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The main opposition parties in Nigeria questioning the validity of the election results and a drone is shot down in the Moscow region of Russia near an energy facility but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
IN CHICAGO TONIGHT THE PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS FOR MAYOR COMING IN WITH PAUL VALLAS WINNING THE FIRST SLOT FOR THE APRIL 4TH RUNOFF.
BRANDON JOHNSON WINNING THE SECOND SLOT.
INCUMBENT MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT APPEARED BEFORE THE MEDIA TONIGHT TO CONCEDE SHE IS RUNNING IN THIRD PLACE...ABC 7 CHICAGO
BREAKING NEWS: A TRAIN COLLISION IN GREECE WITH AT LEAST 26 DEAD AND 85 INJURED.
A PASSENGER TRAIN WITH HUNDREDS ON BOARD COLLIDING WITH A FREIGHT TRAIN NEAR THE CITY OF LARISSA...CNN
Argentina suspending chicken and egg exports for one month due to a bird flu outbreak.
The latest case leading to the suspension is at one of 25 locations where avian flu has been detected in Argentina...TODO NOTICIAS ARGENTINA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
Meanwhile today farmers in Argentina were protesting taxes and trade policies of the government that are hurting their business. Farmers say they are also burdened by the worst drought in 60 years...REUTERS
IN MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR TATE REEVES, UP FOR RE-ELECTION THIS YEAR, SIGNING LEGISLATION TO PROHIBIT GENDER CHANGING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR MINORS.
THE LEGISLATION REQUIRES THOSE RECEIVING SUCH TREATMENT TO BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER...AP-HINDUSTAN TIMES INDIA
In Israel former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform legislation amounts to:
"a regime coup"
Mandelblit says that the Attorney General and High Court of Israel have:
"a duty"
to strike down the legislation if it passes.
Legislative action on the legislation continues tomorrow in committee.
The set of laws under consideration would allow the government to make court appointments in Israel, limit the High Court's ability to strike down laws passed by lawmakers and give the Knesset (Parliament) the ability to pass legislation that is immune to judicial review.
If the judicial reform were to pass and be challenged by the Attorney General and High Court it would amount to a 'constitutional crisis' in Israel...
The credit rating of Pakistan downgraded. Moody's rating service dropping Pakistan's down two notches to "Caa3".
It's said that Pakistan has increasingly fragile liquidity in its money supply and is at an increased risk of debt default.
Pakistan's government has imposed new taxes and cut subsidies in a bid to gain loan payouts from the International Monetary Fund...DAWN PAKISTAN
"It was indicated that I had attempted murder, theft, looting, arson. Madam, from where I come, I wasn't raised that way."
The words of Stefano Biervliet nicknamed "Pakittow" following his release from jail.
Biervliet arrested following a January 6th style incident that caused damage at the parliament building in the South American nation of Suriname.
Protesters have taken to the streets in the country objecting to government economic policies that cut subsidies for food and fuel.
Mr. Biervliet indicating that authorities in the country appeared totally unprepared to deal with the disturbances that broke out in the capital city of Paramaribo on February 17th...
THE MARKETS TODAY BOTH THE DOW AND NASDAQ WENT DOWN.
THE DOW LOST 232.39 POINTS.
THE NASDAQ DOWN SLIGHTLY 11.44 POINTS.
AT 510 PM NEW YORK TIME THE PRICE OF OIL AT 76 DOLLARS AND 84 CENTS A BARREL UP ONE DOLLAR AND 16 CENTS...MARKETWATCH
"The US government should respect the principles of market economy and fair competition, stop suppressing the companies and provide a fair, open and non-discriminatory environment for foreign companies in the US"
A spokeswoman at the Chinese foreign ministry speaking today amidst the crackdown on Chinese owned social media app TikTok by the US and US aligned nations...BBC NEWS
FAKE AIR RAID ALERTS, AIRPORT CLOSURE, DRONE SHOT DOWN IN RUSSIA TODAY
(UPDATED)
A drone crashed in the Moscow region of Russia today. Authorities says the drone was targeting an 'infrastructure facility'.
It came down near a natural gas distribution facility. An investigation now underway...TASS RUSSIA...Western media reports say the downed drone was Ukrainian made.
Also in Russia today a fake air raid alert caused by hackers in several regions. There were activations of radio and television broadcast warnings as well as air raid sirens...TASS RUSSIA...
And flights cancelled at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo airport until mid-day today. No reasons given. The shutdown caused disruption to civil air traffic in northwestern Russia...TASS RUSSIA
THE US AIR FORCE RELIEVING SIX LEADERS FROM COMMAND AT MINOT AIR FORCE BASE IN NORTH DAKOTA.
NO REASONS GIVEN FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE SIX FROM THEIR COMMAND POSITIONS.
TWO OF THE SIX NAMED AS COLONEL GREGORY C. MAYER, COMMANDER OF THE 5TH MISSION SUPPORT GROUP AND MAJOR JONATHAN WELCH, COMMANDER OF THE 5TH LOGISTICS READINESS SQUADRON...TASK AND PURPOSE
NIGERIAN OPPOSITION PARTIES WANT FRESH ELECTIONS, QUESTION DOCTORED ELECTION RESULTS.
(UPDATED)
IN NIGERIA THE POLITICAL OPPOSITION CONCERNED ABOUT FRAUD AS THE RULING PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IS LEADING IN THE LATEST RESULTS...AFP-RFI FRANCE...
THE THREE MAIN OPPOSITION PARTIES ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT TODAY SAYING THE RESULTS BEING TABULATED IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF ABUJA ARE 'HEAVILY DOCTORED AND MANIPULATED'.
THEY CALL FOR NEW ELECTIONS AND A NEW CHAIRMAN FOR THE COUNTRY'S ELECTORAL COMMISSION...CNN...BBC NEWS BLOG
Japan is getting US made Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida making a highly visible public announcement that 400 of the Tomahawks will be purchased for use on Japanese warships.
The Tomahawks will give Japan an offensive capability to respond to attacks...THE DIPLOMAT
THE UKRAINE WAR
RUSSIAN MILITARY SEES US PLOT TO USE CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN UKRAINE AND BLAME RUSSIA
The Russian general in charge of dealing with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) points to recent statements by a former US ambassador to Russia as one sign of American involvement in an upcoming false flag chemical weapons attack in Ukraine.
Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov says that last Wednesday (February 22nd) former US ambassador John Sullivan said that Russia was planning to use chemical weapons in Ukraine.
Kirillov also citing additional intelligence on movement of chemical agents via railroad in Ukraine to the front line area accompanied by foreign nationals.
His view is that the chemical agents will be used then Russia will be blamed...TASS RUSSIA
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