War and Politics: Legal Hurdles, Drone Attacks, and North Korea's Alleged Troop Plans

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A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order denying birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants, Russia's Defense Ministry reported intercepting 121 Ukrainian drones in a massive overnight attack targeting 13 regions, including Moscow, and South Korea's military suspects North Korea is preparing to send more troops to Russia after heavy casualties in the Ukraine war.

Top Stories

● A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship (AP)

● Russia says it repelled massive Ukrainian drone attack on 13 regions including Moscow (Reuters)

● North Korea prepares to send more troops to Russia after suffering casualties, South Korea says (AP)

● UK to soften tax rules for wealthy foreigners after millionaire exodus, Rachel Reeves says (CNBC)

● ‘Dam for a dam’: India, China edge towards a Himalayan water war (AJ)

United States and Canada

● Trump targets California water policy as he prepares to tour LA fire damage (AP)

● United Nations confirms US will leave World Health Organization in 2026 (AJ)

● Trump defense pick Hegseth narrowly survives US Senate test vote (Reuters)

● Trump pulls security protections for Mike Pompeo, John Bolton (AJ)

● DHS authorizes federal law enforcement to implement Trump's immigration policies (CBS News)

● Trump Pardons Anti-Abortion Activists Who Blockaded Clinic (NYT)

Latin America

● Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of state (AP)

● Tren de Aragua members nabbed in Chile for murder of Venezuelan dissident (Reuters)

● Salvadoran court sentences 3 youths to prison after they appeared in video making gang signs (AP)

● COP30 in Brazil set to spotlight developing countries' climate finance needs (Reuters)

Africa

● Gabon heads for April 12 presidential polls in bid to end military rule (AJ)

● M23 rebels advance on Goma, sparking panic and injuries (AN)

● South Sudan orders temporary ban on social media over violence in neighboring Sudan (AP)

● Sudan’s army clashes with RSF over oil refinery near Khartoum (AN)

● Comoros president says he intends to hand power to his son (Reuters)

● Britain and Egypt foreign ministers discuss trade and irregular migration (AN)

Middle East

● US air force looks to upgrade Cyprus airbase as humanitarian staging post for the Middle East (AP)

● Syria orders freeze of bank accounts linked to former regime (Reuters)

● UN says 653 aid trucks entered Gaza on Thursday (Reuters)

● Hezbollah demands Israeli forces complete withdrawal from Lebanon on time (AJ)

● Why Netanyahu’s political future is as fragile as the ceasefire (AP)

● Saudi Arabia is optimistic about Lebanon under reforms, Saudi FM says in Beirut (Reuters)

Indo-Pacific

● Donald Trump says he plans to reach out to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un (AJ)

● Japan’s leader says he’s preparing for tough negotiations with Trump on maintaining US presence (AP)

● Air pollution in Thailand’s Bangkok forces more than 350 schools to close (AJ)

● Pakistan’s parliament passes bill with sweeping controls on social media (AP)

Europe

● Italy defends expulsion of Libyan war crimes suspect (AJ)

● UK teenager jailed for minimum of 52 years for 'harrowing' Southport girls' murders (Reuters)

● Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’ (AP)

● Leading German chancellor candidate Merz vows more assertive global role (Reuters)

● Germany's likely next chancellor demands migration crackdown after knife attack (Reuters)

● Italian lender Monte dei Paschi launches 13-billion-euro takeover bid for peer Mediobanca (AP)

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