Army official ‘not happy’ as Mesquite facility’s 155mm production lags – Breaking Defense
Brazil’s Supreme Court imposes steep sentences for Marielle Franco murder
The shooting of Franco, an activist, raised questions about political violence and corruption in Brazil's government.
North Korea leader Kim’s daughter appears at military parade, state media footage shows – Reuters
- North Korea leader Kim's daughter appears at military parade, state media footage shows Reuters
- Kim Jong Un fuels succession buzz with daughter's matching leather jacket NBC News
- Kim Jong Un taps teenage daughter as ‘missile general’ for North Korea nuclear program: reports Fox News
- Dressed For Succession? Kim Jong Un, Daughter Match Coats, Fuel Speculation NDTV
- Exclusive: Kim Jong-un’s Daughter: Name Change, Missile Director Role 조선일보
Christina Applegate reveals she is largely confined to bed due to multiple sclerosis
Actor, who was diagnosed with MS in 2021, says taking her 15-year-old daughter to school has become her ‘favourite thing to do’
Christina Applegate has revealed that she is now largely confined to her bed, five years after she was diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis.
In an interview with People magazine before the release of her memoir, the 54-year-old actor said she spends a lot of her days in bed due to the pain that comes with movement.
The Guardian will run an extract from Christina Applegate’s memoir, You With the Sad Eyes, on 28 February
Continue reading...Death toll in Brazilian floods rises to 46 as rescuers continue search
Emergency workers continue to search for missing residents of towns reeling from recent floods.
Is Ethiopia heading back to war in Tigray?
Many people are again leaving the region of Tigray just over three years after the civil war there ended.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,463
These are the key developments from day 1,463 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Jacinda Ardern living and working in Australia after move from US
Exclusive: Former New Zealand PM ‘based out of Australia’, according to spokesperson, after rumours she was looking for houses in Sydney
The former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern is living in Australia with her family, a spokesperson has confirmed.
“The family has been travelling for a few years now,” her office told the Guardian.
Continue reading...Vance says Minnesota’s Medicaid funds halted as part of Trump’s ‘war on fraud’
Vice-president makes announcement with Mehmet Oz, who says other states will be next after Minnesota
JD Vance announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” more than a quarter-billion dollars in Medicaid reimbursements to the state of Minnesota, escalating Donald Trump’s newly announced “war on fraud”.
Vance said the action was to ensure Minnesota was “a good steward of the American people’s tax money”, part of its crackdown on the state following a fraud scandal linked to residents of the Somali community in Minneapolis, which prompted the administration to send thousands of federal immigration agents into Minneapolis and that resulted in the deaths of two US citizens and widespread protests.
Continue reading...Shot in school uniform: BBC reveals police order led to Gen Z protest killings in Nepal
New evidence reveals what happened when 19 people were shot dead in Kathmandu last September.
Shot in school uniform: BBC reveals police order led to Gen Z protest killings in Nepal
New evidence reveals what happened when 19 people were shot dead in Kathmandu last September.
Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers – WSJ
US judge rules Trump policy of ‘third country’ deportations unlawful
US judge says that rapid deportation of migrants to countries other than their own violates due process.
Questions for Marcos Jr 40 years after Philippines ‘People Power’ revolt
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr urged to dismantle system of political dynasties said to breed culture of corruption.
Fortifying Health Systems and Countering Infectious Disease Threats Through the America First Global Health Strategy in Burkina Faso – U.S. Department of State (.gov)
Why Asian firms are not cheering Trump tariff ruling
The US Supreme Court's decision to block a pillar of US trade policy has caused yet more uncertainty.
US military plane hits road barrier during Philippine training, injuring American personnel – AP News
- US military plane hits road barrier during Philippine training, injuring American personnel AP News
- U.S. military plane hits road barrier during Philippine training, injuring 5 personnel NBC News
- 5 hurt when US military plane hits barrier on takeoff in Philippines The Hill
- AFP, US special tactics teams hold highway landing ops in Pangasinan Philippine News Agency
- US Military Plane Crashes Into Barrier, Injures 5: What We Know Newsweek
Iran strikes threaten to deplete US weapons supplies — and put American troops at risk – Politico
- Iran strikes threaten to deplete US weapons supplies — and put American troops at risk Politico
- US facing interceptor crunch in event of Iran showdown, IISS says thenationalnews.com
- Iran Conflict Could Drain U.S. Missile Defenses—Underscoring The Pentagon's Push For Directed-Energy Weapons The Debrief
- Military Drain: Pentagon Warns of a 'Prolonged War' with Iran وكالة صدى نيوز
- The U.S. Air Force Has Too Few Missiles Trench Art | David Axe
Will Mexico’s Jalisco cartel’s violent biz model survive El Mencho’s death?
El Mencho consolidated Mexico’s most powerful criminal organisations in part due to a unique franchise-based structure.