UK Sanctions 4 Israeli Settlers Accused of Human Rights Abuses in West Bank | World News - Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Macron calls for 'lasting ceasefire' in Gaza (plus others) (www.tbsnews.net)
I actually want to aggregate several articles from the last couple of days, for good reason. Let’s hope the mods understand:...
Al Jazeera journalist outed as Hamas commander by IDF (nationalpost.com)
'Hamas a future partner for peace': says Northern Irish First Minister (www.jpost.com)
Michelle O’Neill, the recently elected First Minister of Northern Ireland, said on Thursday that Hamas will eventually be regarded as the future partner for peace in the Middle East in an interview on LBC....
The aftermath of Israeli strikes on Rafah (www.aljazeera.com)
At least 67 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza’s southern city of Rafah as strikes hit houses and mosques.
Switzerland moves to ban Hamas and supports Israel's self-defence (www.euronews.com)
Pope Francis: I don’t bless a ‘homosexual marriage.’ I bless two people who love each other. (www.americamagazine.org)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – People who act shocked that a priest would bless a gay couple but have no problem with him blessing a crooked businessman are hypocrites, Pope Francis said....
World temperatures go above 1.5 C warming threshold for a year: climate scientists, For the first time on record, global warming has exceeded temperatures of 1.5 C over a 12-month period: EU scientist (vancouversun.com)
Nato chief says Trump remarks may put US and EU lives at risk (www.theguardian.com)
A White House spokesperson put it the best, I think:...
A top Jewish group in Switzerland slams antisemitic poster purportedly by a local ski rental stand (apnews.com)
Estonian PM: Russia provoked by weakness, not strength (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine’s Western allies must commit to victory over Russia and not fall into “traps” laid by the Kremlin, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said in a Feb. 11 interview with the Austrian news outlet Der Standard....
Israel frees two hostages in Rafah under cover of air strike; health officials say 37 killed (www.reuters.com)
DOHA/JERUSALEM, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Israel launched a special forces operation that freed two Israeli hostages in Rafah amid air strikes early on Monday, which local health officials said killed 37 people and wounded dozens in the southern Gaza city....
Al-Jazeera journalist by day, Hamas commander by night: IDF reveals (www.jpost.com)
Burrard Bridge closed in Vancouver due to pro-Palestinian protest (vancouversun.com)
UK workers must accept lower pay deals to help beat inflation, says Bank ratesetter (www.theguardian.com)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire missiles at ship bound for Iran, their main supporter (apnews.com)
Richest 1% own more than 40% of country's wealth: Report (www.livemint.com)
Australia's transformation into a cashless society has left people like Morgan behind. Here's how they're coping (www.abc.net.au)
Biden warns Netanyahu against Rafah operation without ‘credible’ safety plan (www.theguardian.com)
In a call Sunday with Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden told the Israeli prime minister that Israel should not launch a military operation in Rafah “without a credible and executable plan for ensuring the safety of and support for the more than one million people sheltering there”....
Biden joins international calls for Israel to halt Rafah offensive (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden has added his voice to growing international calls for Israel to drop plans for an all-out military assault on the city of Rafah, in southern Gaza, after a ferocious hostage rescue operation that killed dozens of Palestinians....
Hamas says Israeli air strikes killed two captives, seriously wounded eight (www.middleeasteye.net)
Hamas’s armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, said Israeli air strikes across Gaza in the past 96 hours killed two Israeli captives and seriously wounded eight others....
Satellite Images Point to Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care Facilities (www.wired.com)
Sweden Democrats threaten to quit right-wing EU group if Orbán joins (www.politico.eu)
MEP Charlie Weimers says his party has had to consider ‘other options’ in light of Orbán’s stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....
Erik Prince Calls for U.S. to Colonize Africa and Latin America (theintercept.com)
Can money buy happiness? Income may boost emotional well-being more than we thought (www.cbc.ca)
Money does indeed buy happiness, and it increases with a bigger paycheque more than economists previously believed, a recent analysis has found.