Syrskyi withdraws Ukrainian troops from Avdiivka (kyivindependent.com)
Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi published a statement announcing his decision to withdraw Ukrainian units from the heavily battered city....
Israel searches Gaza’s largest functioning hospital for hostage remains after raid leaves five patients dead | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
'More and more hunger': Argentina's soup kitchens on brink of collapse from high inflation (www.reuters.com)
A week ago, 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of pasta was enough to feed the dozens of families who visit the Sal de la Tierra soup kitchen in Villa Fiorito, a poor Buenos Aires suburb beset by the economic crisis ravaging Argentina. But with monthly inflation topping 20%, the number of hungry residents has soared. This week, the soup...
Kremlin runs disinformation campaign to undermine Zelensky, documents show (www.washingtonpost.com)
When news first emerged last month that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was preparing to fire his top military commander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, officials in Moscow seemed jubilant. They had been trying to orchestrate just such a split for many months, documents show....
[Ukrainian] Intelligence chief determines who was behind poisoning, promises retaliation in Russia (kyivindependent.com)
Ukrainian military intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told journalists from the French news outlet Liberation that he was able to determine who was responsible for his wife’s poisoning and promised “retaliatory actions on Russian territory.”...
Israel Says It Will Not Force Gazans Into Egypt, as It Searches Major Hospital (www.nytimes.com)
Israel said on Friday that it would not try to force Palestinians from southern Gaza into Egypt, seeking to calm Palestinian fears of a mass displacement even as Israeli forces pressed ahead with a military operation inside the largest hospital in the area....
Israel Was Behind Attacks on Major Gas Pipelines in Iran, Officials Say (www.nytimes.com)
Israel carried out covert attacks on two major natural gas pipelines inside Iran this week, disrupting the flow of heat and cooking gas to provinces with millions of people, according to two Western officials and a military strategist affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps....
Navalny in final message: ‘You’re not allowed to give up’ (thehill.com)
At the end of the Oscar-winning documentary “Navalny,” Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny delivers a final chilling message....
Macron says recognizing a Palestinian state 'not a taboo' for France (www.lemonde.fr)
Egypt scraps plan to restore cladding on one of three great pyramids of Giza (www.theguardian.com)
Vancouver police officer is directed to remove Star of David patch from uniform (vancouversun.com)
Shooter Kills Two, Wounds Four in Southern Israel Terror Attack (www.haaretz.com)
Two people were killed and four were wounded in a shooting attack in southern Israel on Friday....
Gazan riots erupt near Rafah's border with Egypt, fire breaks out (m.jpost.com)
Analysis | As Israel corners Rafah, Netanyahu defies the world (www.washingtonpost.com)
Israeli army chief urges soldiers to stop looting Gaza homes (www.middleeasteye.net)
Egypt builds 'buffer zone' in Sinai as 1.4 million Gazans face displacement: Report (thecradle.co)
Russia has lost over 400,000 soldiers in Ukraine (news.yahoo.com)
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died, Russian media report (edition.cnn.com)
ailed Russian opposition figure and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who made global headlines when he was poisoned with a nerve agent in 2020, has died, the Russian prison service said.
Israel bombards Gaza, with biggest functioning hospital under siege (www.reuters.com)
Alexei Navalny dies in jail, Russian prison service says – DW – 02/16/2024 (www.dw.com)
Alexei Navalny: Putin critic dies after 'feeling unwell' and 'losing consciousness' (news.sky.com)
Russia tightens the noose on Ukraine's city of Avdiivka where outnumbered defenders are holding out (apnews.com)
Ukrainian troops in Avdiivka struggled Friday with severe ammunition shortages as Russian forces tightened the noose around the strategic eastern city in an intense Kremlin push for a battlefield win....
Alexei Navalny Sacrificed Himself to Show Russia That Putin Is a Monster (www.thedailybeast.com)
Navalny’s friends knew he was willing to become a martyr if that’s what it took to stand up to Putin....
US senators to visit Hungary pushing Sweden's NATO bid | Reuters (www.yahoo.com)
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation will visit Hungary on Sunday as pressure grows on Budapest to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership when parliament reconvenes after its winter break....