‘An extension of his administration’: how Trump’s resorts became a proxy for access and power – The Guardian

  1. ‘An extension of his administration’: how Trump’s resorts became a proxy for access and power  The Guardian
  2. The most powerful crime syndicate in history  The Lakeville Journal
  3. Trump's upside-down nightmare administration | Opinion letters  The News-Press
  4. History’s hall of shame awaits the Trump regime  People For the American Way
  5. Trump: Gob Smacking, Pay-to-Play Corruption Marks First Year in Office  thenyindependent.com
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Lenten Retreat: Bishop Varden reflects on ‘becoming free’ – Vatican News

  1. Lenten Retreat: Bishop Varden reflects on 'becoming free'  Vatican News
  2. Lent’s Quiet Shift Inside the Vatican  EWTN Vatican
  3. At Curia retreat, Bishop Varden warns of Gospel’s use ‘as a weapon in culture wars’  OSV News
  4. Varden: Don’t use the Gospel as a weapon  Catholic World Report
  5. Lenten Retreat: Bishop Varden reflects on the splendour of truth  Vatican News
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Council signs off simplification of sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements to boost EU competitiveness – consilium.europa.eu

  1. Council signs off simplification of sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements to boost EU competitiveness  consilium.europa.eu
  2. EU States Give Final Approval to Omnibus Package to Cut Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Requirements  ESG Today
  3. EU countries give final approval to weaken company sustainability laws  Reuters
  4. Editor’s note: who wants to set up a new business association?  Sustainable Views
  5. What happens to climate transition plans in the wake of the EU omnibus?  Green Central Banking
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Behind the numbers: The truth about Gaza’s death list – Haaretz

  1. Behind the numbers: The truth about Gaza's death list  Haaretz
  2. Gaza deaths in war's first 15 months higher than reported, study says  Reuters
  3. Gaza death toll exceeds 75,000 as independent data verify loss  Al Jazeera
  4. Gaza death toll for first 16 months of war far higher than reported, says peer-reviewed study  The Guardian
  5. Death Toll of Israeli Genocide Rises to 72,072 Martyrs...  Jordan News
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As Ukraine war enters fifth year, Zelenskyy says Russia failing at its goals — and Kremlin agrees – CBS News

  1. As Ukraine war enters fifth year, Zelenskyy says Russia failing at its goals — and Kremlin agrees  CBS News
  2. Thanks, Ukrainians Say, but Please Stop Calling Us Resilient  The New York Times
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 24, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Russia thought it would take days to seize Ukraine. 4 years later, war is still raging  NPR
  5. Four years ago, the world expected Ukraine to be crushed, but it has stood firm. So what now for Putin? | Rajan Menon  The Guardian
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As Ukraine war enters fifth year, Zelenskyy says Russia failing at its goals — and Kremlin agrees – CBS News

  1. As Ukraine war enters fifth year, Zelenskyy says Russia failing at its goals — and Kremlin agrees  CBS News
  2. Russia-Ukraine war updates: Europe promises to ‘stand firm’ with Kyiv  Al Jazeera
  3. After four years of war in Ukraine, how does each side see the conflict?  NPR
  4. PHOTO ESSAY: Portraits of Ukrainians on the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion  Associated Press News
  5. Zelenskyy's public frustration grows as Putin's war enters a 5th year  NBC News
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BTS comeback show sells out immediately as 260,000 fans set to descend on Seoul

Booking system freezes and screens crash amid rush of fans trying to secure tickets to 21 March free concert

Tickets for BTS’s comeback concert in central Seoul were snapped up almost immediately on Monday night, with authorities expecting an estimated 260,000 fans to descend for the K-pop group’s first full performance in nearly four years.

At one point, more than 100,000 people flooded the booking website when sales opened at 8pm for the free concert at Gwanghwamun square on 21 March, causing screens to crash and booking systems to freeze.

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Russia soldiers tell BBC they saw fellow troops executed on commanders’ orders – Yahoo News Canada

  1. Russia soldiers tell BBC they saw fellow troops executed on commanders' orders  Yahoo News Canada
  2. Russia soldiers tell BBC they saw fellow troops in Ukraine war executed on commanders' orders  BBC
  3. The Zero Line: Inside Russia’s War review – harrowing testimony from a military that turns on its own  The Guardian
  4. Russians describe senior officers ordering brutal execution of fellow soldiers  The Independent
  5. TV review  The Guardian
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Bondi Beach attack: Australia royal commission into antisemitism begins – BBC

  1. Bondi Beach attack: Australia royal commission into antisemitism begins  BBC
  2. Australia begins inquiry into antisemitism after Bondi shooting  Reuters
  3. Australia begins probe of Bondi event targeted by terrorists, antisemitism in country  The Times of Israel
  4. Australia begins Royal Commission into antisemitism  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Australia Shooting  GazetteXtra
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‘Israel’ removed from Jordanian parliament minutes, proposing MP calls Israel ‘enemy of Jordanians’ – The Jerusalem Post

  1. 'Israel' removed from Jordanian parliament minutes, proposing MP calls Israel 'enemy of Jordanians'  The Jerusalem Post
  2. The Carlson-Huckabee interview may be the wake-up call Americans needed  Al Jazeera
  3. US says ambassador’s comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context  Politico
  4. Outcry after Ambassador Mike Huckabee suggests Israel has God-given right to Middle East land  NBC News
  5. Huckabee’s Israel comments spark controversy, adding to Trump’s ambassadorial woes  MS NOW
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Ukraine is using powerful quadcopters to destroy nearly a third of all the Russian air threats it hits, commander says – Business Insider

  1. Ukraine is using powerful quadcopters to destroy nearly a third of all the Russian air threats it hits, commander says  Business Insider
  2. Inside Ukraine’s ‘kill zone’  Financial Times
  3. Drones dominate Ukraine battlefield four years into fighting  Reuters
  4. 'Suddenly there's a loud bang': Airstrikes, blackouts and frustration in Russia's frontline city  Sky News
  5. Four Years After Russia’s Invasion, Ukraine Has Become a “Steel Porcupine”  The National Interest
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