EU warns Israel against "catastrophic" Rafah offensive (www.reuters.com)
BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday warned Israel against launching an offensive in Rafah that ministers said would create a disaster for the roughly 1.5 million refugees crammed into the city on the southern edge of Gaza. “An attack on Rafah would be absolutely catastrophic … it would be...
The Israeli Settler Movement’s Ugly Postwar Plans for Gaza (newrepublic.com)
Air Canada ordered to pay customer who was misled by airline’s chatbot (www.theguardian.com)
Company claimed its chatbot ‘was responsible for its own actions’ when giving wrong information about bereavement fare...
'More and more hunger': Argentina's soup kitchens on brink of collapse from high inflation (www.reuters.com)
A week ago, 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of pasta was enough to feed the dozens of families who visit the Sal de la Tierra soup kitchen in Villa Fiorito, a poor Buenos Aires suburb beset by the economic crisis ravaging Argentina. But with monthly inflation topping 20%, the number of hungry residents has soared. This week, the soup...
Kremlin runs disinformation campaign to undermine Zelensky, documents show (www.washingtonpost.com)
When news first emerged last month that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was preparing to fire his top military commander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, officials in Moscow seemed jubilant. They had been trying to orchestrate just such a split for many months, documents show....
Israeli army chief urges soldiers to stop looting Gaza homes (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israel: No evidence so far that Hamas held hostages in Gaza's Nasser Hospital (www.haaretz.com)
The Israel Defense Forces sent troops into Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis based on intelligence that hostages were held there, but army spokesman Daniel Hagari said that as of Thursday evening no evidence had been found to that effect....
In Extraordinary Move, Venezuela Expels U.N. Human Rights Agency (www.nytimes.com)
The agency has 72 hours to leave the country, marking a “drastic hardening” of conditions inside the South American nation....
Egypt reveals alleged Israeli plan to evacuate Rafah civilians (thecradle.co)
If 1.3 million Palestinians from the southern Gaza city are forced into tent camps along the sea ahead of a military offensive, Israel will be closer to its goal of expelling strip’s population to Egypt by land and other countries by boat
Israel's finance minister blasts Moody's downgrade of the the country's credit rating (abcnews.go.com)
U.N. Agency in Gaza Fought Hamas Infiltration; Not Hard Enough, Israel Says (www.nytimes.com)
Current and former UNRWA officials say that the agency has long taken seriously and investigated accusations of infiltration by Hamas, which seized power in Gaza in 2007. The agency has variously responded to tips from Israel, the United States and its own networks. It was the kind of challenge, they said, that all aid groups...
Israeli Army Probing Death of 12 Hostages in Kibbutz Be'eri House Shelled on Orders of Senior Officer (www.haaretz.com)
An Israel Defense Forces General Staff team has begun investigating an incident in which 12 hostages held by Hamas terrorists were killed in the home of Pessi Cohen in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7....
Czech Republic to build 4 new reactors (www.ans.org)
The Czech government is looking to accelerate the pace at which it is adding nuclear energy to its grid. Officials announced yesterday that it plans to build up to four nuclear reactors—instead of one—as the country tries to become more energy independent and shift away from fossil fuels....
Argentina Lower House of Congress Approves Milei’s Omnibus Bill (news.bloomberglaw.com)
In 144 vs. 109 vote, Milei passes first major legislative test...
Macron calls for farming reform as food producers hurl eggs at European parliament (www.theguardian.com)
Europe’s farming sector is facing a big crisis and must “profoundly” change its rules, Emmanuel Macron has said after a European Union leaders’ summit in Brussels was overshadowed by protesting farmers hurling eggs, dumping manure and lighting fires....
Israel and Lebanon are prepping for a war neither wants, but many fear it's becoming inevitable (apnews.com)
The prospect of a full-scale war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia terrifies people on both sides of the border, but some see it as an inevitable fallout from Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza....
Israel claims a tunnel ran through this Gaza cemetery it destroyed. A visit to the site raised more questions than answers | CNN (www.cnn.com)
A spokesman for the Israeli military said they would provide video of the tunnel shaft in the enormous hole, but never did....
Russia Hit With Widespread Internet Outage Across Country (www.bloomberg.com)
Hamas fires rockets at central Israel, army intercepts some of them (www.reuters.com)
JERUSALEM, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The militant Palestinian group Hamas fired a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv and nearby cities on Monday, displaying long-range fire power after weeks of relative quiet in central Israel, though there were no reports of casualties.
Kim Jong-un admits “terrible situation” in rural areas, pushes for regional development (english.hani.co.kr)
Kim Jong-un said that “failure to satisfactorily provide the people in local areas with basic living necessities” has emerged as “a serious political issue” in North Korea, according to a report Thursday by the state-run Rodong Sinmun.
How Taiwan beat back disinformation and preserved the integrity of its election (apnews.com)
Taiwan has been able to effectively respond to Chinese disinformation in part because of how seriously the threat is perceived there, according to Kenton Thibaut, a senior resident fellow and expert on Chinese disinformation at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab. Instead of a piecemeal approach — focusing...
Yemen Houthi rebels fire a missile at a US warship, escalating worst Mideast sea conflict in decades (abcnews.go.com)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched a missile at a U.S. warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden, forcing it to shoot down the projectile...
Ben Gvir slams ICJ as antisemitic, says Israel should ignore ruling on provisional measures (www.timesofisrael.com)
BJP is more dangerous than Coronavirus, says Stalin (www.thehindu.com)
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