US Says No Recognition For Breakaway Somaliland After Ethiopia Deal (www.barrons.com)
The United States on Wednesday rejected international recognition for breakaway Somaliland and called for calm after the region’s leaders signed a deal with Ethiopia....
Topics Suppressed in China Are Underrepresented on TikTok, Study Says (www.nytimes.com)
The report, from the Network Contagion Research Institute at Rutgers University, could raise new concerns about whether Beijing influences the content on the popular video app. Representative Josh Gottheimer, Democrat of New Jersey, said the report showed that TikTok was “a tool to brazenly spread disinformation and suppress...
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 13 civilians, including baby (apnews.com)
Russia announced it had deployed, to Ukraine, its best new artillery-detecting radar. Hours later, the Ukrainians blew it up—with artillery. (www.forbes.com)
Ukraine plinking a Russian GPS-jammer with a GPS-guided bomb. Ukrainian drones blowing up Russian drone-jammers. Ukraine’s cruise missiles striking Russian air-defense sites whose missions include, you guessed it, shooting down cruise missiles....
Florida State Surgeon General Calls for Halt in the Use of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines | Florida Department of Health (www.floridahealth.gov)
Russia Lost 413 Tanks, Nearly 30,000 Troops in One Month: Ukraine (www.thedefensepost.com)
Navalny's penal colony in the Arctic is direct heir to the Russian Gulag (www.france24.com)
Italian hospitals collapse: Over 1,000 patients unattended in Rome (www.euronews.com)
Almost 100 dead in blasts at Iran memorial for assassinated commander (www.theguardian.com)
Two explosions at Kerman ceremony marking anniversary of killing of Qassem Suleimani raise Middle East tensions further...
Landlocked Ethiopia gets access to Red Sea after deal with ‘unrecognised’ country (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Scientists hail new antibiotic that can kill drug-resistant bacteria (www.theguardian.com)
Eating in a war zone: Pickles, soups and sausages support the morale of Ukrainians (english.elpais.com)
The correspondent for EL PAÍS unveils (and tastes) the food preferred by soldiers and civilians in combat zones
A six-year-old girl was drowned in a water tank and her head was smashed with a stone to hide her identity after a failed rape bid, 43-year-old private watchman arrested (www.ndtv.com)
Taiwan reports China sent 4 suspected spy balloons over the island, some near key air force base (www.independent.co.uk)
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that China sent four balloons over the island, three of which passed near to a key air force base....
Israel will appear at the Hague to contest South Africa's genocide accusations (www.middleeasteye.net)
South Africa on Friday launched a case for the ICJ stating that Israel was in breach of its obligations under the Genocide Convention and calling for a halt to its military operations in Gaza....
The Nigerian teens clueless on computers but aiming to reboot (www.bbc.com)
Israel in talks with Congo and other countries on Gaza ‘voluntary migration’ plan (www.timesofisrael.com)
Senior Hamas leader killed in Beirut was a key figure who patched up ties with Iran (www.nbcnews.com)
The killing of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri in a reported drone strike in Beirut will be perceived as a warning to Iran, which has armed and financed Hamas, and other Hamas leaders, experts said....
Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary to become first Australian-born Queen (www.cnn.com)
The fairy tale rise of an Australian sales executive to the upper ranks of European royalty is set to be completed later this month when Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of Denmark becomes the country’s Queen Consort....
Plane engulfed in flames at Japan airport after collision kills 5 (www.nbcnews.com)
A passenger plane burst into flames as it landed at a Tokyo airport Tuesday, after a collision with a coast guard aircraft that killed five people, officials said....
Turkey says UK minehunters can’t be sent to Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Two British minehunter ships destined for Ukraine cannot travel through Turkish waters, Ankara stressed Tuesday, citing an international pact....
Russia, China ahead in race for Bolivia's lithium (www.dw.com)
China Is Pressing Women to Have More Babies. Many Are Saying No. (www.wsj.com)
Chinese women have had it. Their response to Beijing’s demands for more children? No....
Kai Zhuang: Chinese teen found alive in US after 'cyber kidnapping' (www.bbc.com)
A Chinese foreign exchange student has been found freezing but alive in the US after his parents were extorted out of tens of thousands of dollars in a “cyber kidnapping” scam....