1. Tens of thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv and other cities, calling on the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, to reach a deal to free hostages held by Hamas. Sunday marks six months since their capture. Many protesters chanted anti-government slogans and called for immediate elections. On Saturday Israel’s army said it had recovered the body of Elad Katzir, one of those seized by Hamas during the attacks of October 7th. Around 130 hostages remain in Gaza.
數以萬計的以色列人在特拉維夫和其他城市舉行集會，呼籲總理本雅明·內塔尼亞胡達成一項協議，釋放哈馬斯所扣押的人質。4/7週日標誌著這些人質被捕獲已經六個月。許多抗議者高呼反政府口號，並呼籲立即舉行選舉。週六，以色列軍方表示已找到埃拉德·卡茲爾（Elad Katzir）的遺體，他是在10月7日的襲擊中被哈馬斯所擄。大約有130名人質仍被囚於加薩地帶。
2. Joe Biden’s re-election campaign raised more than $90m in March, up from around $53m in February. This gives the Democrats $192m in their coffers, which the fundraising committee claims is a record for any Democratic campaign at this stage in the election cycle. In contrast Donald Trump’s campaign raised more than $66m in March, giving the Republicans $93m cash on hand.
喬·拜登的連任競選活動在三月份籌集到超過九千萬美元的資金，比二月份的約五千三百萬美元有所增加。這使得民主黨在競選基金中擁有一億九千二百萬美元，這是籌款委員會聲稱在選舉週期的這個階段，任何民主黨競選活動的紀錄。相比之下，唐納德·川普的競選活動在三月份籌集到超過六千六百萬美元，使得共和黨手頭上有九千三百萬美元現金。
3. A Russian drone attack on Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded at least ten more. Attacks on the city, Ukraine’s second-largest, have increased since December. Strikes have hit the town centre and destroyed both obvious targets and random buildings. “This attack on peaceful residents of Kharkiv once again proves that Russia is a terrorist state,” wrote the mayor, Ihor Terekhov, on Telegram, a messaging platform.
俄羅斯無人機對烏克蘭東北部的哈爾科夫發動襲擊，造成八人死亡，至少十人受傷。自去年十二月以來，對烏克蘭第二大城市的攻擊已增加。襲擊對市中心造成了重創，摧毀了明顯的目標和隨機的建築物。市長伊戈爾·特雷霍夫（Ihor Terekhov）在即時通訊平台Telegram上寫道：“這次針對哈爾科夫和平居民的襲擊再次證明了俄羅斯是一個恐怖主義國家。
4. Several South American countries offered support to Mexico, which suspended diplomatic ties with Ecuador after its embassy in Quito, Ecuador’s capital, was raided by police on Friday. Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Colombia all criticised the arrest of Jorge Glas, a former vice-president of Ecuador who had sought asylum in the embassy. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico’s president, had called the raid a “flagrant violation of international law”.
多個南美國家向墨西哥提供支援，墨西哥因其位於厄瓜多爾首都基多的大使館於週五被警方突襲而中斷與厄瓜多爾的外交關係。巴西、阿根廷、烏拉圭和哥倫比亞都批評了厄瓜多爾前副總統豪爾赫·格拉斯的逮捕，他曾在大使館尋求庇護。墨西哥總統安德烈斯·曼努埃爾·洛佩斯·奧夫拉多稱此次突襲為“對國際法的明目張膽的違規”。
5. Thousands of people took to the streets of Hungary’s capital city, Budapest, to protest against the government of Viktor Orban. Since his Fidesz party returned to power in 2010 it has set about dismantling, undermining or sidelining the country’s institutions. The march’s leader, Peter Magyar, is a former government insider who was once married to Mr Orban’s former justice minister. He has announced plans to launch a pro-EU party.
數千人走上匈牙利首都布達佩斯的街頭，抗議維克托·歐爾班政府。自其費德茲黨於2010年重返政權以來，該黨一直在解體、削弱或邊緣化國家的機構。抗議遊行的領袖彼得·馬吉亞爾是一位前政府內部人士，曾與歐爾班的前司法部長結過婚。他已宣布計劃成立一個親歐盟的政黨。
6. The vibe was different across Hungary’s northern border, as Slovakia voted in a pro-Russia populist as its president. Peter Pellegrin is an ally of the country’s similarly minded prime minister, Robert Fico, who was elected in September. Neither are keen on backing Ukraine in its war. That could cause a headache for fellow members of both the EU and NATO.
在匈牙利北部邊境地區，氛圍有所不同，因為斯洛伐克選出一位親俄羅斯的民粹主義總統。彼得·佩萊格里尼（Peter Pellegrin）是該國與有相似政見的總理羅伯特·菲科的盟友，菲科於去年九月當選。他們都不熱衷於支持烏克蘭的戰爭。這可能會給歐盟和北約的其他成員帶來麻煩。
7. Eclipse-watchers in North America fretted as meteorologists forecast that much of Monday’s event could be obscured by heavy cloud. Thousands have flocked to the path of the total eclipse, with lodging-houses full and hotel rooms going at a premium. Skygazers in Texas and Utah in particular should be crossing their fingers, say weather forecasters.
北美的日蝕觀測者擔心氣象學家預測，星期一的大部分活動可能會被濃雲遮蔽。數以千計的人湧入全日蝕的路徑，住宿設施滿員，酒店客房供不應求。天氣預報員表示，德克薩斯州和猶他州的星觀者特別應該祈禱天晴。
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