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Hungary's parliament voted to allow Sweden to join NATO.

Sweden applied to join the alliance just under two years ago but faced opposition from

Turkey and Hungary.

The vote came after Sweden agreed on February 23rd to lease more fighter jets to the country.

Victor Orbán, Hungary's Prime Minister, had ostensibly objected to ratification

because of Sweden's criticism of his policies.

Mohammed Steer, the Palestinian authorities prime minister,

submitted the resignation of his government to Mahmood, Abbas, the President.

Mr. Stayer said that he made the decision because of, quote, developments related to the aggression against Gaza and

escalating violence in the West Bank. Mr Abbas has been under international

pressure to beef up the PA which America wants to help govern Gaza after the war.

An ally of Alexei Navalny said that plans to swap the Russian opposition leader for an ex-Russian intelligence officer imprisoned in Germany

were in quote final stages when Mr Navalny died on February the 16th.

Maria Peavchic said she believed Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, had Mr Naveani killed to sabotage the deal, in which Mr Naveani and two American citizens would be exchanged for a former

Russian intelligence officer.

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