Albania turns an old Soviet-era air base into a regional hub of NATO air operations

KUCOVE, Albania (AP) — NATO member Albania on Monday inaugurated a refurbished Soviet-era air base, the alliance’s first in the Western Balkan region. The air base is named after the small town of Kucove, 85 kilometers (52 miles) south of … Read More

Supreme Court keeps Trump on 2024 presidential ballots

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday to keep former President Donald Trump on presidential primary ballots one day before dozens of states cast their votes in the biggest primary election of the 2024 cycle. The case, Trump v. Anderson, arose … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – March 1, 2024

Greetings from Tyler, We’ve seen competing border visits by the pretender and his opponent.  For some reason they decided that Mr. Biden should visit a segment of the border where the caravans don’t cross.  There is lots of speculation about … Read More

Hamas leader calls on Palestinians to march to Jerusalem’s landmark Al-Aqsa Mosque on Ramadan

Hamas’ leader has called on Palestinians to march to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque at the start of Ramadan next month in a move that could threaten hostage negotiations and a cease-fire deal in Gaza. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh delivered a televised speech … Read More

Britain charges sixth Bulgarian national in Russian spying investigation

Feb. 28 (UPI) — British Metropolitan Police on Wednesday charged a sixth Bulgarian national living in London with spying for Russia. Metropolitan Police said Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, 38, was set to appear in Westminster Magistrates’ Court Wednesday after he was … Read More

China urges largest nuclear states to negotiate a ‘no-first-use’ treaty

BEIJING, Feb 28 (Reuters) – States with the largest nuclear arsenals should negotiate a treaty on no-first-use of nuclear weapons against each other or make a political statement in this regard, the Chinese foreign ministry’s arms control department said. Director … Read More

Argentina: Milei Bans Government from Using Woke ‘Inclusive’ Language

Argentina announced on Tuesday that President Javier Milei ordered a ban on the use of leftist “inclusive” language across all public administration offices and documents. The announcement was made on Tuesday during presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni’s press conference. Adorni added … Read More

AI enables phones to detect depression from facial cues, study shows

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (UPI) — A new smartphone application uses artificial intelligence to detect depression from facial cues, opening the door to real-time digital mental health support, a new research paper reports. The researchers published their work Tuesday to … Read More

Nato allies reject Emmanuel Macron idea of troops to Ukraine

Several Nato countries, including the US, Germany and the UK, have ruled out deploying ground troops to Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel Macron said “nothing should be excluded”. Mr Macron said there was “no consensus” on sending Western soldiers to … Read More

EU approves landmark bill to restore 20% of the bloc’s land and seas by 2030

EU lawmakers on Tuesday gave the final green light to a milestone bill aimed at protecting nature in the bloc, overriding conservative attempts to torpedo a law that has angered European farmers. The rules are a central part of the … Read More

Japan’s new births fall to record low in 2023 as demographic woes deepen

TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) – The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth straight year to a fresh record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in trying … Read More

Hungary ends block on Sweden joining NATO, after months of delays and diplomatic wrangling

Hungary was the last major hurdle to historically neutral Sweden joining NATO. Russia has long opposed the expansion, and says it will respond if the alliance establishes a military presence there. Hungary’s parliament voted Monday to ratify Sweden’s bid to … Read More

Report: Houthis Sever Undersea Communications Cables Linking Europe and Asia

The Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group knocked out four undersea communications cables linking Saudi Arabia and Djibouti, a report by an Israeli news outlet claimed Monday. The submarine cables were struck out of commission through sabotage in recent months, claimed Israeli news outlet … Read More

Huge cybersecurity leak lifts lid on world of China’s hackers for hire

Leaked files shows range of services offered and bought, with data harvested from targets worldwide A big leak of data from a Chinese cybersecurity firm has revealed state security agents paying tens of thousands of pounds to harvest data on … Read More

Protesting Indian Farmers Burn Modi in Effigy, Sikh Warriors Deploy with Swords and Shields

Indian farm protesters burned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and other officials in effigy on Friday as part of “Black Day” – basically a huge tractor rally with black flags fluttering from the farm equipment, intended to … Read More

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