Canada's maple syrup reserve almost empty as sap season at risk of becoming another casualty of the winter that wasn't (www.thestar.com)
US and Japan push for ban on nuclear weapons in space with UN security council resolution (www.theguardian.com)
‘Everything he is saying isn’t true’: Congolese governments denounce Trump’s baseless stories about emptied prisons (www.cnn.com)
There is no evidence for former President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that “the Congo” has emptied prisons to allow violent criminals to come to the US border as migrants – and the governments of both the Democratic Republic of Congo and the neighboring Republic of Congo say Trump’s assertions are entirely false....
Biden’s plan to build floating port for Gaza aid could take 60 days (www.independent.co.uk)
Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sites (apnews.com)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on key government sites in an explosion of violence that includes a mass escape from the country’s two biggest prisons....
Israeli tanks have deliberately run over dozens of Palestinian civilians alive (euromedmonitor.org)
United Nations Official Says State Repression of Environmental Defenders Threatens Democracy and Human Rights (insideclimatenews.org)
Gaza doctor says gunfire accounted for 80% of the wounds at his hospital from aid convoy bloodshed (apnews.com)
The head of a Gaza City hospital that treated some of those wounded in the bloodshed surrounding an aid convoy said Friday that more than 80% had been struck by gunfire, suggesting there was heavy shooting by Israeli troops....
Exclusive: Israeli forces fired on food convoy in Gaza, UN documents and satellite analysis reveals (edition.cnn.com)
Egypt Threatens Netanyahu with End of Camp David Peace Accords if he Invades Rafah (znetwork.org)
Israel frees two hostages in Rafah under cover of air strike; health officials say 37 killed (www.reuters.com)
DOHA/JERUSALEM, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Israel launched a special forces operation that freed two Israeli hostages in Rafah amid air strikes early on Monday, which local health officials said killed 37 people and wounded dozens in the southern Gaza city....
Sky News ‘Not Seen Proof’ That UNWRA Aids Hamas After Reviewing Israel’s ‘Evidence’ (www.mediaite.com)
“The Israeli intelligence documents make several claims that Sky News has not seen proof of and many of the claims, even if true, do not directly implicate UNRWA,” Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall wrote Thursday.
The president seized 1% of El Salvador's population. Their children pay the consequences (apnews.com)
Tears welled in Alex’s eyes and he pressed his head into his hands as he thought about more than a year of birthdays and holidays without his mother, who was swept up by El Salvador’s police as she walked to work in a clothing factory....
As Far-Right Surges in US and Germany Debate Rages Over Disqualification of Those Who Would Destroy Democracy (religiondispatches.org)
Psychiatric wards in Korea filled up with depressed teens and 20-somethings (www.chosun.com)
Shin (14), a middle school student in Daegu has been addicted to gaming for years. He stayed up all night in his room playing games. He was always late for school, and his friends teased him, calling a “game otaku(maniac)”. Shin blamed himself for being “someone unnecessary.” Late last year, he was diagnosed with severe...
Italian net closes in on 'Fleximan' - vigilante destroyer of speed cameras (www.bbc.com)
Turkey hikes interest rate again to 45% after inflation nears 65% (www.cnbc.com)
Turkey’s central bank on Thursday hiked its key interest rate by another 250 basis points to 45%....
Putin Sends US Signal on Ukraine Talks, Sensing Advantage in War (www.bloomberg.com)
"Vladimir Putin is testing the waters on whether the U.S. is ready to engage in talks for ending Russia’s war in Ukraine,” Bloomberg reports....
Switzerland to host Ukraine peace summit at Zelenskyy's request (www.ctvnews.ca)
Saudi Arabia wants peace with Israel after Gaza war, envoy tells BBC (www.jpost.com)
Red Sea crisis from Houthi attacks hits world trade as cost of shipping soars by 170% (english.elpais.com)
Sweden moves one step closer to NATO membership after a Turkish parliamentary committee gives approval (apnews.com)
Beijing shrugs at U.S. call for help protecting Red Sea shipping (www.politico.com)
China’s disinterest in Red Sea policing role underscores Beijing’s reluctance to back its rhetoric on Middle East peace with substantive action....
UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demands Gaza ceasefire (www.bbc.com)
Donald Tusk becomes Poland's prime minister with the mission of improving European Union ties (apnews.com)
Donald Tusk, a leader of a centrist party, returned as Poland’s prime minister for the first time in nearly a decade after a vote in parliament on Monday, paving the way for a new pro-European Union government following eight years of stormy national conservative rule....
