Arrests after Iran’s iPhone ban paves way for multimillion-dollar scam | Technology News | Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
Eastern Congo residents scramble for food and safety as conflict intensifies | Reuters (news.yahoo.com)
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - An intensifying conflict between Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) army and the Tutsi-led M23 rebels, allegedly backed by Rwanda, has disrupted food supplies to the eastern city of Goma, affecting over two million residents and displaced individuals....
UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto (www.reuters.com)
The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, said diplomats, a move the United States signaled it would veto....
Dozens killed in outbreak of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea highlands (www.theguardian.com)
Putin vs the West: At War, documentary review: the inside story of the war that took world leaders by surprise (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Full doc youtu.be/xjLOC7_geKQ
Gaza’s largest functioning hospital ‘completely out of service’, say health officials (www.theguardian.com)
Norway to help transfer of frozen tax funds to Palestinian Authority (www.reuters.com)
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)
