UK court says Assange can’t be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penaltyTwo High Court judges said they would grant Assange a new appeal unless U.S. authorities give further assurances within three weeks about what will happen to him. The ruling means the legal saga, which has dragged on for more than a decade, will continue — and Assange will remain inside London’s high-security Belmarsh Prison, where he has spent the last five years.
https://apnews.com/article/britain-wikileaks-julian-assange-espionage-appeal-98c15267f0cdf63685bfb49766749a0aDeadly air strikes in Syria kill over a dozen including WHO workerA hotly contested area of northeast Syria was pounded by air strikes on Tuesday, killing over a dozen people including a member of the World Health Organisation and at least one Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official, according to several reports.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/air-strike-syria-deir-ezzor-dozen-who 49 people died in 37 attacks in "de-escalation zone" since the beginning of March, says SOHR SOHR said that one Damascus army soldier was killed in the attack. It was reported that 'El Fatah El Mubîn' also bombarded the Ayn Issa region in the north of Latakia using missiles. According to SOHR, 49 people have died in 37 attacks in the "de-escalation zone" since the beginning of March 2024.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/49-people-died-in-37-attacks-in-weapon-free-zone-since-the-beginning-of-march-says-sohr-72430Wages in Argentina Suffer Record Drop After Milei Devalues PesoPaychecks plunged 11% in December from November when adjusted for inflation, the largest monthly loss in income since the government’s labor market reports began 29 years ago. The decline, while partially compensated by wage gains in January, led to a “significant drop” in consumer purchasing power, the government said.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-26/wages-in-argentina-suffer-record-drop-after-milei-devalues-pesohttps://archive.is/2A5fRBrazil and Colombia voice concern as Venezuela bans opposition candidateThe scuppering of Yoris’s candidacy prompted an unusually firm response from the governments of Brazil and Colombia, which have both been trying to coax Maduro back towards democratic governance. “Based on available information, the candidate put forwards by the Unitary platform … was prevented from registering, which is not compatible with the Barbados agreement,” Brazil’s foreign ministry said, in reference to a deal between Maduro’s government and the opposition last October intended to ensure free and fair elections.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/26/nicolas-maduro-blocks-presidential-candidate-corina-yoris-venezuelaIndian opposition supporters detained ahead of protest at Modi's homeKejriwal's party, all of whose main leaders are now imprisoned in connection with the case, says he has been "falsely arrested" in a "fabricated case". The federal government and Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deny political interference. On Tuesday, Kejriwal's supporters attempted to march to Modi's residence, but were stopped by police at a location where they gathered about 5 km (3 miles) away.
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indian-opposition-supporters-detained-ahead-protest-modis-home-2024-03-26/Five Chinese nationals among six killed in suicide bomb attack in PakistanNo armed group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. The Chinese embassy in Islamabad or the Chinese foreign ministry in Beijing have not commented on the incident yet.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/26/five-chinese-nationals-killed-in-suicide-bomb-attack-in-pakistan-policehttps://archive.is/JLQhWSenior doctors in South Korea submit resignations, deepening dispute over medical school plan Senior doctors at major hospitals in South Korea began submitting their resignations en masse on Monday in support of medical interns and residents who have been on strike for five weeks over the government’s push to sharply increase medical school admissions.
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-doctors-strike-af7f3170f8df747066b1d14b9883fb25Japan approves plan to sell fighter jets to other nations in latest break from pacifist principlesJapan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/japan-approves-plan-sell-fighter-jets-nations-latest-108484603Palestine Action shut down production at Israeli weapons manufacturer in KentElbit Systems provides a range of weaponry for the Israeli military, including 85 per cent of their military drone fleet and land-based equipment, as well as electronic warfare, bullets, munitions and gun components.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/palestine-action-shut-down-production-israeli-weapons-manufacturerABC Australia staff’s concerns over pro-Israel bias revealed“We’re worried the language we’re using in our coverage is askew, favoring the Israeli narrative over objective reporting. This is evident in our reluctance to use words such as ‘War crimes’, ‘Genocide”, ‘Ethnic cleansing’, ‘Apartheid’ and ‘Occupation’ to describe the various aspects of the Israeli practices in Gaza and the West Bank, even when the words are attributed to respectable organisations and sources,” staff said in the document, which is signed “Concerned ABC journalists and staff” and addressed to “managers and colleagues”.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/26/australias-abc-staffs-concerns-over-gaza-bias-revealedhttps://archive.is/SEkKtTrain drivers in Germany win cut in working week without a pay cutThe deal foresees standard working hours being reduced to 35 hours in four stages from 2026 to 2029. But employees will be able to choose anything from a 35- to 40-hour week, with those who choose to work longer getting more pay. The agreement also features a pay rise totalling €420 (£360) per month in two stages and a one-time payment of €2,850 (£2,444) to compensate for inflation.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/train-drivers-germany-win-cut-working-week-without-pay-cut