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With just a month to go before local elections in France, the death of a suspected right-wing extremist student has sent shock waves through the country. According to French prosecutors, Quentin D. was beaten by several attackers and sustained lethal injuries on 12 February in Lyon on the sidelines of a protest against Rima Hassan, MEP of the left-wing LFI. The French government holds the LFI-affiliated militant group Jeune Garde responsible for the attack.

Talks in Geneva between representatives of Ukraine and Russia, attended by the United States, have ended after two days. Russia's chief negotiator, Putin adviser Vladimir Medinsky, described the talks as "difficult, but business-like", while in an interview Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of progress on military issues. However no concrete results have been announced so far.

A court case is underway in the US to determine whether social media platforms deliberately design their websites to be addictive. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted in Los Angeles that there had been temporary shortcomings in the age verification process on his platforms, but opposed restrictions such as a ban on beauty filters.

Vinicius Junior steht nach dem Rassismus-Eklat in der Champions League erneut im Fokus. Der Real-Star ist seit Jahren Zielscheibe von Hass und Provokationen.

Für die Jungfreisinnigen ist es vor allem Abzocke. Die Gemeinden schwören auf die präventive Wirkung der Blechpolizisten. Am 8. März stimmt der Aargau über die künftige Blitzerstrategie im Kanton ab.

Uhrenboss Nick Hayek übt in einem Interview harte Kritik an der Schweizer Nationalbank. Der Vorwurf: Diese unternehme nichts gegen den «total überbewerteten» Franken. Sein Verdacht: Die SNB wolle den ausstehenden Zolldeal mit den USA nicht gefährden.