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The Guardian says In a surprise U-turn, the government of Georgia has applied for EU membership just days after declaring it would not accelerate its application.

The Guardian says The juror in Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial who apparently did not disclose childhood sexual abuse during jury selection is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday morning for public questioning.

France24 says Russia planned to open humanitarian corridors in Ukraine Tuesday for civilians to flee besieged cities.

Euronews says Brussels will unveil new plans on Tuesday to ditch Russian fossil fuels to achieve greater energy independence.

Arab News says a top Iranian official said Monday that his country is seeking “creative ways” to restore its nuclear deal with world powers.

VOA says the Supreme Court said Monday it will not take up the sexual assault case against comedian Bill Cosby.

Monday’s main updates on the ongoing invasion of Ukraine – as Russian forces call for an “immoral” ceasefire, after heavy shelling of residential areas in key cities.

The Guardian says predictions of dark forces being unleashed by an evil vixen hung over social media in Japan after a famous volcanic rock said to kill anyone who comes into contact with it was found split in two.

The Metro says Donald Trump has suggested the US military could disguise its aircraft using Chinese flags and then use them to bomb Russia.

The Guardian says veterans at a nursing home were evacuated, joining residents from more than 1,000 homes, as firefighters and emergency workers battled two massive wildfires Sunday.

The Guardian says TikTok restricts service in Russia and Netflix stops streaming – as western companies continue to pull out of the country.

The Guardian says Spain’s interior minister has defended the behaviour of police who were filmed beating and pepper-spraying a young sub-Saharan African man.

BBC News says Boris Johnson is to hold talks with the Canadian and Dutch prime ministers in London as Western powers prepare to agree further sanctions on Russia.

Sky News says Britons have donated more than £100m to provide aid to Ukrainians fleeing the war after an appeal was launched by the UK DEC.

Euronews says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine will not forgive Russia for all the victims and suffering the war it started had caused.

France24 says Mathilde calls Hong Kong home, but as the Covid tears through the city she are joining an exodus of foreign workers looking for an escape route.

Aljazeera says Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian teenager after he allegedly stabbed two officers in the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem.

TRT World says at least 7 people have been killed, incl. two children, when a tornado swept through central Iowa, damaging buildings and knocking down trees.

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The Guardian says access to BBC websites has been restricted in Russia, hours after the corporation brought back its shortwave radio service in Ukraine.

France24 says Rules requiring people to show a Covid-19 vaccine passport to access venues will be lifted in France on March 14.

Euronews says a fire which broke out after an overnight attack by Russian forces on a Ukrainian power plant has been extinguished.