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The US government wants Tony Hernandez to return $138.5m in ‘blood money’ and pay an additional $10m fine. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/us-asks-for-life-in-prison-for-brother-of-honduran-president

Republicans say President Joe Biden’s new policies on the US-Mexico border are encouraging more migrants to come. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/biden-administration-faces-pressure-on-immigration-amid-surge

Reclusive nation rebuffs US effort as US top diplomat says both pressure and diplomatic options are on the table in dealing with Pyongyang. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/18/n-korea-says-no-talks-with-us-while-hostile-policy-in-place

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours Deadly shootings in Atlanta come as Asian American women are bearing brunt of rise in hate incidents across the US. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/18/what-we-were-afraid-of-asian-american-women-decry-attacks  

Antonio Guterres appoints veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault as his personal envoy to Afghanistan ahead of peace talks in Moscow. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/18/un-chief-appoints-personal-envoy-to-afghanistan

US president disparages agreement struck by former President Trump with Taliban as ‘not very solidly negotiated’. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/biden-says-afghanistan-withdrawal-deadline-of-may-1-tough

Kenya’s high court refused to allow female circumcision for consenting adults, saying the practice does not have health benefits. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/kenyan-court-upholds-ban-on-female-genital-mutiliation

Attack on a military post in Tessit, near Mali’s border with Burkina Faso and Niger, also left 14 soldiers wounded, army says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/at-least-33-killed-in-northern-mali-attack

President Michel Aoun tells PM-designate Saad Hariri either to step down or form a government as soon as possible to tackle the country’s economic...