Climate change row as British scientists claim ‘Day After Tomorrow’ modelling is wrong (www.telegraph.co.uk)
More fake aircraft are popping up at Russian bases in a crude attempt to fool Ukraine (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia has a history of painting decoy military aircraft at its airbases around the country....
Israeli strikes kill 44 Palestinians in Rafah after Netanyahu says ground invasion is coming there (apnews.com)
including more than a dozen children
Inside Hamas' sensitive base under UNRWA HQ in Gaza City (www.ynetnews.com)
IDF said tunnel contains treasure trove of intelligence assets as discovery sheds further light on deep links between terrorist group and UN aid and relief agency
Thailand cracks down on knock-off ‘elephant trousers’ flooding in from China (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Ukraine needs more troops fighting Russia. Hardened professionals from Colombia are helping (apnews.com)
Israel appears to be in breach of ICJ orders on Gaza, senior UN official says. (amp.theguardian.com)
Body of 6-year-old killed in ‘deliberate’ Israeli fire found after 12 days (www.aljazeera.com)
Relatives find body of Hind Rajab who had begged rescuers to send help after being trapped by Israeli military fire.
Hungary President Novak quits under pressure over sex-abuse pardon case (www.politico.eu)
Judit Varga, who was expected to lead the ruling Fidesz party’s slate in the European Parliament election, also resigned....
Myanmar: All men and women of eligible age now required to serve in army (www.wionews.com)
Indonesia State Apparatus Is Preparing to Throw Election to a Notorious Massacre General (theintercept.com)
Senegal’s president defends delaying elections in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide (apnews.com)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese President Macky Sall defended his decision to postpone elections as violent protests erupted across the country on Friday....
On a Frozen Border, Finland Puzzles Over a ‘Russian Game’ (www.nytimes.com)
As it votes on Sunday for a new president, NATO’s newest member says Moscow is testing it by turning asylum seekers into a political pressure point....
Venezuela building up troops on Guyana border, satellite images show (www.theguardian.com)
Gazans surviving off animal feed and rice as food dwindles (www.bbc.co.uk)
People living in the isolated north of Gaza have told the BBC that children are going without food for days, as aid convoys are increasingly denied permits to enter. Some residents have resorted to grinding animal feed into flour to survive, but even stocks of those grains are now dwindling, they say....
UNRWA staff accused by Israel sacked without evidence, chief admits | United Nations | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Myanmar junta enforces compulsory military service law: Report (www.hindustantimes.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/15101852...
Malaysia’s top court invalidates state’s Islam-based laws on incest, sodomy and other offenses (apnews.com)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court on Friday struck down Shariah-based criminal laws in an opposition-run state, saying they encroached on federal authority. Islamists denounced the decision and said it could undermine religious courts across the Muslim-majority nation....
Irish women’s basketball team refused to shake hands with Israel (www.theguardian.com)
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Beijing accused of using spying, threats and blackmail against Tibetan exiles (www.theguardian.com)
Netanyahu Orders Military to Make Plans to Evacuate Civilians in Rafah (www.nytimes.com)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has ordered the Israeli military to come up with a plan for civilians sheltering in the southern city of Rafah to evacuate, his office said on Friday, clearing the way for an expected offensive into the crowded city....
The president seized 1% of El Salvador's population. Their children pay the consequences (apnews.com)
Tears welled in Alex’s eyes and he pressed his head into his hands as he thought about more than a year of birthdays and holidays without his mother, who was swept up by El Salvador’s police as she walked to work in a clothing factory....
Pope Francis: I don’t bless a ‘homosexual marriage.’ I bless two people who love each other. (www.americamagazine.org)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – People who act shocked that a priest would bless a gay couple but have no problem with him blessing a crooked businessman are hypocrites, Pope Francis said....
Russian drones kill 7 people, including 3 children, in Ukraine's Kharkiv (www.reuters.com)
Tucker Carlson: Putin takes charge as TV host gives free rein to Kremlin (www.bbc.co.uk)
What’s America’s view on this Tucker Carlson?
