Australian working in Rafah hospital says all staff are struggling: ‘We have victims caring for victims’ (www.theguardian.com)
Indian port workers refuse to handle Israel weapon shipments (www.independent.co.uk)
‘It’s legalised robbery’: anger grows at China’s struggling shadow banks | Chinese economy | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died, Russian media report (edition.cnn.com)
ailed Russian opposition figure and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who made global headlines when he was poisoned with a nerve agent in 2020, has died, the Russian prison service said.
Alexei Navalny dies in jail, Russian prison service says – DW – 02/16/2024 (www.dw.com)
Canada joins allies in warning Israel that ground offensive in Rafah would be 'catastrophic' (www.cbc.ca)
As Israel threatens to launch a military ground offensive in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, members of the international community — including Canada — are urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reconsider.
Netanyahu Nixes Israeli Return To-Cairo Hostage Talks Cites Delusional Hamas Stance (www.jewishpress.com)
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Israeli strikes kill 44 Palestinians in Rafah after Netanyahu says ground invasion is coming there (apnews.com)
including more than a dozen children
German firm BASF urged to quit Xinjiang over ‘gross abuses’ of Uyghurs (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas set to reject Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, demand more prisoners - report (m.jpost.com)
Hamas is set to reject on Sunday evening the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal proposed in Paris last week, Saudi outlet Al-Arabiya reported....
Palestinian children killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Here is a list of the names we know, from more than 11,500 children killed during Israel’s war on Gaza. Even this is less than half of those killed.
How Australian undercover police ‘fed’ an autistic 13-year-old’s fixation with Islamic State (www.theguardian.com)
Counter-terrorism police encouraged an autistic 13-year-old boy in his fixation on Islamic State in an undercover operation after his parents sought help from the authorities....
Israel To Pursue Genocide Case Against Iran At ICJ (www.iranintl.com)
Ukraine says it sank Russian warship off coast of Crimea and unleashed ‘massive’ missile barrage on peninsula (www.cnn.com)
Ukraine’s military intelligence says it sank a Russian warship off the coast of Crimea overnight into Thursday, landing the latest in a series of blows to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet after mounting a “massive” missile attack on the occupied peninsula hours earlier....
Centuries-old mosque torn down in New Delhi (www.dhakatribune.com)
The Masjid Akhonji in New Delhi, which its caretakers say is around 600 years old...
Israel Held 82-year-old Gaza Woman With Alzheimer's for Two Months as an 'Unlawful Combatant' (www.haaretz.com)
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Defence Intelligence unit sinks Russian corvette Ivanovets in Crimea – video (www.pravda.com.ua)
French move to make abortion a ‘guaranteed freedom’ gains big win in lower house (www.theguardian.com)
Constitutional change could face fight in Senate after national assembly approves measure by 493 votes to 30...
Rats and mice swarm trenches in Ukraine in grisly echo of World War I (www.cnn.com)
Top Members of Far-right Swedish Party With neo-Nazi Roots Meet Israeli Minister in Knesset (www.haaretz.com)
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GPS interference now a major flight safety concern for airline industry (www.theregister.com)
Europe’s aviation safety body is working with the airline industry to counter a danger posed by interference with GPS signals - now seen as a growing threat to the safety of air travel....
Australian PM hints at cost-of-living relief for low and middle-income earners (www.smh.com.au)
Japan bomber may have been found after 50 years (www.bbc.com)
Italy suspends financing for UNRWA: Foreign Minister Tajani (www.reuters.com)
The decision follows allegations that some UNRWA workers were involved in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel carried out by Palestinian militant group Hamas....
US secretly warned Iran before ISIS terror attack | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
