- 'I've been to Ukraine 13 times - the last was definitely the hardest' BBC
- Ukrainians were shocked by Russia’s war. Now many are numb and hopeless Al Jazeera
- ‘Systemic Degradation’: How 4 Years of Occupation Have Devastated the Economy of Eastern Ukraine The Moscow Times
- Life is harsh and dangerous in Russian-run parts of Ukraine, activists and former residents say Associated Press News
- What It’s Like to Live in Ukraine, 4 Years Since Russia’s Invasion Time Magazine
Hong Kong lodges ‘strong protest’ after Panama takes control of canal ports
Last month, Panama's Supreme Court cancelled the contracts of a Hong Kong based firm that allowed it to operate the ports.
UK comic Russell Brand pleads not guilty to new rape, sex assault charges
Appearing in a London court, Brand denies accusations of raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in 2009.
When the world retreats: Volunteers are filling Sudan’s humanitarian void
Volunteers struggle to fill the gap left by declining international support in Sudan.
Ukraine marks four years of Russia’s war
It’s been four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s Audrey MacAlpine is in Kyiv.
A bumper berry harvest has New Zealand’s weird flightless parrot in a rare mood for romance – Associated Press News
South Africa says most of a group of 17 men lured into fighting for Russia set to return home – Yahoo
- South Africa says most of a group of 17 men lured into fighting for Russia set to return home Yahoo
- Ramaphosa thanks Putin for release of South Africans lured into Russia-Ukraine war BBC
- South Africa secures return of 11 men ‘lured’ into Russia-Ukraine war Al Jazeera
- South Africa secures release of 11 nationals lured to Russia to fight against Ukraine AP News
- Ramaphosa Thanks Putin for Release of South Africans Lured to Fight in Ukraine The Moscow Times
European leaders pray with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy on invasion anniversary
A number of EU leaders prayed with Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy in Kyiv, to mark Russia's invasion anniversary.
Ghana drops coup leader’s name from main airport on putsch anniversary
Supporters of the move said the Kotoka name contradicted the country’s democratic values.
Celebrity doctor Peter Attia steps down from CBS over Epstein links
The health influencer's spokesman says he wants to avoid his association with the late sex offender becoming "a distraction".
The Military Balance 2026 – The International Institute for Strategic Studies
The Military Balance 2026 The International Institute for Strategic StudiesView Full Coverage on Google News
China military purge taking toll on command and readiness, study finds – Reuters
- China military purge taking toll on command and readiness, study finds Reuters
- How Xi's military purges could hamper China's ability to fight NBC News
- How China’s Xi Purged His ‘Big Brother’ to Achieve Absolute Power WSJ
- Xi’s purges of Chinese military run deep, raising questions of readiness, think tank says CNN
- The Purges Within China’s Military Are Even Deeper Than You Think ChinaPower Project
Legal changes under consideration to remove former Prince Andrew from line of succession – Associated Press News
- Legal changes under consideration to remove former Prince Andrew from line of succession Associated Press News
- ‘We’ve been paying for happy endings for Andrew for years’: the inside story of a royal disgrace, by his biographer The Guardian
- As Andrew fell, Queen Elizabeth II held out hope, and Charles and William fumed The Washington Post
- Australia backs removing Andrew from royal line of succession BBC
- Flying the flag for London Fashion Week Financial Times
Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’
Not enough support for freed victims, say aid agencies, with growing numbers sleeping on the streets, unable to travel home without passports or money
Charities and aid workers have called for urgent international government support for victims of south-east Asia’s deadly scam compounds, following a damning report by Amnesty International.
The numbers of survivors of cyberscam “farms” left destitute and abandoned on the city streets of Cambodia and Myanmar is an “international crisis”, according to the research published in January.
Continue reading...Military helicopter crashes into market in central Iran, killing four – Euronews.com
- Military helicopter crashes into market in central Iran, killing four Euronews.com
- Iran army helicopter crashes into market, killing 2 pilots and 2 merchants Al Jazeera
- Iranian military helicopter crashes into fruit market, four dead Reuters
- Iran military helicopter crashes into central fruit and vegetable market, reportedly killing 4 Associated Press News
- Army helicopter crashes in central Iran, killing at least 2 — state media The Times of Israel
Campers sleeping on unmarked graves: The dark history behind an island paradise – CNN
How Bookbinders Used Old Records to Help the Nazis Find Their Victims – The New York Times
‘An extension of his administration’: how Trump’s resorts became a proxy for access and power – The Guardian
- ‘An extension of his administration’: how Trump’s resorts became a proxy for access and power The Guardian
- The most powerful crime syndicate in history The Lakeville Journal
- Trump's upside-down nightmare administration | Opinion letters The News-Press
- History’s hall of shame awaits the Trump regime People For the American Way
- Trump: Gob Smacking, Pay-to-Play Corruption Marks First Year in Office thenyindependent.com
Lenten Retreat: Bishop Varden reflects on ‘becoming free’ – Vatican News
- Lenten Retreat: Bishop Varden reflects on 'becoming free' Vatican News
- Lent’s Quiet Shift Inside the Vatican EWTN Vatican
- At Curia retreat, Bishop Varden warns of Gospel’s use ‘as a weapon in culture wars’ OSV News
- Varden: Don’t use the Gospel as a weapon Catholic World Report
- Lenten Retreat: Bishop Varden reflects on the splendour of truth Vatican News
Council signs off simplification of sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements to boost EU competitiveness – consilium.europa.eu
- Council signs off simplification of sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements to boost EU competitiveness consilium.europa.eu
- EU States Give Final Approval to Omnibus Package to Cut Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements ESG Today
- EU countries give final approval to weaken company sustainability laws Reuters
- Editor’s note: who wants to set up a new business association? Sustainable Views
- What happens to climate transition plans in the wake of the EU omnibus? Green Central Banking