US uses loophole to keep 100 arms sales to Israel under the radar amid Gaza war – report (www.theguardian.com)
The US is reported to have made more than 100 weapons sales to Israel, including thousands of bombs, since the start of the war in Gaza, but the deliveries escaped congressional oversight because each transaction was under the dollar amount requiring approval....
Ukraine war latest: Allies collect funding to purchase 800,000 shells for Ukraine, Czech PM says (kyivindependent.com)
Protests in New Zealand denounce government’s complicity in genocide in Gaza (www.wsws.org)
Human-caused climate change fuels hottest February on record, all-time high ocean warming (www.cbc.ca)
Six people killed in Canadian capital in rare case of mass murder (www.reuters.com)
Mass grave with 1,000 skeletons found in Germany (www.cnn.com)
‘In a way, stigma is the leading cause of death’: the radical plan to tackle British Columbia’s overdose epidemic (www.theguardian.com)
Russia seems to be OK with sacrificing its planes over Ukraine to achieve a bigger prize, experts say (www.businessinsider.com)
Gaza war: both sides are reporting sexual violence committed by their enemy – but these crimes are hard to investigate (theconversation.com)
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Ceasefire Talks “Precarious” as Israel’s Assault on Gaza Kills 80+ in 24 Hours (truthout.org)
As Israel continues its relentless bombardment and siege of Gaza, where hunger and dehydration have reached deadly levels, Hamas has accused Israel of “thwarting” efforts to reach a ceasefire deal. A Hamas delegation in Cairo said that Israel has insisted on rejecting elements of a deal for a phased process that would...
China steps up grey-zone warfare to exhaust Taiwan, defence report says (www.reuters.com)
Russia says it is considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon with China (www.reuters.com)
“Today we are seriously considering a project - somewhere at the turn of 2033-2035 - to deliver and install a power unit on the lunar surface together with our Chinese colleagues,” Borisov said....
Houthi attack kills two sailors in group’s first fatal strike on shipping (www.aljazeera.com)
The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack on Wednesday, which set the Greek-owned, Barbados-flagged ship True Confidence ablaze approximately 50 nautical miles (93km) off the coast of Yemen’s port of Aden....
Russia says it is considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon with China (www.reuters.com)
I guess we’ve gotten bored of destroying this planet…...
7 more Indians release video, say forced to fight Ukraine war by Russian army (indianexpress.com)
Garry Kasparov added to Russia’s list of ‘terrorists and extremists’ (novayagazeta.eu)
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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....