Aljazeera says Warner Bros is halting the release of The Batman in Russia, as Hollywood moved to cease distribution plans in the country following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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BBC Sport says Russian football clubs and national teams have been suspended from all competitions by Fifa and Uefa after the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
BBC News says British Airways passengers call airline ‘woeful’ after being caught up in a second weekend of delays and cancellations.
Sky News says Immediate family members will be able to join Ukrainians settled in the UK as they flee the Russian invasion.
Aljazeera says the Taliban is conducting a huge security sweep of Kabul and other Afghan cities, their spokesman has said.
Arab News says an explosion at a coal mine in Colombia’s Boyaca province killed 11 people and left four missing, the ANM said.
BBC Sport says Kepa Arrizabalaga was the Chelsea goalkeeper who refused to come off in a League Cup final.
The Guardian says British Gas has said energy supplies to its 8 million customers are guaranteed, despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
BBC News says Around 4.7 million Covid vaccine doses – 4% of the total – ended up as wastage in England by the end of October 2021, a government report reveals.
Sky News says UEFA is to announce on Friday it is moving the Champions League final from St Petersburg, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – London tipped to host the finals at Wembley.
France24 says At least two people died when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around them.
Euronews says Kyiv was under “horrific” fire on Friday as Russian troops edged closer to the Ukrainian capital on their second day of an invasion described as a “brutal act of war” by the West.
Aljazeera says American actor and director Sean Penn is in Kyiv, making a documentary about Russia’s attack, says the Ukrainian president’s office. – “Sean Penn is among those who support Ukraine”
BBC Sports says As Ukraine came under attack from Russia on Thursday, football continued across the continent with clubs, players and fans showing their support for the Eastern European country.
Euronews says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday morning declared martial law and says Russia has launched strikes against border and military infrastructure.
Euronews says Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced that the country will lift its COVID-19 state of emergency on 31 March.
France24 says Manchester United were spared a damaging and deserved defeat by Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
Arab News says Canada is ending rarely used special measures invoked nine days ago to tackle weeks-long protests that shut some border crossings and paralyzed Ottawa.
Arab News says Oil breached $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014 on Feb. 24 and gold is up, while cyrptocurrencies —Bitcion and Ether — are sinking.
Sky News says People in England who test positive for COVID are no longer legally required to self-isolate.
BBC News says Russian forces have launched a major military assault in Ukraine, with reports of explosions near major cities across the country.
BBC News says Boris Johnson “misspoke” when he claimed Chelsea Football Club’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich faced sanctions.
Sky News says No taxpayers’ money was spent on food or drink consumed at Downing Street events being probed.
Euronews says Western allies imposed a raft of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, in response to Russian recognition of two breakaway republics in the east of Ukraine.
Aljazeera says Italy rescued nearly 600 people packed into overcrowded fishing boats in bad weather off the coast of Calabria.
