Today, we're talking about the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine, conflict in Palestine,

more developments in AI, and other top news for Friday, February 24th.

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Here's the quote of the day.

Be constantly committed to prayer and to reading scripture.

By praying, you speak to God, in reading God speaks to you.

St. Cyprian of Carthage.

Let's start with some espresso shots.

A year ago today, Russia's president Putin ordered 200,000 soldiers into Ukraine in the largest

European invasion since World War II.

The UN can confirm at least 8,000 civilian casualties, but warns the actual number is likely

much higher.

Last November, the US military estimated 40,000 civilians have been killed and well over 100,000

Russian soldiers killed or wounded.

The estimated Ukraine had suffered similar casualties.

Nearly 14 million people have been displaced, and 18 million need humanitarian assistance.

Still, there's no simple way to prevent the one-year-old war from becoming a toddler.

President Putin gave a two-hour speech during which he reiterated that the invasion was

to demilitarize and de-notsify Ukraine.

He blamed the West, specifically the United States, for perpetuating the conflict and

did not mention peace.

Speaking from Poland after a surprise visit to Ukraine, President Biden declared that

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