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Russia has upped the ante in the diplomatic row following the poisoning of a former Russian double agent in the UK.  The Kremlin announced that another 50 British and technical support staff will be expelled from the country.  Prior to Saturday's announcement, Russia had expelled another 23 British diplomats, as well as 60 Americans; two Australians were among the almost 60 from the UK's allies told to leave the country.  Early last week, the UK, US, Australia, and more than 20 friendly nations expelled 150 Russians linked to the intelligence service, in retaliation for the apparent Russian poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with an exclusively Russian nerve agent.  Russia denies it, but: No matter who did, it is the first chemical attack in Europe since World War II.

The UK rejected Russia's complaint after security agents searched an Aeroflot plane at Heathrow.  Russia said the search was illegal, the UK says it was just standard operating procedure.  Meanwhile, the Foreign office is considering a Russian Embassy request to speak with chemical attack victim Yulia Skripal, who is said to be improving and talking with investigators.

Israel is threatening to strike inside Gaza at what the military is calling "terrorist targets".  Thousands of Palestinians marched to the border at the start of a six-week protest, dubbed the "Great March of Return", for the right to return to their former homes in Israel; hundreds stayed in five camps, prepared to stay for several weeks.  Israel's military is now claiming militants are using the protests as a pretext or staging area to launch attacks in Israel.  Palestinians held funerals for the 16 killed by the IDF a day earlier.  The UN and EU are calling for an independent investigation into the clashes.

Fire ravaged a UN World Food Program complex in Yemen, dealing a massive blow to civilians counting on the agency to alleviate starvation and suffering in the war torn country.  Four warehouses holding 50 tons of food, plus fuel and mattresses for displaced people were reportedly destroyed.  The cause of the fire is unclear.

Japan attacked whales in the Southern Ocean with a vengeance; the whaling fleet returned to port with 333 dead animals, which it claims were killed for "scientific research" (but makes no secret of the fact the meat ends up being eaten). 

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai returned to her former home in Pakistan's Swat Valley, for the first time since she was shot in the head by the cowardly terrorists of the Taliban in 2012.  Several streets where blocked off in the Yousafzai's hometown and security was kept locked down.  A family friend claimed Malala intended to return to Pakistan to live after earning her Politics and Economics degree at Oxford:  "I asked her when are you permanently coming back and she said, 'God willing, when my education is completed, I will God willing come back to Pakistan'," said Farid-ul-Haq Haqqani.

India has detained three upper-caste men in the beating death of a young Dalit man, often referred to in The West as an "Untouchable".  21-year old Pradeep Rathod from Gujarat state was apparently targeted because he owned a horse, seen as a status symbol of wealth and privilege.  The attackers killed the horse, too.  Caste discrimination is outlawed in India, but remains widespread across the country.

A Tesla car involved in a deadly crash in California last month was set on autonomous driving, and the driver's hands were off the steering wheel, investigators have determined.  On 23 March, the Model X slammed into a center barrier on Highway 101 in Mountain View in the heart of Silicon Valley, and burst into flames.  The driver died at hospital some time later.  This comes shortly after after an Uber autonomous SUV plowed over a female cyclist in Arizona, killer her and prompting the the state to suspend testing of self-driving cars. 

Hundreds of Brits lined the streets of Cambridge to pay respect to the funeral cortege for Professor Stephen Hawking, who died last month.