Climate
Spain: More than 95 deaths, floods and total disaster after climate phenomenon
The European country will allocate 250 million in aid for the catastrophe and 6,000 euros for each affected person, the authorities said
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Technology
Russia censors access to Instagram nationwide, citing company’s new violence-against-Russians policy
Parent company Meta says users can post about committing acts of violence against Russians, military
Politics
Ukrainian officials warn that Belarus could join Russian invasion on Friday
“According to preliminary data, Belarusian troops may be drawn into an invasion on March 11 at 21:00 (1900 GMT),” Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications said in a statement
Politics
Ukrainian officials warn Russian jets targeted Belarusian targets in potential false-flag operation
The Ukrainian military said two other Belarusian towns were also targeted during the operation.
Sports
The Ballon d'Or changes its rules
From the next edition, the best players of each season will be awarded instead of the calendar year, as it has been done until now. The Qatar World Cup will be part of the 2023 award
Politics
SPECIAL REPORT: Russians flee homeland in fear of new Iron Curtain
Multiple reports suggest thousands of Russian citizens who disagree with Vladimir Putin’s invasion are scrambling to leave their homeland as sanctions close off travel options. One prominent Russian-Israeli oligarch who fled to Israel in 2003 after being targeted by Putin announced Tuesday he will renounce his Russian citizenship. “Everything that Putin touches dies,” he said.
Politics
IMF approves $1.4 billion in emergency financing for Ukraine
Under the agreement, Kyiv can tap the IMF repeatedly within any three-year period if its balance of payments need “caused primarily by an exogenous shock”
Politics
More than 2 million refugees have fled Ukraine since invasion
According to UNICEF, the 2 million refugees – most of whom are women and children – represent approximately 4% of Ukraine’s total population
Politics
Russian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers fail to reach ceasefire agreement during negotiations in Turkey
The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine met in Turkey on Thursday in the first high-level meeting since the Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago on February 24
Politics
U.K. Army confirms soldiers defied orders, may have gone to Ukraine to fight Russia
A 19-year-old guard for Queen Elizabeth "quit his Windsor barracks, left a note for his parents and booked a one-way ticket to Eastern Europe," the Sun reported
Law Enforcement
Italian authorities investigate yacht believed to be Putin's
According to the ship’s captain, Guy Bennett-Pearce, Italian investigators boarded the 459-foot vessel named ‘The Scheherazade’ at the Italian port of Marina di Carrara and demanded proof of ownership
