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