Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger hint at a new west African currency: what it’ll take for it to succeed (theconversation.com)
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Israel's religious right has a clear plan for Gaza: 'We are occupying, deporting and settling' (www.yahoo.com)
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Israel Gaza: US reports death of senior Hamas military leader Marwan Issa (www.bbc.com)
Details are also released of President Biden's high-stakes call to Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
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CATL, the little-known Chinese battery maker that has the US worried (www.theguardian.com)
It is the world’s biggest battery maker, it powers electric vehicles for Tesla, Volkswagen and BMW, and its EV technology is miles ahead of US offerings, say experts...
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In a global first, Gambia could reverse its ban on female genital cutting (apnews.com)
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Living outside China has become more like living inside China (www.economist.com)
The Communist Party is trying to tighten its grip on the Chinese diaspora...
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Fatah slams Hamas: Responsible for the current ‘Nakba’ (www.jpost.com)
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Cocoa prices spike above $8K, boosted by global turmoil (www.axios.com)
Trump: ‘I don’t know’ if Putin was responsible for Navalny’s death (thehill.com)
Former President Trump continued to question the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday, after being criticized for not explicitly blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin for what many Western leaders believe was an assassination....
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Hong Kong may design new halal certification system as part of Mideast outreach (www.scmp.com)
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Niger junta repudiates deal allowing US military bases on its soil (www.theguardian.com)
Niger’s ruling military junta says it has revoked with immediate effect a military accord that allows US military personnel and civilian staff on its soil....
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Israeli forces kill 20 gunmen in raid at Gaza's Al Shifa hospital, army says (www.reuters.com)
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Cuba summons top US diplomat, accuses US of stoking protests (www.reuters.com)
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US Intel: ISIS, al Qaeda, Hamas, & Hezbollah (www.wilsoncenter.org)
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Israel again massacres Palestinian civilians who had gathered to obtain humanitarian aid in Gaza (euromedmonitor.org)
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Cuba Uncovers Russian Military Recruiters Trafficking Citizens To Ukraine (theowp.org)
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China ends 9-year decline in new marriages in 2023, but divorces also climb (www.bangkokpost.com)
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Jordan army says it detected suspicious aerial movements near Syria border (www.reuters.com)
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"White House: Biden and Netanyahu Discuss Rafah Situation and Gaza Aid" (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu engaged in a phone conversation on Monday to address the ongoing developments in Gaz
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12 months of record ocean heat has scientists puzzled and concerned (www.nbcnews.com)
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Brazil military leaders told police Bolsonaro plotted to remain in power despite election defeat (apnews.com)
SAO PAULO (AP) — Two top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them a plan for him to remain in power after the 2022 election he lost, but both refused and warned him they would arrest him if he tried it, according to judicial documents released Friday....
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GAZA STRIP: Hostilities leave the entire population highly food insecure and at risk of Famine | IPC - Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (www.ipcinfo.org)
Between 8 December 2023 and 7 February 2024, the entire population in the Gaza Strip (about 2.2 million people) is classified in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse). This is the highest share of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity that the IPC initiative has ever classified for any given area or country....
Gangsters, Money and Murder: How Chinese Organized Crime Is Dominating America’s Illegal Marijuana Market (www.propublica.org)
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul (www.reuters.com)
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