Mississippi prison delayed woman’s cancer diagnosis until it was terminal, lawsuit says (www.theguardian.com)
Atlantic drugs bust takes dramatic turn after alleged smuggler ‘kidnaps’ crew (www.theguardian.com)
France mourns Robert Badinter, lawyer who fought to ban death penalty (www.theguardian.com)
Indonesia election: minister dogged by rights abuse claims ‘takes early lead’ (www.theguardian.com)
Bristol University contributed to death of student who killed herself, court finds (www.theguardian.com)
Anti-abortion centers raked in $1.4bn in year Roe fell (www.theguardian.com)
Colorado city of Loveland is hub of postal activity each Valentine’s Day (www.theguardian.com)
Seoul police officers sentenced for deleting Halloween crush evidence (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....
Al Jazeera reporter and camera operator seriously hurt in Israeli airstrike in Gaza | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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...
Missing Turkish miners ‘swallowed by cyanide-laced landslide’ (www.theguardian.com)
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....
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....
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....
Israel in breach of international law if it denies Gaza food and water, says Cameron (www.theguardian.com)
Russell Simmons sued over alleged rape of Def Jam executive in the 1990s (www.theguardian.com)
Israel in breach of international law if it denies Gaza food and water, says Cameron (www.theguardian.com)
‘Now we are not safe’: Sweden’s Kurds fear Nato deal has sold them out (www.theguardian.com)
Musicians walk out after London orchestra leaves them unpaid for months (www.theguardian.com)
Killing of three women in a week sparks femicide protests in Somalia (www.theguardian.com)
Police name husbands as suspects in separate deaths of women, two of whom were pregnant
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....
Biden campaign decision to join TikTok raises national security concerns (www.theguardian.com)
European leaders call for stronger defence ties after Trump’s Nato remarks (www.theguardian.com)
European leaders have called for greater unity and military cooperation across the continent in response to comments from Donald Trump that threatened to undermine the basis of Nato....
French security experts identify Moscow-based disinformation network (www.theguardian.com)
French military and cybersecurity experts say they have identified a Moscow-based network spreading propaganda and disinformation in western Europe....
