A Filipino villager is nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace – The Associated Press

  1. A Filipino villager is nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace  The Associated Press
  2. Filipino villager will be nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace  Yahoo! Voices
  3. What is the Philippines' 'Holy Week'? A look at the religious fervour to Easter  South China Morning Post
  4. Hundreds gathered in villages around San Fernando city, north of Manila, to watch men punish themselves in a bid to atone for their sins or seek miracles from God  The Mountaineer
  5. Filipino Catholics reenact crucifixion of Jesus in Good Friday tradition  Olean Times Herald
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Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox who don’t serve in army – NBC News

  1. Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox who don't serve in army  NBC News
  2. Israeli Supreme Court orders government to stop funding religious schools that defy enlistment, in blow to Netanyahu  CNN
  3. How ultra-Orthodox conscription could destroy Benjamin Netanyahu  Vox.com
  4. Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox, deepening turmoil over mandatory military service  The Associated Press
  5. Israel's Top Court Freezes Funding for Yeshivas Whose Students Don't Enlist in Army - Israel News  Haaretz
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Russia Launches 99 Drones and Missiles at Ukraine, Damages Three Power Stations – Kyiv Post

  1. Russia Launches 99 Drones and Missiles at Ukraine, Damages Three Power Stations  Kyiv Post
  2. Russia-Ukraine war live news: Russian attacks damage Ukraine’s power plants  Al Jazeera English
  3. Poland demands explanation from Russia after a missile enters its airspace during attack on Ukraine  The Associated Press
  4. Ukraine's Lose-Lose Energy War | TIME  TIME
  5. Russia launches barrage of 99 drones and missiles on Ukraine’s energy system, officials say  KXAN.com
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March of ‘terror’: Pakistan grapples with deadly attacks on China interests – Al Jazeera English

  1. March of ‘terror’: Pakistan grapples with deadly attacks on China interests  Al Jazeera English
  2. Terror attack: Chinese firm lays off hundreds of workers, shuts shop in Pakistan  The Times of India
  3. Pakistani police say 5 Chinese nationals and their local driver were killed in a suicide attack  ABC News
  4. Suicide Bomber Kills 5 Chinese Workers in Pakistan  The New York Times
  5. Express View: China, Pakistan and a fragile Corridor  The Indian Express
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Russia shuts down UN watchdog tracking North Korea sanctions – BBC.com

  1. Russia shuts down UN watchdog tracking North Korea sanctions  BBC.com
  2. UN Security Council needs new approach to North Korea: Russia  Hindustan Times
  3. Russian veto points to 'grim future' for North Korea sanctions enforcement  Reuters
  4. Russia protects North Korea in the UN with veto of resolution to investigate sanction violations  CNN
  5. Russia veto brings end to U.N. panel monitoring North Korea sanctions  The Washington Post
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Another State Department official resigns over Biden’s ‘horrific’ support for Israel’s war against Hamas – New York Post

  1. Another State Department official resigns over Biden's 'horrific' support for Israel's war against Hamas  New York Post
  2. Opinion: Why I’m resigning from the State Department  CNN
  3. State department official’s resignation highlights rifts over US Gaza policy  The Guardian US
  4. American teenager Mohammad Ahmad Alkhdour killed in West Bank  The Washington Post
  5. I Could Not Stay Silent: Annelle Sheline Resigns from State Dept. over U.S. Gaza Policy  Democracy Now!
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Putin’s F-16 threats could start a war with NATO, Swedish military official warns – EURACTIV

  1. Putin's F-16 threats could start a war with NATO, Swedish military official warns  EURACTIV
  2. Putin Offers Both Reassurance and Threat on a Wider War  The New York Times
  3. Ukraine war updates: Putin says NATO won't be attacked but F-16s will; Kyiv claims Russia knew terror attack was coming  CNBC
  4. F-16s “Sitting Ducks” For Russian MiG-31 Fighters? Putin Warns Of Consequences Over Fighting Falcons  EurAsian Times
  5. Putin Says NATO Airbases 'Legitimate Target' if F-16s There Used in Ukraine – Ukraine at War: Update for March 29  Kyiv Post
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Russian police detain journalist who filmed last video of Alexei Navalny alive

Rights groups say Antonina Favorskaya is accused of links to Alexei Navalny’s ‘extremist organisation’ and is one of six journalists held this month

A journalist who filmed the last video of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny before he died, Antonina Favorskaya, has been detained by authorities.

Favorskaya covered the trials of Navalny for several years and media freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders said on Thursday she was one of six journalists across the country held this month.

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Sexual violence in Haiti ‘severely underreported,’ ‘largely unpunished’ UN says – The Hill

  1. Sexual violence in Haiti ‘severely underreported,’ ‘largely unpunished’ UN says  The Hill
  2. 'Cataclysmic Situation' in Haiti Leaves 1500 Dead in Gang Violence  The New York Times
  3. Haiti's transitional council issues its first statement, signaling its creation is nearly complete  The Associated Press
  4. Haiti Situation 'Cataclysmic': UN  Barron's
  5. Sexual violence ‘largely unpunished’ in Haiti, UN says  CNN
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Live: More than 40 killed in Israeli air strike near Syria’s Aleppo – FRANCE 24 English

  1. Live: More than 40 killed in Israeli air strike near Syria's Aleppo  FRANCE 24 English
  2. Syria says Israeli strikes killed nearly 40 near Aleppo  BBC.com
  3. Syria reports Israeli airstrikes near Aleppo, world court orders action on Gaza famine  NBC News
  4. Israel-Hamas War Day 174: What is going on in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon?  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Middle East crisis live: dozens reported killed in suspected Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah in Syria  The Guardian
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Former AFL player Eddie Betts shares video of racist abuse hurled at children playing in yard

Victoria police launch investigation after Indigenous star posts CCTV footage on Instagram and states ‘Aboriginal kids deserve to be able to play safely’

Victoria police are investigating after Indigenous AFL great Eddie Betts shared footage of children being racially abused in their own yard while stating “we are not even safe in our own homes”.

Betts shared security camera footage on social media on Thursday night showing a white car driving down a street before slowing down in front of a home. A person then yells out racial slurs.

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Man shot dead in ‘very targeted’ attack in Melbourne’s north, police say

Victoria police say victim of Glenroy shooting was known to them and had a criminal record

Police are treating the fatal shooting of a man at a strip of shops in Melbourne’s north as a targeted attack.

The man was shot dead in a car park outside shops on Justin Avenue at Glenroy just after 4.30am on Good Friday.

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Meloni, Le Pen rift mars far right’s prospects of wielding EU power – Reuters

  1. Meloni, Le Pen rift mars far right's prospects of wielding EU power  Reuters
  2. Europeans, Salvini: Italians have a historic opportunity for a Europe without leftists and socialists  Agenzia Nova
  3. Ursula von der Leyen power plot on brink of imploding as she's snubbed by Italy and France  MSN
  4. Le Pen and Salvini Criticise Italian PM for Supporting von der Leyen  The European Conservative
  5. Salvini and Le Pen against von der Leyen, corner Meloni  EURACTIV
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Warm and sunny weather expected for most Australian capitals over Easter weekend

Calm outlook for Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney follows extreme bouts of dry and warm weather across south and west of country

A spectacular Easter long weekend is expected for much of Australia, with warm and sunny conditions forecast for most capitals before rain reaches the eastern states at the start of next week.

Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney can all expect warm and sunny weather during the long weekend.

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