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Kim Jong-un personally led large-scale military exercises, including the storming of border posts. He urged the army to prepare for war amid annual joint US-South Korean military exercises, which led to an escalation of tensions with South Korea.

Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko has ruled out any possibility of commercial agreements to continue transporting Russian gas through Ukraine after the expiration of the current transit agreement.

Spain asks the EU to coordinate a tougher stance on Russian LNG imports and help countries withdraw from long-term contracts with Moscow.

Jeff Bezos regained the title of the world's richest man after Tesla's shares plummeted, bringing Elon Musk's wealth below Bezos'.

Macron announces France's support for the Czech plan to buy hundreds of thousands of artillery shells from non-EU countries to help Ukraine.

OPEC+ countries agreed to extend oil production cuts until the end of June to support oil prices.

Ukraine is preparing for a Kremlin-sponsored disinformation campaign aimed at undermining President Zelenskyy's credibility as the end of his term approaches.

The head of Germany's defense committee calls for increased security measures amid reports of wiretapping of German officers by russia.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the alleged leak of a recording of an online conference of high-ranking German Air Force officers is being thoroughly and quickly investigated.

The Czech Republic may receive the first supplies of artillery ammunition for Ukraine in a few weeks from European countries that will donate funds through the Czech initiative to purchase shells from third countries.

The mild weather in early March will help curb the rise in energy prices in Europe, serving as a reminder of the effects of climate change.

The British government has privately called on Germany to provide Ukraine with Taurus long-range missiles and expressed irritation at comments made by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who questioned possible British intervention in Ukraine.

The White House wants the G7 countries to prepare proposals to confiscate Russian assets to help fund Ukraine's budget and reconstruction needs before the next G7 summit in June.

The United States and the United Kingdom discussed security risks and potential Russian interference in their upcoming elections.

The Finnish Foreign Minister suggested using the funds from frozen russian assets to purchase additional weapons and materials for the Ukrainian defense forces.

NATO and partner nations will conduct military exercises Nordic Response 2024 in Norway, Finland and Sweden from 3 to 14 March, focusing on the collective defense of the Nordic region.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised to reveal the company's plans to use generative artificial intelligence later in 2024 after shareholders rejected a proposal that called for greater disclosure of Apple's use of artificial intelligence and its principles.

Sweden's accession to NATO may be delayed until next week because Hungary's newly elected president has not yet taken office to sign the ratification.

Tusk criticized Fico for opposing military aid to Ukraine, suggesting that without such aid, the Russian border would move further.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski says the European Union should reintroduce trade restrictions on Ukrainian food imports to save Polish farmers.

The U. S. Treasury Secretary has called on G20 financial leaders to find a way to transfer $300 billion worth of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine to strengthen its defense and rebuild after the war.

According to a European official, in the first nine months of 2023, Russia imported 450 million euros worth of sanctioned goods from the EU and third countries.

Iran has reduced its stockpile of highly enriched uranium for the first time since 2021 by mixing 31. 8 kg of uranium enriched to 60% with less enriched material, reducing the amount of uranium enriched to 60% from 128.3 kg to 121.5 kg, the IAEA said in a report.

The Russian Finance Minister said that Russia will give a "symmetrical" response to any actions of the United States and its allies aimed at frozen assets abroad.

In the coming days, the United States will impose new sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with surface-to-surface ballistic missiles to support its war against Ukraine.

Ukraine is close to receiving $900 million from the IMF as the next loan tranche to help finance its defense against Russia and meet its debt obligations.

Legal experts have approved the seizure of $300 billion worth of frozen assets from the russian central bank to compensate Ukraine for losses from the russian invasion, as allowed by international law.

Ukraine launches an additional route across the Danube River to boost exports amid a border blockade by Polish protesters.

International law enforcement agencies have blocked the infrastructure of the LockBit hacker group that infected more than 1,600 victims in the United States and 2,000 worldwide with ransomware.

The EU is preparing to impose a €500 million antitrust fine on Apple for its App Store rules that restrict competition.