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2022-03-02 12:01:26 US will sell F-35 fighter jets & armed drones to UAE

Washington has committed to selling the equipment to the UAE, according to a senior official, despite claims the deal won't go ahead. (Al Arabiya)

“They know that we are committed, and we are making sure that they have all of the information they need to move forward,” Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Jessica Lewis said.

The initial deal was okayed by the Trump administration as part of the deal normalizing relations between the Arab Emirates and Israel.

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2022-03-02 04:00:39 EU accuses Russia of “geopolitical TERRORISM”

European Council President Charles Michel has slated Russia for “geopolitical terrorism” in a speech to MEPs on Tuesday for invading Ukraine, claiming “international order, democracy, human dignity are also under attack”.

His broadside on the Kremlin’s special operation came after Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s address via videolink appealing for his country’s “symbolic, political and legitimate request” for bloc membership.

Michel admitted Ukraine’s bid to join the EU was “going to be difficult” to achieve.

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2022-03-02 03:34:38 Boeing suspends major operations in Moscow and temporarily closes Kiev office

Ukrainian leader Zelensky said, "We have also suspended parts, maintenance and technical support services for Russian airlines.”

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2022-03-02 03:20:39 ExxonMobil announces phased withdrawal from key Russian oil field - AFP

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2022-03-02 03:01:59 US chipmaker NVIDIA confirms DATA STOLEN in recent cyberattack

Nvidia has confirmed threat actors gained access to data and employee login data. (Bleeping Computer)

The Lapsus$ hacking group claimed to have orchestrated the attack and reportedly shared details about the incident, and the damage it inflicted.

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2022-03-02 02:39:46 Excerpts for Biden’s first State of the Union address released (report)

The address is scheduled to begin at 21:00 (ET).

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2022-03-02 02:30:48 Thousands of Russian tourists stranded after flight bans

More than 27,000 tourists have been left marooned around the globe, according to the Travel Agencies’ Association of Russia - after the EU and Canada closed their airspace to Russian airlines.

Travel agents are scrambling to find alternative routes for their clients as numerous airlines canceled flights not only to Europe, but to North and Central America.

Countries began shutting down airspace for Russian airlines shortly after Moscow began its military operation on its neighbor Thursday.

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2022-03-02 02:00:52 Biden DENIES WH exec privilege for Trump officials

Donald Trump’s former security adviser Michael Flynn and trade adviser Peter Navarro have been told that President Biden will NOT back their claims of executive privilege to shield them from Jan 6 committee testimony.

“Mr. Biden is not the president I worked for. Donald Trump is. It is fanciful and dangerous to assert that a sitting president can revoke the Executive Privilege of his predecessor,” Navarro responded to the message from the WH Counsel’s Office.

“You and the Biden regime along with partisan judges and the witch hunt otherwise known as the Jan 6 committee are doing great violence to the Constitution and the country.”

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2022-03-02 01:57:29 Russia's biggest bank [Sberbank] banned from operating under direction of European Central Bank - Austrian Regulator

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2022-03-02 01:40:38 World Bank preparing $3BN emergency aid package for Ukraine - AFP

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