Between the Lines

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Across
  1. 2. Barrred from entry: Israel blocks this bridge to Jordan.
  2. 5. Civil war tensions, Tatmadaw transgressions.
  3. 9. More power to the pigs, less power to the workers: A striking decree.
  4. 10. Anti-protest curfew. In ___, Gen Z sets the bar high.
  5. 16. Deadly afterlife of a leadership contest. In Africa.
  6. 17. The right opinion: In __, the first treaty of its kind.
  7. 19. Orange-toned villain gets aggressive in this six-letter South American nation’s neighbour.
  8. 21. Yesterday’s news, just in: world bush on fire.
  9. 26. Singing in the rain until it’s flooding the country. Corruption in ___.
  10. 27. Enough is enough: R.I.P. Ismael Ayala-Uribe and Stop __.
  11. 28. Disenfranchised and STIR crazy, or flying the coop (unsuccessfully). In South America.
  12. 32. Immediate, unconditional ceasefire with Thailand: UN spokesperson.
  13. 33. Scrubbing … scrubbing … raining? In Guangfu
  14. 34. Rage-baiting President Patrice Talon (unsuccessfully).
  15. 35. Ceasefire-searching with M23 rebels.
  16. 36. Justice for Palestine, genocide in ____
  17. 37. How Trump did a ton of ‘meddling:’ Former President Castro
  18. 39. Journalists killed. Misery in this Gaza corridor.
Down
  1. 1. It’s not science, but rockets. Under siege, the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
  2. 3. He’s known for declaring “competent white men men must be in charge if you want things to work.” Meet the U.S’s new head peacemaker.
  3. 4. Ailing under siege: El __.
  4. 6. Adding flames to water? First Nation with the longest boil-water advisory in Canada.
  5. 7. What gets approved: Protect ___ rights.
  6. 8. Security staff go to work on anti-administration protests. In democracy valley, the rift gets greater.
  7. 11. Capture revealed: In __, the Southern Transitional Council seizes key areas from government forces.
  8. 12. Long-awaited government turnover sparks ongoing clashes in this Middle Eastern nation.
  9. 13. UN opens fact-finding mission into human rights abuses by this paramilitary group.
  10. 14. Andorra, France and others cite sovereignty. A genocide without end: un-eulogizable?
  11. 15. A less democratic age: Muizzu in his censorship era.
  12. 18. tk
  13. 20. She ain’t protected: For roughly 80,000 people, returning.
  14. 22. Beefing the government (again). Capital-ized.
  15. 23. Murder trial in Tennessee. F**k the police.
  16. 24. Policing religious expression. In strudel-land.
  17. 25. Strong and independent: In ___, a very irregular presidency.
  18. 29. Justice served in absentia?
  19. 30. 61st slice of space pizza.
  20. 31. Making moves to prison: In __, presidential sweethearts (and partners in corruption) out for arrest.
  21. 34. Booing the environment COPs.
  22. 38. Beating up tyrants, peacefully. No __.