Man set himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in Washington DC, police said (www.theguardian.com)
Authorities said the man, with serious burn injuries and under critical condition, is being treated at the hospital...
Israeli Forces Will Move Into Rafah, Cease-Fire Deal or Not, Netanyahu Says (www.nytimes.com)
Gaza children searching for food to keep families alive (www.bbc.com)
Tensions grow as 160 tonnes of Ukrainian grain sabotaged in Poland (www.telegraph.co.uk)
After years of avoiding extradition, Julian Assange’s appeal is likely his last chance. Here’s how it might unfold (and how we got here) (theconversation.com)
MFBC...
Serbia protests after Croatia's foreign minister calls Vučić a Russian 'satellite' in the Balkans (abcnews.go.com)
Serbia has sent a protest note after the Croatian foreign minister called President Aleksandar Vučić a Russian “satellite” in the Balkans...
31,000 Ukrainian troops killed since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Zelenskyy says (apnews.com)
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion....
31,000 Ukrainian troops killed since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Zelenskyy says (apnews.com)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion....
Pentagon Has Opened Over 50 Criminal Probes on US Aid to Ukraine (archive.ph)
Two-month-old Palestinian boy dies of hunger amid Israel’s war on Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
A two-month-old Palestinian boy has died from starvation in northern Gaza, according to media reports, days after the United Nations warned of an “explosion” in child deaths due to Israel’s war on the besieged enclave....
Does hosting the Olympics, the World Cup or other major sports events really pay off? (phys.org)
After a long battle, Paris’s beloved bouquinistes will be staying put this summer. The decision, announced on 13 February by the French government, came after considerable public backlash to the police prefecture’s original plan to move part of the iconic Seine booksellers elsewhere for the inauguration of the Olympics Games...
Gaza war: blaming Israel for October 7 Hamas attack makes peace less – not more – likely (theconversation.com)
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'Make Argentina Great Again': Milei Echoes Trump On US Visit (www.ibtimes.com)
Antarctica sea ice reaches alarming low for third year in a row (www.theguardian.com)
The extent of ice floating around the continent has contracted to below 2m sq km for three years in a row, indicating an ‘abrupt critical transition’...
US and UK carry out fresh strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen (www.bbc.com)
The Pentagon says US and UK fighter planes have carried out strikes on 18 Houthi sites in Yemen - the fourth such joint operation by the allies....
Hungary blocks EU leaders’ statement pledging support for Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Statement offering support was instead sent by Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel and Roberta Metsola....
Saving Brazil’s rainforest starts with helping people and businesses make a living off cleared land (projects.apnews.com)
Poverty is killing the Amazon. Treating the soil and farmers better could help save what’s left.
Big Fat Missiles To Take Down Big Fat Russian Planes. How Ukraine Brought Back Its Massive S-200s. (www.forbes.com)
According to Ukrainian magazine Pravda, the missile the Ukrainian air force used to shoot down a rare Russian air force A-50 radar plane on Friday wasn’t an American-made Patriot, as many observers assumed....
China says it aims to 'contain' foreign interference over Taiwan this year (www.reuters.com)
China aims to “contain” foreign interference over Taiwan and “resolutely combat” any efforts towards the island’s formal independence this year, which is the sensitive 75th anniversary of the founding of communist China, state media said on Friday....
Six gold plated Comanchero bikes destroyed by police | 1News NZ (www.1news.co.nz)
Italian police investigate ‘murder by spaghetti’ mystery (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Houthi strike on British-owned ship causes huge oil leak in Red Sea, U.S. says (www.haaretz.com)
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UK Conservatives suspend MP for saying London's mayor was under the control of Islamists (www.france24.com)
‘Putin must lose everything’: defiant Zelenskiy hosts western leaders in Kyiv to mark two years of war (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine’s president met the prime ministers of Italy, Canada and Belgium in a show of unity after recent battlefield defeats...
Africa’s Donkeys Are Coveted by China. Can the Continent Protect Them? (www.nytimes.com)
Governments are seeking to curb donkey skin exports to China, where demand for traditional medicine and other products is threatening animals that rural households need....
