Stroking the ego: Hungary’s Orbán gives his nod to Sweden’s NATO bid (www.politico.eu)
Also helping was a deal to sell more Swedish jet fighters to Hungary....
Germany joins legal cannabis club (www.reuters.com)
Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in Gaza in new postwar plan (apnews.com)
South Korea doctors’ strike: ‘severe’ public health alert issued for first time (www.theguardian.com)
US to impose sanctions on 500 Russia-linked targets to mark Ukraine war anniversary (www.theguardian.com)
Military industrial complex and companies aiding Moscow in third countries will be targeted, treasury says...
The wrecking of Gaza’s health system goes beyond its hospitals - The Economist (www.economist.com)
From the article:...
An online dump of Chinese hacking documents offers a rare window into pervasive state surveillance (apnews.com)
US Charges Yakuza Leader Over Conspiring to Sell Nuclear Material from Myanmar (www.irrawaddy.com)
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Colombia, Bolivia back Brazil’s Lula in Israel row over Gaza war comments (www.aljazeera.com)
Leaked files from Chinese firm show vast international hacking effort (www.washingtonpost.com)
Gaza: Israeli forces attack MSF shelter in Al-Mawasi (www.doctorswithoutborders.org)
Exclusive: ADL pushed BMG to drop Roger Waters by threatening to weaponize company’s Nazi past - The Grayzone (thegrayzone.com)
The Grayzone has obtained a private letter authored by ADL director Jonathan Greenblatt threatening to weaponize the Nazi past of the BMG music company unless executives terminated a major deal with Roger Waters. BMG has publicly denied Israel lobby influence on its decision to nix Waters’ contract.
Turkey revokes citizenship of Muslim Brotherhood leader after Erdoğan’s visit to Egypt: report (www.turkishminute.com)
Turkey has revoked the citizenship of Mahmoud Hussein, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood’s İstanbul faction, following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent visit to Egypt, the Al Arabiya news website reported, citing sources privy to the matter....
Polish farmers block Ukraine border in grain row (www.bbc.com)
Polish farmers are staging protests against cheap Ukrainian grain flooding the market and EU regulations on pesticide and fertiliser usage....
Sweden donates another $680 mln in military aid to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
STOCKHOLM, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Sweden’s defence ministry said on Tuesday the Nordic country will donate military aid to Ukraine worth some 7.1 billion Swedish crowns ($682 million), including the transfer of equipment and fresh cash for arms procurement....
Middle East Crisis: U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Calling for a Cease-Fire in Gaza (www.nytimes.com)
Taiwan drives away Chinese coast guard boat as frontline island tensions rise (www.reuters.com)
UN Experts Urge Probe Of Alleged Israeli Abuses Of Palestinian Women, Girls (www.barrons.com)
UN rights experts called Monday for an independent probe into alleged Israeli abuses against Palestinian women and girls, including killings, rapes and sexual assault....
Here's what happened to overdose deaths in Toronto neighbourhoods with safe consumption sites (www.thestar.com)
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