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Indra Brown of Australia during the women's skiing halfpipe final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Feb. 22, 2026.

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Microsoft's Middle East Digital Commitment

Last week at UNGA, Microsoft announced its Middle East Digital Commitment, a long-term framework focused on advancing technology, strengthening digital resilience, and expanding workforce readiness across the region. With an initial focus on Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, the commitment includes investments in AI and cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, connectivity, and skills development to support economic growth and prepare more people to participate in the AI economy. Read the full article here.

Alysa Liu of Team USA at the Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy, on February 6, 2026.

Is the tide turning on Russia’s sports exile?

Brazilian skiers, American ICE agents, Israeli bobsledders – this is just a smattering of the fascinating characters that will be present at this year’s Winter Olympics. Yet the focus will be a different country, one that isn’t formally competing: Russia.

A boat with a French flag sails by on the Seine river in Paris, where concerns about the water quality have forced the cancellation of triathlon swim training session for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on Monday 29 July 2024 in Paris, France.

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