A far-right battalion has a key role in Ukraine's resistance. Its neo-Nazi links have given Putin ammunition
Updated 1445 GMT (2245 HKT) March 29, 2022
President Vladimir Putin framed the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a "special mission" to protect Russian speakers from genocide at the hands of "neo-Nazis."
Singapore court upholds death sentence of man with learning disabilities
Outcry over drug smuggling case of Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has IQ of 69 and could be executed in days
Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok
A man with learning disabilities who has spent more than a decade on death row could face execution within days after Singapore’s top court dismissed his last-ditch appeal, in a case that has drawn global condemnation.
Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, a Malaysian national, was arrested in 2009 for attempting to smuggle 43g of heroin – about three tablespoons – into Singapore.
Nagaenthran, who was 21 at the time of his arrest, has said he was coerced into carrying the package, which was strapped to his thigh, and did not know its contents at the time
The true cost of fracked US 'freedom gas'
Hydraulic fracturing is banned across most of Europe, but, as the EU turns to the US for an alternative gas supply, how much fracked fuel will slip in through the side door?
"We think that we can switch to another vehicle, but we are still driving towards the abyss," said Andy Gheorghiu, a Germany-based anti-gas and -fracking campaigner, after US President Joe Biden and EU head Ursula von der Leyen announced a gas deal to reduce the European Union's dependence on Russian energy.
An extra 15 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) — sourced largely from hydraulic fracking wells that have mushroomed across the United States — will now land on Europe's shores from across the Atlantic this year.
Brazil's Bolsonaro admitted to hospital after feeling 'unwell'
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a military hospital in Brasilia Monday to undergo tests after feeling unwell, local press reported. Also on Monday, the president decided to replace the president of state-owned oil giant Petrobras, Joaquim Silva e Luna, amid strong pressure due to recurrent increases in fuel prices.
Bolsonaro, 67, who was stabbed in the abdomen during the 2018 presidential campaign leaving him with lasting health problems, was absent from an evening event organised by Brazil's Republican Party that he had been slated to attend.
"I'm sure the president is fine, it's just some extra exams he's doing, that's why he's not here," party chairman Marcos Pereira said.
2 U.S. Osprey make emergency landings in Okinawa
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 29, 2022 at 19:00 JST
Two U.S. military Osprey aircraft made emergency landings at Shin-Ishigaki Airport here on the afternoon of March 29, according to Okinawa Prefecture and the transport ministry.
At least one of the tilt-rotor transport aircraft is assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan.
The Osprey experienced problems with a deicing system that removes ice accumulating on the aircraft after leaving Futenma for Manila, according to the West Japan Civil Aviation Bureau’s Ishigaki airport office.
Gulf states hold Yemen talks despite boycott by the Houthis
The rebels rejected the planned summit because it is taking place in Saudi Arabia rather than a neutral country.
Gulf Arab states are gathering for a summit on Tuesday on the war in Yemen that the country’s Houthi rebels are boycotting because its venue is in Saudi Arabia, their adversary in the devastating conflict.
The United Nations, diplomats, and others have pushed for another potential ceasefire to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, similar to efforts for a truce over the past few years.
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