Mayor of Russia's Orenburg orders evacuations amid 'critical' flooding (www.reuters.com)
India appears to confirm extrajudicial killings in Pakistan (www.theguardian.com)
Defence minister’s comments after Guardian report are first time India has acknowledged any assassinations on foreign soil...
US, Philippines, Japan to tackle South China Sea incidents (www.bangkokpost.com)
Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse (www.theguardian.com)
At Indonesia’s biggest bank, customers’ savings can vanish with a click | Business and Economy | Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
Argentina battles dengue surge and repellent shortage (www.bbc.com)
Argentina is facing an insect repellent shortage as the country prepares for its worst-ever dengue season....
France: Audrey Mondjehi jailed for obtaining Strasbourg attacker's gun (www.bbc.com)
A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for helping an Islamist attacker who killed five people at a French Christmas market in December 2018....
London police say suspects in stabbing of Iran International journalist fled U.K. just hours after attack (www.cbsnews.com)
United Nations adopts historic, first-ever resolution on rights of intersex people (www.advocate.com)
Ukraine's military intelligence hints drone attacks on military facilities in Russia to continue, 'range will increase' (kyivindependent.com)
Andrii Yusov, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR), hinted on April 4 that drone strikes on military facilities inside Russia will continue and “their range will increase.”...
With threats to judges and journalists, Slovakia spirals eastward (www.politico.eu)
As the crucial April 6 second round of presidential elections approaches in Slovakia, statements by its Moscow-sympathizing prime minister, Robert Fico, are confirming his government’s reputation as Europe’s new problem child....
Bulgarian Police Find Stash Of Weapons Linked To Hamas (www.barrons.com)
On Camera: Attack On Iran Security Sites By Pakistan-Based Jaish Al Adl; IRGC Base Targeted (www.hindustantimes.com)
Tropical-forest destruction has slowed — but is still too high (www.nature.com)
Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz calls for early elections (www.axios.com)
UN Security Council fails to condemn strike on Iran in Syria (www.reuters.com)
The United States, Britain and France on Wednesday opposed a Russian-drafted U.N. Security Council statement that would have condemned an attack on Iran’s embassy compound in Syria, which Tehran has blamed on Washington’s ally Israel....
Families pay tribute to British aid worker ‘heroes’ killed in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza (www.972mag.com)
Catholic bishops meet with Mexico’s cartel bosses to plead for peace (www.washingtonpost.com)
Citing a “profound crisis of violence and social disintegration,” Mexico’s Catholic bishops are staking out an aggressive new role in national security, going so far as to sit down with feuding drug traffickers in one blood-soaked state to hammer out a truce....
‘Not a normal war’: doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13828038...
Barrage of Russian attacks aims to cut Ukraine's lights (www.bbc.com)
In central Kharkiv you hear the rattle of generators on every street....
Kinahan Cartel: Wanted Narco Boss Exposes Whereabouts by Posting Google Reviews (www.bellingcat.com)
One of the world’s most wanted men, a notorious narco kingpin whose gang is implicated in multiple murders, has left a trail of Google reviews providing valuable new insights into his movements and whereabouts over the past five years....
A Russian Defector’s Killing Raises Specter of Hit Squads (www.nytimes.com)
The death in Spain of Maksim Kuzminov, a pilot who delivered a helicopter and secret documents to Ukraine, has raised fears that the Kremlin is again targeting its enemies....
U.S. and Israel’s ‘Unprecedented’ Intelligence Sharing Draws Criticism (www.wsj.com)
A secret memorandum that expanded intelligence sharing with Israel after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack has led to growing concerns in Washington about whether the information is contributing to civilian deaths, according to people familiar with the issue....
Slovakia’s brain drain picks up pace under populist leader Robert Fico (www.theguardian.com)
Although Marek Mikič spent a few years studying and working abroad, he never expected to leave his native Slovakia permanently. He had a group of close friends and a music festival to run in the eastern town of Košice....
