MILLEFOGLIE (feddit.it)
US strikes in Iraq and Syria reportedly killed nearly 40 people (www.reuters.com)
Mass Grave in Gaza Points to “Execution-Style” Killings by Israeli Forces (www.democracynow.org)
More video and eyewitness info on Al Jazeera so far...
Nigerian traditional monarch shot dead and wife kidnapped from palace (www.theguardian.com)
Police launch investigation after attack on home of Oba Aremu Olusegun Cole in south-western Kwara state...
EU agrees new law granting consumers a ‘right to repair’ products (www.euractiv.com)
European consumers will have the right to have common household appliances, including mobile phones, repaired, while EU countries will have to produce schemes to boost repair rates according to a new law adopted on Friday (2 February)....
Israel and Hamas closer to ceasefire deal amid warning over Gaza children (www.theguardian.com)
Israel and Hamas appear to be inching closer towards a deal for a ceasefire and a release of some of the hostages still being held by the militant group in Gaza, while the UN children’s agency has warned that 17,000 children have been left without families or been separated from them by the conflict....
Russian police detain journalists and protesters in Moscow (lemmy.ml)
A demonstration by wives of soldiers fighting in Ukraine was disrupted by the police on Saturday, who arrested at least 20 journalists who were covering the event in Moscow’s Red Square.
Journalists filming anti-mobilization protest detained in Moscow (kyivindependent.com)
Journalists who were filming an anti-mobilization protest outside the Kremlin were detained by the police, independent Russian media outlet Meduza reported on Feb. 3....
Brazil sees dengue cases quadruple ahead of vaccine drive (www.yahoo.com)
The number of dengue fever cases in Brazil since January 1 is four times higher than the same period last year, government data showed Saturday, ahead of the launch of a vaccination campaign....
Polish president restates support for Ukraine after Crimea remarks (www.theguardian.com)
Andrzej Duda sparked row after saying he was unsure if Kyiv could regain control of Russian-occupied Crimea...
Misinformation spreads in China on ‘civil war’ in Texas (www.bbc.com)
Fresh strikes in southern Gaza as talks on two-month pause in fighting continue (www.theguardian.com)
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At least 46 reported dead in Chile as forest fires move into densely populated central areas (apnews.com)
VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have caused at least 46 deaths, Chile’s pesident said Saturday evening, and officials said at least 1,100 homes had been destroyed....
India snow leopards: First-ever survey puts population at 718 (www.bbc.com)
How Australian undercover police ‘fed’ an autistic 13-year-old’s fixation with Islamic State (www.theguardian.com)
Counter-terrorism police encouraged an autistic 13-year-old boy in his fixation on Islamic State in an undercover operation after his parents sought help from the authorities....
The First Lady and the Dior Pouch: A Political Crisis Grips South Korea (www.nytimes.com)
A scandal involving the president’s spouse has become a major issue for his party ahead of a crucial parliamentary election....
Turkey Israel: 'Seven arrested for passing information to Mossad' (www.bbc.com)
Turkish security forces have arrested seven people on suspicion of passing information to the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, unnamed officials say....
Defence Intelligence unit sinks Russian corvette Ivanovets in Crimea – video (www.pravda.com.ua)
Soldiers of the Group 13 special forces unit of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine destroyed the guided-missile corvette Ivanovets, part of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, on the night of 31 January-1 February 2024....
More than 16,500 sheep and cows stuck on board ship off Australia after Red Sea sailing cancelled (www.thejournal.ie)
Death and donations: Did the volunteer group handling the October 7 dead exploit its role? (www.haaretz.com)
In the first and critical days of the war, the IDF decided to forego the deployment of hundreds of soldiers specifically trained in the identification and collection of human remains in mass casualty incidents. Instead, the Home Front Command chose to use Zaka, a private organization, alongside soldiers in the Military...
We need to be ready for war with Putin, Romania’s top general says (www.politico.eu)
Gheorghiță Vlad issued a stark warning about the state of the nation’s army, calling for immediate action....
Northern Ireland government reconvenes after two-year DUP boycott (www.theguardian.com)
Northern Ireland’s devolved government has reconvened after a two-year boycott, with Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill due to make history by becoming the first nationalist first minister....
Israel Signals Its Military Will Move Into a Gazan City Turned Refuge (www.nytimes.com)
Israel’s defense minister has signaled that ground forces will advance toward the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, which has become a refuge for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians pushed from their homes by nearly 13 weeks of war....
Kenya's President Blames Corruption and Incompetence for Huge Fireball That Hurt Hundreds in Nairobi (www.usnews.com)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president says corruption and officials’ incompetence allowed a liquid petroleum plant to operate in one of Nairobi’s most crowded residential neighborhoods, where its explosion and fire killed three people and injured more than 280 others....
Hungary Won’t Vote on Sweden’s NATO Bid Until PMs Meet, ATV Says (www.bloomberg.com)
Hungary won’t ratify NATO bid until Swedish leader visits: ATV...