‘China shock’ hangs over German leader Merz’s first visit to Beijing – South China Morning Post

  1. ‘China shock’ hangs over German leader Merz’s first visit to Beijing  South China Morning Post
  2. How Germany fell out of love with China  The Economist
  3. German business lobby warns of unfair trade practices by China  Reuters
  4. What Friedrich Merz is going to tell Xi Jinping  Financial Times
  5. China overtakes US to become Germany's top trading partner  dw.com
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4 years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a look at the war by the numbers – AP News

  1. 4 years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a look at the war by the numbers  AP News
  2. Four years into its full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia is feeling the effects  BBC
  3. What does Putin really want?  Responsible Statecraft
  4. The Ukraine war in numbers: People, territory, money  Al Jazeera
  5. Opinion | Ukraine Has Passed a Point of No Return  The New York Times
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Russia’s Quest to Intensify The Theater-Wide Battlefield Air Interdiction Campaign Against Ukraine’s Logistics – Institute for the Study of War

  1. Russia's Quest to Intensify The Theater-Wide Battlefield Air Interdiction Campaign Against Ukraine's Logistics  Institute for the Study of War
  2. Musk cuts Starlink access for Russian forces - giving Ukraine an edge at the front  BBC
  3. Elon Musk flipped a switch. Now, Russia is desperately sending men up towers to die  Scripps News
  4. Russia’s Front-Line Comms Hit By Curbs to Starlink and Telegram  Bloomberg.com
  5. Starlink Surprise  Futura Doctrina | Mick Ryan
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Airbus unveils next generation rotorcraft concepts for NATO studies – Airbus

  1. Airbus unveils next generation rotorcraft concepts for NATO studies  Airbus
  2. EU launches phase two of future military helicopter program  Aerospace Testing International
  3. Airbus pitches dual rotorcraft concepts for NATO’s future medium-lift helicopter  AeroTime
  4. Airbus Unit Discloses Proposal for NATO Rotorcraft Program  marketscreener.com
  5. Airbus Unveils High Speed and Conventional Next Generation Rotorcraft Concepts for NATO Defense Studies  AeroXplorer
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Phillipson says Send reforms needed ‘even if money were no object’ because current outcomes ‘not good enough’– UK politics live

Education secretary says education, health and care plans (EHCPs) shouldn’t be the ‘only way’ for children to get help

Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has been speaking about the Send reforms at an event in Peterborough.

This is what she said about the need for inclusion.

Inclusion is a choice. It is an educational choice, and it is also a political choice because we could duck this challenge, ignore the injustice of a postcode lottery in life chances putting off fixing the Send system yet again.

The system works well for some at least.

We welcome the scale of vision contained in the white paper which has the potential to create an education system that fully values children and young people with additional needs and their families.

We also welcome the commitment to retain statutory education, health and care plans (EHCPs) for children and young people whose needs cannot be met through this new model. We know that many parents will welcome the legal requirement for schools to create individual support plans (ISPs) for all children with Send.

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Robert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shooting

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, known for lavish lifestyle, also accused of theft and being illegal immigrant after man was allegedly shot in back

A son of the late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has been charged with attempted murder after a 23-year-old man was allegedly shot in the back on 19 February in an upmarket area of Johannesburg.

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 28, appeared in court on Monday for a brief hearing alongside co-accused Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze. Mugabe’s lawyer Sinenhlanhla Mnguni declined to comment when asked by reporters whether the two men were related. Mnguni said he would request bail for his clients at the next hearing on 3 March.

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France to summon Ambassador Charles Kushner over U.S. comments on activist’s death – NBC News

  1. France to summon Ambassador Charles Kushner over U.S. comments on activist’s death  NBC News
  2. Death of far-right activist in France sends tensions soaring and draws US criticism  CNN
  3. Forget Le Pen. French politics has a new archvillain.  politico.eu
  4. A Far-Right Activist’s Killing Deepens Divisions in France  The Wall Street Journal
  5. France Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Comments on Activist’s Killing  The New York Times
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Islanders warned over ‘rapid advance’ of AI images – BBC

  1. Islanders warned over 'rapid advance' of AI images  BBC
  2. UK privacy watchdog warns over AI-generated images in joint statement  Reuters
  3. OpenAI and Google Take Steps to Avoid Abusive AI Imagery After Grok Scandal  CNET
  4. TikTok’s toxic tide: Deepfakes, dangerous dares and digital delinquency among Jersey teens  Bailiwick Express
  5. AI-Generated Image-Based Harm Is Becoming a Security Issue — Organizations Must Prepare  Security Magazine
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