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....
Japan suspends funding to UNRWA over alleged staff ties to Oct. 7 Hamas attack (www3.nhk.or.jp)
AfD narrowly loses first election since mass deportation meeting revelations (www.theguardian.com)
AfD faces first election since revelations about mass deportation meeting...
(LEAD) N. Korea fires several cruise missiles from its east coast: JCS (en.yna.co.kr)
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) – North Korea fired several cruise missiles from its east coast on Sunday, the South Korean military said, days after Pyongyang test-fired new strategic cruise missiles from the west coast....
West Bank settler extremists widen campaign against Palestinians (news.yahoo.com)
As the gunshots moved closer, 5-year-old Shahid ran to her father, Ali, and hid behind his legs. She tugged at his pants....
EU threatens to silence Hungary if it blocks Ukrainian funds (www.politico.eu)
Leaders may consider invoking the “nuclear option” of kicking Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán out of the EU voting process....
Gaza health ministry says 20 Palestinians killed in strike on food aid queue (www.reuters.com)
UK halts trade negotiations with Canada over hormones in beef ban (www.bbc.com)
The UK has stopped its trade talks with Canada, after nearly two years of negotiations on a post-Brexit agreement....
Germany to supply Ukraine with 80 tanks in 2024 (news.yahoo.com)
Berlin plans to provide Ukraine with additional IRIS-T air defense systems and more than 80 Leopard-1A5 main battle tanks in 2024, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Jan. 24....
How a Hindu temple built on the remains of an ancient mosque at Ayodhya could help Narendra Modi win this year's election (www.abc.net.au)
Decades after a sacred mosque was violently demolished by Hindu nationalists, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a brand new temple on the site, which has been at the centre of a centuries-long religious rift.
Stripped, Beaten or Vanished: Israel’s Treatment of Gaza Detainees Raises Alarm (www.nytimes.com)
Palestinian detainees from Gaza have been stripped, beaten, interrogated and held incommunicado over the past three months, according to accounts by nearly a dozen of the detainees or their relatives interviewed by The New York Times. Organizations representing Palestinian prisoners and detainees gave similar accounts in a...
