Netanyahu says Israel will push on with Gaza offensive, including in Rafah (www.reuters.com)
Israel will push on with its offensive against Hamas, including into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite growing international pressure to stop, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday....
Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality (apnews.com)
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...
UN Body Reaffirms That Marijuana Legalization Violates International Treaties, While Addressing Germany Cannabis Reform And U.S. Psychedelics Movement - Marijuana Moment (www.marijuanamoment.net)
Biden to announce US will build port on Gaza shore for large-scale aid delivery (www.theguardian.com)
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Six people killed in Canadian capital in rare case of mass murder (www.reuters.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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Israeli military review of Gaza aid convoy deaths finds most killed in stampede (www.reuters.com)
China steps up grey-zone warfare to exhaust Taiwan, defence report says (www.reuters.com)
China's Xi urges military to prepare for maritime conflicts (www.bangkokpost.com)
Congress promises right to employment, apprenticeships for youth (www.thehindu.com)
How China Came to Dominate the World in Solar Energy (www.nytimes.com)
‘In a way, stigma is the leading cause of death’: the radical plan to tackle British Columbia’s overdose epidemic (www.theguardian.com)
Human-caused climate change fuels hottest February on record, all-time high ocean warming (www.cbc.ca)
Protests in New Zealand denounce government’s complicity in genocide in Gaza (www.wsws.org)
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....
Russia seems to be OK with sacrificing its planes over Ukraine to achieve a bigger prize, experts say (www.businessinsider.com)
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....
As malnutrition deaths are reported and hunger grows, will 'famine' be declared in Gaza? (www.nbcnews.com)
Mass grave with 1,000 skeletons found in Germany (www.cnn.com)
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…...
Protesters crash truck into Mexico's National Palace (www.bbc.com)
A group of protesters in Mexico City have driven a pickup truck through a door to the country’s presidential palace....
Garry Kasparov added to Russia’s list of ‘terrorists and extremists’ (novayagazeta.eu)
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Shin Bet finds that Gazans working legally in Israel before Oct. 7 did not provide intel to Hamas (www.timesofisrael.com)
After a months-long investigation, the Shin Bet has concluded that Palestinians who entered Israel from Gaza for work prior to the October 7 Hamas terror assault did not provide Hamas with intelligence information that would assist with the assault, Channel 12 reports....