Japan household spending logs biggest drop in 35 months in January (www.reuters.com)
China's top legislators pledge to safeguard sovereignty, security interests (www.reuters.com)
Gaza War: Netanyahu rules out ceasefire (intlmonitor.com)
Ukraine ordered the forced evacuation of more than fifty localities in Kharkiv (intlmonitor.com)
North Korea showcases artillery that poses a deadly threat to the South | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
TURKEY Turkey, minors and deaths at work: 13 in 2024, 671 in 11 years (www.asianews.it)
Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama, globally famous for 'Dragon Ball,' dies at 68 - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO – Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama, famous around the world for the “Dragon Ball” series and “Dr. Slump,” among other works, died on March 1, publisher Shueisha Inc. has announced.
Laughter erupts in House when Trump-tied lawyer declares 'I have no awareness of anything' (www.rawstory.com)
Rep. Jerry Nadler burst out into laughter Thursday when a legal group leader with close political ties to former President Donald Trump testified to complete ignorance on all matters.
Portland bartender who shoved transgender woman in bathroom dispute guilty of hate crime, jury rules (www.oregonlive.com)
Jeff Landry signs bills to expand Louisiana death penalty, eliminate parole (www.nola.com)
Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law Tuesday a bill allowing executions by nitrogen gas and electrocution, opening the door for Louisiana to revive capital punishment 14 years after it last used its death chamber.
A silenced war: More than 780,000 displaced in Mozambique (intlmonitor.com)
US to set up temporary port on Gaza coast for aid delivery (www.bbc.com)
Senegal sets election date after protests sparked by delay | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Haiti extends state of emergency as intruders break into key port terminal | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Uvalde parents lash out after new report clears city police of wrongdoing during 2022 school attack (apnews.com)
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An investigation Uvalde city leaders ordered into the Robb Elementary School shooting cleared local police officers of wrongdoing Thursday, despite acknowledging a series of rippling failures during the fumbled response to the 2022 classroom attack that left 19 children and two teachers dead....
Hockey Canada players' lawyers back in London court as case speeds ahead (www.edmontonexaminer.com)
The defence lawyers for Michael McLeod, 26, Alex Formenton, 24, Cal Foote, 25, Dillon Dube, 25, and Sherwood Park’s Carter Hart, 25, appeared briefly in London’s Superior Court of Justice monthly scheduling court on Tuesday morning to begin the process of selecting a trial date....