Police raid villa of Jair Bolsonaro as part of spying investigation (www.theguardian.com)
Alex Formenton first 2018 Team Canada player to turn himself in for alleged sexual assault case (www.bostonglobe.com)
About 30 killed in Mali in weekend village attacks (www.reuters.com)
Putin meets Chad junta leader as Russia competes with France in Africa (news.yahoo.com)
Bangladesh reports first death from Nipah virus this year (www.yahoo.com)
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh reported on Monday its first fatality this year from the brain-damaging Nipah virus when a man died after drinking raw date juice....
Israel says Paris talks on hostage deal were ‘constructive,’ will continue this week (www.timesofisrael.com)
‘Significant gaps’ remain, says Prime Minister’s Office, after US, Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials meet to weigh pause in fighting in exchange for release of hostages...
Spain drought: Ebro Delta workers are searching for ‘equilibrium’ as water runs out (www.euronews.com)
Making Sense of the ICJ's Provisional Measures in South Africa v. Israel (www.lawfaremedia.org)
Iran sentences niece of DW journalist to jail (www.dw.com)
U.N. agency in Gaza fires employees over alleged involvement in Oct. 7 attack (www.npr.org)
How can we save one of Europe’s biggest wetlands from drought? (www.euronews.com)
In the wetlands of Catalonia, farmers and environmentalists are working together to adapt to the region’s longest drought....
35,000 people protest in Austria against far-right (www.euronews.com)
The protest comes in the wake of similar protests in Germany....
U.S. deepens ties with Angola, a model for Washington’s ties to Africa (www.washingtonpost.com)
Non-paywall link...
India now co-operating with Canada following allegations, after 'fruitful' discussions, says outgoing NSIA (www.ctvnews.ca)
Iraq and US begin formal talks to end coalition mission formed to fight the Islamic State group (apnews.com)
The United States and Iraq held a first session of formal talks Saturday in Baghdad aimed at winding down the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition formed to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq....
Houthis attack British-linked tanker Marlin Luanda in Gulf of Aden (www.bbc.com)
A tanker with links to the UK was on fire for several hours in the Gulf of Aden after a being hit by a missile fired by the Houthis....
UN agency investigates staff suspected of role in 7 October attack on Israel (www.theguardian.com)
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday it had opened an investigation into several employees suspected of involvement in the 7 October attacks in Israel by Hamas, and that it had severed ties with those staff members....
Philippines, Vietnam Set to Sign Coast Guard Pact Amid Competing Sea Claims (www.bloomberg.com)
The Philippines and Vietnam are set to sign a cooperation agreement between their coast guards as Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. boosts partnerships in the region amid lingering tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea....
Damage From Cyber Attack on Sweden May Take Weeks to Recover (www.bloomberg.com)
Computer systems of Swedish government agencies made inoperable by an attack on a Tietoevry Oyj data center may be down for weeks, the country’s civil defense minister said....
Korea’s High Court upholds 224.9 billion won fine against Google (www.donga.com)
The Seoul High Court has upheld the 220 billion won fine imposed by the Fair Trade Commission on Google for prohibiting smartphone manufacturers, such as Samsung Electronics, from utilizing mobile operating system (OS) aside from Android, which was legal. On Jan 24, Seoul High Court’s Administrative Division 6-3 ruled that the...
Danish report underscores 'systematic illegal behavior' in adoptions of children from South Korea (apnews.com)
A Danish report on Thursday said that adoptions of children from South Korea to Denmark in the 1970s and 1980s was “characterized by systematic illegal behavior” in the Asian country....
Saint Dwynwen's Day: The story of Wales' Valentine's Day (www.bbc.co.uk)
She looks like Wonder Woman but she’s a saint of love!
NATO's largest exercise since Cold War kicks off (news.yahoo.com)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy dock landing ship Gunston Hall left port on Wednesday to mark the first movement for the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, officials said....
EU and Thailand eye ambitious trade deal (www.dw.com)
Both sides want to protect their own fishery industries, which is proving to be major stumbling block. And Bangkok says the EU is asking for a more comprehensive and higher-caliber deal than Thailand has entered into with any of its existing free trade pacts....
Why are Israeli soldiers sharing snuff videos from their genocide in Gaza? (www.aljazeera.com)
In one video, an Israeli soldier dressed in a dinosaur costume loads artillery shells into a tank and dances as the shells are fired in the direction of Gaza. In another video, a soldier is filmed dedicating an explosion to his two-year-old daughter for her birthday. Seconds later, a Palestinian residential building behind him...
