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Hind Rajab: Were Israeli troops around where the six-year-old was killed? (www.aljazeera.com)

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Israel plans $60bn debt raising and tax rises to fuel defence spending (www.ft.com)

Israel plans to raise about $60bn in debt this year, freeze government hiring and increase taxes as it almost doubles its defence spending to support its war in Gaza, according to a senior finance official.

2 million animals dead as extreme winter weather hits Mongolia (www.france24.com)

Ukrainian miner Vasyl Yavorsky donated his own wages to striking Welsh miners in 1984. Now Welsh miners loaded up on medicine and supplies driven from south Wales to Kyiv to repay the old favour. (www.bbc.com)

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UN warns Rafah attack would be ‘nail in coffin’ of Gaza aid as deliveries halve (www.theguardian.com)

Israeli Strikes On East Lebanon Kill Two Hezbollah Members (www.barrons.com)

Portugal’s far right on rise as election campaign begins (www.theguardian.com)

Multiple corruption scandals fuel support for populist Chega party led by André Ventura...

Africa’s largest mosque inaugurated in Algeria after years of delays (www.theguardian.com)

Prayer room of Great Mosque of Algiers, beset by political wrangling and cost overruns, accommodates 120,000 people...

Woman loses £650,000 injury claim after being seen tossing Christmas tree (www.theguardian.com)

South Korean companies are offering workers $75,000 to have babies amid the country's desperate bid for more children (www.businessinsider.com)

Israel Not Complying with World Court Order in Genocide Case (www.hrw.org)

The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in South Africa’s genocide case, Human Rights Watch said today. Citing warnings about “catastrophic conditions” in Gaza, the court ordered Israel on January 26, 2024, to “take...

Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigations (apnews.com)

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)

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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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