Headlines for March 29, 2022

Russia and Ukraine Open New Round of Peace Talks in Turkey, U.N. Calls for Ukraine Ceasefire as Mariupol Mayor Reports Nearly 5,000 Civilian Deaths, Russia’s Leading Independent Newspaper Shuttered After Warnings from State Censor, Biden Has “No Apologies” for Saying Putin Should Not Remain in Power, Biden Budget Plan Calls for Record Military Spending, $32 Billion for Police, Federal Judge Rules Trump Likely Committed Crimes in Bid to Overturn 2020 Election, Afghan Women Protest Taliban Closure of Girls’ Schools, Millions of Indian Workers Strike to Protest Modi’s Economic Policies, Protests Erupt in Madrid After Spain Drops Support for Sahrawi Self-Determination , Gunmen Kill 20 at Cockfight in Michoacán, Mexico, Independent Panel Finds Mexican Military Knew About Attack on Ayotzinapa Students, Will Smith Apologizes for Slapping Oscars Presenter Chris Rock, LGBTQ+ Groups Sound Alarm as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs “Don’t Say Gay” Bill