Peru: Six ministers resign amid president's corruption probe

"President Dina Boluarte is being investigated for illicit enrichment, over her ownership of luxury watches. The resigning ministers include the interior minister, who launched a search into her home and office.

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte replaced on Monday six ministers who resigned abruptly, as she faces a corruption probe related to her ownership of high-end Rolex watches. Boluarte is being investigated for illicit enrichment, as authorities suspect corruption. Police and prosecutors raided her home and office over the weekend, in search of evidence of the origin of at least three Rolex watches." MS

Lukashenko's Stark Warning: Belarus Gears Up for War Amid Tensions

"Belarus, under the leadership of Alexander Lukashenko, is bracing itself for possible warfare,

as asserted by the president in statements made during a trip to the border city of Hrodna. The Belarusian leader emphasized, “We are preparing for war, I speak frankly about it,” according to the state news agency Belta. Lukashenko’s regime has consistently supported Moscow in international fora, siding with Russia on key votes." MS

Ukrainian Drones Hit Russia's Third-Largest Oil Refinery, Prompting White House Anger

"Ukraine once again struck oil infrastructure targets deep inside Russia, overnight hitting

Russia’s 3rd largest refinery, ~800 miles from the front lines. Ukrainian drones hit the primary refining unit of Russia’s third-largest refinery southeast of Moscow more than 800 miles from the front line, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Ukraine keeps striking Russian oil assets despite the Biden admin's unequivocal demands for a hard stop, suggesting that diplomatic fallout is now imminent. The Taneco refinery of Russian company Tatneft in Tatarstan, an industrialized region southeast of Moscow, was attacked by Ukrainian drones in the latest such attack from Ukraine on Russian refining infrastructure. The refinery has a capacity to process 340,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude. Its primary refining unit, with a capacity to process about 155,000 bpd, was hit in Tuesday’s attack, according to pictures seen by Reuters. The unit caught fire, which was swiftly extinguished." ZH

71 combat clashes on front lines in past 24 hours

"The enemy launched 8 missile strikes, 93 air strikes and 126 MLRS attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements in the last 24 hours. In the past day, enemy air strikes targeted Popivka in the Chernihiv region, Seredyna-Buda and Luhivka in the Sumy region, Kozacha Lopan, Vovchansk, Okhrymivka, Kupiansk, Sadove, Tabaivka and Cherneshchyna in the Kharkiv region, Stelmakhivka and Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region, Pishchane, Terny, Spirne, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Oleksandropil, Umanske, Yasnobrodivka, Novobakhmutivka, Novoselivka Persha, Karlivka, Orlivka, Ocheretyne, Vodiane,

Novomykhailivka, Urozhaine and Zolota Nyva in the Donetsk region, Mala Tokmachka and Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Mykilske in the Kherson region. In the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna sectors, the enemy maintains his military presence in the border areas, conducting subversive activities to prevent the deployment of Ukrainian troops to dangerous sectors and increasing the density of minefields along the state border.
The enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) operations in the Kupiansk sector.
In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian soldiers repelled nine enemy attacks near Terny in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, supported by aircraft, tried to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops.
In the Bakhmut sector, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 18 attacks outside Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region, Spirne, Ivano-Darivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, supported by aircraft, tried to improve his tactical position.
In the Avdiivka sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled ten attacks near Berdychi and Pervomaiske in the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to drive Ukrainian units out of their positions.
On the Novopavlivka axis, Ukraine's defense forces continue to hold off the enemy near Heorhiivka, Novomykhailivka, Velyka Novosilka and Urozhaine in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aircraft, made more than 25 attempts to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops.
In the Orikhiv sector, the occupiers launched four attacks on the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Staromayorske, Donetsk region, and northwest of Verbove, Zaporizhzhia region.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy did not abandon his intention to dislodge Ukrainian units from the bridgeheads on the east (left) bank of the Dnipro River. In the past day, four attacks were carried out on the positions of Ukrainian troops.
In the past day, Ukrainian aircraft struck a command post and seven troop and equipment concentration areas of the enemy." Ukrin

