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Friday Briefing
One year since Russia jailed a U.S. reporter.
A River Awakens, Bringing Green Magic to a Desert Town
After a stunning week of rain, the Todd River in Alice Springs flows once again, bringing a beleaguered community together
Saudi Arabia, Lagging on Women’s Rights, Is to Lead U.N. Women’s Forum
Saudi Arabia will chair a United Nations commission on women, bringing condemnation from human rights groups, which said the kingdom still has an “abysmal” record on women’s rights.
Fighting Rages Around Two Gaza Hospitals as Pressure on Israel Rises
Israeli forces are battling to retake areas they had already seized, showing the militants’ resilience, as critics call for less destructive tactics in the war.
‘Cataclysmic Situation’ in Haiti Leaves 1,500 Dead in Gang Violence
The United Nations on Thursday said poor governance and increasing levels of gang violence had brought state institutions “close to collapse.”
South Africa Bus Crash Kills 45, but 8-Year-old Survives
The bus, which was carrying people from Botswana to an Easter weekend pilgrimage in South Africa, fell 165 feet into a ravine.
Friday Briefing: Sam Bankman-Fried Gets 25 Years
Plus, three video game adventures for the weekend.
U.K. Backsliding on Civil and Political Rights, U.N. Body Says
A human rights committee that examined a range of concerns called on Britain to abandon its controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Putin Offers Both Reassurance and Threat on a Wider War
President Vladimir V. Putin said that claims Russia planned to invade other countries were “nonsense,” but warned them against hosting warplanes meant for Ukraine.