Congo’s ‘forgotten’ war becomes a fight for survival on.ft.com/4dAuIJZ

Today, once again, civilians are reported injured, and homes & civilian infrastructure have been affected, OCHA Ukraine informs. The relentless attacks in the #Kharkiv & #Odesa Regions, the east and south of Ukraine, continue.

🎙️🌏 On this special episode of The World Next Week, Jeffrey Gedmin joins Robert McMahon and Carla Robbins to discuss the global state of press freedom, the U.S. role in upholding freedom of the press, and more.

Listen below ⬇️ on.cfr.org/4a4DjSv

Drone video of last night's protests in Tbilisi by Radio Tavisupleba. (protesters are outraged by a Russian-style 'foreign agents' bill that parliament is likely to pass in coming days)

🎙️🌏 On this special episode of The World Next Week, Jeffrey Gedmin joins Robert McMahon and Carla Robbins to discuss the global state of press freedom, the U.S. role in upholding freedom of the press, and more.

Listen below ⬇️ on.cfr.org/3QsxNC8

With Gaza talks being conducted in Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt, and Qatar, there is a sense of hope in the Middle East for what diplomats are calling a “last best chance” for a cease-fire and hostage-release agreement. bit.ly/3y1O4HW

IMF Growth Forecast: 2024
US 🇺🇸: 2.7%
Germany 🇩🇪: 0.2%
France 🇫🇷: 0.7%
Italy 🇮🇹: 0.7%
Spain 🇪🇸: 1.9%
UK 🇬🇧: 0.5%
Japan 🇯🇵: 0.9%
Canada 🇨🇦: 1.2%
China 🇨🇳: 4.6%
India 🇮🇳: 6.8%
Russia 🇷🇺: 3.2%
Brazil 🇧🇷: 2.2%
Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦: 2.6%
Nigeria 🇳🇬: 3.3%

imf.org/en/Publication…

“If someone turns off your headlights while you’re driving at night, it gets dangerous. Things in the Baltic region near Russian borders are now getting too dangerous to ignore.”

⁦Richard Milne⁩ on yet another Russian security threat on.ft.com/44m38vN

At his #CPACHungary speech, Geert Wilders addresses Dutch media directly and later tells them to “leave”. Dutch media was not allowed in!

This notwithstanding, also excluded Dutch public media @nos calls his deeply racist speech “responsible” 🤷‍♂️

🎙️🌏 On this episode of The World Next Week, Robert McMahon and Carla Robbins discuss Blinken visiting China, May Day stirs workers’ rights concerns, the U.S. resumes Ukraine aid, and more.

Listen below ⬇️ on.cfr.org/3w5ZkCr

Justice Sotomayor: If a president says a rival is corrupt and orders their assassination, 'is that within his official acts for which he can get immunity?'

Trump lawyer D. John Sauer: 'It would depend on the hypothetical, but we can see that could well be an official act.'

BREAKING: Terry Anderson, AP reporter held captive for years, has died apnews.com/article/terry-…

Russia's objective is to cut Ukraine off from the Black Sea, secure the land connection with Crimea and establish control over Odesa, write Galip Dalay and Natalie Sabanadze. chathamhouse.org/2024/03/how-ge…

Israel hit in very limited way in Iran and in Syria. Proves point will respond but limited. Iran acting now as if it deterred Israel from a larger strike. Both sides made a point and ready to go back to the shadows for the time-being. But both see how easy it is to escalate.

“The Middle East is going to be volatile forever. But if Ukraine loses to Russia, that would be a step change for Europe and Nato. Where do our strategic priorities really lie?”

on.ft.com/443qUg7

FT Exclusive: The veteran media executive, who headed The New York Times and the BBC, speaks about his digital strategy and 'the existential question' it poses for CNN on.ft.com/444rWZb

US Speaker says House will vote on Ukraine and Israel aid this week on.ft.com/4ax0hm4

Here's what to know about Iran’s web of armed partners, which serves to strengthen its influence in the Middle East. on.cfr.org/3VWgZa0

As always on a night like tonight:

Scrutinize who is posting.

Be careful when sharing.

Question if visuals are what they appear to be, and if they were captured when people suggest.

Watch out for bad actors in the information space.

Like in Hungary, a majority in Slovakia wants to have the cake and eat it -- receiving safety against Russia from Nato while undermining it.