Senegal’s anti-establishment candidate almost certain to become president (www.theguardian.com)
Radical change candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye pulls off stunning election win after main rival Amadou Ba concedes defeat...
EU leaders urged to put economies ‘on war footing’ at Ukraine negotiations (www.theguardian.com)
EU leaders are to meet in Brussels to discuss ways to radically increase military and financial support for Ukraine amid calls for member states to put their economies “on a war footing”....
US calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal in draft UN resolution (www.theguardian.com)
The US has drafted a new UN security council resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire” and hostage deal in Gaza, amid mounting pressure on Israel to halt its military campaign and allow the delivery of substantial amounts of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory....
In the busy waters between China and Taiwan, the de facto border is being tested (www.theguardian.com)
France’s lower house votes to limit ‘excesses’ of fast fashion with environmental surcharge (www.theguardian.com)
Canada moves to protect coral reef that scientists say ‘shouldn’t exist’ (www.theguardian.com)
Guns and weapons trafficked from US fueling Haiti gang violence (www.theguardian.com)
Biden’s ‘bear-hugging’ of Netanyahu a strategic mistake, key Democrat says (www.theguardian.com)
“And I think if this war continues, particularly if it’s continuing when we head to the Democratic convention in Chicago, then it creates a problem for us with the coalition that Barack Obama built, which was young people, progressives, voters of colour, that really turned out.”
Health gains of low-traffic schemes up to 100 times greater than costs, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
‘In a way, stigma is the leading cause of death’: the radical plan to tackle British Columbia’s overdose epidemic (www.theguardian.com)
Kamala Harris issues sharp rebuke of Israel over ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza [Guardian staff and agencies | 3 Mar 2024 | The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)
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Senior Republican who called Trump ‘inexcusable’ endorses him for president (www.theguardian.com)
Senator John Thune previously denounced Trump for role in Capitol attack in 2021 but now vows to back him in 2024 election...
Africa’s largest mosque inaugurated in Algeria after years of delays (www.theguardian.com)
Prayer room of Great Mosque of Algiers, beset by political wrangling and cost overruns, accommodates 120,000 people...
‘My ultimate and absolute revenge’: Trump gives chilling CPAC speech on presidential agenda (www.theguardian.com)
Angry French farmers storm into Paris agriculture fair (www.theguardian.com)
Protesters clash with police before planned visit by French president Emmanuel Macron...
The Republican party wants to turn America into a theocracy (www.theguardian.com)
Alabama’s supreme court ruling that frozen embryos are ‘children’ is a chilling example of the Republican party’s extremism...
South Korea doctors’ strike: ‘severe’ public health alert issued for first time (www.theguardian.com)
US to impose sanctions on 500 Russia-linked targets to mark Ukraine war anniversary (www.theguardian.com)
Military industrial complex and companies aiding Moscow in third countries will be targeted, treasury says...
Gaza’s largest functioning hospital ‘completely out of service’, say health officials (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens killed in outbreak of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea highlands (www.theguardian.com)
Russia claims full control of Avdiivka after Ukrainian retreat (www.theguardian.com)
Russia has said it has taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, its biggest gain since capturing Bakhmut last May, after a retreat by Ukrainian troops....
Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex marriage (www.theguardian.com)
Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from church officials....
‘A lot higher than we expected’: Russian arms production worries Europe’s war planners (www.theguardian.com)
Moscow has massively ramped up its industry, giving it advantages in Ukraine and leading to a redistribution of wealth...
Japan loses crown as world’s third-largest economy after it slips into recession (www.theguardian.com)
Japan has been eclipsed by Germany as the world’s third-biggest economy and has slipped into recession, according to data released Thursday, as the country battles a weak yen and an ageing, shrinking population....
Cameron urges US to aid Ukraine and not show ‘weakness displayed to Hitler’ (www.theguardian.com)
David Cameron has urged US lawmakers to pass a bill including support for Ukraine and warned them not to show “the weakness displayed against Hitler”....
