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‘Red alert’: last year was hottest on record by clear margin, says UN report (www.theguardian.com)
Israel kills police officer in charge of securing aid convoys (www.middleeasteye.net)
The Palestinian police general killed by Israeli forces on Monday morning was in charge of securing the entry of aid trucks into northern Gaza, according to Al Jazeera....
Western Australia had its hottest summer ever, but climate change and heat-related health problems barely made the news (www.abc.net.au)
South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave (www.theguardian.com)
Authorities advise parents to keep children indoors during extreme heatwave, expected to last two weeks...
Leading adviser quits over Instagram’s failure to remove self-harm content (www.theguardian.com)
'Others also affected by religiophobia': India abstains on vote in UNGA on Islamophobia (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Israel broke international law with tank shelling that killed journalist, UN finds (www.theguardian.com)
Geert Wilders says he doesn’t have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch premier (apnews.com)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Geert Wilders, whose anti-Islam, anti-immigration rhetoric swept him to a stunning victory in the November election, said Wednesday he doesn’t have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch prime minister....
Election disinformation takes a big leap with AI being used to deceive worldwide (apnews.com)
Artificial intelligence is supercharging the threat of election disinformation worldwide, making it easy for anyone with a smartphone and a devious imagination to create fake – but convincing – content aimed at fooling voters....
Why the world cannot afford the rich (www.nature.com)
Haiti’s leader resigns as gangs run rampant through country engulfed in crisis (edition.cnn.com)
Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories amount to ‘war crime’: UN (www.scmp.com)
UNRWA report says Israel coerced some agency employees to falsely admit Hamas links (www.timesofisrael.com)
British warship and U.S. aircraft seize 6,000 pounds of cocaine and other drugs after "high-speed chase" in Caribbean Sea (www.cbsnews.com)
US says Israel has agreed to the framework for a Gaza cease-fire. Hamas must now decide (apnews.com)
International mediators have been working for weeks to broker a deal to pause the fighting before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins around March 10. A deal would likely allow aid to reach hundreds of thousands of desperate Palestinians in northern Gaza who aid officials worry are under threat of famine....
A lone orca killed a great white in less than two minutes. Scientists say it could signal an ecological shift (edition.cnn.com)
A pair of orcas working in concert have been killing great whites along a stretch of South African coastline since at least 2017, plundering the sharks’ nutrient-rich livers and discarding the rest....
Israel says no more talks until Hamas provides list of hostages still alive in Gaza (www.axios.com)
Births in Japan hit record low (www.bangkokpost.com)
Palestinian prime minister submits government’s resignation, a move that could open door to reforms (apnews.com)
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian prime minister announced the resignation of his government on Monday, paving the way for a shake-up in the Palestinian Authority, which the U.S. hopes will eventually take on a role in postwar Gaza....
Sweden clears final hurdle in bid to join NATO after Hungary approves accession (www.cnn.com)
‘It was an execution’: family mourns boy shot dead by Israeli forces (www.theguardian.com)
Nihal Abu Ayash, 16, was reportedly the 100th Palestinian child to be killed in the West Bank since Hamas’s 7 October attack...
Police beatings of pro-Palestinian schoolchildren spark outrage in Italy (www.deccanherald.com)
Germany legalizes recreational cannabis use (www.cnn.com)
Russia to gather representatives of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Palestinian factions in Moscow (www.pravda.com.ua)
