Climate change row as British scientists claim ‘Day After Tomorrow’ modelling is wrong (www.telegraph.co.uk)
U.N. Agency in Gaza Fought Hamas Infiltration; Not Hard Enough, Israel Says (www.nytimes.com)
Current and former UNRWA officials say that the agency has long taken seriously and investigated accusations of infiltration by Hamas, which seized power in Gaza in 2007. The agency has variously responded to tips from Israel, the United States and its own networks. It was the kind of challenge, they said, that all aid groups...
Myanmar: All men and women of eligible age now required to serve in army (www.wionews.com)
Irish unification referendum by 2030, Sinn Fein leader tells Sky News (news.sky.com)
Mary Lou McDonald had previously said unification was within “touching distance” after the return of power-sharing government to Northern Ireland, led by her Sinn Fein colleague Michelle O’Neill. But she acknowledges there is “an awful lot of work to be done”....
The president seized 1% of El Salvador's population. Their children pay the consequences (apnews.com)
Tears welled in Alex’s eyes and he pressed his head into his hands as he thought about more than a year of birthdays and holidays without his mother, who was swept up by El Salvador’s police as she walked to work in a clothing factory....
Biden urged to include politicians in sanctions on violent Israeli settlers (www.theguardian.com)
There are growing calls for Joe Biden to use his new executive order sanctioning violent Israeli settlers to also target political leaders, including government ministers, responsible for driving attacks against Palestinians....
Inside Hamas' sensitive base under UNRWA HQ in Gaza City (www.ynetnews.com)
IDF said tunnel contains treasure trove of intelligence assets as discovery sheds further light on deep links between terrorist group and UN aid and relief agency
Ukraine needs more troops fighting Russia. Hardened professionals from Colombia are helping (apnews.com)
Hungary President Novak quits under pressure over sex-abuse pardon case (www.politico.eu)
Judit Varga, who was expected to lead the ruling Fidesz party’s slate in the European Parliament election, also resigned....
Body of 6-year-old killed in ‘deliberate’ Israeli fire found after 12 days (www.aljazeera.com)
Relatives find body of Hind Rajab who had begged rescuers to send help after being trapped by Israeli military fire.
Russian drones kill 7 people, including 3 children, in Ukraine's Kharkiv (www.reuters.com)
China promises ‘heavy price’ for blocking reunification as US, Japan hold drills (www.scmp.com)
On a Frozen Border, Finland Puzzles Over a ‘Russian Game’ (www.nytimes.com)
As it votes on Sunday for a new president, NATO’s newest member says Moscow is testing it by turning asylum seekers into a political pressure point....
Milei’s party presents draft bill to repeal Argentina abortion law (www.laprensalatina.com)
Buenos Aires, Feb 7 (EFE).- Argentina’s far-right ruling coalition La Libertad Avanza has presented a draft bill to repeal the country’s abortion law in parliament, according to information on Wednesday....
Senegal’s president defends delaying elections in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide (apnews.com)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese President Macky Sall defended his decision to postpone elections as violent protests erupted across the country on Friday....
Biden criticises Israel military campaign in Gaza as ‘over the top’ (www.theguardian.com)
US President Joe Biden has suggested that Israel’s military response in Gaza has been “over the top” and said he is seeking a “sustained pause in the fighting” to help ailing Palestinian civilians....
Netanyahu Orders Military to Make Plans to Evacuate Civilians in Rafah (www.nytimes.com)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has ordered the Israeli military to come up with a plan for civilians sheltering in the southern city of Rafah to evacuate, his office said on Friday, clearing the way for an expected offensive into the crowded city....
Imran Khan allies win shock victory in Pakistan election despite crackdown (www.theguardian.com)
Politicians allied with the former prime minister Imran Khan’s party have defied a military-led crackdown and alleged widespread rigging to win the most seats in Pakistan’s election, but opponent Nawaz Sharif claimed victory and said he would form a coalition government....
Gazans surviving off animal feed and rice as food dwindles (www.bbc.co.uk)
People living in the isolated north of Gaza have told the BBC that children are going without food for days, as aid convoys are increasingly denied permits to enter. Some residents have resorted to grinding animal feed into flour to survive, but even stocks of those grains are now dwindling, they say....
Netanyahu meets Argentina’s new leader Milei, ‘a great friend’ of Israel (www.timesofisrael.com)
Myanmar junta enforces compulsory military service law: Report (www.hindustantimes.com)
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State of emergency declared in Iceland after volcanic eruption (www.bbc.com)
A state of emergency has been declared in Iceland after lava from a volcanic eruption damaged key hot water pipes....