Vehicle of four US soldiers missing in Lithuania found submerged in water

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US army says search efforts are ongoing after Nato secretary general tells reporters servicemembers were ‘killed’

The vehicle of four United States soldiers missing in Lithuania has been discovered submerged in water, the US army said, adding that search efforts for the soldiers were ongoing.

The soldiers went missing during a military drill during an exercise at the General Silvestras Žukauskas training ground in Pabradė, a town located less than 10km (6 miles) from the border with Belarus.

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U.S. Military Provides Few Details on Daily Strikes in Yemen – The New York Times

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  1. U.S. Military Provides Few Details on Daily Strikes in Yemen  The New York Times
  2. Houthis in Yemen Won’t Be Defeated by Airstrikes Alone, Experts Say  The New York Times
  3. US airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels kill at least 2 people, group says  The Associated Press
  4. Trump: ‘The Houthis want peace because they’re getting the hell knocked out of them’  The Times of Israel
  5. U.S. strikes home in on Houthi drone experts in Yemen  Axios
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EU urges citizens to stockpile 72 hours’ worth of supplies amid war risk – CNN

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  1. EU urges citizens to stockpile 72 hours’ worth of supplies amid war risk  CNN
  2. The European Union just issued a dire warning to its 450 million citizens: Stockpile supplies and prepare for disaster  Fortune
  3. EU tells the public to hold 72 hours of emergency supplies  Reuters
  4. EU calls for households to stockpile 72 hours of food amid war risks  Financial Times
  5. Brussels asks EU citizens to have a 72-hour emergency kit for crises  Euronews
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Allegations of Indian interference rock Canada election campaign

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Senior officials warn nations including China, Pakistan and Iran could attempt to subvert vote with sophisticated tools

The spectre of interference by India has already rocked the early days of Canada’s federal election, with officials warning that sophisticated efforts from other hostile nations are expected in the coming weeks.

As Canadians prepare to cast ballots on 28 April, senior officials say that India, China, Pakistan and Iran are all expected to make efforts to subvert the national vote through increasingly sophisticated disinformation campaigns.

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Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan tours recaptured presidential palace in Khartoum – BBC.com

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  1. Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan tours recaptured presidential palace in Khartoum  BBC.com
  2. Sudan’s Military Drives Rival Fighters Out of Khartoum, a Major Shift in Civil War  The New York Times
  3. Sudan’s army returns to capital after nearly two years of civil war  CNN
  4. Sudanese army drives RSF from central Khartoum, witnesses say  Reuters
  5. Sudan’s civil war: What military advances mean, and where the country could be heading next  The Conversation Indonesia
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Two Pa. lawmakers avoid questioning Tulsi Gabbard about group chat leak controversy – The Philadelphia Inquirer

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  1. Two Pa. lawmakers avoid questioning Tulsi Gabbard about group chat leak controversy  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  2. Opinion | Are intelligence analysts still doing their jobs? We just got an answer.  The Washington Post
  3. WATCH: Trump intelligence officials testify in Senate hearing after war plans revealed to journalist in group chat  PBS NewsHour
  4. DNI Director Gabbard, FBI Director Patel and Other National Security Officials Testfy on Global Threats  C-SPAN
  5. Trump administration highlights drug cartels as major national security threat but omits climate change  CNN International
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EU expects Trump to set flat, double-digit tariff on April 2 – POLITICO

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  1. EU expects Trump to set flat, double-digit tariff on April 2  POLITICO
  2. A 25% tariff on Europe is only fair  Financial Times
  3. EU Readies Robust Toolbox to Counter Imminent Trump Tariffs  Bloomberg
  4. Modeling a US-EU trade war: Tariffs won't improve US global trade balance  Peterson Institute for International Economics
  5. EU trade chief flies to Washington again in bid to defuse transatlantic trade fight  POLITICO Europe
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Netanyahu repeats threat to seize territory in Gaza as anti-Hamas protests continue

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Israeli PM warns of seizure of territories and ‘other measures’ if Hamas refuses to release remaining hostages

Benjamin Netanyahu has repeated Israeli threats to seize territory in Gaza if Hamas refuses to release the remaining Israeli hostages, as, for the second consecutive day, hundreds of Palestinians joined protests against the militant group and demanding the end of the war.

The Israeli prime minister’s warning came a week after Israel resumed its military operation in the territory, shattering the relative calm of a January ceasefire with Hamas.

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Trump names pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa

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Leo Brent Bozell III, founder of a conservative media group, is president’s nomination amid rising diplomatic tensions

Donald Trump has nominated a conservative, pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa, at a time when the relationship between the two countries is at a nadir.

Leo Brent Bozell III founded the Media Research Center – whose website states it is “a blog site designed to broadcast conservative values, culture, and politics [and] to expose liberal media bias” – in 1987.

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