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According to a report, the results of super Tuesday were that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have confirmed their party’s nominations for the election in November, though polls indicate u.s. citizens are dissatisfied with the prospect of another showdown between the two.

Reportedly, citing positive economic trends, Joe Biden said the u.s. was in the middle of a comeback, but faced challenges to its future as a democracy as well as those seeking to pass abortion restrictions and cut social programmes. According to the report, Mr Trump has promised to fight crime, boost domestic energy production, tax foreign imports and end the war in Ukraine.

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According to a report, a former Boeing employee who had been raising concerns regarding production standards has been found dead. Reportedly, John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years until his retirement in 2017, in the days before his death he had been giving evidence in a lawsuit against the company.

According to the report, from 2010 he worked as a quality manager making the 787 Dreamliner that is mainly used on long hauls. Reportedly, Mr Barnett said the push to get new aircraft built meant under pressure workers on the production line had been fitting sub standard parts, and he said he had uncovered serious problems with oxygen systems which could mean one in four would not work in an emergency. According to the report, he said that workers had failed to follow procedures intended to track components, allowing defective components to go missing.

Reportedly, Mr Barnett said he had alerted managers to his concerns but that no action had been taken. According to the report, Boeing has denied the charges, however the federal aviation administration did uphold some of Mr Barnett’s concerns. Reportedly, he had been in Charleston, due to undergo further questioning on Saturday but was found dead in his truck in the hotel carpark. According to the report, the Charleston coroner said he died of a self inflicted wound.

Reportedly, his death comes at a time when production standards at Boeing and its key supplier, Spirit Aerosystems are under scrutiny. According to the report, this follows an incident in early January when an unused emergency door blew off a brand new Boeing 737 Max shortly after taking off. Reportedly, the u.s. national transportation safety board suggested that four key bolts designed to hold the door securely in place were not fitted. According to the report, the federal aviation administration said a six week audit of the company had found multiple instances when they had failed to comply with manufacturing quality control requirements.

According to a report, the prime minister of Haiti, Mr Ariel Henry has announced his resignation. Reportedly, he urged haitians to remain calm in a video address, saying, “The government I am leading will resign immediately after the installation of a transitional council.” According to the report, Mr Henry who is stuck in Puerto Rico has been prime minister since 2021 following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise and has repeatedly postponed elections, saying security must be restored first. Reportedly, haitians have questioned him governing the country for so long without an elected president.

According to the report, armed gangs who control most parts of the capital and some government buildings have demanded the resignation of the unelected prime minister. Reportedly, the police force is weak and nearly 40 police stations are destroyed. According to the report, the u.s. secretary of state has committed a total of $300 million to the 1,000 strong u.n. backed security force to be led by Kenya.

According to the report, the Guyana president who is chairman of the caricom group of Caribbean nations said he acknowledged the resignation upon the establishment of a transitional presidential council who will be mandated to swiftly appoint an interim prime minister; he said that anyone intending to run in Haiti’s next elections will not be able to participate.

According to a report, India has signed a free trade agreement with four non eu countries, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Reportedly, the agreement comes after almost 16 years of negotiations. According to the report, under the deal India will lift most import tariffs on industrial goods in return for 15 years of investments. Reportedly, the uk are negotiating a similar deal with India.

According to a report, al qaeda’s Yemen branch has announced the death of its leader. Reportedly, a video published by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula (aqap) showed Khalif Batarfi, a Saudi arabian man in his forties wrapped in a funeral shroud and the group’s banner. According to the report, in 2018 the u.s. designated Khalif Batarfi a global terrorist and placed a bounty on him of $5 million.

Reportedly, the group’s new chief is Saad bin Atef al Awiaki, the u.n. said the two men led conflicting wings with Saad Awiaki gaining the support of some tribes.

According to the report, aqap was considered the most active and dangerous regional affiliate of al-qaeda, it planned airline bomb attacks against the u.s., claimed to be behind the 2015 bomb attacks in France that killed 17 people and a 2019 attack in the u.s. that killed three people.

Reportedly, aqap sustained setbacks and leadership losses as a result of anti terrorist initiatives; a drone attack in 2023 killed a leader and another man who supervised media and other matters. According to the report, the group’s fighters have a strong presence in Sabya and Abyan in southern Yemen, they have attacked government forces and the seperatist southern transitional council.

According to a report, the idf have built a new road in northern Gaza. Reportedly, they have said it is to facilitate the movement of troops and equipment, but some people believe that it might be used as a barrier to prevent people returning to their homes or be another sign that the idf intend to stay after the war.

According to the report, the new route which runs from east to west is called highway 749.

According to reports, ramadan begins on Monday with the sighting of the new moon, and hamas have repeated calls for palestinians to visit the al-aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Known by israelis as the Temple mount, it is the holiest site in judaism and the third holiest site in islam. Reportedly, there are often clashes between israeli security forces and Palestinians at the site which permits jewish visitors but not jewish prayer. According to the report, the israeli government have said they will continue to facilitate access to the Temple Mount for worship and will work against anyone determined to disturb the peace.

Reportedly, ramadan is a month of fasting with the accent on reflection and community, it is observed by muslims all over the world. According to the report, fasting consists of a pre-dawn meal and a nightly dinner.

According to a report, armed men have attacked the national palace and set fire to part of the interior ministry in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. Reportedly, the airport remains closed to all flights and the prime minister is unable to get home. According to the report, eu diplomats have left the country, and the u.s. has airlifted all non essential staff in the u.s. embassy in Port-au-Prince to safety.

Reportedly, there is no sign of any medical staff at the State University of Haiti hospital, the doctors all fled last week but patients are sheltering from the conflict. According to the report, gangs control over 80% of Port-au-Prince and a gang leader, threatening civil war has told the prime minister to resign. Reportedly, the Saloman police station was burnt out and several street traders had their money stolen by gunmen. According to the report, a u.n. backed plan for a kenyan led force to tackle the gangs is a possibility.

According to a report, a hamas delegation has left Cairo without a ceasefire deal, Israel did not send a delegation saying it first wanted a list of live hostages who would be freed as part of the deal; atleast 30 hostages are dead. Reportedly, in November during a week long ceasefire 105 hostages, mostly women and children were released in return for 240 palestinian prisoners.

According to the report, hamas said that Israel did not accept its demands for displaced palestinians to return to their homes, Israel to withdrawal from Gaza’s cities and the allowing of humanitarian aid and reconstruction. Reportedly, Israel said there is no limit to the amount of aid entering Gaza, including northern Gaza. According to the report, negotiations may resume next week.

According to a report, on Saturday four women and fifteen pupils were abducted in Gado, Sokota. Reportedly, the army is also searching for hundreds of school children taken in Kuriga on Thursday, the biggest mass abduction since 2021, though atleast 28 have escaped. According to the report, nigerian troops are working with police and local search teams to search surrounding forests. Reportedly, a fourteen year old who was shot by gunmen has since died. According to the report, Nigeria’s vice president is visiting Kuriga and is due to meet the governor.

Reportedly, gunmen abducted 150 school children in Kaduna in 2021 but families were reunited after they paid a ransom, however in 2022 Nigeria passed a law banning ransom payments, and in cases where people die abductions are punishable by death. According to the report, as a result of the abductions many aren’t attending school.