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Xinjiang freezes in -52.3°C temperature, harshest cold spell in over six decades (www.channelnewsasia.com)

China coast guard boarded Taiwanese boat near frontline islands, Taiwan says (www.reuters.com)

Chinese coast guard personnel briefly boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat near Taiwan-controlled islands next to China’s coast on Monday, the government in Taipei said, in an escalation of tensions after China said it would carry out regular patrols....

Mexicans turn out in droves to 'protect democracy' ahead of elections | Reuters (news.yahoo.com)

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Huge crowds filled Mexico City’s main square on Sunday in support of the nation’s electoral authority, accusing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of trying to weaken the body ahead of a presidential election in June....

Israel Says It Will Not Force Gazans Into Egypt, as It Searches Major Hospital (www.nytimes.com)

Israel said on Friday that it would not try to force Palestinians from southern Gaza into Egypt, seeking to calm Palestinian fears of a mass displacement even as Israeli forces pressed ahead with a military operation inside the largest hospital in the area....

Russia arrests German for carrying cannabis gummy bears (www.bbc.co.uk)

Missing Turkish miners ‘swallowed by cyanide-laced landslide’ (www.theguardian.com)

Church Leads Hateful, Twisted Campaign Against Gay Marriage (www.thedailybeast.com)

‘Now we are not safe’: Sweden’s Kurds fear Nato deal has sold them out (www.theguardian.com)

Farmers' protest: Delhi turns into fortress as thousands march to India capital (www.bbc.com)

Australia's transformation into a cashless society has left people like Morgan behind. Here's how they're coping (www.abc.net.au)

Satellite Images Point to Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care Facilities (www.wired.com)

Marathon world record holder dies in car crash at age 24. (abcnews.go.com)

Azerbaijani president on track for 94 percent landslide in tainted election (www.politico.eu)

The vote comes just months after Ilham Aliyev declared victory in the decades-old Nagorno-Karabakh conflict....

Zelenskiy set to replace senior officials amid Ukraine leadership ‘reset’ (www.theguardian.com)

Comments come as speculation continues president is preparing to fire commander of armed forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi...

China threatens Ukraine because of Chinese companies added to list of war sponsors (www.yahoo.com)

Russia condemns Ecuador over decision to hand Russian military hardware to US for Ukraine - RIA (www.reuters.com)

MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Russia’s foreign ministry on Friday condemned a decision by Ecuador to hand over Russian-made military hardware to the United States for use in Ukraine as a “reckless” breach of contract, the RIA news agency reported....

US Approves $4B Sale of MQ-9B Drones, Hellfire Missiles to India (www.thedefensepost.com)

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 31 MQ-9B Sky Guardian drones to India....

[S Korea] Defense ministry says is not considering female conscription (en.yna.co.kr)

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) – The defense ministry said Tuesday it is not considering conscripting women for the country’s mandatory military service after the issue received renewed attention in a campaign pledge ahead of the April general elections....

Armenia formally joins international criminal court in snub to Russia (www.theguardian.com)

Armenia has formally joined the international criminal court (ICC), officials said, a move which traditional ally Moscow has denounced as unfriendly....

Russia and Ukraine exchange PoWs after plane crash prevented last swap (www.theguardian.com)

Russia and Ukraine have conducted a major prisoner-of-war exchange a week after a previous swap was prevented when a Russian Il-76 transport plane was shot down and exploded near the border between the two countries....

'We're the country of beef, but we can only afford chicken' (www.bbc.com)

Iran-backed terrorists abandon positions along Iraq-Syria border, avoid phone calls after US vows revenge for Jordan (www.firstpost.com)

‘Not looking for war with Iran, can’t say what Iran wants’: US (www.firstpost.com)

Russia boasts it is beating sanctions, but its longer-term prospects are bleak (www.cnn.com)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken to gloating about Russia’s resistance to international sanctions and its supposed economic resilience, despite the best efforts of the United States and its G7 partners to choke off Moscow’s oil revenues and starve it of military technology....