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Measures against avian influenza will be lifted in Switzerland as of Wednesday in the absence of cases — ground.news: 4 media reports — 31 March 2026 (LINK)
U.S. military burned through 800 Tomahawk missiles in Iran: there's no replacement ready — 31 March 2026 (LINK)
— They can cost anywhere from $2 million to $4 million each, depending on the generation and variant. They are also time-consuming to produce.
Politico: U.N. investigator for Palestine territories spoke out about Gaza. Now she can't use a credit card — 30 March 2026 (LINK)
— Against a campaign to discredit and silence Francesca Albanese with U.S. sanctions on 9 July 2025 the unpaid U.N. expert's only real weapon (aside from the symbolic authority of her office) was her voice. That's a point her family will take up in a court in the District of Columbia on Wednesday as they challenge the sanctions on free-speech grounds. Albanese is unable to bring suit herself under U.N. rules. Not only has the U.S. blocked them from their property, but banks have frozen Albanese's accounts. Transactions involving her are stopped because intermediaries, such as Stripe, are American. Her health insurance has halted payments. Hotels have canceled bookings in her name. She lives as a "financial outcast," she said. She hides her identity, surviving on cash and the goodwill of friends and family. "If I were alone, I would be utterly, utterly screwed," she said.
— She had to tell her researchers at Columbia University, which provided her U.N. office with student assistants, that continuing to work with her would place them in legal jeopardy. Georgetown closed her email account. ("Institutions are prohibited by federal law from affiliating with individuals subject to U.S. sanctions," said a Georgetown spokesperson.)
