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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.

Israel says its special forces are inside the largest hospital in southern Gaza. (www.nytimes.com)

Israeli troops have entered Nasser Medical Complex, the hospital in southern Gaza where thousands of displaced Palestinians had been sheltering in recent days, Gaza’s health ministry and the Israeli military said on Thursday....

Seoul hopes egg freezing can help S. Korea baby crisis, experts disagree (www.france24.com)

In Extraordinary Move, Venezuela Expels U.N. Human Rights Agency (www.nytimes.com)

The agency has 72 hours to leave the country, marking a “drastic hardening” of conditions inside the South American nation....

Venezuela closes UN human rights office citing ‘colonialist attitude’ (www.theguardian.com)

Alexei Navalny dies in jail, Russian prison service says – DW – 02/16/2024 (www.dw.com)

Israel Says Wounded Al Jazeera Journalist A Hamas Militant (www.barrons.com)

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