The mood at Westminster: “I've had enough of talentless people, putting their tick in the right box, not because it's in the national interest but because it's in their own personal interest."

BREAKING NEWS: 🚨 THE LETTUCE HAS OFFICIALLY OUTLASTED LIZ TRUSS AND WON 🚨 ALL HAIL THE LETTUCE. 🥗🥗🥗

Liz Truss resigns

I spent 1.5 hours cooking from scratch today, served it up to the five-year-old, who asked: “Is this food?”

setting a new record for a news organization parodying itself on day 3, sorry Ben Smith

My dad, U Mya Aye, was just released after nearly two years in Insein Prison. Very unexpected & I am very happy. We are a fortunate family, reunited, however, there are 1'000s of other pol. prisoners who remain in prison. Our work for the unconditional release of all pp continues

Rare scenes of protest in Hong Kong emerged: a group of citizens gathered in Central, the busiest commercial area, and held blank papers. Police arrived and protestors' IDs were marked. It's been a long time since protests are staged in the streets after NSL. Photo: Ming Pao

I don’t know if you need cheering up but this is an owl going to a fancy dress party as a kingfisher. (It’s a Norwegian blue owl, apparently).

I got an F on my midterm in Korean History taught by a Japanese history professor at Yale. He said Asians were Math and Science majors. I was majoring in History. I wrote a novel called “Pachinko” which is now taught in Japanese history classes, as well as other disciplines.

Big news from Rwanda in this Semafor scoop from Steve Clemons - Paul Rusesabagina, the activist whose story inspired the film Hotel Rwanda, will be released from prison as early as Saturday morning: semafor.com/article/03/24/…

It was brilliant chatting to the The European Correspondent team about all things headlines in newsletters + beyond. Congrats on 6 months of publishing! I recommend signing up for their daily take on the big shifts shaping Europe: europeancorrespondent.com/today

#BREAKING: Hong Kong's High Court refused to grant a ban on "Glory to Hong Kong", a song that originated during the city's 2019 democracy protests. The government last month applied for an injunction to stop acts such as broadcast and performance, citing national security.🧵

A win for clean air today: Thrilled Ulez (Ultra Low Emission Zone) has expanded to cover almost all of London. As a Breathe London Community Programme community member, directing anyone invested in improving our city's air quality to a key resource filling in the data gaps: breathelondon.org

Not the headline we wanted but my old paper, The Indian Express, says it best:

My latest longread, in Prospect magazine, explores the role restorative justice can play in cases of sexual violence. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their stories and insights: prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/crim…