How Taiwan preserved election integrity by fighting back against disinformation (www.pbs.org)
The rumors about vote fraud started swirling as the ballots in Taiwan’s closely watched presidential election were tallied on Jan. 13. There were baseless claims that people had fabricated votes and that officials had miscounted and skewed the results....
She was fleeing with her grandson, who was holding a white flag. Then she was shot (edition.cnn.com)
Norway to stand by UNRWA amid false Israeli claims (english.almayadeen.net)
Norway’s representative office to the Palestinian Authority stated on Saturday that it will continue to support the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), despite false Israeli allegations that its staff was involved in Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7.
Key takeaways from the World Court decision in Israeli genocide case (www.reuters.com)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel on Friday to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip but stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire....
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...
Turkey hikes interest rate again to 45% after inflation nears 65% (www.cnbc.com)
Turkey’s central bank on Thursday hiked its key interest rate by another 250 basis points to 45%....
Making Sense of the ICJ's Provisional Measures in South Africa v. Israel (www.lawfaremedia.org)
Pak pushing ISIS terrorists into Afghanistan, Kashmir-style (sundayguardianlive.com)
Among those who confirmed this development to The Sunday Guardian is former TTP commander Ehsanullah Ehsan, who called it a ‘Kashmir-style infiltration’ attempt on Afghan border by Pak army....
Iran sentences niece of DW journalist to jail (www.dw.com)
Exclusive-Russia struggles to sell Pacific oil, 14 tankers stuck - sources, data (finance.yahoo.com)
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Houthis attack British-linked tanker Marlin Luanda in Gulf of Aden (www.bbc.com)
UNRWA Hamas attack claims: UK becomes latest country to pause funding for agency (www.bbc.com)
“The UK is appalled by allegations that UNRWA staff were involved in the 7 October attack against Israel, a heinous act of terrorism that the UK Government has repeatedly condemned,” the UK Foreign Office said in a statement....
Wildfires rage near Bogota amid record-high temperatures (www.dw.com)
Colombia is battling dozens of wildfires amid record-high temperatures in many parts of the country. President Gustavo Petro has declared a state of emergency to free up funds to fight the fires, which are also burning close to the capital, Bogota
Haitians suffering gang violence are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment (apnews.com)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Radio stations across Haiti got jammed with calls just hours after a court in Kenya blocked the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force to help fight gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.
Ukrainian cyberattacks cripple Russian defense contractor, weather center. (euromaidanpress.com)
Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after tit-for-tat strikes (www.reuters.com)
Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in a restive southeastern border area of Iran on Saturday, Pakistan’s ambassador and Iranian state media said, amid efforts by the two countries to mend ties after tit-for-tat attacks....
Ukraine and Lithuania agree to joint arms production for UA military (www.yahoo.com)
The Foreign Affairs Ministers of Ukraine and Lithuania, Dmytro Kuleba and Gabrielius Landsbergis, discussed joint arms production, including drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces during a meeting in Kyiv, Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reported on Jan. 27...
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....
U.N. agency in Gaza fires employees over alleged involvement in Oct. 7 attack (www.npr.org)
More Countries Halt Aid to U.N. Agency Amid Claims Staff Involved in Israel Attack (www.wsj.com)
TEL AVIV—Growing numbers of Western countries suspended aid to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees Saturday after allegations that a dozen of its staff took part in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel that killed some 1,200 people, the biggest single loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust....
World reacts to ICJ interim ruling in Gaza genocide case against Israel (www.aljazeera.com)
The article collects the reactions of representatives from multiple countries to the provisional ruling, including South Africa, Israel, the US and some other Western and Muslim countries.
Russia struggles to sell Pacific oil, 14 tankers stuck (www.reuters.com)
Stunning jade mask found inside the tomb of a mysterious Maya king (www.nationalgeographic.com)
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