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NATO members have agreed to provide New advanced weapons Union representatives said Ukraine was bracing for a new Russian offensive in the east of the country.

The pledge comes after Ukraine’s foreign minister called on Western countries to deliver fresh supplies more quickly or see “many deaths”. . . because this help came too late.”

Six weeks since the invasion of Ukraine ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Moscow’s forces have largely withdrawn from territory north of Kyiv after failing to seize the capital, but are regrouping and rearming in an attempt to advance in the eastern Donbass region , Ukrainian and Western officials said.

At the same time, the United Nations General Assembly Vote to suspend Russia Human Rights Council from Geneva. The 93 member states of the United Nations have given the green light to Russia’s suspension – a rare rebuke to any member of a world body and the first such suspension by any permanent member of the UN Security Council.

However, 24 UN member states, including China, Iran, Bolivia and Kazakhstan, voted against Russia’s suspension. India, Indonesia and Egypt were among the 58 countries that abstained from voting.

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Five more stories in the news

1. Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed for U.S. Supreme Court Seat U.S. Senate has Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson Running for a Supreme Court seat, making her the first black female justice to join the U.S. Supreme Court, won a huge victory for President Joe Biden, who backed her nomination.

2. Toshiba considers privatization bid Japanese companies to set up special committees Evaluate potential bids From private equity and other investors, the door has been opened for a landmark deal to take one of the country’s biggest industrial names private.

3. Vietnam’s VinFast files for US IPO Automaker VinFast to list in U.S. as Vietnam’s largest auto group seeks financing for it Convert to all-electricThe move makes it the latest automaker to pivot to the public market to become a major global electric brand.

4. JD.com founder steps down Richard Liu You stepping down as CEO JD.com, the Chinese e-commerce group he founded more than two decades ago, marks the latest exit from one of the country’s top entrepreneurs. Beijing’s months-long campaign to rein in big tech companies has prompted several Chinese entrepreneurs to flee executive positions.

5. Samsung’s bumper harvest forecast Samsung Electronics predicts that its Highest operating profit in the first quarter Smartphone and microchip sales have been strong since 2018, but positive forecasts have failed to dispel growing doubts about its technological edge over rivals Apple and Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC.

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future days

Japan trade balance data Data for February is Posted on Friday.

Rio London Annual General Meeting Rio Tinto will lose another board member after its annual general meeting on Friday. Hinda Gharbi, Non-Executive Director ready to leave the company After the company decided in 2020 to blow up Aboriginal sites. (Western Australia)

French presidential election The country’s first round of presidential elections will be held on Sunday.here is what you need to know about the state of the game. If no single candidate wins the majority of votes this weekend (a likely scenario), a second round of voting will take place on April 24.

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what are we still reading

Asia-Pacific startups capture growth at home FT this year Asia Pacific High Growth Enterprise Ranking is the first of its kind to include data during the pandemic.it provides unique opinion Which companies have weathered the worst lockdowns in Asia most effectively.

Twitter’s Edit Button Won’t Change Your Life Usually editing is a good idea. The proliferation of disorganized newsletters on platforms like Substack has heightened demand for it. The beauty of Twitter, however, is that it’s a forum for quick debates. IntroductionEdit Emma Jacobs wrote that it only made the matter more troublesome.

Weaponization of Finance, Part 2 Part two of a two-part series on a new era of financial warfare explores how sanctions freezing Russia’s foreign exchange reserves spurred countries to bypass the dollar.The big question now is: will there be rebound against the dollar?

Franciscan monks help Vatican embrace artificial intelligence Engineers, teachers, ethicists and priests— Paul Benanti is all these things. He also helps the Vatican address moral and ethical issues surrounding cutting-edge technologies such as bioaugmentation, neuroethics and artificial intelligence.

“The power of self-interest and technology cannot be eliminated” as Economist Exchange Meeting Conversation series between top Financial Times commentators and field leaders, former World Bank economists Blanco Milanovic thinks Africa’s role in global inequality is growing.

books

Competitive cooperation or containment? Martin Wolf reviews two books This raises a counterpoint to how the United States should handle its relationship with superpower rival China.