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Read More Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that a fighter jet deal helped secure Budapest’s approval The Hungarian parliament has voted overwhelmingly to allow Sweden to join NATO, nearly two years after Stockholm applied for membership in the US-led military bloc. The vote brings to a close the latest round of NATO expansion, with…

Read More CHIANGMAI, Thailand, Feb 26 (IPS) – Rangoon Nights is rocking. The bar is on its feet and the cocktail shaker is shaking in abandon as the band Born In Burma starts pumping out its beat. Read the full story, “Parcels for Prisoners: Exiled Myanmar Activists Keep the Revolutionary Faith”, on globalissues.org → CHIANGMAI,…

Read More Scarlet Blake to serve minimum of 24 years for murdering Spanish engineer Jorge Martin Carreno • Warning: includes graphic content A cat killer obsessed with violence and death has been jailed for life with a minimum of 24 years after being convicted of murdering a man she deliberately targeted as part of a…

Read More Gang has set up a new site on the dark web and declares an intention to vote for Donald Trump The LockBit ransomware gang is attempting a comeback days after its operations were severely disrupted by a coordinated international crackdown. The Russian-based group has set up a new site on the dark web…

Read More Biden ‘will reiterate his calls for Congressional Republicans to stop playing politics and to provide the funding needed for additional US Border Patrol agents,’ White House says Biden ‘will reiterate his calls for Congressional Republicans to stop playing politics and to provide the funding needed for additional US Border Patrol agents,’ White House…

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Read MoreCelebrities having birthdays during the week of March 3-9 include singer Camila Cabello, NBC News anchor Lester Holt and actor Aidan QuinnCelebrities having birthdays during the week of March 3-9 include singer Camila Cabello, NBC News anchor Lester Holt and actor Aidan Quinn

Read More The former president was found liable for fraudulently inflating his net worth and assets over a decade The former president was found liable for fraudulently inflating his net worth and assets over a decade

Read More Justin Trudeau has made a Freudian slip during a pro-Ukraine speech in Poland Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday urged NATO countries to raise their military spending and send more weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, but seemed to herald a Russian victory in the conflict in an apparent slip-up. Trudeau spoke in…

Read MoreAl Jazeera has analysed the final hours of a 6-year-old who begged to be rescued as Israeli tanks closed in on her.Al Jazeera has analysed the final hours of a 6-year-old who begged to be rescued as Israeli tanks closed in on her.

Read More Poland’s far-right Law and Justice party spent eight years stacking the courts with allies, destroying the judiciary’s independence. The new government is finding it’s tough to undo the damage. (Image credit: Omar Marques) Poland’s far-right Law and Justice party spent eight years stacking the courts with allies, destroying the judiciary’s independence. The new…

Read MoreA search continues for a couple from Northern Virginia whose winter sailing adventure appears to have taken a tragic turn.A search continues for a couple from Northern Virginia whose winter sailing adventure appears to have taken a tragic turn.

Read MoreSenior-Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon was charged with the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.Senior-Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon was charged with the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.

Read More Flaco was found dead Friday on a sidewalk after apparently hitting a building Flaco was found dead Friday on a sidewalk after apparently hitting a building

Read More Somerset auctioneer who says he has genuine left boxing glove from 1963 fight hopes to fetch up to £500,000 An auctioneer from Somerset is selling what he claims is one of the most famous pieces of sporting memorabilia – the split boxing glove from Muhammad Ali’s 1963 fight with Henry Cooper. The left…

Read More Former Tory deputy chair says ‘when you think you are right, you should never apologise’ because it would be a sign of weakness Lee Anderson has stood by the comments that lost him the Tory whip and launched a fresh attack on Sadiq Khan, as a body for Muslim Conservative members said it…

Read More“The health and safety of passengers as well as that of the country as a whole are of the utmost importance to the authorities,” the port authority of Mauritius said.”The health and safety of passengers as well as that of the country as a whole are of the utmost importance to the authorities,” the…

Read MoreUS serviceman Aaron Bushnell set fire to himself outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC.US serviceman Aaron Bushnell set fire to himself outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC.

Read More Air Force member lit himself on fire in protest of the Israel–Hamas conflict, claiming it was an act of protest Air Force member lit himself on fire in protest of the Israel–Hamas conflict, claiming it was an act of protest

Read More The opposition leader’s team say Vladimir Putin was offered the chance to swap his most prominent critic for an FSB officer in mid-February The opposition leader’s team say Vladimir Putin was offered the chance to swap his most prominent critic for an FSB officer in mid-February

Read MorePlaces of worship and religious leaders across Burkina Faso have been targeted in attacks blamed on rebels.Places of worship and religious leaders across Burkina Faso have been targeted in attacks blamed on rebels.

Read MoreUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a dire warning as Russia’s war enters its third year, saying that millions of Ukrainians could die if the country does not get an increase in U.S. support.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a dire warning as Russia’s war enters its third year, saying that millions of Ukrainians could die…

Read MoreIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains steadfast in his mission to defeat Hamas, despite ongoing cease-fire negotiations. In Tel Aviv, protests against Netanyahu’s war strategy were met with police water cannons. Meanwhile, residents of Rafah in Gaza prepare for the potential of an Israeli ground assault.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains steadfast in his…

Read More Radik Tagirov was arrested in 2020 on suspicion of the killings across 15 cities Radik Tagirov was arrested in 2020 on suspicion of the killings across 15 cities

Read MoreThousands of people came to show their support for Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro.Thousands of people came to show their support for Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro.

Read More Sadiq Khan urged the UK government to channel proceeds from confiscations toward funding accommodation for Ukrainian refugees The UK government ought to seize property owned by Russian ‘oligarchs’ in the country and use the money to fund housing for Ukrainian refugees, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has argued. The official estimated that the sale…

Read More Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has said a new cabinet needs to take over amid an “unprecedented escalation” of violence Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh of the Palestinian Authority (PA) has announced he is stepping down amid an “unprecedented escalation” of violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, as well as “genocide” in…

Read More Woman is latest to accuse actor and allegation is the second from the shooting of 2022 film Les Volets verts The French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is under investigation for alleged rape, is facing another accusation of sexual assault. A set designer has filed a legal complaint against the actor claiming he sexually…

Read More A never-before-seen interview with Alexei Navalny filmed in 2020 revealed his frustrations A never-before-seen interview with Alexei Navalny filmed in 2020 revealed his frustrations

Read More Father Felice Palamara notices unusual aroma after consecrating vessel for eucharist A parish priest in southern Italy was about to take a sip from a chalice of wine when he realised it was laced with bleach in what is believed to have been a mafia-related threat. Father Felice Palamara had just consecrated the…

Read MorePolice find deliberate sabotage responsible for blasts at Nord Stream gas pipelines but no sufficient grounds for case.Police find deliberate sabotage responsible for blasts at Nord Stream gas pipelines but no sufficient grounds for case.

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Read More City grandee co-founded a number of firms and was also involved in the arts and philanthropy Lord Jacob Rothschild, the financier and scion of the Rothschild banking family, has died aged 87. The City grandee started his career at the family bank NM Rothschild & Sons in 1963 before co-founding a number of…

Read More Washington hopes more countries will join coalition to label and counter disinformation operations. Plus, air force serviceman sets himself alight outside Israeli embassy in DC Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. A global coalition has been formed to fight disinformation campaigns by foreign governments, the US…

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