1. Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley plans to end her presidential campaign, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, a decision that will ensure that Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination and once again face Democratic President Joe Biden in November's election.

2. Trump is sailing into battle against Biden powered by anger over the two policy issues that have driven his comeback campaign so far: immigration and the economy. Meanwhile, post-Super Tuesday, Biden will try to sharpen the contrast between the two men and their vision for America.

3. Hamas said it was pressing on with efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza with Israel despite the absence of Israeli negotiators from the talks. Negotiators from the Palestinian militant group, Qatar and Egypt are in Cairo trying to secure a 40-day ceasefire in time for the fasting month of Ramadan.

4. The UN has warned that widespread famine in Gaza is "almost inevitable" without action. Aid supplies, already sharply curtailed since the start of the war, have dwindled to barely a trickle over the past month. Whole swathes of the territory are completely cut off from food. We tell that story in pictures.

5. Hundreds of Czechs and a handful of Ukrainians are working round the clock in eastern Czech Republic to transform a collection of buildings dating back to World War Two into a hub for supplying arms and ammunition to Ukraine. We take a look inside Europe's drive to get weapons to Ukraine as Russia advances.

6. OpenAI refuted Elon Musk's claims that the startup abandoned its original mission to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity and not for profit. The company said it intends to move to dismiss all of his claims. Musk vs. Altman is a battle everyone loses, writes Breakingviews' Lauren Silva Laughlin.

Source: Reuters
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