**The Ciudad Juárez fire – and other circles of made-in-USA hell**
The US is just as responsible for the deaths of 40 asylum seekers as those who decided to let them burn to death.
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/4/16/the-ciudad-juarez-fire-and-other-circles-of-made-in-usa
**Dozens of defence forces killed in Burkina Faso attack: Governor**
Provisional death toll was 34 volunteers and six soldiers in an attack carried out by unidentified men, authorities say.
**Who is al-Burhan, Sudan’s military de facto head of state?**
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is the military commander who has for years been the de facto leader of Sudan.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/16/who-is-al-burhan-sudans-military-de-facto-head-of-state
**Yemen rebels and government complete prisoner exchange**
Scores of prisoners have been freed on the last of a three-day exchange of nearly 900 detainees.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/16/yemen-rebels-and-government-complete-prisoner-exchange
**Despite Israeli restrictions, Christians celebrate Holy Flame**
Palestinian Christians say they face harsh Israeli restrictions that prevent them from celebrating their faith.
**‘An Easter exchange’: 130 Ukrainian prisoners of war freed**
Ukrainian official confirms exchange of POWs on the day Orthodox Christians in Ukraine and Russia celebrate Easter.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/16/an-easter-exhange-130-ukrainian-prisoners-of-war-freed
**Egyptian soldiers captured in Sudan to be returned, says RSF**
The RSF, now embroiled in deadly conflict with the country’s army, released a video showing Egyptian troops in custudy.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/16/egyptian-soldiers-captured-in-sudan-to-be-returned-says-rsf
**Sudan unrest: What are the Rapid Support Forces?**
The RSF evolved from so-called Janjaweed militias that fought in a conflict in the 2000s in the Darfur region.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/16/sudan-unrest-what-is-the-rapid-support-forces
**Fighting in Sudan: What we know so far**
Fighting between the army and a paramilitary force rages for a second day as the international community calls for calm.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/16/fighting-in-sudan-what-we-know-so-far
**Sudan death toll rises to 56 as fierce fighting rages in Khartoum**
Doctors say hundreds also wounded as clashes between army and paramilitary force continue for a second day.
**S Korea fires warning shots after N Korean boat incursion**
Seoul says it fired warning shots to expel a North Korean vessel that crossed a disputed maritime border.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/16/s-korea-fires-warning-shots-after-n-korean-boat-incursion
**Ukraine reports ‘unprecedented bloody battles’ in Bakhmut**
Kyiv says its forces are continuing to hold on to Bakhmut as Russia claims advances in the embattled eastern city.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/16/ukraine-reports-unprecedented-bloody-battles-in-bakhmut
**Hong Kong Bishop heads to mainland China amid Vatican strains**
Stephen Chow's visit comes as China's Beijing-approved Catholic Church makes appointments in defiance of Vatican deal.
**Why has Germany shut down its nuclear plants?**
Critics have long described the energy source as dangerous and unsustainable.
**Dozens killed in Sudan as army, rival forces fight for power**
Fierce clashes erupt in Khartoum and other cities, dealing a new blow to hopes for Sudan's transition to democracy.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/15/army-and-rival-forces-clash-as-power-struggle-rocks-sudan
**Army and rival forces clash as power struggle rocks Sudan**
Fierce fighting erupts in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in Sudan, dealing a new blow to democratic transition.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/15/army-and-rival-forces-clash-as-power-struggle-rocks-sudan
**Thousands of Israelis in new protests against judicial reforms**
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed the proposed overhaul in late March but opponents want it scrapped.
**Germany ends nuclear energy era as last reactors power down**
Germany's nuclear exit was delayed to this year after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine wreaked havoc in energy markets.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/15/germany-ends-nuclear-energy-era-as-last-reactors-power-down
**Poland suspends food imports from Ukraine to assist its farmers**
Poland's governing party leader Jarosław Kaczyński says the list of banned items would include grain and honey.
**A small dip in Islamophobia in the US give us hope**
Last year CAIR registered a decline in the number of complaints from Muslim Americans for the first time since 1995.
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/4/15/a-small-dip-in-islamophobia-in-the-us-give-us-hope