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Antisemitic incidents in the UK reach new high, new data shows (www.euronews.com)

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A Tunnel Offers Clues to How Hamas Uses Gaza’s Hospitals (www.nytimes.com)

Gaza’s hospitals have emerged as a focal point in Israel’s war with Hamas, with each side citing how the other has pulled the facilities into the conflict as proof of the enemy’s disregard for the safety of civilians....

Islamophobia is endemic in the UK and getting worse, says Yousaf (www.standard.co.uk)

Humza Yousaf became the first Muslim head of state in western Europe in 2023 when he was appointed First Minister of Scotland.

'Hamas a future partner for peace': says Northern Irish First Minister (www.jpost.com)

Michelle O’Neill, the recently elected First Minister of Northern Ireland, said on Thursday that Hamas will eventually be regarded as the future partner for peace in the Middle East in an interview on LBC....

Ukraine claims Russian forces using Starlink internet service (www.cnn.com)

Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence claims it has confirmed the use of Starlink satellite communications by Russian forces in occupied areas....

‘Incredibly rare’ discovery reveals bedbugs came to Britain with the Romans (www.theguardian.com)

Archaeologists find remains of insects that ‘hitchhiked’ here nearly 2,000 years ago...

Hamas command centre found under cemetery Israel accused of desecrating (nationalpost.com)

Russians queue to support Putin opponent in presidential election race (www.euronews.com)

Several Russian opposition figures have vowed to put up a fight against President Vladimir Putin as he seeks yet another term in office....

She was fleeing with her grandson, who was holding a white flag. Then she was shot (www.cnn.com)

Footage showing the moment Hala Khreis was killed as she tried to leave Gaza City went viral earlier this month. It’s one of a growing number of videos that show unarmed civilians holding white flags being shot dead.

Israel Builds Buffer Zone Along Gaza Border, Risking New Rift With U.S. (archive.ph)

Beginning last November, an Israeli soldier and members of his reserve unit worked day after day in a northern section of the Gaza Strip to create a wasteland....

Alarming 45-fold rise in measles in Europe - WHO (www.bbc.com)

There was an “alarming” nearly 45-fold increase in measles cases in Europe last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) says....

'Send back our husbands' - Russian women in rare protest (www.bbc.com)

A group of women are publicly criticising the Russian authorities. Their husbands are among the 300,000 reservists mobilised by Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war in Ukraine in autumn 2022....

Russian Parliament To Consider Seizing Property Of Citizens Who Criticize War (www.rferl.org)

The head of Russia’s parliament said he plans to submit legislation next week that would allow the state to seize the property of “scoundrels” who criticize the war in Ukraine....

Donkey cart loaded with explosives kills a police officer and critically injures 4 others in Kenya (apnews.com)

A donkey cart carrying a suspected improvised bomb blew up at a checkpoint on the Kenya-Somalia border Thursday, killing one Kenyan police officer and critically wounding four others, authorities said....

Arnold Schwarzenegger Detained At Munich Airport Over Luxury Watch (www.huffpost.com)

Netanyahu says he has told US he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario (apnews.com)

Hundreds of protesters clash with police in Russian republic of Bashkortostan (www.theguardian.com)

Hundreds – and possibly thousands – of Alsynov’s supporters initially gathered in front of the courthouse on Monday when closing arguments were delivered in the case. The Russian independent news outlet Agentstvo reported that it was one of the biggest protests in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine, which has brought...

Israel readies for pregnancies in female hostages raped by Hamas (www.jpost.com)

Ukrainian Sources: We Just Shot Down Two Of Russia’s Best Command Planes (www.forbes.com)

Ukrainian air-defenses reportedly shot down two of the Russian air force’s rarest and most valuable command aircraft on Sunday: a Beriev A-50 radar early-warning plane and an Ilyushin Il-22 airborne command post....

Three armed Palestinians trying to break into settlement killed (www.reuters.com)

Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says (apnews.com)

The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month....

Biden wants Mexican help to stop the migrant surge. Here's what Mexico wants in return. (www.nbcnews.com)

… in late December, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken went to Mexico to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to ask for greater assistance. Those conversations were “preliminary,” the officials said, and did not result in hard promises from either...

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