Knesset to vote on expulsion of MK Ofer Cassif over signing ICJ petition (www.haaretz.com)
China using cyanide to 'destroy' Scarborough on purpose — BFAR (www.philstar.com)
Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone, says UN (apnews.com)
Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their homes alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the U.N. mission in Afghanistan....
US conducts strikes against Houthi underwater vessel for the first time since Red Sea attacks began (www.cnn.com)
The US on Saturday conducted strikes against Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles and vessels, including on the first unmanned underwater vessel the Iranian-backed rebel group has used since the attacks in the Red Sea began, according to US Central Command....
Growing protests call on Netanyahu to bring Hamas hostages home (www.washingtonpost.com)
On Friday, protesters fired flares in the air and demanded Netanyahu step down. Mounted police and trucks blocked their way. Demonstrators blame the prime minister for the security failures leading to the Hamas attack on Israeli communities on Oct. 7 — when authorities here say militants killed 1,200 people — as well his...
Two dead, scores injured after police open fire in India's Manipur state (www.reuters.com)
The Death Throes of a Ukrainian City (www.nytimes.com)
Since Jan. 1, President Vladimir V. Putin’s forces have dropped around one million pounds of aerial bombs on an area encompassing just 12 square miles, according to estimates by Ukrainian officials and British intelligence....
Major fire breaks out at French plant housing lithium batteries (www.france24.com)
Palestinians live in scarcity in Rafah as Israeli ground assault looms (www.aljazeera.com)
Japan to launch world’s first wooden satellite to combat space pollution (www.theguardian.com)
The environmentally friendly LignaSat probe – set to orbit this summer – has been created to combat harmful aluminium particles...
Moscow to host PLO-Hamas unity talks on Feb. 26, Palestinian PM says (www.jpost.com)
Israeli cabinet rejects international calls for Palestinian state (www.ft.com)
The Israeli cabinet has approved a motion rejecting any “international diktats” regarding a permanent settlement with the Palestinians, including the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state....
Brazil’s Lula compares Israel’s war on Gaza with the Holocaust (www.aljazeera.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/15675273...
China to send coast guard ships as tensions rise over Taiwanese islands (www.reuters.com)
US signals it will block proposed Gaza ceasefire resolution at UN (www.aljazeera.com)
Israeli cabinet unanimously opposes 'unilateral recognition' of Palestinian state (www.middleeasteye.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/15675645...
India wants Israel to be mindful of Gaza civilian deaths (www.thehindu.com)
Tobago's tourism, fishing hit as oil slick spreads across Caribbean (www.reuters.com)
Milei Heading to Pro-Trump Event on Heels of Blinken Meeting (news.yahoo.com)
'It is urgent': European leaders appeal for greater support for Ukraine as Russia makes major gain (www.cnbc.com)
The West is suffering a “colossal failure of imagination” in thinking Russia’s war in Ukraine will not hit them next, defense policymakers heard at Munich Security Conference....
DOJ to give Ukraine $500K worth of forfeited Russian funds (thehill.com)
Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to give $500,000 worth of forfeited Russian funds to Ukraine as the embattled country tries to fend off the Kremlin’s invasion....
Despair in Russia as Putin Spirals Out of Control (www.thedailybeast.com)
President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman informed Russians this week that the “special military operation” that Putin launched in Ukraine in February 2022 was set to go on much longer because it is now “a war against the collective West.”...
Hundreds of Navalny Mourners Detained Across Russia (www.nytimes.com)
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German, Danish leaders launch construction of new ammunition plant as Europe ramps up production (abcnews.go.com)
The leaders of Germany and Denmark have joined in a ground-breaking ceremony for a new ammunition factory, underlining Europe’s efforts to ramp up its weapons production as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on...
In Russia’s Arctic, Alexei Navalny’s mother searches for her son’s body (apnews.com)
For the mother of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died at age 47 in an Arctic penal colony, the journey to recover her son’s body Saturday was an odyssey with no clear destination....
