London hospital and Sheffield clinic affected by faulty egg-freezing products (www.theguardian.com)
Atlantic drugs bust takes dramatic turn after alleged smuggler ‘kidnaps’ crew (www.theguardian.com)
Australian federal MPs – including the prime minister and cabinet members – have voted overwhelmingly to urge the US and the UK to allow the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to return to Australia (www.theguardian.com)
Young great apes tease and annoy their elders in playful behaviour – video (www.theguardian.com)
Footage of great apes has revealed that humans are not the only ones to endure seemingly endless bouts of teasing dished out by their young ones who appear intent on pushing their luck.
Human rights court finds failings in Greece tourist rape inquiry (www.theguardian.com)
Seoul police officers sentenced for deleting Halloween crush evidence (www.theguardian.com)
Al Jazeera reporter and camera operator seriously hurt in Israeli airstrike in Gaza | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Indonesia election: minister dogged by rights abuse claims ‘takes early lead’ (www.theguardian.com)
France mourns Robert Badinter, lawyer who fought to ban death penalty (www.theguardian.com)
EU proposes sanctions on Chinese firms aiding Russian war effort (www.theguardian.com)
The EU is proposing to sanction companies in mainland China for the first time as part of its latest measures aimed at shutting down loopholes that allow Russia to route military technology via third countries to its weapons factories....
Tucker Carlson interview with Putin to test EU law regulating tech companies (www.theguardian.com)
Tucker Carlson interview with Putin to test EU law regulating tech companies::Law obliges social media platforms to remove illegal content – with fears that interview will give Russian leader propaganda coup
Colorado city of Loveland is hub of postal activity each Valentine’s Day (www.theguardian.com)
Missing Turkish miners ‘swallowed by cyanide-laced landslide’ (www.theguardian.com)
Canadian federal police officer arrested, accused of ‘assisting foreign actor’ (www.theguardian.com)
A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has been arrested and charged with accessing police records to assist an unnamed foreign actor....
David Cameron to meet EU ministers to seek more help for Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
David Cameron will discuss strengthening Ukraine’s defences and finances against further Russian aggression with European partners in light of the continuing threat of the US Congress refusing to provide further financial support....
Donald Trump says he would encourage Russia to attack Nato countries who don’t pay ‘bills’ (www.theguardian.com)
‘Now we are not safe’: Sweden’s Kurds fear Nato deal has sold them out (www.theguardian.com)
Stone age wall found at bottom of Baltic Sea ‘may be Europe’s oldest megastructure’ (www.theguardian.com)
A stone age wall discovered beneath the waves off Germany’s Baltic coast may be the oldest known megastructure built by humans in Europe, researchers say....
South Africa urges ICJ to consider Rafah intervention (www.theguardian.com)
In a request submitted to the court yesterday, the South African government said it was gravely concerned that the unprecedented military offensive against Rafah, as announced by Israel, has already led to and will result in further large scale killing, harm and destruction. This would be in serious and irreparable breach both...
Fighting the smartphone ‘invasion’: the French village that voted to ban scrolling in public (www.theguardian.com)
Seine-Port is introducing restrictions on phone use in streets, shops and parks – but young people say there’s little else to do...
Musicians walk out after London orchestra leaves them unpaid for months (www.theguardian.com)
Pakistan: coalition agrees to form government and shut out Imran Khan’s party (www.theguardian.com)
A coalition including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PLM-N) and the Pakistan People’s party (PPP) have agreed to form the next government of Pakistan, ensuring that the party of former prime minister Imran Khan will not take power despite getting the most votes in the election....