Haiti’s gang wars having ‘cataclysmic’ impact on access to food staples (www.theguardian.com)
Australian expert ‘over the moon’ to have helped rescue 41 men trapped by tunnel collapse in India (www.theguardian.com)
Finland to close entire Russian border after migrant surge - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
"Lisbon should be Russian", says Kremlin propagandist (www.theportugalnews.com)
Ukraine braces for more bad weather after a storm that left 10 dead (www.euronews.com)
Crépol murder: French pledge to tackle ultra-right after teen killing sparks protests (www.bbc.com)
Ransomware hackers 'wreaking havoc' arrested in Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
Israel arrests almost as many Palestinians as it has released during truce (www.aljazeera.com)
Over the first four days of Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange, Israel arrests 133 Palestinians while releasing 150....
India jubilant as all trapped workers rescued from Himalayan tunnel (www.reuters.com)
Boy held by Hamas ‘forced to watch videos of 7 October attacks’ (www.theguardian.com)
“Every time a child cried, they would threaten him with a weapon to shut him up.”...
Egypt Wiped Out Hepatitis C. Now It Is Trying to Help the Rest of Africa. (www.nytimes.com)
EU court says public employees may be barred from wearing head scarf (www.reuters.com)
The top European Union court ruled on Tuesday that public authorities in member states can prohibit employees from wearing signs of religious belief, such as an Islamic head scarf, in the latest decision on an issue that has divided Europe for years....
Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates (apnews.com)
Pope Francis has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary in the second such radical action against a conservative American prelate this month, according to two people briefed on the measures....
Most Russians back war in Ukraine and buy Putin’s case for it, report says (www.washingtonpost.com)
Russians are growing weary of the war against Ukraine but are divided about how much harm it has done and how to end it, according to a report based on polling and focus groups by the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center and the Levada Center, an independent polling group.
US says Somali pirates likely behind attempted tanker seizure near Yemen (www.aljazeera.com)
US aircraft carrier Eisenhower crosses Strait of Hormuz, enters Gulf waters (www.aa.com.tr)
US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker (www.bbc.co.uk)
Northeast China unusually cold as temperatures dip to January levels (www.reuters.com)
How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October (www.bbc.co.uk)
Upskirting and cyber-flashing laws come into effect in Northern Ireland (www.bbc.com)
All 41 Indian labourers rescued from collapsed tunnel (www.theguardian.com)
Myanmar Junta Continues to Suffer Defeats a Month Into Operation 1027 (www.irrawaddy.com)
Israeli intelligence leak details extent of warnings over Hamas attack (www.theguardian.com)
Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang (www.irrawaddy.com)
