Delta flight forced to turn back after maggots fall on passengers (www.independent.co.uk)
A Delta flight was recently forced to turn around an hour after take-off when maggots fell from the overhead compartment onto passengers sitting in the economy seats....
US senators to visit Hungary pushing Sweden's NATO bid | Reuters (www.yahoo.com)
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation will visit Hungary on Sunday as pressure grows on Budapest to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership when parliament reconvenes after its winter break....
Energy firms face legal threat over Israeli licences to drill for gas off Gaza (www.middleeasteye.net)
Syrskyi withdraws Ukrainian troops from Avdiivka (kyivindependent.com)
Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi published a statement announcing his decision to withdraw Ukrainian units from the heavily battered city....
Egypt reveals alleged Israeli plan to evacuate Rafah civilians (thecradle.co)
If 1.3 million Palestinians from the southern Gaza city are forced into tent camps along the sea ahead of a military offensive, Israel will be closer to its goal of expelling strip’s population to Egypt by land and other countries by boat
Germany now world's third largest economy as Japan loses its spot (www.euronews.com)
Japan slips into recession, becoming the 4th-largest economy, behind the US, China and now Germany....
[Ukrainian] Intelligence chief determines who was behind poisoning, promises retaliation in Russia (kyivindependent.com)
Ukrainian military intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told journalists from the French news outlet Liberation that he was able to determine who was responsible for his wife’s poisoning and promised “retaliatory actions on Russian territory.”...
Housing starts are down but don’t panic, say experts (www.ipolitics.ca)
Want to watch porn in Britain? Get your passport ready (www.politico.eu)
Climate activists target Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus' in Florence's Uffizi Gallery (apnews.com)
Two climate activists on Tuesday targeted Botticelli’s masterpiece “The Birth of Venus” hanging at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, attaching images of recent flood damage in the Tuscany region on the protective glass.
North Korea cracks down on homes converted into Airbnb-style lodgings (www.rfa.org)
Palestinian doctor flees hospital stormed by IDF only to go back to work in overcrowded Rafah (www.nbcnews.com)
Israeli soldiers stormed Nasser Hospital overnight, forcing patients and staff to evacuate the last major functional medical facility in southern Gaza. Dr. Mohammad Harara, whom NBC News has been following at Nasser since December, joined an estimated 1 million displaced Gazans crammed in the southern border town of Rafah. But...
Russian Black Sea commander 'sacked after Ukraine downs warship' (www.standard.co.uk)
Viktor Sokolov has been dismissed and succeeded by an unnamed chief of staff, according to reports...
Egypt builds 'buffer zone' in Sinai as 1.4 million Gazans face displacement: Report (thecradle.co)
Russian opposition leader Navalny has died, prison service says (www.bbc.co.uk)
Russia tightens the noose on Ukraine's city of Avdiivka where outnumbered defenders are holding out (apnews.com)
Ukrainian troops in Avdiivka struggled Friday with severe ammunition shortages as Russian forces tightened the noose around the strategic eastern city in an intense Kremlin push for a battlefield win....
Israel raids Nasser Hospital in Gaza; doctors describe gunfire (www.washingtonpost.com)
Israeli forces raided Nasser Hospital, the main hospital in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, on Thursday. The Israel Defense Forces said it was conducting an operation to recover the bodies of hostages, while the Gaza Health Ministry accused the IDF of storming the complex “after demolishing the southern wall,” and...
Ukraine’s Zelensky Signs Medical Marijuana Bill, A Step He Says Can Heal ‘Pain, Stress and Trauma Of War’ With Russia (www.marijuanamoment.net)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has officially signed a bill to legalize medical marijuana—a step that he and other officials say can help soldiers address physical and mental wounds incurred during the nation’s war with Russia....
European coalition agrees to aid Ukraine's IT, cybersecurity defense capabilities (kyivindependent.com)
The IT Coalition for Ukraine, comprising 10 European nations, has signed a cooperation agreement to bolster Ukraine’s defense capabilities in information technology, communications, and cybersecurity, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry announced on Feb. 14....
California legislature makes a second attempt to require human drivers in AV trucks (www.supplychainquarterly.com)
Egypt setting up area at Gaza border which could be used to shelter Palestinians, sources say (www.reuters.com)
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Analysis | As Israel corners Rafah, Netanyahu defies the world (www.washingtonpost.com)
White House confirms Russia developing 'anti-satellite capability' (abcnews.go.com)
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died, Russian media report (edition.cnn.com)
ailed Russian opposition figure and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who made global headlines when he was poisoned with a nerve agent in 2020, has died, the Russian prison service said.