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A small group of officers deserted their posts this week in protest over alleged government corruption. Source link

Western officials and analysts say Ukrainian forces have disrupted Russia’s planned spring offensive and managed to retake territory. Source link

A boy, believed to be aged about 13, carried out the shooting in southeastern Türkiye, killing his fellow students and a teacher. It is the second school shooting in the country in two days. Source link

A Seoul court found Johnny Somali displayed “severe” disrespect for South Korean law over a series of provocative stunts he live-streamed. Source link

A super typhoon with ferocious winds and heavy rains made landfall in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) overnight, destroying homes and infrastructure. Source link

The UN says the boat sank in the Andaman Sea with about 250 people on board, including children, “due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding”. Source link

The US president says Giorgia Meloni “does not care” about Iran getting a nuclear weapon, after the Italian PM defended the pope and cancelled a military deal with Israel. Source link

The Canadian prime minister said voters had “placed their trust” in his government and its “clear understanding of what this moment demands”.  Source link

The International Monetary Fund paints three economic outlook scenarios that each get progressively worse depending on how long Middle East energy supplies are disrupted. Source link

Hui Ka Yan’s plea comes after three years in detention, while Evergrande’s liquidators are battling in court outside mainland China to freeze the offshore assets of the founder and his ex-spouse over billions of US dollars in dividends and remuneration. Source link