Each month since June 2023 has seen new temperature highs for the time of year (www.bbc.com)
Last month was the world’s warmest February in modern times, the EU’s climate service says, extending the run of monthly records to nine in a row....
Congress promises right to employment, apprenticeships for youth (www.thehindu.com)
US says no troops to Haiti as country reels from explosion of gang violence (www.theguardian.com)
Internet cables cut in the Red Sea in 'exceptionally rare' incident, disrupting much of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East (fortune.com)
Egypt sentences top leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood to death | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
As malnutrition deaths are reported and hunger grows, will 'famine' be declared in Gaza? (www.nbcnews.com)
Haiti gang boss tells absent prime minister to quit or face civil war (www.theguardian.com)
China drops 'peaceful reunification' reference to Taiwan (www.reuters.com)
China will boost its defence spending by 7.2% this year, fuelling a military budget that has more than doubled under President Xi Jinping’s 11 years in office as Beijing hardens its stance on Taiwan, according to official reports on Tuesday....
Shin Bet finds that Gazans working legally in Israel before Oct. 7 did not provide intel to Hamas (www.timesofisrael.com)
After a months-long investigation, the Shin Bet has concluded that Palestinians who entered Israel from Gaza for work prior to the October 7 Hamas terror assault did not provide Hamas with intelligence information that would assist with the assault, Channel 12 reports....
World Food Programme says northern Gaza aid convoy blocked (www.bbc.com)
The World Food Programme (WFP) says its first attempt in two weeks to bring food aid to northern Gaza was blocked by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)....
Ukraine war: Explosions hit Odesa as Zelensky meets Greek PM (www.bbc.com)
Protesters crash truck into Mexico's National Palace (www.bbc.com)
A group of protesters in Mexico City have driven a pickup truck through a door to the country’s presidential palace....
Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport as thousands escape prisons: "Massacring people indiscriminately" (www.cbsnews.com)
Two killed in Houthi missile attack on cargo ship - US officials (www.bbc.com)
Canadian government will resume funding to United Nations relief agency for Palestinians (www.cbc.ca)
Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones (apnews.com)
Palestinians ‘beaten and sexually assaulted’ at Israeli detention centres, UN report claims (www.theguardian.com)
Meta platforms are down (www.theverge.com)
The Meta owned platforms are down, forcing some users to log out. Some dispaly error messages.
Sri Lankan Laws Threaten Democracy, Warns UN Rights Chief (text.hrw.org)
Haiti PM's return still murky as gang conflict worsens (www.reuters.com)
Haiti’s prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, clearing uncertainty around his whereabouts since a trip to Kenya, but questions on how and when he will return to Haiti still linger as gangs back home push for his ouster....
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....
Argentina govt suspends state news agency Telam (www.rfi.fr)
Ukraine Now: Victory! Ukraine Forces Hits Russia's Largest fuel and lubricants depot in Kursk Oblast with Double Drone Attacks (shorturl.at)
‘This is for Gaza’: UK politician wins by-election in blow to Labour Party (www.aljazeera.com)
A left-wing United Kingdom politician has registered a landslide win in a parliamentary by-election on a platform promising to advocate for Gaza....
Russia/Ukraine War: Russia Government Snubs West and The ICC arrest warrants for Putin... (shorturl.at)
