US removes sanctions from Antal Rogán, aide to Hungary’s Viktor Orbán

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US secretary of state Marco Rubio also spoke with foreign minister about strengthening countries’ ties

The United States has removed sanctions on a close aide of the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, the state department said, adding that the punitive measures had been “inconsistent with US foreign policy interests”.

Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, spoke on Tuesday with his Hungarian counterpart, the foreign minister Péter Szijjártó, and informed him of the move, state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement.

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France Advancing Mideast Deal to End Gaza War, Seal Israel-Saudi Normalization – Haaretz

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  1. France Advancing Mideast Deal to End Gaza War, Seal Israel-Saudi Normalization  Haaretz
  2. Netanyahu, Macron Spar Over Recognition of Palestinian State  Bloomberg.com
  3. Lecturing France on Its Colonial Past, Netanyahu Ignores Israel's Own Occupation  Haaretz
  4. Mapping which countries recognise Palestine in 2025  Al Jazeera
  5. Netanyahu tells Macron that establishment of Palestinian state will ‘reward’ terrorism  France 24
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New Israeli ceasefire offer demands Hamas discuss disarming, but group rejects it – NPR

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  1. New Israeli ceasefire offer demands Hamas discuss disarming, but group rejects it  NPR
  2. Israel proposes Gaza ceasefire deal to release 10 hostages for hundreds of Palestinians, Hamas says  CNN
  3. Hamas rejects Israeli ceasefire disarmament proposal, Palestinian official says  BBC
  4. Hamas still discussing Israeli proposal for hostage deal, Hamas officials says - report  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Main points of Israeli ceasefire proposals  Reuters
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U.S. economy to lose billions as foreign tourists stay away – Fortune

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  1. U.S. economy to lose billions as foreign tourists stay away  Fortune
  2. International tourism to America under threat  Axios
  3. US Economy Is Set to Lose Billions as Foreign Tourists Stay Away  Bloomberg
  4. US expected a big travel year, but overseas visitors — angered by Trump — are heading elsewhere  AP News
  5. Opinion | Does anybody want to visit the U.S. right now?  The Washington Post
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19 Big Cats Rescued in Spain as Police Raid Animal Smuggling Ring – The New York Times

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  1. 19 Big Cats Rescued in Spain as Police Raid Animal Smuggling Ring  The New York Times
  2. Police arrest couple for breeding and selling exotic cats in Spain  CNN
  3. Spanish police arrest two people linked to cat smuggling ring based in Mallorca  ABC News
  4. Couple arrested for breeding exotic cats in Spain  BBC
  5. Couple arrested for selling exotic cats including protected species like white tigers and pumas  CBS News
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Scientists captured the first-ever footage of a colossal squid in the deep sea after a 100-year search. It’s a baby. – Business Insider

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  1. Scientists captured the first-ever footage of a colossal squid in the deep sea after a 100-year search. It's a baby.  Business Insider
  2. A colossal squid is filmed in its natural habitat for the first time  NPR
  3. Colossal squid filmed by scientists for first time in ocean  BBC
  4. Deep sea craft filmed unprecedented footage of a colossal squid  Mashable
  5. The First Ever Sighting of a Colossal Squid  The New York Times
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Hamas said to reject Israeli proposal that it disarm as part of 6-week ceasefire – The Times of Israel

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  1. Hamas said to reject Israeli proposal that it disarm as part of 6-week ceasefire  The Times of Israel
  2. Hamas rejects Israeli ceasefire disarmament proposal, Palestinian official says  BBC
  3. Israel proposes Gaza ceasefire deal to release 10 hostages for hundreds of Palestinians, Hamas says  CNN
  4. Hamas rejects Israeli ceasefire, hostage return deal over disarmament demands  Fox News
  5. Hamas says it’s sending a delegation to Qatar to continue Gaza ceasefire talks  AP News
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Canadian universities report jump in US applicants amid Trump crackdown

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UBC and others report spike in interest from US citizens as Trump withholds funds and revokes foreign student visas

More students living in the United States are applying to Canadian universities or expressing interest in studying north of the border as Donald Trump cuts federal funding to universities and revokes foreign student visas.

