Latest news bulletin | February 26th – Midday
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Trump proposes $5 million ‘gold card’ for wealthy investors, including Russians
The US’s existing investor visa has already been flagged domestically as a fraud risk, but the new proposal did not come with any details of enhanced vetting for applicants. Read…
Colombian man arrested for hiding cocaine under toupee at Cartagena airport
Colombian police arrested a man at an airport in Cartagena for trying to smuggle cocaine under a toupee on a flight to Amsterdam. The 220 grams of drugs were worth…
UK literacy charity wants audiobooks on national school curriculum
A poll by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) has found that children’s enjoyment of listening to audiobooks had risen. NLT are petitioning the government to include audiobooks in the national…
Pope Francis remains in critical but stable condition
In a short update on Wednesday morning, the Vatican said Pope Francis “had a peaceful night and is resting.” Read More
Argentina’s Milei sparks row after appointing Supreme Court judges by decree
Critics see the move as an overreach of executive power and an attempt to fill the judiciary with loyalists. Read more at Read More
Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg appeal to Giorgia Meloni to save Rome’s cinemas
Hollywood titans have appealed to Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni to block a new law that could turn Rome’s oldest cinemas into shopping centers. Read More
The US’ new approach to Ukraine: how to make sense of it | Radio Schuman
Kirill Shamiev, an expert on civil-military relations and Russian domestic politics at the European Council on Foreign Relations, discussed how the European Union should navigate the growing rift between Washington…
Apple shareholders reject proposal to scrap company’s diversity programmes
The proposal, drafted by a self-described conservative think tank, urged Apple to follow a litany of high-profile companies that have retreated from diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives currently in the…
Can countries just withdraw from the World Health Organization? Not exactly
The WHO constitution doesn’t have a legal mechanism that allows countries to pull out. But that doesn’t mean they can’t. Read More