Norway to help transfer of frozen tax funds to Palestinian Authority (www.reuters.com)
Putin vs the West: At War, documentary review: the inside story of the war that took world leaders by surprise (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Full doc youtu.be/xjLOC7_geKQ
Russia claims full control of Avdiivka after Ukrainian retreat (www.theguardian.com)
Russia has said it has taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, its biggest gain since capturing Bakhmut last May, after a retreat by Ukrainian troops....
Navalny in final message: ‘You’re not allowed to give up’ (thehill.com)
At the end of the Oscar-winning documentary “Navalny,” Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny delivers a final chilling message....
Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran Used GPT for 'Malicious Cyber Activities', OpenAI Says (www.vice.com)
China to send coast guard ships as tensions rise over Taiwanese islands (www.reuters.com)
Knesset to vote on expulsion of MK Ofer Cassif over signing ICJ petition (www.haaretz.com)
Gazan youth shot dead by Hamas police over attempted aid theft, sparking fiery protests (www.ynetnews.com)
Two dead, scores injured after police open fire in India's Manipur state (www.reuters.com)
Macron says recognizing a Palestinian state 'not a taboo' for France (www.lemonde.fr)
Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone, says UN (apnews.com)
Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their homes alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the U.N. mission in Afghanistan....
Major fire breaks out at French plant housing lithium batteries (www.france24.com)
German city of Dresden commemorates WWII bombing (www.dw.com)
China using cyanide to 'destroy' Scarborough on purpose — BFAR (www.philstar.com)
Israeli cabinet rejects international calls for Palestinian state (www.ft.com)
The Israeli cabinet has approved a motion rejecting any “international diktats” regarding a permanent settlement with the Palestinians, including the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state....
The Death Throes of a Ukrainian City (www.nytimes.com)
Since Jan. 1, President Vladimir V. Putin’s forces have dropped around one million pounds of aerial bombs on an area encompassing just 12 square miles, according to estimates by Ukrainian officials and British intelligence....
China set to lose 60 percent of population by century's end (www.newsweek.com)
'It is urgent': European leaders appeal for greater support for Ukraine as Russia makes major gain (www.cnbc.com)
The West is suffering a “colossal failure of imagination” in thinking Russia’s war in Ukraine will not hit them next, defense policymakers heard at Munich Security Conference....
Brazil’s Lula compares Israel’s war on Gaza with the Holocaust (www.aljazeera.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/15675273...
Moscow to host PLO-Hamas unity talks on Feb. 26, Palestinian PM says (www.jpost.com)
US signals it will block proposed Gaza ceasefire resolution at UN (www.aljazeera.com)
Prominent Black Church Leaders Call for End of U.S. Aid to Israel
Prominent Black Church Leaders Call for End of U.S. Aid to Israel www.nytimes.com/…/ame-church-us-israel-aid.html?s…
U.S. Plans to Send Weapons to Israel Amid Biden Push for Cease-Fire Deal (www.wsj.com)
The Biden administration is preparing to send bombs and other weapons to Israel that would add to its military arsenal even as the U.S. pushes for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza, according to current and former U.S. officials....
In Russia’s Arctic, Alexei Navalny’s mother searches for her son’s body (apnews.com)
For the mother of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died at age 47 in an Arctic penal colony, the journey to recover her son’s body Saturday was an odyssey with no clear destination....