Officials at the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Vancouver campus said the school reported a 27% jump in graduate applications as of 1 March from US citizens for programs starting in the 2025 academic year, compared with all of 2024.

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Trump envoy demands Iran eliminate nuclear programme in apparent U-turn – The Guardian

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  1. Trump envoy demands Iran eliminate nuclear programme in apparent U-turn  The Guardian
  2. Witkoff in Apparent Reversal Says Iran Must Halt Nuclear Enrichment  WSJ
  3. Iran’s Negotiating Position Gets Worse and Worse  The Atlantic
  4. Khamenei downplays US talks prospects as some Iranians' hopes stir, currency gains  Reuters
  5. Scoop: Trump holds situation room meeting on Iran nuclear deal negotiations  Axios
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Netanyahu visits Gaza, Hamas claims it lost contact with group that took Israeli-American hostage – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Netanyahu visits Gaza, Hamas claims it lost contact with group that took Israeli-American hostage  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Hamas claims it lost contact with captors of Edan Alexander after Israeli strike  The Times of Israel
  3. Hamas releases video of Israeli-American hostage held in Gaza  Reuters
  4. Hamas Warns Israeli Strikes Will 'Execute' More Hostages in New Video  Newsweek
  5. Hamas armed wing says it lost contact with group holding Israeli-US hostage Alexander  Reuters
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World wants more trade with Europe since Trump-driven uncertainty, von der Leyen says – politico.eu

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  1. World wants more trade with Europe since Trump-driven uncertainty, von der Leyen says  politico.eu
  2. ‘West as we knew it no longer exists,’ warns von der Leyen – Europe live  The Guardian
  3. "We have no bros and no oligarchs"  Zeit Online
  4. 'The West as we knew it no longer exists,' von der Leyen says amid Trump tensions  Euronews.com
  5. Von der Leyen: ‘The West as We Knew It No Longer Exists’ – Europe Must Stand on Its Own  EU Today
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Russia jails four journalists for links to Alexei Navalny anti-corruption group

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Court hands out sentences of over five years for extremism, accusing journalists of working for the late politician’s Anti-Corruption Foundation

A Russian court has convicted four journalists of extremism for working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and sentenced them to five and a half years in prison each.

Antonina Favorskaya, Konstantin Gabov, Sergey Karelin and Artyom Kriger were found guilty of involvement with a group that had been labelled as extremist. All four had maintained their innocence, arguing they were being prosecuted for doing their jobs as journalists.

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Ex-Peru president Ollanta Humala given 15-year sentence for money laundering

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Sentenced with wife Nadine Heredia, Humala is third president of Peru imprisoned for corruption in past 20 years

A Peruvian court has sentenced former president Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for laundering funds received from the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to finance Humala’s 2006 and 2011 campaigns.

The judges of the national superior court found that Humala and Heredia received several million dollars in illegal contributions for these campaigns from Odebrecht and the government of the then Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez.

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Celebrities criticize all-female rocket launch: ‘This is beyond parody’

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Amy Schumer, Olivia Wilde and Olivia Munn are among the famous names calling out the much-publicised space trip

The all-female Blue Origin rocket launch may have received plenty of glowing media coverage – but not everyone is impressed.

The stunt has drawn criticism from a number of female celebrities who were not keen on the Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin NS-31 mission, which included Katy Perry, Bezos’s fiancee Lauren Sanchez, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn and, in a twist straight out of Apple TV’s The Morning Show, CBS Mornings host Gayle King.

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Autopsies of Slain Gaza Medics Show Some Were Shot in the Head – The New York Times

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  1. Autopsies of Slain Gaza Medics Show Some Were Shot in the Head  The New York Times
  2. Report: Autopsies show some Gaza medics killed by IDF in March were shot in the head  The Times of Israel
  3. Autopsies of Gaza medics killed by Israeli troops show some shot in the head  The Seattle Times
  4. Gaza medic missing since deadly attack being detained by Israel, Red Cross says  BBC
  5. ‘Forgive me, Mama’: A Gaza mother’s agony for a son Israel killed  Al Jazeera
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