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TRUMP SAYS US IS IN TALKS WITH 4 GROUPS OVER SALE OF TIKTOK – The turmoil at TikTok has attracted several potential buyers U.S. President Donald Trump said that his administration was in touch with four different groups about the sale of Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, and that all options were good. TikTok’s fate has been up in the air since a law requiring its owner ByteDance, to either sell it on national security grounds or face a ban took effect on January 19. Trump, after taking office on January 20, signed an executive order seeking to delay by…

LONDON FACES WATER CRISIS AS THAMES WATER NATIONALIZATION LOOMS – Experts fear that a government takeover could trigger a supply chain crisis London could be overwhelmed by burst pipes and sewage leaks if Thames Water is forced into emergency nationalization later this month, industry insiders warn. Concerns are mounting that essential maintenance and repair work may come to a halt if the Court of Appeal overturns a multibillion-pound private sector bailout in the coming days. A reversal of last month’s High Court-approved £3bn rescue deal would create an immediate cash crisis, potentially leaving the government with no choice but to…

YOON RELEASED BUT STILL FACING TRIALS – Prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to cancel the impeached leader’s arrest warrant South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walked out of a detention centre over the weekend after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to cancel the impeached leader’s arrest warrant on insurrection charges. Yoon remains suspended from his duties, and his criminal and impeachment trials continue over his short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3. The Seoul Central District Court cancelled Yoon’s arrest warrant on Friday, March 7th, citing the timing of his indictment and questions…

FORMER CENTRAL BANKER MARK CARNEY WINS RACE TO REPLACE TRUDEAU – Carney took 86% of votes cast to beat former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister, official results have revealed. Carney will take over in the midst of a trade war with longtime ally the United States under President Donald Trump and must hold a general election soon. Carney took 86% of votes cast to beat former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in a contest in which just under…

NATO MAY CEASE TO EXIST IN NEAR FUTURE- Says Ukraine Ambassador To The UK, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, The former chief of the Ukrainian army and Ukraine’s Ambassador To The UK, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, said NATO may cease to exist in the near future, during his speech at a defence panel in London yesterday. Zaluzhnyi stated that Washington is trying to shift the security of Europe’s defence to its own forces without the United States, adding that “Such actions probably mean that NATO may cease to exist in the near future.” Leaders of the European Union’s 27 countries were joined by Ukrainian President…

LAST-MINUTE KANTE GOAL SAVES AL ITTIHAD FROM A LOSS TO AL QADSIAH – N’Golo Kante teamed up with Karim Benzema to score a last-minute goal  Al Ittihad’s N’Golo Kante teamed up with Karim Benzema to score a last-minute goal to save the league leaders from a 1-0 to defeat to third-placed Al Qadsiah in the Saudi Pro League.  After a scoreless first half was followed by 45 more minutes without a goal, the home side looked assured a victory when Nahitan Nandez set up Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who scored the opening goal of the match in the first minute of stoppage…

TRUMP EXEMPTED GOODS FROM BOTH CANADA AND MEXICO  – The exemption covers both of the two largest U.S. trading partners President Donald Trump exempted goods from both Canada and Mexico under a North American trade pact for a month from the 25% tariffs that he had imposed earlier this week, the latest twist in fast-shifting trade policy that has whipsawed financial markets and business leaders. The exemption, which will expire on April 2, covers both of the two largest U.S. trading partners. Trump had earlier only mentioned an exemption for Mexico, but the amendment he signed to his order for…

RACHEL REEVES FACES POTENTIAL THAMES WATER NATIONALIZATION  – The water supplier’s court battle threatens to push it into special administration Chancellor Rachel Reeves may be forced to nationalize Thames Water just days before her Spring Statement, potentially disrupting her spending plans. The Treasury is preparing contingency measures for the UK’s largest water supplier as a looming court battle threatens to push the company into special administration. Despite a High Court ruling last month approving an emergency loan from lenders, Thames Water has yet to access the £1.5bn lifeline due to an appeal from rival investors and MP Charlie Maynard. With…

EU LEADERS AGREE ON DEFENCE SURGE-Von Der Leyen says EU wants peace from a position of strength.  European leaders on Thursday (March 6) backed plans to spend more on defence and continue to stand by Ukraine in a world upended by President Donald Trump’s reversal of U.S. policies. The European Union’s defence summit in Brussels took place amid fears that Russia, emboldened by its war in Ukraine, may attack an EU country next and that Europe can no longer rely on the U.S. to come to its aid. EU leaders hailed the European Commission’s proposals this week to give them…

RUSSIA APPOINTS ALEXANDER DARCHIYEV AS AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S.- His predecessor completed his mission in October 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin today has appointed Alexander Darchiev, the Foreign Ministry’s North Atlantic Department chief, as Moscow’s ambassador to Washington. The decree, published on the government portal’s website, confirmed the head of Russia’s diplomatic mission in the US almost five months after Darchiev’s predecessor Anatoly Antonov completed his mission in Washington, DC, in October 2024. Darchiev has been serving in Russia’s diplomatic corps since 1992. and has held various positions, including adviser and minister-counselor at the Russian Embassy.