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Major news
Body of notorious cartel boss and former police boss "El Mencho" returned to family by Mexican authorities — 28 February 2026 (LINK)
Argentina Senate approves contentious Milei-backed labour reforms that relax hiring rules, allow for longer working days and impose new limits on the right to strike — 27 February 2026 (LINK)
Father of U.S.-based activist sentenced in Hong Kong under national security law — 26 February 2026 (LINK)
— Hong Kong court used the city's national security law to jail a 69-year old man for eight months, in the first case against a family member of a pro-democracy activist wanted by authorities. Kwok Yin-sang, the father of exiled pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok, 29, was convicted in early February, found guilty of handling financial assets belonging to his daughter.
Ukraine war briefing: IMF approves $8.1bn loan for Kyiv — 26 February 2026 (LINK)
Russia orders ceasefire to avoid nuclear disaster at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, preventing reliance on limited diesel generators. — 26 February 2026 (LINK)
The Epstein files just claimed WEF boss Børge Brende who interviewed Trump at Davos — 26 February 2026 (LINK)
— The forum launched the independent review earlier this month when it emerged that Brende had attended three business dinners with Epstein in 2018 and 2019, as well as communicated with him via emails and text messages. At least one of the dinners took place at Epstein's home in New York, emails show, just weeks before the financier was arrested on federal charges of child sex trafficking. In a statement earlier this month, after the WEF launched its probe, Brende said he had been "completely unaware of Epstein's past and criminal activities" and would not have communicated or attended dinners with him had he known. "I recognize that I could have conducted a more thorough investigation into Epstein's history, and I regret not doing so," he added.
Breaking news
Trump says Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead after US-Israeli strikes — 28 February 2026 (LINK)
Iran leadership sites targeted by US and Israel as Tehran retaliates with strikes across region — 28 February 2026 (LINK)
Iran says it has hit US base in Bahrain: also UAE, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait — (LINK)
Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz — 28 February 2026 (LINK)
OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon after Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic — 27 February 2026 (LINK)
— Anthropic had sought stronger guarantees that the Pentagon would not use its AI systems for autonomous weapons or mass domestic surveillance. Hours after the Trump administration's order, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X Friday night that the company had struck a deal with the Department of Defense to deploy its models on the department's classified networks.
Pakistan and Afghanistan "at war" — 27 February 2026 (LINK)
— A cross-border attack by Afghan forces on Thursday was followed by Pakistani air strikes on Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia.
Major news
Body of notorious cartel boss and former police boss "El Mencho" returned to family by Mexican authorities — 28 February 2026 (LINK)
Argentina Senate approves contentious Milei-backed labour reforms that relax hiring rules, allow for longer working days and impose new limits on the right to strike — 27 February 2026 (LINK)
Father of U.S.-based activist sentenced in Hong Kong under national security law — 26 February 2026 (LINK)
— Hong Kong court used the city's national security law to jail a 69-year old man for eight months, in the first case against a family member of a pro-democracy activist wanted by authorities. Kwok Yin-sang, the father of exiled pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok, 29, was convicted in early February, found guilty of handling financial assets belonging to his daughter.
Ukraine war briefing: IMF approves $8.1bn loan for Kyiv — 26 February 2026 (LINK)
Russia orders ceasefire to avoid nuclear disaster at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, preventing reliance on limited diesel generators. — 26 February 2026 (LINK)
The Epstein files just claimed WEF boss Børge Brende who interviewed Trump at Davos — 26 February 2026 (LINK)
— The forum launched the independent review earlier this month when it emerged that Brende had attended three business dinners with Epstein in 2018 and 2019, as well as communicated with him via emails and text messages. At least one of the dinners took place at Epstein's home in New York, emails show, just weeks before the financier was arrested on federal charges of child sex trafficking. In a statement earlier this month, after the WEF launched its probe, Brende said he had been "completely unaware of Epstein's past and criminal activities" and would not have communicated or attended dinners with him had he known. "I recognize that I could have conducted a more thorough investigation into Epstein's history, and I regret not doing so," he added.
Miscellaneous
Berkshire Hathaway operating earnings fell nearly 30% in Warren Buffett's final quarter as CEO — 28 February 2026 (LINK)
Wall St extends losses as tech, financial shares hit by Wall St extends losses as tech, financial shares hit by UK mortgage firm Market Financial Solutions collapse — 27 February 2026 (LINK)
Sierre, Valais: Rilke Permanent Exhibition opens 13 March 18:00 on 100th anniversary of poet's death — 27 February 2026 (LINK)
Burger King's Whopper has changed for the first time in years — 26 February 2026 (LINK)
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