Indonesia election: minister dogged by rights abuse claims ‘takes early lead’ (www.theguardian.com)
Belgium confirms: Hamas operates in Belgium through shell company (www.ynetnews.com)
Rap Battle: Italian Music Festival Rocked by Genocide Accusations Against Israel (www.haaretz.com)
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Pakistan: coalition agrees to form government and shut out Imran Khan’s party (www.theguardian.com)
A coalition including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PLM-N) and the Pakistan People’s party (PPP) have agreed to form the next government of Pakistan, ensuring that the party of former prime minister Imran Khan will not take power despite getting the most votes in the election....
Stray Dogs Attack IDF Fighters in North Gaza; Nature and Parks Official: Shoot Them (www.jewishpress.com)
A landslide in Turkey has trapped 9 gold mine workers (www.npr.org)
Burrard Bridge closed in Vancouver due to pro-Palestinian protest (vancouversun.com)
Cambodia reports a new bird flu case, the brother of a 9-year-old who died of the virus (apnews.com)
The brother of a boy who died last week from bird flu has tested positive for the virus, Cambodia’s Health Ministry said Monday....
US set to overtake China as Germany's top trade partner -DIHK (www.reuters.com)
The United States is set to overtake China as Germany’s most important trade partner by 2025 at the latest if current trends continue, according to the head of foreign trade at the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)....
Rio's Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands (apnews.com)
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is under pressure to deliver on promises to eradicate illegal mining, particularly amid a recent backslide in efforts. Sunday’s parade comes as Brazil celebrates one year since Lula declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people in the Amazon, who are suffering from malnutrition...
Indian state's polygamy ban divides some Muslim women (www.reuters.com)
NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Shayara Bano heaved a sigh of relief on Wednesday at the enactment of a law banning polygamy in her small Indian state, the culmination of a years-long effort including her own case before the nation’s Supreme Court....
Pakistan: How Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif can both declare victory (www.reuters.com)
"Former Pakistani prime ministers and bitter rivals Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan both declared victory in elections marred by delayed results and militant attacks, throwing the country into further political turmoil,”...
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....
Myanmar junta enforces compulsory military service law: Report (www.hindustantimes.com)
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Beijing accused of using spying, threats and blackmail against Tibetan exiles (www.theguardian.com)
Russian drones kill 7 people, including 3 children, in Ukraine's Kharkiv (www.reuters.com)
Russian drone attack on Kharkiv petrol station kills seven (www.theguardian.com)
Seven people, including three children, were killed in a Russian drone attack on a petrol station in the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, the regional governor said on Saturday....
Indonesian presidential vote highlights tradeoffs between fast growth and a healthy environment (apnews.com)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A presidential election in Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, is highlighting choices to be made as the country seeks to profit from its rich reserves of nickel and other resources that are vital to the global transition away from fossil fuels....
Sweden has thwarted Iranian attack plots, counterintelligence police say (apnews.com)
Haiti: Five killed as protest against prime minister spreads (www.dw.com)
Protests have swept through Haiti as increasingly violent demonstrations demand the resignation of Ariel Henry. According to a 2022 accord, Henry was to cede power on February 7, 2024....
Beijing empties out as migrants head home for first ‘real’ CNY after Covid-19 pandemic (www.straitstimes.com)
Del Monte Kenya representatives accused of seeking to cover up circumstances of men’s deaths (www.theguardian.com)
Representatives of Del Monte Kenya have been accused of offering bribes in an attempt to cover up the circumstances in which four men died after going to steal pineapples from its farm in December....
Ethiopia: UK warns of food crisis triggered by war and drought (www.bbc.com)
James Landale travels with the UK Africa minister to northern Ethiopia, where the situation is deteriorating.
EU to take action against Hungary’s ‘sovereignty’ law (www.theguardian.com)
The European Commission has announced it is taking the first step in legal action against Hungary over a new law that it says violates the principle of democracy, upping tensions with Budapest as the continent enters a fraught election season....
Kenyan doomsday cult leader charged with murder of 191 children (www.reuters.com)
NAIROBI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 29 associates were charged on Tuesday with the murder of 191 children whose bodies were found among more than double that number buried in a forest....
