Israel hit sites in southern Lebanon with artillery fire and air strikes. The army said it had acted after intercepting rockets that were fired earlier in the day into northern Israel. The incidents further weaken the ceasefire that Israel agreed on with Hizbullah, a Lebanon-based Shia militia, in November after a year of war. Each side has accused the other of violating the truce’s terms.
Doctors treating Pope Francis said he would be discharged from hospital on Sunday, after a stay of more than five weeks. Sergio Alfieri, the head of the pope’s medical team, said that the 88-year-old pontiff, who was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, had been “in danger of losing his life”. Francis is expected to rest for at least two months.
Britain’s energy secretary, Ed Miliband, ordered the operator of the national electricity grid to investigate the power failure that closed Heathrow airport for most of Friday. The airport’s operator said Heathrow was “fully operational” on Saturday, having been put out of action the previous day by a fire at a nearby electrical substation. Disruptions to travel are nevertheless likely to last for some days.
Thousands of protesters across Turkey continued to call for the release of Ekrem Imamoglu, the opposition mayor of Istanbul. Authorities said people thought to be planning to attend rallies would be barred from the city. Police arrested Mr Imamoglu on Wednesday on corruption charges, days before he was set to announce his candidacy for Turkey’s presidential election in 2028. He denies the allegations.
Donald Trump rescinded security clearances and access to classified information for several of his political opponents, including Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden. The president also revoked the clearances of top Biden administration officials, including Antony Blinken, the former secretary of state. Mr Biden withdrew Mr Trump’s security clearance soon after he left office in 2021.
Venezuela agreed to accept deportation flights from America once more. It stopped doing so last month, but changed course after 238 alleged Venezuelan gang members were deported to a prison in El Salvador. On Friday the Trump administration announced that it will revoke the temporary right to remain in America of more than 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
George Foreman, twice world heavyweight boxing champion, died at the age of 76. “Big George”, who also became a preacher and made a fortune selling grills, possessed a punch of rare power. He defeated Joe Frazier to become undisputed champion in 1973, but lost his crown to Muhammad Ali in the “Rumble in the Jungle” in 1974. He won his second title in 1994, aged 45.
Word of the week: Jingwai, the ambiguous word that Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president, used to refer to China on March 13th. Read the full story.
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