Anti-Israel Protesters Target Teaneck Synagogue Event with Paramedics

"A mob of angry anti-Israel protesters descended on a synagogue in Teaneck, New Jersey, on Monday night, venting their anger against a group of Israeli paramedics who visited to discuss their experiences after the October 7 attack." Breitbart

Venezuela Using Brutal Tren de Aragua Gang to Hunt Down Dissidents Abroad

"Venezuela’s socialist regime is using the Marxist National Liberation Army (ELN) terrorist organization and the Tren de Aragua transnational criminal organization to persecute Venezuelan dissidents. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Granko, the head of DGCIM’s special affairs unit, is described as the “brain” of the regime’s illegal operations on foreign soil. America sanctioned Granko, also known as “Black Hand” and “The Man of a Thousand Faces,” alongside three other DGCIM leaders in 2019 for systemic human rights abuses and the repression of dissent in Venezuela." Breitbart

Ukrainian border guards stop Russian sabotage group in Sumy Oblast

"The border guard service reports that border guards, while carrying out a combat mission on one of the fronts of the state border in Sumy Oblast detected several individuals from a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group moving from Russian territory. The guards immediately opened fire on the saboteurs, resulting in a small arms battle." MS

Panic in Haiti's capital as wild shooting fills streets

"Panic set in around downtown Port-au-Prince on Monday as wild shooting filled the streets of Haiti's capital, with heavy gunfire approaching the national palace.
Reuters saw civilians rush to escape gunfire in the capital, where rival gangs are vying for control of turf while the state remains largely absent, three weeks after Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced his resignation with no successors in place. Gunmen seized an armored vehicle from palace guards in the center of the city." MS

Massive Fire at Russia's Uralmash Machine Factory

"A giant fire broke out on the grounds of Uralmash, one of Russia’s largest heavy machinery factories, emergency officials said Monday.

Footage shared online showed a plume of black smoke rising from the factory in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg." MS

Japan Intercepts Chinese Surveillance Plane

"The Japan Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets to intercept a Chinese surveillance aircraft on Monday.

The Y-9 electronic intelligence-gathering plane carried out a circular patrol as it passed near islands belonging to Japan's southwestern most prefecture, Okinawa, the U.S. ally said in a press release." Newsweek

China to Hold Live-Fire Drills Near Burma Border on April 2-3

"In accordance with the annual exercise plan, a unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army will conduct joint live-fire drills on its side of the border area with Burma from 08:00 local time [00:00 GMT] on April 2 to 18:00 local time on April 3, 2024," the administration said in a statement." Sputnik

Russia will significantly reduce diesel exports due to strikes on refineries

"The export of Russian diesel by sea in April will significantly decrease. This is due to the strikes on oil refineries in Russia, according to Bloomberg." UV

Does Armenia plan to join NATO: Foreign Minister's response

"Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan answered whether Armenia plans to join NATO.

"We are already cooperating with NATO, participating in peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan, increasing our presence in Kosovo, this is a form of cooperation. If you mean the intention to join NATO, then no. This is not an issue that is on Armenia's agenda today," Mirzoyan replied." MS

Erdogan vows to make amends after humbling election loss in Turkey

"President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Monday to correct any mistakes that led to his party's

defeat in Turkey's local elections where the opposition capitalized on economic woes and alienated Islamist voters, casting uncertainty over his reform plans.
Sunday's vote marked Erdogan and his AK Party's (AKP) worst defeat in more than 20 years in power, revitalizing the opposition party and strengthening Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's standing as the president's main rival. Redrawing a political map long dominated by the AKP, the Republican People's Party (CHP) won the popular vote for the first time in decades and swept most of the main cities, penetrating far into conservative central Turkey..
Analysts said voters lost patience with both a cost-of-living crisis driven by near 70% inflation and Erdogan's divisive political style." MS

Israel kills top Iranian general

"Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been killed in an Israeli airstrike on Damascus, Syria.

The Monday attack destroyed a building adjacent to the Iranian embassy in Damascus, killing at least six people, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). Iranian media identified the building as the Iranian consulate and the ambassador’s residence." RT