UK ban on selling arms to Israel would strengthen Hamas, says Cameron (www.bbc.com)
Lord Cameron said while he would not support a major ground offensive in the Gazan city of Rafah, the UK would not copy US plans to stop some arms sales....
How Zionism became a synonym for violence and oppression (www.theguardian.com)
For decades, Joe Biden has proudly declared that he is a Zionist, and he has repeated that claim since Hamas’s 7 October attacks on Israel. But for the student anti-war protests gripping the US, the words “Zionist” and “Zionism” have become a watchword – pejorative and emblematic of the violent state policies driving...
Georgia: Thousands rally in protest at 'foreign influence' bill (www.bbc.com)
Tens of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Saturday evening to protest a controversial “foreign influence” bill backed by the government....
Far-right EU election gains could boost nationalist parties on home turf (www.theguardian.com)
Polls indicate a surge for the right across the continent in next month’s ballots but the centrists are still likely to hold sway in parliament...
Less than 25% of the EU’s electricity came from fossil fuels in April (www.euronews.com)
The drop in fossil fuel generation was driven by wind and solar growth as well as the recovery of hydropower....
China is still harassing dissidents who fled in the 1990s (www.bbc.com)
Three decades ago, Chinese dissidents were being smuggled out of the country in a secret operation called Yellow Bird - but as one of them tells the BBC, Beijing is still pursuing them....
Russia launches major assault in Kharkiv region (www.euronews.com)
Russia targets the border city of Vovchansk with intense airstrikes and rocket attacks as part of its major new assault on eastern Ukraine....
Rise in UK knife attacks leads to a crackdown and stokes public anxiety (apnews.com)
A familiar horror reached Pooja Kanda first on social media: There had been a sword attack in London. And then Kanda, who was home alone at the time, saw a detail she dreaded and knew all too well....
Spy scandal: Why did a Polish judge 'defect' to Belarus? (www.dw.com)
Polish prosecutors will likely file espionage charges against a Polish judge who fled to Belarus, where he is now seeking asylum....
A parliamentary election runoff puts hard-liners firmly in charge of Iran's parliament (apnews.com)
Iran’s hard-liners won most of the remaining seats in an election run-off to give them full control over the country’s parliament, authorities said Saturday, while not sharing any details on the turnout....
Pro-Palestinian hunger strike at Princeton University marks 1 week (newjersey.news12.com)
It comes after 13 students were arrested for trespassing late last month during a protest....
A Palestinian teen was standing on the street when Israeli troops shot him dead (www.haaretz.com)
A boy stands on a Tul Karm street watching as Israeli troops move toward the city's refugee camp. Soldiers fire shots from hundreds of meters away and one of their bullets slams into the boy's chest. Qais Nasrallah was 14 at his death
Mexico heat wave melts temperature records in 10 cities, including Mexico City (www.nbcnews.com)
In San Luis Potosí at least four people died due to heat stroke and six more deaths are under investigation, according to local health services....
Berlin museum pokes fun at German bureaucracy (www.dw.com)
The capital’s Bureaucracy Museum takes a wry look at one of Germany’s most serious challenges.
Jordanian authorities shut down Muslim Brotherhood-linked TV station (www.middleeasteye.net)
This shutdown comes amid a sweeping crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism in Jordan that has seen hundreds of people arbitrarily detained by security forces since 7 October....
The Long, Tortured Road to Biden’s Clash With Netanyahu Over Gaza War (www.nytimes.com)
President Biden laid it out for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel long before letting the public know. In a conversation bristling with tension on Feb. 11, the president warned the prime minister against a major assault on the Gaza city of Rafah — and suggested that continued U.S. support would depend on how Israel...
Terrified families flee Rafah as Israel set to open all-out assault (www.theguardian.com)
Tens of thousands of Palestinians were fleeing Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, on Saturday, after Israeli warnings to evacuate before an imminent military assault that will open a bloody new phase of the seven-month-long conflict....
UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership (ddnews.gov.in)
Afghanistan: Hundreds feared dead in Baghlan and Takhar flooding (www.bbc.co.uk)
Malaysian ex-PM"s wife sued over $346m of luxury goods (www.bangkokpost.com)
1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) is among companies that are suing the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak for allegedly obtaining over US$346 million worth of luxury goods through misappropriated funds.
Philippines sends ships to disputed atoll where China building 'artificial island' (www.reuters.com)
Name and shame: Pro-Israel website ramps up attacks on pro-Palestinian student protesters (www.reuters.com)
Poor Kenyans feel devastated by floods and brutalized by the government’s response (apnews.com)
Australia tries to stop a violence against women 'epidemic', starting with schools (www.bbc.com)
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