kong suspends imports of poultry meat and products from parts of US, Britain and Poland following H5N1 outbreaks (www.scmp.com)
Anti-dog meat legislation looks doomed as Assembly session ends in vain (m.koreatimes.co.kr)
Russian athletes eligible to compete in neutral colours at Paris Olympics (www.cbc.ca)
WHO adopts resolution to address 'catastrophic' health situation in Gaza (www.cbc.ca)
Canadian federal dental insurance program to be phased in starting May 2024, government officials say (www.cbc.ca)
Sudan war: Two people killed in attack on aid convoy in Sudan, says Red Cross (www.bbc.com)
The USA May Have Found 5,000 Shells For Ukraine’s Biggest Artillery (www.forbes.com)
Dueling Information Campaigns: The War Over the Narrative in Tigray (mediamanipulation.org)
Putin critic and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny ‘fainted’ in jail, not heard from in 5 days (www.scmp.com)
Life in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine is grim. People are fleeing through a dangerous corridor (apnews.com)
Kenya's nationwide power blackout sparks KPLC sabotage suspicions (www.bbc.co.uk)
Saudi Arabia Is Trying to Block a Global Deal to End Fossil Fuels, Negotiators Say (www.nytimes.com)
The Saudi delegation has flatly opposed any language in a deal that would even mention fossil fuels — the oil, gas and coal that, when burned, create emissions that are dangerously heating the planet. Saudi negotiators have also objected to a provision, endorsed by at least 118 countries, aimed at tripling global renewable...
Ex-Xinjiang official under investigation by China’s top anti-corruption watchdog (www.scmp.com)
Chinese scientists use genetics to boost iron content of corn, offer hope to anaemia sufferers worldwide (www.scmp.com)
Kenya falls into darkness in the third nationwide power blackout in 3 months (apnews.com)
India’s supreme court upholds decision to strip Kashmir of special status (www.theguardian.com)
Chief justice says government did not overreach its powers when it revoked autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019...
Philippines says Chinese coast guard assaulted its vessels with water cannons for a second day (www.nbcnews.com)
The confrontation happened as Philippine supply boats and escort ships attempted to deliver food to forces near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea....
A Ukrainian soldier says he stopped shelling small Russian units because he is running out of US-made artillery ammo (www.businessinsider.com)
Is It Time to Retire the Term ‘Genocide’? (www.wsj.com)
Far-right Le Pen to stand trial on EU embezzlement, fraud charges (www.rfi.fr)
India’s Modi welcomes ‘historic’ court ruling ending Kashmir’s special status, polls also ordered for 2024 (www.scmp.com)
Calls to reform UN Security Council after US vetoes Gaza ceasefire (www.aljazeera.com)
Calls are growing for the UN Security Council to be reformed after the US became the only member to use its veto power to block a Gaza ceasefire resolution, a move welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The UN chief says he will keep pushing for peace.