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Haiti's unelected prime minister will step down, a US military ship carrying aid is enroute to Gaza, and Ukraine-based Russian armed groups say they have launched an incursion into Russia.

And after the Oscars party, Hollywood faces a strike-slimmed movie slate.

By Kate Turton

Today's Top News

Ariel Henry attends a meeting in New York, September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan

Haiti's unelected prime minister, Ariel Henry, will step down once a transition council and temporary replacement have been appointed, he said. Journalist Harold Isaac joins the Reuters World News podcast from Port-au-Prince.
At least two Ukraine-based armed groups purporting to be made up of Russians opposed to the Kremlin launched an incursion across Russia's western border, according to their social media pages. This as Ukraine pounded targets across Russia on Tuesday with at least 25 drones and nine rockets.
A ship carrying almost 200 tonnes of food for Gaza left Cyprus in a pilot project to open a new sea route to deliver aid to Palestinians on the brink of famine, as prospects faded for a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
US presidential candidate Donald Trump said TikTok was a national security threat but also said a ban on the popular app would hurt some kids and only strengthen Facebook.
Florida and LGBTQ advocates settled a lawsuit over a state law that grants teachers freedom to discuss sexual orientation and gender identity while also shielding the youngest students from those topics. Both sides claimed victory.
New Zealand's Transport Accident Investigation Commission said it was seizing the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787 after an incident that left more than 50 people injured.
Internet personality Andrew Tate was arrested for 24 hours in Romania on a British warrant, his PR representative said, and the Bucharest Court of Appeals was set to decide on whether to extradite him.

Business & Markets

Intel has survived an effort to halt hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of chip sales to Huawei, two people familiar with the matter said, giving one of the world's largest chipmakers more time to sell to the heavily sanctioned Chinese telecoms company.
China is falling short on key targets for tackling climate-warming emissions, and analysts said Beijing's credibility in global climate talks could be at risk unless it redoubles its efforts to get back on track.
German luxury carmaker Porsche expects profitability to tick downwards in 2024 as it focuses on launching four new models, the company said, posting full-year results largely in line with expectations despite market volatility. For more from the fast-paced world of automotive technology, sign up to the Auto File newsletter.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, a unit of Goldman Sachs Group, aims to expand its private credit portfolio to $300 billion in five years from the current $130 billion, a senior executive said, laying out an aggressive expansion plan.
British wages excluding bonuses grew at their slowest pace since October 2022 during the three months to the end of January while the unemployment rate edged up unexpectedly, according to data which may slightly ease the Bank of England's inflation worries.
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the economy was recovering but also showing some signs of weakness, offering a slightly bleaker assessment than in January in a nod to a recent batch of soft data on consumption.
Argentina's government launched a huge voluntary debt swap of peso and some dollar-linked instruments set to mature in 2024, a bid to push back repayments amid a major economic crisis hammering the South American country.

Biden, Trump poised to clinch nominations and set up bruising presidential rematch

Biden and Trump debate in 2020. Nashville. Morry Gash/Pool via REUTERS

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised to win enough delegates on Tuesday to clinch their respective parties' nominations, formally kicking off the first US presidential election rematch in nearly 70 years.

Four states are holding elections, including Georgia, the battleground where Trump faces criminal charges for his efforts to overturn the state's 2020 results.

Read more here.

And Finally...

Ricky Santiago dressed as Deadpool from the Marvel comic book. March 14 , 2015. REUTERS/Paul Hackett

The movie industry celebrated "Oppenheimer" and other successes at the Oscars, but the coming months at the box office will likely offer less to cheer about.

Strikes by actors and writers last year forced filming and post-production work to shut down for months, leaving gaps in this year's movie schedule.

Read more here.

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