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)
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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)
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....
Growing protests call on Netanyahu to bring Hamas hostages home (www.washingtonpost.com)
On Friday, protesters fired flares in the air and demanded Netanyahu step down. Mounted police and trucks blocked their way. Demonstrators blame the prime minister for the security failures leading to the Hamas attack on Israeli communities on Oct. 7 — when authorities here say militants killed 1,200 people — as well his...
Milei Heading to Pro-Trump Event on Heels of Blinken Meeting (news.yahoo.com)
German, Danish leaders launch construction of new ammunition plant as Europe ramps up production (abcnews.go.com)
The leaders of Germany and Denmark have joined in a ground-breaking ceremony for a new ammunition factory, underlining Europe’s efforts to ramp up its weapons production as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on...
Japan Loses Third-Largest Economy Spot To Germany After Slipping Into Recession (www.forbes.com)
Russia has lost over 400,000 soldiers in Ukraine (news.yahoo.com)
China foreign minister warns against decoupling at Munich Security Conference (www.reuters.com)
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi warned the West that it would be making a historical mistake if it sought to decouple from China in the interests of reducing risk....
Netanyahu Says He Won’t Bow to Pressure to Call Off Rafah Invasion (www.nytimes.com)
Vancouver police officer is directed to remove Star of David patch from uniform (vancouversun.com)
Israel: No evidence so far that Hamas held hostages in Gaza's Nasser Hospital (www.haaretz.com)
The Israel Defense Forces sent troops into Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis based on intelligence that hostages were held there, but army spokesman Daniel Hagari said that as of Thursday evening no evidence had been found to that effect....
Japan loses crown as world’s third-largest economy after it slips into recession (www.theguardian.com)
Japan has been eclipsed by Germany as the world’s third-biggest economy and has slipped into recession, according to data released Thursday, as the country battles a weak yen and an ageing, shrinking population....
Video is said to show U.N. relief worker taking Israeli shot on Oct. 7 (www.washingtonpost.com)
A U.N. relief worker alleged by Israel to have participated in the Oct. 7 attacks was captured on video that day removing the limp body of an Israeli man who had been shot at Kibbutz Beeri and driving off with it, according to information released Friday by Israeli authorities....
UNRWA officials warn funding suspension puts agency’s fate ‘on the line’ (jordantimes.com)
AMMAN — Seventyfive years into the Palestinian “Nakbah”, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has taken the responsibility to provide humanitarian aid to Palestine Refugees across the region....