US and Russia hold bilateral talks in Saudi Arabia

Top US and Russian diplomats met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting their fractured relations, the first such discussions since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Source: France 24

Israeli troops stay inside south Lebanon after withdrawal deadline

Soldiers will stay in five places around the border, Israel says - a move condemned by Lebanon.

Source: BBC

Honduras reaches agreement to extend extradition treaty with the US

Honduras reverses previous position that it would not extend the treaty, seen as a symbol of heavy-handed US presence.

Source: Al Jazeera

Trump’s Ukraine policy shift: How are European leaders planning to respond?

European leaders are scrambling for responses after Trump reached out to Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

Source: Al Jazeera

Thames Water wins court backing for £3bn debt package

Deal approved at high court gives company £1.5bn in upfront cash to stave off collapse

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Thames Water has won court approval for an emergency debt …

Source: The Guardian

‘Served their time’: Nauru president backs Australian plan to resettle three members of NZYQ cohort

David Adeang defends his government’s offer for 30-year resettlement visas to non-citizens in Pacific island nation

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Source: The Guardian

Banksy art for sale by Blink-182 bassist could fetch millions

Banksy's "Crude Oil (Vettriano)," valued at $6 million, hits Sotheby's auction block March 4. Some proceeds will go to Los Angeles wildfire victims.

Source: CBS News

US man who shot Israeli visitors thought they were Palestinians, police say

Mordechai Brafman, 27, charged with two counts of attempted murder over shooting at Miami Beach in Florida.

Source: Al Jazeera

No evidence of hate crime in killing of US transgender man, authorities say

Five people charged with murder in Sam Nordquist’s death in upstate New York also identified as LGBTQ+, say officials

Authorities investigating the alleged torture and murder of Sam Nordquist in …

Source: The Guardian

Trump administration gives schools deadline to cut DEI or lose federal funds

Education department gives ultimatum to stop using ‘racial preferences’ as factors in admissions or risk losing money

The Trump administration is giving the US’s schools and universities two weeks to …

Source: The Guardian

AK-47 attack on Brazil mayor was set-up to boost election campaign, police say

José Aprígio da Silva was seriously hurt in October by assailants with assault rifles but police say it was faked

As campaign strategies go it was unorthodox and illegal: buy …

Source: The Guardian

Europe risks becoming ‘assembly plant’ for Chinese battery makers

Bloc needs a regulatory framework to ensure skills transfer from Asian companies, warns report

Source: Financial Times