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Microsoft struggles to restore services after a global outage hit companies and governments, leaving users without access to tools including Outlook, Teams and AI assistant Copilot. apnews.com/article/microsoft…

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin. The negotiations are the 10th time Witkoff has met Putin in person during a conflict that has lasted longer than the Soviet Union's fight against Nazi Germany reut.rs/4zJOCgz

Florida city says it will not host St Patrick's Day parade, Pride event due to anti-diversity law reut.rs/4iF3164

Reminder: America has provided zero new dollars to Ukraine in support since Trump returned to office.

Russia says it arrests two suspected Polish spies in Kaliningrad, Interfax reports reut.rs/4kaDtQW

The investigation into the Kraków massacre is increasingly pointing towards a gunman fascinated by mass murderers, their methods and the atrocities they committed. One of the most revealing clues is a four-letter inscription found on the shooter's locker at work: GGER. Poland's Internal Security Agency believes it stands for “Good Game Elliot Rodger”, an apparent tribute to the American who murdered six people in California in 2014. Investigators have identified some striking similarities between the two attacks. Rodger first murdered three people in his apartment before driving into the city in a black BMW, shooting at pedestrians and attacking people with his car. The Kraków gunman is suspected of first killing his parents and sister at their family home before driving a black car into Kraków and opening fire on people on the market square. Both men reportedly carried more than 500 rounds of ammunition. Investigators examined the shooter's computer and found evidence that he had spent weeks researching notorious killers, including: - Anders Breivik, the Norwegian far-right terrorist who murdered 77 people in 2011. - Charles Manson, the American cult leader whose followers committed a series of murders in 1969. - Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, whose bombing campaign killed three people. Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek confirmed on Tuesday that the gunman had visited websites about Breivik and said investigators had found indications of far-right extremism but he didn't give further details. A yellow Gadsden flag bearing the words “Don't Tread on Me” was also found in his bedroom, although prosecutors have cautioned that the symbol has several meanings and is not itself evidence of extremism. No manifesto or suicide note has been found. rp.pl/przestepczosc/art45470…

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