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The Guardian says Ketanji Brown Jackson, a liberal appeals court judge, was confirmed to the supreme court on Thursday.

France24 says at least two people were killed Thursday and several wounded in a shooting spree in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv.

Euronews says European Union countries agreed on Thursday on a Russian coal embargo as part of a fifth round of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine.

TRT World says Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed by the Senate as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court in a milestone for the US.

VOA says more than a million customers in Puerto Rico remained without electricity on Thursday after a fire at a main power plant caused the biggest blackout so far this year.

The Metro says President Joe Biden endured an awkward moment with lawmakers ignoring him and flocking to ex-President Barack Obama, who returned to the White House for the first time since terming out.

UK government freezes assets of Russia’s largest bank in latest sanctions The Independent says the UK has imposed an asset freeze on the Kremlin’s largest bank and an end to…

The Guardian says the UK will impose an asset freeze on Russia’s largest bank, place sanctions on eight more oligarchs and end imports of oil and coal by next year, the foreign secretary has said.

The Guardian says German authorities have swooped on alleged neo-Nazi militant cells and arrested four suspects as the country pursues a forceful crackdown on far-right extremists.

France24 says after another bloody year in Ecuador’s interminable cycle of prison violence, authorities appear no closer to taking control.

Euronews says Ukrainian authorities urged people living in the Donbas to evacuate now, ahead of an impending Russian offensive, while there is still time.

TRT World says Peruvian authorities have said that a fifth person died in the ongoing anti-government protests sparked by rising fuel prices.

VOA says the WHO says, following a surge of new cases in early March, the number of new worldwide COVID-19 cases and deaths has fallen for a second consecutive week.

Marine Le Pen continues to close the gap on Emmanuel Macron, according to the latest polling ahead of the French Presidential elections. The two leading candidates in Sunday’s French presidential…

Daily Mirror says a driver has rammed the gates of a Russian Embassy before killing himself by setting himself on fire.

Daily Express says A PRO-PUTIN TV presenter has had his luxury Lake Como house set on fire.

The Metro says Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of committing the ‘most terrible war crimes’ since World War Two including cutting out the tongues of civilians.

The Independent says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to make an historic address to the Irish Parliament later.

The Independent says Russian mercenaries and Malian soldiers have been accused of killing hundreds of men in a town in central Mali last month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.

The Guardian says the United States and its allies are preparing to impose new sanctions on Moscow over civilian killings in Ukraine as the west makes a fresh attempt to cripple Vladimir Putin’s economy and war effort.

France24 says the United States and its allies on Wednesday prepared new sanctions on Moscow over civilian killings in northern Ukraine.

Euronews says Germany has reported a rise in attacks against Ukrainian refugees and Russians since the start of the war.

Aljazeera says Gotabaya Rajapaksa has revoked a state of emergency after dozens of MPs walked out of the ruling coalition, which has been struggling to quell protests over economic downturn.

The Metro says It’s not possible to know what pain this woman went through before she died.

The Independent says Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s ruling coalition lost its majority in parliament on Tuesday amid growing unrest in the country over an economic crisis.