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Australia has recorded its worst Easter drowning toll in recent history, with six people dead and two missing across New South Wales and Victoria. Lifesavers say the combination of hot weather, high coastal swells and increased beach activity has contributed to the tragic record.

In the early hours of 23 March, fifteen Palestinian emergency workers were killed by a barrage of Israeli gunfire. Four weeks later, an Israeli military report has admitted responsibility, but says its soldiers believed they were operating in a situation of real danger. The report has been denounced by the Palestinian Red Crescent as being full of lies.

Russian and Ukrainian Christians have celebrated Easter Sunday as their political leaders have accused each other of violating an Easter truce announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The supposed 30-hour ceasefire was meant to mark the religious holiday but there has reportedly been no pause in fighting on the frontlines.