World briefs

XINJIANG A prefecture in China’s far western Xinjiang region is requiring all vehicles to install satellite tracking systems as part of stepped-up measures against violent attacks. More on p11

CHINA A minister expresses hope that disputes with U.S. President Donald Trump’s government can be settled amicably and warns a “trade war would benefit nobody.” More on p10

PAKISTAN A group of suicide bombers with grenades and assault rifles strikes outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, killing six people in an attack claimed by a Taliban splinter group. The attack was the latest in a wave of militant assaults across the troubled country that has killed over 100 people since last week.

THAILAND’s prime minister Prayuth said the government will ensure that environmental and health impact studies for a coal power plant in Krabi province approved by its energy policy planning committee will be reconsidered, but made clear he expects the project to proceed.

INDONESIA Torrential rains in Jakarta have overwhelmed drains and flooded roads and thousands of homes. The disaster mitigation agency said that more than 50 areas are flooded in the city, with waters up to 1.5 meters high in East Jakarta.

AUSTRALIA Four American tourists on a golfing vacation and an Australian pilot were killed when their light plane crashes in flames into a shopping mall shortly after takeoff in the city of Melbourne.

RUSSIA-USA The Kremlin refrained from comment on the appointment of the new U.S. national security adviser, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, but one lawmaker said he was likely to take a hawkish stance toward Russia.

USA A college professor who has successfully predicted every presidential election since 1984, including Donald Trump’s upset victory last year, is working on a book based on a possible future plot twist: Trump’s removal from office. Allan J. Lichtman’s “The Case for Impeachment” is to be release on April 18.

ISRAEL A military court sentenced Sgt. Elor Azaria to 18 months in prison for his deadly shooting of a Palestinian attacker who lay wounded on the ground, capping a nearly yearlong saga that has deeply divided the country. Palestinians dismissed the sentence as a “joke.”