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      30 March

      Ukraine-Russia war: Wagner mercenary group ‘badly damaged’ in battle for Bakhmut

      The head of Russia’s Wagner Group has acknowledged that fighting in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has inflicted severe losses on his mercenary forces. “The battle for Bakhmut today has already practically destroyed the Ukrainian army, and unfortunately, it has also badly damaged the Wagner Private Military Company,” Yevgeny Prigozhin said in an audio message. He also claimed that if Wagner were able to achieve victory in Bakhmut it would be a “major turning point in the war and in the entire modern history”.  If Wagner were to “perish in the meatgrinder of Bakhmut and take the Ukrainian army with it” it would give Russia space for a further offensive, he added. “That means we played our historic mission.” Russian officials say their forces are still capturing…

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    • 29 March

      Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party

       Myanmar civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Naypyidaw: Myanmar’s military-controlled election commission said that the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party will be dissolved for failing to re-register under a new electoral law, Al Jazeera reported citing state television. The National League for Democracy (NLD) party was among 40 political parties that were unable to meet the ruling military’s registration deadline for an election, Al Jazeera reported citing Myawaddy TV. Earlier in January, the Myanmar military gave two months to political parties to register under a strict new electoral law before fresh elections which they have promised to hold. However, the opponents have said that the elections will neither be free nor fair. The NLD has said it would…

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    • 29 March

      Biden, Netanyahu trade words amid Israel judicial reform protests

      Biden tells Israel to ‘walk away’ from judicial reforms, Netanyahu responds saying Israel rejected ‘pressure from abroad’. United States President Joe Biden has told Israel it “cannot continue” pushing ahead with deeply controversial judicial reforms — now on hold — that have prompted months of unrest — comments that led Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to say he does not make decisions based on pressure from abroad. Biden’s comments on Tuesday came as Netanyahu was being accused by opponents of riding roughshod over Israeli democracy in an attempt to strengthen his own power, leading to paralysing protests and strikes across Israel. “Like many strong supporters of Israel I’m very concerned. … They cannot continue down this road, and I’ve sort of made…

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    • 29 March

      UN considers role of Int’l Court of Justice in climate change

      Pacific island state Vanuatu – one of the world’s most vulnerable to climate change – has led the UN initiative to deliver climate justice with a legal basis. Village children pass the time in front of a home next to a flooding sea wall at high tide in Serua Village, Fiji, in 2022. As the community runs out of ways to adapt to the rising Pacific Ocean, the 80 villagers face the painful decision on whether to move or stay in their threatened homes [File: Loren Elliott] The United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to vote on a resolution proposed by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu that would ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for its opinion on what…

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    • 29 March

      Russia starts Yars intercontinental ballistic missile drills

      The Yars mobile ICBM system has a reported range of 12,000 km (7,500 miles) and can carry multiple nuclear warheads. A Russian Yars RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile system during the Victory Day parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia,in 2016 [File: Grigory Dukor] Russia has started exercises with the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system and several thousand troops in what is likely to be seen as another attempt by Moscow to show off its nuclear strength. “In total, more than 3,000 military personnel and about 300 pieces of equipment are involved in the exercises,” Russia’s defence ministry said in a statement on the Telegram messaging service on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has aimed to make the Yars missile system,…

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    • 29 March

      China vows to ‘fight back’ if US speaker meets Taiwan’s president

      Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is expected to meet US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California next month. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen will transit through the US during her planned visit to Central America [File: Carlos Garcia Rawlins] China has threatened to “resolutely fight back” if US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during her planned transit through the United States. The warning on Wednesday came as Tsai was due to depart for a trip to Guatemala and Belize, which will see her transit through New York and California in the US. While not officially confirmed, she is expected to meet McCarthy while in California, at the end of her 10-day trip. China, which claims democratically-ruled Taiwan…

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    • 29 March

      Any Russian victory could be perilous, says Ukraine president Zelenskyy

      Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Tuesday that unless his nation wins a drawn-out battle in a key eastern city, Russia could begin building international support for a deal that could require Ukraine to make unacceptable compromises. He also invited the leader of China, long aligned with Russia, to visit. If Bakhmut fell to Russian forces, their president, Vladimir Putin, would “sell this victory to the West, to his society, to China, to Iran,” Zelenskyy said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press. “If he will feel some blood — smell that we are weak — he will push, push, push,” Zelenskyy said in English, which he used for virtually all of the interview. The Ukrainian leader spoke to the…

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    • 29 March

      Bill to reform H-1B and L-1 visa programme introduced in US Senate

      Washington: A group of influential lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan legislation in the US Senate to comprehensively overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programmes and usher in more transparency in the recruitment of foreign workers. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China. The L-1 is the other type of work visa the US issues to professionals looking to work in the country. Unlike the H-1B, where an individual is looking to join an American company, the L-1 visa is issued to those who are…

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    • 29 March

      Visa interview wait time for Indians visiting US cut by 60 pc this year

      Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services Julie Stufft told PTI in an interview that the goal of the State Department is to get to 1 million visas issued this year, which would be above the pre-pandemic number. Washington: The wait time for a US visitor’s visa interview in India has been reduced by 60 per cent this year, a senior official has said, attributing it to several steps the United States has taken, including increasing the number of officials and opening other diplomatic missions to process these applications. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services Julie Stufft told PTI in an interview that the goal of the State Department is to get to 1 million visas issued this year, which would be above the pre-pandemic…

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    • 29 March

      China bars Uyghur Muslims of Xinjiang from observing Ramzan fast, puts them under surveillance system

       The Uyghur Muslims in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang have been asked not to allow their children to fast during the holy month of Ramzan, while their children are being quizzed by the Chinese authorities over whether their parents are fasting or not, according to local officials and rights groups. The first daily fast of the Islamic holy month of Ramzan began on March 23, as hundreds of millions of Muslims worldwide enter a four-week period of worship. However, Muslims in China are facing “fasting bans and their cultural and religious traditions are increasingly under attack,” Radio Free Asia reported. “During Ramzan, the authorities are requiring 1,811 villages (in Xinjiang) to implement a round-the-clock monitoring system, including spot home inspections…

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