• 02/26/2025

China, anxious about Trump and Putin, tells Russia it is ‘true friend’

Washington Post President Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Russia has some experts suggesting he might be trying to do a “reverse Nixon” and isolate Beijing by courting Moscow. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/25/china-russia-relations-trump-putin/

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Facing Early-Onset Alzheimer’s, She Fought to Expand Assisted Suicide in Quebec

New York Times Sandra Demontigny, 45, pushed Quebec to become one of the few places in the world to allow people to choose a medically assisted death sometimes years in advance. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/world/canada/sandra-demontigny-assisted-suicide-quebec.html

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Press review: EU imposes sanctions amid US rift and Turkey offers to host Ukraine talks

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, February 25th https://tass.com/pressreview/1918577

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Turned away at the U.S. border, migrants make a dangerous trek in reverse

Washington Post Trump’s hard-line immigration policies have sparked a reverse migration wave, with migrants traveling south through Panama and Colombia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/25/panama-reverse-migration-trump/

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Hersh Goldberg-Polin helped freed hostage Or Levy survive captivity, parents reveal

Jerusalem Post The saying from Hersh that helped Or was a “slight mistranslation of Viktor Frankl and Nietzsche – if you have the why, you’ll find the how,” John Polin said. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-843685

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Belarus invites Russian, Chinese troops to participate in Victory Day parade on May 9

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Leonid Kasinsky, “the very concept of the parade is quite a large-scale one as over 24 parade units are expected to take part, along with aircraft” https://tass.com/society/1918691

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End of US supplies to strip Ukraine of half its used arms — expert

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that the loss of military support by Washington “will be a major blow” to Kiev, although it would be possible for the Ukrainian army to continue combat operations at the current pace “for many months” with the support of the…

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Family of hostage Bar Kupershtein say they received sign of life

Jerusalem Post The 22-year-old’s brother said during a Knesset committee on Tuesday that he knows “100% that Bar is alive.” https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-843683

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Lavrov arrives in Tehran for working visit

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the top diplomats of Russia and Iran are expected to thoroughly discuss the agenda of bilateral relations, which have officially reached the level of comprehensive strategic partnership https://tass.com/politics/1918687

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Russian 25 February attack: Ukrainian air defence downs 6 missiles and 133 drones

Pravda Ukraine Russian forces launched a combined attack on Ukraine with 7 cruise missiles, 213 Shahed attack drones and other types of UAVs on the night of 24-25 February. Ukrainian air defence destroyed 139 airborne targets. Source: Ukrainian Air Force on social media Details: Starting from 19:00 on 24 February, the Russians carried out the…

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