Putin visits Russian-occupied Mariupol in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin, who flew to Mariupol by helicopter, drove around city and stopped to talk to residents, TASS reports.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/19/putin-visits-russian-occupied-mariupol-in-ukraine

Ethiopia’s Tigray region nominates new interim leader: Report

TPLF names spokesperson Getachew Reda for presidency of an interim regional administration, party-run media reports.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/19/ethiopias-tigray-region-nominates-new-interim-leader-report

Kosovo, Serbia agree on how to implement EU normalisation plan

Tentative agreement follows marathon talks between Serbian, Kosovar leaders and EU officials in North Macedonia.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/19/kosovo-serbia-agree-on-how-to-implement-eu-normalisation-plan

Novak Djokovic denied US entry over COVID vaccine policy

Being vaccinated against COVID-19 remains a requirement of international travellers.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/3/18/djokovic-denied-us-entry-over-covid-vaccine-policy

Police clash with pension demonstrators for second night in Paris

Pension reform protests are gravest challenge to President Macron's authority since 2018 'Yellow Vest' demonstrations.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/18/police-clash-with-pension-demonstrators-for-second-night-in-paris

Russia gives awards to fighter pilots involved in US drone crash

US officials say surveillance flights over Black Sea have resumed despite Russia's downing of the MQ-9 Reaper drone.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/18/russia-gives-awards-to-fighter-pilots-involved-in-us-drone-crash

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 388

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 388th day, we take a look at the main developments.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/18/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-388

US Biden says war crimes charge against Russia’s Putin justified

Moscow says ICC charges against Vladimir Putin are meaningless with respect to jurisdiction in Russia.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/18/us-biden-says-war-crime-charges-against-russias-putin-justified

Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian man in latest bloodshed

At least 84 Palestinians have been killed so far in 2023, putting this year on track be one of the bloodiest.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/18/israeli-forces-shoot-dead-palestinian-man-in-latest-bloodshed

Over 100 Trump presidential gifts unaccounted for: US Democrats

Legislators say Trump family didn't disclose $250,000 in gifts from foreign governments received while in White House.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/17/over-100trump-family-presidential-gifts-unaccounted-for-house-us-democrats

US Supreme Court honours former justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

After the women's rights champion died in 2020, the US Supreme Court saw its conservative majority expand further.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/17/us-supreme-court-honours-former-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg

Global bank crisis fears ease after billion-dollar lifelines

Asian stock markets rise after moves to shore up confidence in troubled banks in Europe and the United States.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/3/17/global-bank-crisis-fears-on-after-multi-billion-dollar-lifelines

Wagner advance in Bakhmut as Russian offensive appears to weaken

Russian mercenaries were the only element of Moscow's forces making any progress in the 55th week of the war in Ukraine.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/17/wagner-advance-in-bakhmut-as-russian-offensive-appears-to-weaken

‘I can’t get rid of this trauma’: Fury over Indonesia verdicts

Families of those who died in October football tragedy feel the lives of their loved ones have been disrespected.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/17/i-cant-get-rid-of-this-trauma-fury-over-indonesia-verdicts

Blinken says US must show it can ‘deliver results’ to Sahel

First trip to Niger by a US secretary of state comes amid regional security crisis and growing Russian influence.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/16/blinken-says-us-must-show-it-can-deliver-results-to-sahel

UN-backed investigation accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine

Russia's forced transfers of Ukrainian children in areas under its control amounts to a war crime, investigators say.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/16/un-backed-investigation-accuses-russia-of-war-crimes-in-ukraine

NASA unveils sleeker spacesuits for future US mission to Moon

NASA's new spacesuits will be worn during the Artemis mission, which plans to return humans to the Moon by late 2025.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/16/nasa-unveils-sleeker-spacesuits-for-future-mission-to-moon

US says drone recovery difficult as Russian ships at crash site

US General Mark Milley said the MQ-9 Reaper drone sank in an area of the Black Sea where depths are up to 1,500 metres.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/16/russian-ships-at-drone-crash-site-as-us-says-recovery-difficult

Chinese tycoon and Bannon ally Guo Wengui charged with $1bn fraud

Chinese billionaire and CCP critic is accused of pocketing investment funds from his thousands of followers online.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/3/16/chinese-tycoon-and-bannon-ally-guo-wengui-charged-over-1bn-fraud

North Korea launches missile ahead of South Korea-Japan summit

The third missile test this week comes as leaders of Japan and South Korea prepare to hold their first summit in years.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/16/north-korea-launches-missile-ahead-of-south-korea-japan-summit

Former Mexican presidential candidate sentenced to US prison

Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba, ex-governor of Tamaulipas, is accused of using $3.5m in bribes to buy property in the US.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/16/former-mexican-presidential-candidate-sentenced-to-us-prison