A Russian Defector’s Killing Raises Specter of Hit Squads (www.nytimes.com)
Mr. Kuzminov defected from Russia to Ukraine last summer, flying his Mi-8 military helicopter into Ukrainian territory and handing the aircraft along with a cache of secret documents to Ukrainian intelligence operatives. In doing so, he committed the one offense President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said again and again he...
Majority in U.S. Now Disapprove of Israeli Action in Gaza (news.gallup.com)
I've been buying the few games I play on GOG, so that means I can't sell my CS:GO items anymore. (lemm.ee)
Turkish opposition leads in vote to run Istanbul and other key cities (www.euronews.com)
With nearly 60% of the ballot boxes counted, incumbent Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, of the Republican People’s Party, or CHP, was leading in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city and economic hub, according to state broadcaster TRT....
Israel lodges proposal with UN for dismantling of Palestinian relief agency (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has given the UN a proposal to dismantle Unrwa, its relief agency in the Palestinian territories, and transfer its staff to a replacement agency to make large-scale food deliveries into Gaza, according to UN sources....
Anti-deforestation law will deepen Europe’s cocaine problem, warn ambassadors (www.politico.eu)
Ban on imports linked to deforestation might push South American farmers to grow more illegal coca....
Florida deputy’s son, 10, accused of selling dead father’s gun to classmate for $300 (www.nbcnews.com)
Two 10-year-old students were arrested in connection with a gun sold at their elementary school in Florida, county officials confirmed....
Billionaires who once disavowed Trump are coming crawling back (which might have something to do with Biden vowing to raise their taxes) (www.vanityfair.com)
Once upon a time, some überwealthy individuals who’d previously supported Donald Trump declared that they were done with the 45th president of the United States. After January 6, 2021, billionaire GOP donor Nelson Peltz called the insurrection a “stain on America” and publicly apologized for voting for Trump in 2020. Real...
Belgium’s renowned chocolatiers grapple with soaring cocoa prices (www.politico.eu)
You famously never know what you’re going to get when you open a box of chocolates. But for Belgium, a state that’s synonymous with the high-end confectionery, soaring cocoa prices are making life for the nation’s chocolate aficionados even more uncertain than usual....
How do animals react during a total solar eclipse? Scientists plan to find out in April (apnews.com)
When a total solar eclipse transforms day into night, will tortoises start acting romantic? Will giraffes gallop? Will apes sing odd notes?...
The Treacherous Mission to Rescue Americans Trapped in Haiti (www.thedailybeast.com)
Stay! Germany denies reports of sausage dog ban (www.bbc.com)
Pouria Zeraati: Iranian journalist shares defiant photo of himself from hospital bed after being stabbed in London (news.sky.com)
Finnish authorities detect sulphur-like smell in Helsinki region (www.reuters.com)
‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime? (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Satellite analysis revealed to the Guardian shows farms devastated and nearly half of the territory’s trees razed. Alongside mounting air and water pollution, experts says Israel’s onslaught on Gaza’s ecosystems has made the area unlivable
‘BioTrekkie With The Admiral’ YouTube Series Returns For ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5 (trekmovie.com)
Embracer CEO says it's "way too early" for the company to "start talking about" acquiring new studios (www.eurogamer.net)
ExxonMobil accused of ‘greenwashing’ over carbon capture plan it failed to invest in (www.theguardian.com)
Doug Parr, chief scientist for Greenpeace UK, said carbon capture and storage was hailed by the oil industry as a “miraculous silver bullet”, but had failed to deliver. “Carbon capture and storage does not appear to be much closer to reducing carbon emissions, or being affordable, than it did 20 years ago,” he said....
Looking at a solar eclipse can be dangerous without eclipse glasses. Here’s what to know (apnews.com)
Millions of people along a narrow band in North America will look up when the sky darkens during a total solar eclipse on April 8. When they do, safety is key....
Unraveling Havana Syndrome: New evidence links the GRU's assassination Unit 29155 to mysterious attacks on Americans, at home and abroad (theins.press)
Kinahan Cartel: Wanted Narco Boss Exposes Whereabouts by Posting Google Reviews (www.bellingcat.com)
One of the world’s most wanted men, a notorious narco kingpin whose gang is implicated in multiple murders, has left a trail of Google reviews providing valuable new insights into his movements and whereabouts over the past five years....