Israel-Gaza latest: Hamas rejects latest ceasefire proposal - as 'date set' for Rafah ground offensive (news.sky.com)
Israeli Doctor Blows Whistle on War Crimes (consortiumnews.com)
Havana syndrome: Report links mystery illness to Russian intelligence unit (www.bbc.com)
A mysterious illness that has affected US diplomats in recent years has been linked to a Russian intelligence unit....
Israel deploys army of bots to spread anti-UNRWA propaganda: Report (thecradle.co)
Israel is executing an online influence campaign using hundreds of fake social media accounts to advance “Israeli interests” among progressive western audiences, including US lawmakers, Haaretz reported on 19 March, citing an investigation by Israeli media watchdog group Fake Reporter.
Climate protesters can't rely on beliefs in criminal damage cases, UK court rules (news.yahoo.com)
LONDON (Reuters) - Environmental activists accused of criminal damage cannot rely on their political or philosophical beliefs as a defence, London’s Court of Appeal ruled on Monday, raising the prospect of more protesters being convicted for direct action....
Furious Hungary summons US envoy over Biden’s ‘dictatorship’ comment (www.theguardian.com)
US president said Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is ‘looking for a dictatorship’ after Orbán met with Trump in Florida...
The Oceans We Knew Are Already Gone (www.theatlantic.com)
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U.S. embassy warns of imminent attack in Moscow by 'extremists' (www.yahoo.com)
Internet cables cut in the Red Sea in 'exceptionally rare' incident, disrupting much of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East (fortune.com)
Israeli tanks deliberately ran over dozens of Palestinians (www.middleeasteye.net)
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Israel not sending delegation to Cairo for Gaza talks, Israeli official says (www.cnn.com)
Live Updates: In Chaotic Gaza Scene, Many Are Killed and Wounded as Israelis Open Fire (www.nytimes.com)
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Israel’s economy slumps 19.4% in the fourth quarter as war takes a toll | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Israel orders evacuations in Gaza City, as U.N. suspends food deliveries to the north because of looting. (www.nytimes.com)
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Putin gifts car to Kim Jong Un in sign of ‘special personal relations,’ North Korean state media reports | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto (www.reuters.com)
The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, said diplomats, a move the United States signaled it would veto....
Israel Says Wounded Al Jazeera Journalist A Hamas Militant (www.barrons.com)
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UK workers must accept lower pay deals to help beat inflation, says Bank ratesetter (www.theguardian.com)
Pod of orcas trapped by thick sea ice off northern Japan, drone footage shows (www.cbsnews.com)
Where Is Hamas Getting Its Weapons? Increasingly, From Israel. (www.nytimes.com)
Israeli military and intelligence officials have concluded that a significant number of weapons used by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks and in the war in Gaza came from an unlikely source: the Israeli military itself....
Ukraine levels up the fight with drone strikes deep into Russia (www.theguardian.com)
Over the past three weeks, Ukraine has wreaked havoc with Russia’s energy infrastructure. Soon after the new year, someone attached explosives to train carriages in the Urals city of Nizhny Tagil. A blast took place next to facilities owned by Gazprom Neft, the country’s third biggest oil producer. Next, a kamikaze drone...
Putin Says Russia Shouldn’t Be Ruled By ‘Weirdos Who Show Their Backsides’ (www.kyivpost.com)
Zero-emission goal still eludes the EU, where most cars emit the same CO2 levels as 12 years ago (apnews.com)
Most passenger cars in the European Union still emit the same quantity of carbon dioxide as 12 years ago, the European Union’s auditing agency warned on Wednesday....
Russian soldiers' wives want their men back, posing a rare challenge to Putin (www.nbcnews.com)
NBC News spoke with a number of women who are part of a growing movement calling for their loved ones to be discharged from the military and allowed to return to civilian life....
Chaotic wave of attacks and reprisals in Middle East fuel worries of a broader regional war (apnews.com)
A barrage of U.S., coalition and militant attacks in the Middle East over the last five days are compounding U.S. fears that Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza could expand, as massive military strikes failed to stall the assault on Red Sea shipping by Yemen-based Houthis....
