SINGAPORE DEFENDS SWIFT SWEETNER STRATEGY

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Singapore has defended its strategy of offering sweeteners to make sure Taylor Swift performed in the city state as the only stop in Southeast Asia on her world tour.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the economic benefits outweighs the costs, and it was not 'unfriendly' towards neighbours after countries like Thailand and the Philippines expressed anger over the exclusive deal.

The pop star is playing six sold-out shows in Singapore, her only stop in Asia, aside from Japan.

Laura Westbrook has more.

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N Korea slams US / S Korea war drills

North Korea is slamming war drills being held between the US and South Korea calling them rehearsals for attack.

Operation Freedom Shield is a bilateral exercise being held for 11 days with the aim of deterring Pyongyang. 

Chris Gilbert reports. 

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China's annual political gathering to focus on reviving the economy

China's Premier Li Qiang will not hold a press conference at the end of the country's 'two sessions' conclave this week.

The yearly gathering sees the country's Parliament and top political advisory body come together to hold parallel conclaves.

But the move to cancel the press conference comes amid increasing pressure on China to fix its economic problems, as Patrick Fok reports.

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Ex-Twitter execs say Musk owes them over $120 million

Former Twitter executives fired by Elon Musk have filed a lawsuit accusing the billionaire of owing them more than one hundred twenty-eight million dollars in severance pay.

Musk slashed the social media platform's headcount after buying the company in 2022.

Ira Spitzer reports

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UN believes rape likely in October 7th Hamas attack

The United Nations special representative on sexual violence in
conflict says it believes that women were raped during the October 7th
Hamas attack on Israel.

Pramila Patten's remarks to the press at UN headquarters in New York
follows her recent trip to Israel and the occupied West Bank.

William Denselow reports from New York.


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French parliamentarians secure abortion rights

French parliamentarians have voted to enshrine the right to access
abortion services into the constitution.

Lawmakers and senators overwhelmingly approved the changes in a rare
joint session of parliament at the Chateau of Versailles.

Ross Cullen reports.

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France becomes fist country to enshrine abortion in Constitution

French parliamentarians have voted to enshrine the right to access abortion services into the constitution.

Lawmakers and senators overwhelmingly approved the changes in a rare joint session of parliament at the Chateau of Versailles.

Ross Cullen reports.

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Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking top secret information

22 year old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, Jack Teixeira has
pleaded guilty to leaking top secret intelligence documents on the
online chat platform, Discord.
Teixeira was accused of using his security clearance to access the
classified government computer networks at an Air Force base in Cape
Cod last year.
He has agreed to spend 16 years in prison.
Jody Jacobs reports...

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Trump thanks Supreme Court over ballot ruling

Donald Trump has thanked the US Supreme Court for ruling in his favour
and striking down a ban that would have kept his name off state
ballots.

He said the unanimous decision will help in "bringing the country together".

The Supreme Court overturned a ruling in Colorado that meant voters in
the state would not have been able to vote for Trump in Tuesday's
primary.

Colorado said he should be disqualified due to the Jan 6th attack on
the Capitol building, arguing his actions amounted to 'insurrection'.

The former president spoke at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.

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The former president said states should not have the power to
disqualify candidates - something the Supreme Court agreed with.

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The US defends its decision to veto the ceasefire resolution in Gaza

The United Nations General Assembly has convened to debate the latest
Security Council rejection of a resolution on ceasefire in Gaza.
Last month, the United States vetoed a resolution in the council that
was put forward by Algeria.
The UNGA according to UN rules has to call an emergency special
session, when a veto is used in the Council.
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Israeli minister Benny Gantz on 'unauthorised' trip to US

Israeli minister Benny Gantz is in the United States today meeting Biden administration officials, including Vice-President Kamala Harris — a move that signals a major rebuke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

Gantz, a former army chief and defence minister, is a member of Netanyahu's war cabinet, but his visit to the US was not authorised by the PM. 

From Washington, Benji Hyer reports. 

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Haley wins Washington DC, but Trump likely to sweep Super Tuesday primaries

March 5th is Super Tuesday when 16 U.S. states and territories vote in primaries to decide their party's candidate for president.

In the Republican race, Nikki Haley is still challenging Donald Trump, but with very little chance of getting the nomination.

Caroline Malone reports.

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US Supreme Court rules Trump can appear on ballots

The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can not exclude Donald
Trump from voting ballots.

The highly consequential ruling comes just ahead of Super Tuesday,
when Republicans in 15 US states vote on which candidate they want to
lead the party in November's presidential election.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Longstanding Trump Organization CFO expected to plead guilty to perjury

The longstanding chief financial officer for the Trump Organization is
expected to plead guilty to perjury on Monday.

Allen Weisselberg will reportedly tell prosecutors that he lied during
Donald Trump's fraud investigation.

But he is not expected to implicate the former president.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Gaza Truce Negotiations Stall In Cairo

US Vice President Kamala Harris has called for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza to bring an end to "immense suffering" in the territory.

International mediators are in the Egyptian capital Cairo for talks.

Truce negotiations have reportedly stalled because Hamas has refused to supply a list of hostages who are still alive.

Sarah Coates reports from Tel Aviv. 

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Ukraine's military intelligence says it carried out cyberattack on Russia's defense ministry

Ukraine's military intelligence agency claimed on Monday it had carried out a cyberattack on the servers of Russia's defense ministry, and that it had obtained access to a trove of classified documents. 

Megumi Lim reports from Kyiv  

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EU's anti-forced labour goods rule insufficient, say activists

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European Union officials are inching closer to the bloc's first ban on goods made using forced labor - a move largely seen as being aimed at China. 

The final negotiations are underway in Brussels but activists have raised concerns that the planned ban doesn't reach far enough. 

Ishan Garg reports. 

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Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban to meet Donald Trump

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet with former U.S. President Donald Trump this Friday in Florida. 

Orban has been a vocal supporter of Trump's bid to retake the White House this year. 

Pablo Gutierrez reports from Budapest.

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Nigeria Fines Cryptocurrency Firm, Binance $10Bn

Nigeria has slammed a 10 billion dollar fine on cryptocurrency trading firm, Binance.

It says the firm manipulated foreign exchange rates through currency speculation and rate fixing.

Correspondent Tesem Akende reports.

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Malaysian authorities say willing to restart search for MH370

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A decade after it went missing, Malaysia is pushing for a renewed search for the wreckage of missing flight MH370.

Malaysia, Australia and China called off an operation to find the missing plane in 2017 after a two-year long search.

Pieces of debris confirmed or thought to be from the aircraft have washed up on the shorelines of South Africa, Mauritius and Mozambique since 2016.

Laura Westbrook has more.


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