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1. Supreme Court justices lean towards Trump in asylum-processing case

   The US Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to rule in favour of President ⁠Donald Trump’s administration in its defence of the government’s authority to turn away asylum seekers when officials deem US-Mexico border crossings too overburdened to handle additional claims. The justices heard arguments in a legal dispute involving a policy called “metering” that the Republican president’s...

2. Minnesota sues government for access to evidence in 3 shooting deaths by federal officers

   Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for access to evidence they say they need to independently investigate three shootings by federal officers, including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The lawsuit claims that the federal government reneged on its promise to cooperate with state investigations after the surge of federal police in Minneapolis, and is seeking a...

3. Judge allows Brazil’s Bolsonaro to serve 27-year sentence at home due to ill health

   Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro received permission on Tuesday from a top Brazilian justice to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison because of his failing health. The decision by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes followed Bolsonaro’s hospitalisation since March 13 for pneumonia, one of several health problems the former leader has faced...

4. Trump’s approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, poll finds

   US President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell in recent days to its lowest point since he returned to the White House, hit by a surge in fuel prices and widespread disapproval of the war he launched on Iran, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The four-day poll, which closed on ‌Monday, showed 36 per cent of Americans approve of Trump’s job performance, down from 40 per cent in a Reuters/Ipsos poll...

5. French authorities search Paris arm of Swiss bank in Epstein-linked probe

   French financial prosecutors said on Tuesday that searches were carried out at several locations, including the Paris arm of Swiss private bank Edmond de Rothschild, as part of an investigation tied to revelations from the files on Jeffrey Epstein. France’s national financial prosecutor’s office said searches were carried out last Friday as part of a preliminary investigation opened last month....

6. Delta suspends special treatment for Congress as government shutdown sows airport chaos

   Delta Air Lines said ⁠on Tuesday it would ⁠suspend special services for ⁠members of Congress, citing the impact of a partial government shutdown that has disrupted US air travel. “Due to the impact on resources from the long-standing government shutdown, Delta will temporarily suspend ‌speciality services to members of Congress flying Delta. “Next to safety, Delta’s no. 1 priority is taking care...

7. 4 dead as Russia fires nearly 400 drones at Ukraine with signs spring offensive has begun

   A major Russian drone and missile attack on civilian areas of Ukraine killed four people and injured at least 35, officials said Tuesday, while Moscow’s army stepped up efforts to break through Ukrainian front-line defences in what could be the start of an anticipated spring ground offensive. Russia fired almost 400 long-range drones at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said, in its biggest...

8. ‘Hidden gurus’ will be able to decrypt devices in Hong Kong national security cases

   Hong Kong authorities will be able to demand external technicians or any “specified person” decrypt electronic devices during national security investigations and may punish suspects who provide wrong passwords or falsely claim to have forgotten them, the security chief has told lawmakers. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung stressed on Tuesday that recent amendments to the national...

9. Hong Kong to meet uncertainty with openness, John Lee tells Boao Forum for Asia

   Hong Kong will respond to uncertainty brought by intensifying geopolitical tensions “with openness rather than isolation”, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged at an annual forum in Hainan, calling on economies to join hands to promote free trade. Speaking at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference – regarded as a platform for high-level government dialogue – Lee said China had been...

10. Northern Metropolis boundary changes will need Legco approval, minister says

    Hong Kong’s legislature will retain the power to scrutinise boundary changes for the Northern Metropolis megaproject proposed by the executive branch, the city’s development chief has said, addressing concerns over proposed laws to fast-track the scheme. Under proposed legislation comprising six main subsidiary laws designed to remove bottlenecks in the massive scheme near the border with...