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• Hungary asylum restrictions broke European law, says top EU legal adviser February 26, 2021
  The advocate general for European Union’s highest court on Thursday urged the court to rule that Hungary violated the bloc’s laws on asylum when it passed legislation narrowing the possibilities for asylum-seekers to receive international protection.
• Myanmar military supporters attack anti-coup protesters in Yangon February 26, 2021
  Supporters of Myanmar’s military, some armed with knives and clubs, others firing catapults and throwing stones, attacked opponents of the Feb. 1 coup on Thursday, as protests against the new junta continued in the country’s largest city.
• US carries out air strikes targeting ‘Iranian-backed’ militias in Syria February 26, 2021
  The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops.
• Former US Olympic gymnastics coach found dead after sex abuse charges February 25, 2021
  A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar killed himself Thursday, hours after being charged with turning his Michigan gym into a hub of human trafficking by coercing girls to train and then abusing them, authorities said.
• Biden, King Salman reaffirm US-Saudi ties in call ahead of Khashoggi report release February 25, 2021
  U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday told Saudi King Salman he would work for bilateral ties “as strong and transparent as possible,” the White House said, ahead of the expected release of a sensitive U.S. intelligence report on the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
• Under Joe Biden, US cools relations with Saudi crown prince February 25, 2021
  US President Joe Biden’s decision to deliver on his promise to release a CIA report on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi comes as no surprise to foreign policy experts. What has raised eyebrows, however, is his administration’s pointed sidelining of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, marking an end to the Saudi heir’s privileged […]
• Covid-19 pandemic blamed for biggest drop in France's births in 45 years February 25, 2021
  The number of babies born in France in January fell by 13 percent, the biggest drop in 45 years which statisticians on Thursday linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
• UK variant accounts for 'about half' of France's Covid-19 cases, PM says February 25, 2021
  The more contagious British variant "now accounts for about half of people infected with Covid-19 in France", Prime Minister Jean Castex said during a press conference on Thursday. The same variant had represented fewer than 40 percent of cases according to numbers released a week ago.
• France investigates leak of almost 500,000 medical records, including HIV and fertility status February 25, 2021
  French cybercrime investigators said Thursday they were investigating the leak of the medical data of nearly half a million people, including such highly confidential information as their HIV and fertility status.    
• Six Nations: France v. Scotland postponed over Covid-19 after 11th player infected February 25, 2021
  France's Six Nations game against Scotland was postponed after another player tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number infected to 11, organisers said on Thursday.