FBI disrupts Moobot botnet used by Russian military hackers (abcnews.go.com)
Ukraine’s Zelensky Signs Medical Marijuana Bill, A Step He Says Can Heal ‘Pain, Stress and Trauma Of War’ With Russia (www.marijuanamoment.net)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has officially signed a bill to legalize medical marijuana—a step that he and other officials say can help soldiers address physical and mental wounds incurred during the nation’s war with Russia....
Japan loses crown as world’s third-largest economy after it slips into recession (www.theguardian.com)
Japan has been eclipsed by Germany as the world’s third-biggest economy and has slipped into recession, according to data released Thursday, as the country battles a weak yen and an ageing, shrinking population....
Israel Says Wounded Al Jazeera Journalist A Hamas Militant (www.barrons.com)
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Giant teddy bear nabs Peru drug dealers in Valentine raid (www.france24.com)
After A 12-Month Wait, The Ukrainians Are Finally Firing Their 90-Mile Glide-Bombs At The Russians (www.forbes.com)
World Health Organization accuses Israel of impeding aid delivery in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Canadian academics involved in joint research with Iranian counterparts on drone technology (www.theglobeandmail.com)
2 Chinese fishermen drown after chase with Taiwan's Coast Guard, which alleges trespassing (apnews.com)
In a London borough home to many Muslims, Labour loses appeal over Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Which countries have stopped supplying arms to Israel? (www.aljazeera.com)
California legislature makes a second attempt to require human drivers in AV trucks (www.supplychainquarterly.com)
Indonesia's likely new president haunts father of missing activist (www.straitstimes.com)
Delta flight forced to turn back after maggots fall on passengers (www.independent.co.uk)
A Delta flight was recently forced to turn around an hour after take-off when maggots fell from the overhead compartment onto passengers sitting in the economy seats....
Antisemitic incidents in the UK reach new high, new data shows (www.euronews.com)
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'Absolutely gross' maggots raining on passengers force flight to make U-turn (news.sky.com)
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Hezbollah says Israel will 'pay price' after deadly day (www.reuters.com)
Hezbollah said on Thursday Israel would pay “the price” for killing 10 people including five children in southern Lebanon, the deadliest day for Lebanese civilians in four months of hostilities across the Lebanese-Israeli border....
Israel says its special forces are inside the largest hospital in southern Gaza. (www.nytimes.com)
Israeli troops have entered Nasser Medical Complex, the hospital in southern Gaza where thousands of displaced Palestinians had been sheltering in recent days, Gaza’s health ministry and the Israeli military said on Thursday....
IDF Sent in Handcuffed Prisoner to Evacuate Hospital, Then Killed Him When He Left (theintercept.com)
The young man, bound by zip-tie cuffs, delivered his Israeli captors’ message but was shot as he tried to walk out of the hospital gate....
At least 11 injured, homes, infrastructure damaged in morning Russian missile attack on Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Russia launched another mass missile attack against multiple Ukrainian regions in the early hours of Feb. 15, injuring at least 11 people as well as damaging homes and civilian infrastructure, regional officials reported....
IT ministry of India looks to block Proton Mail on request of Tamil Nadu police (www.hindustantimes.com)
GDP figures: UK entered recession in 2023, new figures show - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Australia, Canada and NZ warn Israel against ‘catastrophic’ Rafah ground offensive (www.theguardian.com)
Egypt reveals alleged Israeli plan to evacuate Rafah civilians (thecradle.co)
If 1.3 million Palestinians from the southern Gaza city are forced into tent camps along the sea ahead of a military offensive, Israel will be closer to its goal of expelling strip’s population to Egypt by land and other countries by boat