We hear about the first major Nato exercises with Finland and Sweden as members, Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo gives us an update on Portugal’s elections and the uncertain future of Macy’s. Plus: What next for Austria after Sebastian Kurz’s conviction.

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Kenya considers leading a “multinational force” to crisis-hit Haiti, which has declared a state of emergency; Germany’s Olaf Scholz suffers the consequences of two major intelligence flaps; and Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council calls for an independent state. Plus: An entertainment news roundup of the Brits and Oscars with Laura Kramer.

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The US blocks a UN statement blaming Israel for Gaza aid convoy deaths, Giorgia Meloni makes her second official visit to the US and nationwide strikes in Germany bring public transport to a near standstill. Plus: Max Richter speaks to Monocle’s Robert Bound about his soundtrack for the movie ‘Spaceman'.  

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The EU’s Red Sea mission is involved in its first skirmishes, Mitch McConnell announces his departure as Republican Senate leader and an exhibition on UK-Ukraine relations at the Houses of Parliament. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ from Nigeria.

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Hamas and Israel underemphasise Joe Biden’s hopes of imminent ceasefire, why artificial intelligence is a big opportunity for the news media and the women missing from family trees lost from the history books. Plus: the latest news from the world of architecture and design.

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Joe Biden says he hopes for a truce in Gaza by next Monday as Hamas reviews a ceasefire deal. Plus: ties between Poland and Ukraine are strained as farmers’ protests continue at their border and music concerts drive a tourism boom in Singapore.

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The government of the Palestinian Authority resigns amid US pressure to improve governance of the West Bank. Plus: European leaders meet in Paris to show a united front on Ukraine and even after Nikki Haley loses to Donald Trump in her home state, why is she staying in the race to be the Republican nominee for president?

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Joe Biden will impose fresh sanctions on Russia after the death of its opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Plus: the first private space mission lands on the moon and we hear from Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk about her project to collect evidence of war crimes.

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Brazil hosts G20 foreign ministers and far-right leaders gather in Maryland for the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Plus: the day’s business headlines and Fernando Augusto Pacheco ranks musical biopics in ‘The Global Countdown’.

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Vladimir Putin vows to push further into Ukraine after Russian forces took the eastern town of Avdiivka over the weekend. Plus: South Africa announces its last budget before its general election in May and OneWorld opens its first airport lounge in Europe. 

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