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Comments from Kim Jong Un’s sister come as US secretary of state visits Japan and South Korea. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/n-korea-warns-us-to-avoid-causing-a-stink-if-it-wants-peace

William Roberts Increase in children crossing the US-Mexico border poses challenge to new US president as FEMA is called in to help. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/us-republicans-hit-biden-on-immigration-amid-new-border-surge

Haaland, one of the first Native American women elected to US Congress, is a ‘powerhouse, inspiring’ leader, advocacy group says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/deb-haaland-confirmed-as-first-indigenous-us-interior-secretary

International aid to Afghanistan decreased from a high of $6.7bn in 2011, down to $4.2bn in 2019, according to World Bank data. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/aid-cuts-by-us-others-could-imperil-afghanistan-govt-watchdog

Taliban and government of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani have agreed to attend meeting in Russian capital on Thursday. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/us-special-envoy-to-attend-afghan-peace-talks-in-moscow

Presenter: Peter Dobbie Guests: Rauff Hakeem – Leader of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, member of parliament and former minister of justice Shreen Abdul Saroor – Peace activist...

The dispute is about some 100,000sq km of seafloor, believed to be rich in oil and gas. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/kenya-boycotts-world-court-hearing-on-somalia-sea-boundary-row

Men armed with knives and other weapons attacked Bulongo village, in the latest attack blamed on notorious ADF fighters. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/at-least-a-dozen-killed-in-easter-dr-congo-attack

Bobi Wine says he was arrested and later released after he led MPs and activists from his party in a demonstration in Kampala. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/ugandas-opposition-leader-bobi-wine-arrested-during-protest