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GOVERNMENT WEIGHS SOCIAL EVENT BAN FOR CRIMINALS – Courts Minister Sarah Sackman suggests the ban instead of prison time Criminals could face bans from pubs, sports venues, and social gatherings instead of prison time under new sentencing proposals, according to Courts Minister Sarah Sackman. Sackman said that such restrictions, along with mandatory community work, are being reviewed as part of a sentencing overhaul led by former Conservative Lord Chancellor David Gauke. The proposals, put forward by the Bar Council of England and Wales, aim to address the UK’s overcrowded prisons and a backlog of 73,000 court cases. Additionally, the government…

TRUMP TO GET RID OF $52.7 BILLION SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS SUBSIDY LAW – President Trump made the statement while addressing a joint session of Congress President Donald Trump has said that U.S. lawmakers should get rid of a landmark 2022 bipartisan law to give $52.7 billion in subsidies for semiconductor chips manufacturing and production and use the proceeds to pay debt. “The CHIPS act is a horrible, horrible thing. We give hundreds of billions of dollars and it doesn’t mean a thing. They take our money and they don’t spend it,” Trump said in a speech to Congress. “You should get…

GERMANY PROPOSES DEBT OVERHAUL TO REVAMP MILITARY AND ECONOMY- Merz says resources for national and NATO defence must be expanded Germany’s conservatives and Social Democrats announced proposals on Tuesday to set up a 500 billion euro fund for infrastructure and overhaul borrowing rules to massively up defence spending. The leader of the CDU/CSU, Friedrich Merz, said the country must apply whatever it takes concerning defence.   “We are counting on the United States of America to continue to stand by our mutual alliance obligations in the future. But we also know that the resources for our national and alliance defence must…

UKRAINE BOWS TO PRESSURE FROM THE US FOR PEACE – Zelensky called the pair’s explosive White House meeting “regrettable” Donald Trump has said he received a letter from Volodymyr Zelensky praising his “strong leadership” after the two publicly clashed in the Oval Office. The US President spoke to Congress, saying that he “appreciated” Mr Zelensky sending a letter, which expressed his willingness to come to the negotiating table and end the war as soon as possible. There was no direct mention of a rare earth minerals deal in Mr Trump’s speech, although he quoted Mr Zelensky’s letter as saying Ukraine…

NETANYAHU SAYS ISRAEL ACCEPTS 5O-DAY CEASEFIRE  PLAN FROM U.S. – Netanyahu says Hamas has rejected the plan Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has stated that Israel has accepted President  Trump plans to extend the temporary ceasefire by 50 days.  Netanyahu has, however, stated that the terrorist organisation Hamas has rejected the temporary ceasefire plan, adding that Hamas had also put forward positions for a permanent ceasefire that were unacceptable to Israel. Netanyahu said Israel decided to stop letting goods and supplies into Gaza, as a result of Hamas’s diversion of the supplies to finance its terrorist activities aimed at Israel. Netanyahu,…

ARTETA SAYS ARSENAL ENERGISED BY LAST-16 CLASH WITH PSV – Premier League title hopes hanging by a thread after falling 13 points behind Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says Tuesday’s (March 4) Champions League last 16 first leg away at PSV Eindhoven will create a ‘different energy’ for his team after their recent Premier League slump. The London club arrived in the Netherlands with their Premier League title hopes hanging by a thread after falling 13 points behind leaders runaway Liverpool. Arsenal played PSV twice in the group stages last season, winning 4-0 at home and drawing 1-1 away. They will…

MURRAY TO JOIN DJOKOVIC COACHING TEAM AT INDIAN WELLS – Djokovic hired Murray ahead of this year’s Australian Open  Novak Djokovic will have old rival Andy Murray back in his coaching corner as he attempts to win the Indian Wells title for the first time in almost a decade. Murray’s management team confirmed the 37-year-old Scot had flown to California to continue his coaching arrangement with the Serbian 24-times Grand Slam champion. Djokovic hired Murray ahead of this year’s Australian Open and reached the semi-final before being forced to retire against Alexander Zverev because of an injury. His only match…

DEFENCE SHARES LIFT EUROPEAN STOCKS TO NEAR RECORD HIGHS – The continent’s leaders agreed to boost defence spending European shares hovered near record highs, propelled by defence stocks after the continent’s leaders agreed to boost defence spending and draw up a Ukraine peace plan to present to the United States. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.4% as of 0811 GMT, aiming to build on a run of ten straight weeks of gains. The European aerospace and defence index surged more than 6% to a record high after the continent’s leaders agreed, over the weekend, that they must spend…

ASIAN MARKETS DROP AS TRUMP SAYS TARIFFS TO START TUESDAY – Japan’s Nikkei share average sank 0.67% to 37,532.01 on opening bell Stocks slumped in Asia U.S. tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China are set to go into effect within hours. Japan’s Nikkei share average sank 0.67% to 37,532.01 points right after stock markets opened in the morning. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index lost 1.43%, to open at 22,678 points. In South Korea, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened down 0.39% at 2,522.96 points. Investors turned sharply more risk-averse after U.S. President Donald Trump said 25%…

KREMLIN SAYS LONDON SUMMIT WAS NOT AIMED AT ACHIEVING PEACE- Says “grave legal consequences” will follow any attempt to give Russian assets to Ukraine. The Kremlin stated today that pledges made by European leaders at a London summit on Ukraine over the weekend to increase funding to Kyiv will not help bring about a peaceful resolution to the conflict. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other Western leaders on Sunday, where they agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan to present to the United States two days after Zelenskiy clashed with President Donald…