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As Russia Talks Peace, Moscow Threatens New Ukraine Region – The New York Times
- As Russia Talks Peace, Moscow Threatens New Ukraine Region The New York Times
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- Residents Flee Villages In Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Region As Front Line Approaches Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- The Russians try to break through to Dnipropetrovsk region border - Ukrainian soldier reports ТСН English
- Russian troops advance, closing in on new Ukrainian province as peace talks get underway Báo Hải Dương
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First Thing: Shiri Bibas not among bodies returned from Gaza, Israel says
Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Hamas of a ‘serious violation’ and vows it will pay. Plus, Germans share their concerns about the far right’s rise before this weekend’s election
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Shiri Bibas is not among the four bodies returned by Hamas to Israel during Thursday’s hostage handover, Israel’s military has said, calling it a “violation of utmost severity” of the already fragile ceasefire agreement.
What impact could this have? It risks upending the precarious truce. Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would “ensure Hamas pays the full price” for the ceasefire violation.
Have the bodies of hostages been released before? No, Thursday’s release was the first time Hamas has returned the remains of dead hostages.
What did the unions state in their lawsuit? That White House efforts to purge the federal workforce violated separation-of-powers principles by undermining Congress’s authority to fund federal agencies.
Continue reading...Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’
US government stripping funds from domestic and overseas research amid warnings for health and public safety
The Trump administration is stripping away support for scientific research in the US and overseas that contains a word it finds particularly inconvenient: “climate.”
The US government is withdrawing grants and other support for research that even references the climate crisis, academics have said, amid Donald Trump’s blitzkrieg upon environmental regulations and clean-energy development.
Continue reading...Willingness to ease off ‘debt brake’ may decide the German election
Rule dating from 2009 that limits borrowing looks vulnerable as main political parties promise to revive stalled economy
Germany is used to running its economy with the brake on. Ever since the 2008 financial crisis Berlin has sought to burnish a reputation as the world capital of fiscal discipline, with a near-pious aversion to debt and pride in strong government finances.
Under a rule known as the “debt brake” – introduced in 2009 by Angela Merkel to show Germany was committed to balancing the books after the banking crash – the federal government is required to limit annual borrowing to 0.35% of GDP.
Continue reading...Trump ends deportation protection for 500,000 Haitians
The move comes amid deteriorating conditions in the Caribbean country.
St Pancras and Channel tunnel plan rail routes to Germany and Switzerland
Partnership comes as London station looks at ways to almost triple passenger numbers
St Pancras railway station in London and the Channel tunnel operator have agreed to work together to open up more trains from Britain to France, and routes to Germany and Switzerland.
The agreement is the latest sign of growing momentum for new passenger rail links from England across the Channel, after Great Britain’s only international station announced plans to triple the number of people who can travel through every hour.
Continue reading...Chinese Navy Drills in Tasman Sea Unnerve Australia and New Zealand – The New York Times
- Chinese Navy Drills in Tasman Sea Unnerve Australia and New Zealand The New York Times
- Chinese gave live fire warning with planes 'literally flying across the Tasman' ABC News
- Australia Says No Live Firing Seen Or Heard From Chinese Ships Barron's
- Commercial airlines warned as Chinese navy holds live fire exercise off Australia CNN
Sinn Féin St Patrick’s Day move over Trump policy a gamble
The snub risks damaging long-standing relationships with key political figures in the US.
International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze
Fears that cuts will ‘decimate’ ability to react to crises as sector loses expertise and skills at every level, report finds
Some of the world’s largest aid organisations are axing thousands of jobs as a result of US president Donald Trump’s freeze on overseas aid, potentially “decimating” the sector’s ability to react to future crises.
Those that have already announced job cuts include the International Rescue Committee, Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian Refugee Council and war zone-focused Norwegian People’s Aid.
Continue reading...Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party says it will begin process of disbanding
Democratic party chair Lo Kin-hei would not comment on whether Beijing put pressure on members
Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party, which became an influential voice of opposition before Beijing cracked down on dissent, will start preparations to shut down, its leader has said.
Lo Kin-hei, the chair of Hong Kong’s Democratic party, said on Thursday: “We are going to proceed and study on the process and procedure that is needed for the disbanding.”
Continue reading...Planes diverted as China conducts rare military drill near Australia
China's naval exercise in the Tasman Sea has put Australia and New Zealand on alert, with Canberra calling it "unusual".
Shin Bet arrests three suspects in bus bombings, including Israeli Jews – Ynetnews
- Shin Bet arrests three suspects in bus bombings, including Israeli Jews Ynetnews
- Multiple Bus Explosions in Israel Put Country on Terrorism Alert The New York Times
- Three empty buses explode in Israel in suspected terrorist attack The Washington Post
- Netanyahu orders West Bank military operation after Israel bus blasts CNN
- Shin Bet Arrests Two Israelis Suspected of Involvement in Tel Aviv Suburbs Bus Bombs Haaretz
Eleventh-hour high court bid to stop Australia’s secretive deal to resettle NZYQ cohort in Nauru
Proceedings filed Friday for man scheduled to be deported Monday as Human Rights Law Centre makes case for ‘dangerous precedent’
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Australia’s secretive deal to deport people among the NZYQ cohort to Nauru has been challenged in the high court in a move that could block the first removal from the country.
Legal proceedings filed Friday for a man scheduled to be deported to Nauru on Monday argued that the decision to cancel the man’s protection visa was unlawful and that he should be allowed to stay in Australia while a review of his visa continued.
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Continue reading...Man disguised as lawyer kills gang leader in court
Police in Sri Lanka say the gunman used a revolver which was smuggled in a hollowed-out book.
Why No One Is Winning in Ukraine – Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Why No One Is Winning in Ukraine Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Can there be peace in Ukraine, or is Putin just playing for time? NPR
- The Art of a Ukraine Deal Council on Foreign Relations
- How Can It End? A Step-by-Step Guide to a Possible Ukraine Deal. The New York Times
- Four scenarios for securing peace in Ukraine Voice of America
Tens of thousands could be held in illegal scam compounds in Myanmar, Thai police general says
Head of anti-trafficking agency says dozens of Chinese criminal gangs were running the centres
Tens of thousands of people could be living inside illegal scam compounds in Myanmar that have proliferated near Thailand’s border, according to the head of Thailand’s anti-trafficking agency, who warned it could take months before all foreign nationals are repatriated.
Thailand has launched a major crackdown on scam compounds over recent weeks, cutting off cross-border electricity and fuel supplies.
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