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Here’s the latest for Friday, February 24: Ukraine marks one year of war with Russia; Ukraine’s cemeteries grow; Winter storms knock out power; Nigeria prepares for Saturday election.
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HuffPost‘Unhinged’: Trump Ripped In Withering Editorial From Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post
The previously pro-Donald Trump tabloid offered some harsh truths for supporters of the former president.
- SheKnows
We Finally Know How Melania Trump Reportedly Feels About Donald Trump's Potential Indictment
Donald Trump has made his thoughts known about his possible indictment on Truth Social, but many people have been wondering about what Melania Trump thinks about the legal situation — especially when it involves her husband and his alleged affair partner, Stormy Daniels. Well, it sounds like the former first lady wishes the entire situation […]
- The Hill
Erdoğan calls for ‘immediate’ end to war in Ukraine during call with Putin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for an “immediate” end to the war in Ukraine during a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday. Erdoğan “highlighted the importance Türkiye attaches to the immediate cessation of the Russia-Ukraine conflicts through negotiations” and “thanked President Putin for his positive stance regarding the extension of the Black…
- Kansas City Star
JoCo Sheriff Hayden might have uncovered election fraud — just not where he claims | Opinion
It seems clear the real deception is about what office he really wants.
- BBC
'God, guns and Trump': Thousands turn out for Texas rally
As Donald Trump stares down a potential arrest, it is business as usual at his campaign rally.
- HuffPost
Ex-RNC Chair Michael Steele Scorches Today's GOP With A Damning Question
The former Republican Party boss bluntly summed up the modern GOP "in a nutshell."
- INSIDER
GOP Rep. Jim Jordan says he can't comment on Trump's post threatening violence because he's unable to read it without his glasses
Jordan initially said he hadn't read Trump's post. When a reporter showed it to him, Jordan said he couldn't read well without his glasses.
- Business Insider
Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark struck a deal to run their 200+ advanced fighter jets as a single fleet, creating a new headache for Russia
Norway, Denmark, and Finland operate the top-tier F-35 fighter jets, while Sweden has its own Gripen E planes.
- The New Voice of Ukraine
Hungary says it will block Ukraine joining EU and NATO because of Ukraine’s education law
Budapest will not support Ukraine's accession to the European Union and NATO because of the country's education law, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after a meeting with UN Human Rights Assistant Secretary General Ilze Brands Kheris.
- The Wrap
Rupert Murdoch Calls Trump ‘Deranged’ and ‘Bat Hit Crazy’ in Searing New York Post Editorial
“He hasn’t changed in the slightest. There is no shame,” the editorial in the Murdoch-owned paper reads
- The New Voice of Ukraine
Ukrainian officer describes Russian tactics in fighting in the Donbas
Taras Berezovets, a political scientist and officer in the Ukrainian army’s Ivan Bohun First Separate Special Forces Brigade, who is currently at the front, told NV what tactics the enemy is using on the Avdiyivka section of the front in an interview published on March 25.
- The Hill
Andrew Cuomo slams NY, Georgia investigations into Trump as feeding ‘cancer in our body politic’
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) slammed the New York and Georgia investigations into former President Trump as being part of a “cancer in our body politic,” arguing they are politically motivated. Cuomo told John Catsimatidis, who hosts the talk radio show “The Cats Roundtable,” in an interview on WABC 770 that he expects Trump…
- SheKnows
Ivanka Trump Reportedly Doesn't Plan on 'Defending' Donald Trump Amid Possible Indictment
Donald Trump may be taking the possible indictment news well, but many others in the Trump family are taking a hard pass at the headlines. While Melania Trump is reportedly offering little sympathy for her husband’s plight, it appears that Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are feeling the same way. Just like his third run […]
- The New Voice of Ukraine
Ukrainian aviation inflicts significant losses on Russians
A video showcasing pilots from the 16th and 18th brigades fighting against enemy forces in the eastern region was posted on General Oleksandr Syrskyi’s Telegram channel on March 26.
- The Telegraph
Joe Biden angry with Kamala Harris for ‘not taking enough off his plate’
President Joe Biden is frustrated with Kamala Harris for not “rising to the occasion” and failing to take more “off his plate” for fear of not succeeding, according to reports.
- AFP
'France burns': World watches as anger at Macron's reforms grows
The world has reacted to violent demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms with warnings, questions about the future of France's political system -- and gloating from foes.It warned particularly against getting between demonstrators and the police.
- Popular Mechanics
As Losses Mount, Russia Is Reactivating Soviet-Era T-54 Tanks. That Says So Much.
After decades of mass-producing modern designs, Russia is shockingly reintroducing its early Cold War-era tank. Here's why.
- Charlotte Observer
I’ve supported Trump since he came down the escalator. Now, I’m not so sure. | Opinion
Trump accomplished so much as president, but I’m starting to question his behavior | Letters to the editor
- The Telegraph
'Woke' US schools scarier than North Korea, says defector
The curriculum taught in US schools is as frightening as the teachings of North Korea, a defector of the dictatorship has said.
- The Daily Beast
Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Cops on Heckler With Whistle
ReutersRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says her office called 911 on a protester blowing a whistle during her Friday evening press conference after the heckler “assaulted everyone” with the noise. “As you can see, there’s paid protesters here today,” Greene said as the sound of chaos rang out in the background outside the D.C. jail where Jan. 6 defendants are behind bars. The noise seemed to come entirely from a single demonstrator. “And they can whistle and say everything they want but we wi