Morning news brief: Biden and Trump win Michigan primaries, Japan depopulation crisis, and more

The race for the US Presidential Elections in November is getting more intense, with Donald Trump winningthe GOP primary in Michigan and Joe Biden securing victory in the Democratic primary.On the war front, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Israel'sresistance to the efforts to end the war in Gaza has received popular support in the United States.

Inother news, San Francisco has issued an apology toAfrican Americansand their descendants for racism.Meanwhile, the latest birth rate figures from Japan paint a grim picture with the numbers falling to a historic low in 2023.Finally, in India, the ruling party Bhartiya Janata Party has secured a big win in Rajya Sabha with eight seats in the state of Uttar Pradesh, one in Himachal Pradeshand one in Karnataka.

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The US state of Michigan on Tuesday voted in the presidential primariesand both, Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, registered wins. While the GOP primary was all along expected to be yet another ticker-tape parade for Trump, Biden's Democratic candidacy was shadowed by anger over his stand on the Gaza War.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday (Feb 27) said that he has been resisting the efforts to end the war in Gaza at a 'premature' stage consistently.

In a historic move, San Francisco has issued an official apology to African Americansand their descendants for the city's involvement inracism against them.

In Japan, the number of babies born fell for the eighth straight year, falling to a record low last year. As per preliminary government data released on Tuesday, the number of births fell by more than 50 per cent. The massive plunge underscores the country's daunting task in trying to stem depopulation.

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