Russia Claims Crimean Bridge Attacks Thwarted

Russia forces thwarted three sea drone attacks on the strategic Crimean Bridge linking Ukraine’s occupied Crimean Peninsula to the Russian mainland, as Ukraine’s military said it was continuing its push toward the southeastern city of Melitopol in an effort to cut off the land bridge to Crimea.

India launches rocket towards the sun after successful moon lander mission

Ten days after India’s success in landing the first ever spacecraft on the southern side of the moon, the country has launched ‘Aditya L1’, its first mission to study the sun.

Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski sentenced to 10 years in Prison

Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on smuggling and tax-evasion charges that rights defenders and Western governments have called politically motivated retribution by longtime authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The Lenin district court on March 3 also sentenced Byalyatski’s co-defendants in the case Valyantsin Stefanovich and Uladzimer Labkovich to nine years and seven years, respectively. A fourth defendant, Zmitser Salauyou, who was tried in absentia, was sentenced to eight years in prison.

Intense fighting was under way in Bakhmut

The Ukrainian military said on March 3, Intense fighting was under way in Bakhmut as Kyiv’s forces repelled multiple waves of Russian attacks in the disputed eastern region of Donetsk. The General Staff of the Ukrainian military said besides Bakhmut, which has been the epicenter of fighting in the east for months, the Ukrainian military fought off at least 85 attacks by Russian forces in the direction of the cities of Lyman, Avdiyivka, and Shakhtarsk in the Donetsk region and in Kupyansk in the northeastern Kharkiv region

Russian Shelling Kills Civilians In Zaporizhzhya

Russian shelling of Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhya killed at least several civilians, as Moscow pressed on with its assault on Bakhmut, piling up formidable pressure on the Ukrainian defenders of the city in the eastern Donetsk region. The number of Russian offensive actions repelled by Ukrainian defenders increased more than twofold compared to the previous 24 hours, with over 170 attacks in the east and northeast.

The death toll from collided trains in Greece is rising

The death toll from the head-on collision of two trains in central Greece is likely to rise with officials acknowledging that scores of people have yet to be accounted for nearly 24 hours after it left at least 43 dead and many more injured. Larissa’s chief coroner, Roubini Leondari, said 43 bodies had been brought to her for examination and would require DNA identification.

Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria elections

Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared as the winner of Nigeria’s presidential elections, beating out two other prominent candidates. For Tinubu, his victory is the culmination of a deeply held ambition. Tinubu’s campaign slogan was “emi lo kan” in his native Yoruba, “It’s my turn.” He won just over 36% of the vote in one of the most tightly contested polls since the end of military rule.

Today Music’s History

In March 1st 2019, Country Music Hall of Fame member Fred Foster died age 87. He is credited as producer behind all of Roy Orbison’s biggest hits including ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’, ‘Only the Lonely’, and ‘Crying’ and also produced major hits for Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Ray Stevens and Kris Kristofferson.

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