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Russian election: Alexei Navalny’s final plan to cause Vladimir Putin ‘maximum damage’ (www.politico.eu)

Before his death, the opposition leader laid out a strategy to challenge the Russian president....

Africa: 'Historic Milestone' As Child Mortality Hits Record Low of 4.9 Million in 2022 (allafrica.com)

US government delegation cuts short Saudi trip after rabbi is asked to remove kippah (www.timesofisrael.com)

US government delegation cuts short Saudi trip after rabbi is asked to remove kippah Rabbi Abraham Cooper, who chairs the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, says ‘no one should be denied access to a heritage site… simply for existing as a Jew’...

Portugal's election leaves the country uncertain of its future but heartens Europe's radical right (apnews.com)

Portugal’s inconclusive general election results mean weeks of political uncertainty ahead, and give fresh energy to Europe’s shift toward the radical right....

A two-state solution is the only way for Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel: Diplomat (english.alarabiya.net)

Rwanda's Economy Grew 8.2% in 2023 (allafrica.com)

3 Palestinians arrested in Italy on terrorist plot suspicion (www.i24news.tv)

Italians forced to cut back on Mediterranean cooking staple as prices skyrocket (www.independent.co.uk)

Greece and Spain have both seen olive oil sales plummet...

Canada faces a series of 'crises' that will test it in the coming years, RCMP warns (www.cbc.ca)

Report examined ‘shifts in domestic and international environments’ that could affect policing

Israeli government officials slam chief rabbi's threat of haredi exodus (www.jpost.com)

Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday (apnews.com)

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations....

Taylor Swift is related to famed poet Emily Dickinson (www.infoterkiniviral.com)

It appears that Taylor Swift’s forthcoming album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” has an interesting connection to her distant relative, the famed poet Emily Dickinson. Ancestry, a genealogy company, has revealed that Swift and Dickinson are 6th cousins, three times removed. Ancestry made the announcement on its Instagram...

Trudeau says some Pro-Palestinian protests cross the line into hate, harassment (www.cbc.ca)

Argentina inflation seen cooling as Milei austerity tempers food prices (www.reuters.com)

Grim fears for Israeli women who remain as hostages as Oct. 7 sexual brutalities by Hamas uncovered (nationalpost.com)

Ukraine war: Explosions hit Odesa as Zelensky meets Greek PM (www.bbc.com)

World Food Programme says northern Gaza aid convoy blocked (www.bbc.com)

The World Food Programme (WFP) says its first attempt in two weeks to bring food aid to northern Gaza was blocked by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)....

Man, 27, charged after threatening pro-Palestinian demonstrators with nail gun in Thornhill (toronto.citynews.ca)

South Korea says to start legal action against doctors over walkout (www.reuters.com)

SEOUL, March 4 (Reuters) - South Korea’s health minister said on Monday authorities will start inspecting hospitals in order to take legal action against trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a walkout over government plans to increase medical school admissions....

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