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Bob Marley’s band The Wailers to play in Hong Kong for the first time (www.scmp.com)

South Korea Sees Marriage Bump for First Time in Over a Decade (open.substack.com)

Czech Republic to deliver thousands of extra artillery shells to Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)

The Czech Republic says it is on the verge of delivering thousands of extra artillery shells to Ukraine, just weeks after it announced an initiative to source the much-needed supplies from outside the EU....

Killing of teenager in China sparks debate about ‘left behind’ children (www.theguardian.com)

Death of 13-year-old boy has put spotlight on juvenile crime and the plight of children left behind by rural migrant workers...

Many hospitals in China stop newborn delivery services as birth rate drops (www.reuters.com)

Bank of Japan hikes rates for the first time in 17 years, abolishes yield curve control (www.nbcnews.com)

Hong Kong may design new halal certification system as part of Mideast outreach (www.scmp.com)

Mob targets Gujarat University’s foreign students during namaz, 5 injured (indianexpress.com)

Internet restored in Côte d'Ivoire after submarine cable disruption (apanews.net)

A plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean officials say (apnews.com)

A plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those charged with finding new leaders for the country, Caribbean officials said Thursday....

Blow for Milei as Senate rejects sweeping mega-reform decree | Buenos Aires Times (batimes.com.ar)

‘We don’t know where the money is going’: the ‘carbon cowboys’ making millions from credit schemes (www.theguardian.com)

Carbon schemes are touted as a way to transfer billions in climate finance to the developing world – but people at the Kariba project in Zimbabwe say most of the profits never arrive...

Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says (apnews.com)

Gaza war: Dozens wounded in Israeli attack on UNRWA hub (www.newarab.com)

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Wednesday said a number of its staff members were killed in an Israeli strike struck a food distribution centre in war-hit Gaza....

This year people in prison also elect president (article in Spanish) (elpais.com)

Navalny ally Leonid Volkov vows to continue fight against Putin after hammer attack in Vilnius (www.theguardian.com)

Palestinian citizen of Israel granted UK asylum in case said to be unprecedented (www.theguardian.com)

Thai election body to seek dissolution of progressive party that won last year's general election (apnews.com)

Russia reports Ukrainian drone strikes on targets deep inside its territory and a border incursion (apnews.com)

Ukraine launched a wave of long-range drones against targets deep inside Russia on Tuesday, Russian officials said, hitting at least two oil facilities in the attack on eight regions of Russia in the latest display of Kyiv’s expanding drone capacity....

Iran Wants $2.5 Billion For Dual National Hostage (www.iranintl.com)

Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair (www.nbcnews.com)

The kidnapping of 287 students in Kuriga was one of three mass abductions in remote northern Nigeria last week....

Haiti: US evacuates embassy staff amid gang violence (www.bbc.com)

The United States says it has airlifted non-essential embassy staff from Haiti, as the country spirals further into gang violence....

Protests as Israel president at Dutch Holocaust Museum opening (www.france24.com)

Dutch King Willem-Alexander officially opened the country’s first Holocaust Museum Sunday, as demonstrators angry at Israel’s military campaign in Gaza protested against the Israeli president, who also addressed the ceremony....

It's not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in Gaza. Now some are dying of hunger too (apnews.com)

Hunger is most acute in northern Gaza, which has been isolated by Israeli forces and has suffered long cutoffs of food supplies. At least 20 people have died from malnutrition and dehydration at the north’s Kamal Adwan and Shifa hospitals, according to the Health Ministry. Most of the dead are children — including ones as...