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After logging bans, Australia turns to “forest thinning”. Does it reduce fire risk? Bushfire

After logging bans, Australia turns to “forest thinning”. Does it reduce fire risk?

As native forest logging ends in parts of Australia, governments and industry are turning to large-scale forest thinning as a tool to reduce bushfire risk, prompting a new debate over how best to protect communities in a warming climate. Research shows thinning can lower fire severity under some conditions, especially…
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February 23, 2026
Zelensky Confident in Victory, Dismisses Fears of ‘World War III Volodymyr Zelensky

Zelensky Confident in Victory, Dismisses Fears of ‘World War III

In a powerful statement marking the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s President has boldly declared that his nation will not capitulate by ceding territory to Moscow. “Will we lose? Of course not,” Volodymyr Zelensky affirmed, underscoring Ukraine’s resolve against Russian aggression. During an interview with the BBC in Kyiv…
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February 23, 2026
EU may freeze US trade deal approval on Trump tariff threats Donald Trump

EU may freeze US trade deal approval on Trump tariff threats

The European Parliament’s trade chief stated that the European Union (EU) will propose freezing the ratification process of the trade deal with the US until they’ve received details from US President Donald Trump’s administration on its trade policy, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. Meanwhile, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde…
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February 23, 2026
Videos: Violence erupts in Mexico after cartel leader killed Donald Trump

Videos: Violence erupts in Mexico after cartel leader killed

Global Published on February 23, 2026 Violence and unrest has swept across parts of Mexico after the country’s military killed a cartel leader that President Donald Trump’s administration has labeled the head of a foreign terrorist organization. Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,”…
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February 23, 2026
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un re-elected as chief of Workers’ Party Kim Jong Un

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un re-elected as chief of Workers’ Party

Kim says his party is focused on the tasks of ‘boosting economic construction and the people’s standard of living’. ⁠North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as secretary-general of the nation’s Workers’ Party, extending his 15-year rule of the country’s sole governing party. The election took place on…
bubmag
February 23, 2026
Ukraine attack seriously damages infrastructure in Russia’s Belgorod, governor says Ukraine

Ukraine attack seriously damages infrastructure in Russia’s Belgorod, governor says

Feb 23 - A "massive" Ukrainian missile attack inflicted serious damage on energy infrastructure and disrupted supplies of power, heat and water in Russia's Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine, the region's governor said early on Monday. "There has been, as a result, serious damage to energy infrastructure," Governor…
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February 22, 2026