Explainer-Why are South Korean trainee doctors on strike over medical school quotas? | Reuters (www.yahoo.com)
SEOUL (Reuters) - Almost 8,000 trainee doctors have walked off the job in South Korea to protest a government plan to admit more students to medical schools, and more are expected to join them....
Poland is concerned by pro-Putin slogans at farmers' protests, saying Russian agents may be to blame (apnews.com)
Polish authorities voiced grave concerns Wednesday after slogans praising Russian President Vladimir Putin and his war against Ukraine appeared at Polish farmers’ protests....
Brazil fires back at ‘outrageous’ Israeli response to Lula comments (thecradle.co)
Israeli officials have accused Brazil’s president of antisemitism following his comparison of Israeli violence to that of the Nazis...
China’s coast guard has triggered ‘panic’ in Taiwan. That’s only part of Beijing’s plan (www.cnn.com)
King Xia, a Taiwanese tourist boat, was taking 23 passengers on a journey around Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen Islands just miles from China’s southeastern coast when it was intercepted by two Chinese coast guard vessels....
Israeli soldiers are looting Gaza homes en masse (www.972mag.com)
Soldiers describe how stealing Palestinian property has become totally routine in the Gaza war, with minimal pushback from commanders.
Israel’s economy slumps 19.4% in the fourth quarter as war takes a toll | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Exclusive: Israeli forces fired on food convoy in Gaza, UN documents and satellite analysis reveals (edition.cnn.com)
Beijing criticizes proposed US sanctions — RT World News (www.rt.com)
”China has the right to conduct normal cooperation with countries around the world. We have always opposed unilateral sanctions and ‘long-arm jurisdiction’ that have no basis in international law and are not authorized by the UN Security Council,” Chinese FM spokeswoman Mao Ning said in response to Washington’s...
Exclusive: ADL pushed BMG to drop Roger Waters by threatening to weaponize company’s Nazi past - The Grayzone (thegrayzone.com)
The Grayzone has obtained a private letter authored by ADL director Jonathan Greenblatt threatening to weaponize the Nazi past of the BMG music company unless executives terminated a major deal with Roger Waters. BMG has publicly denied Israel lobby influence on its decision to nix Waters’ contract.
Russia adds Republican senator Lindsey Graham to ‘terrorists and extremists’ list (www.theguardian.com)
Russia arrests US dual national over alleged $51 Ukrainian charity donation (www.theguardian.com)
China condemns US veto of call for immediate ceasefire at UN (www.bbc.com)
Ex-FBI source charged with Biden lies is tied to Russian intelligence, prosecutors say (www.npr.org)
Russian soldiers loot apartments damaged by shelling and abandoned by civilians in Sievierodonetsk. (streamable.com)
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US-Russian dual citizen arrested for treason, accused of collecting funds for Ukraine | CNN (www.cnn.com)
High court rejects legal challenge over UK arms sales to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
Turkey detains six people accused of spying on Uyghurs for China | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Police called to investigate alleged LGBTQ+ propaganda at Russian 'My Little Pony' convention (abcnews.go.com)
Polish farmers dump grain in protest as Ukraine dispute deepens (www.theguardian.com)
Poland’s bitter dispute with Ukraine over farm imports has escalated as Polish farmers dumped grain from a freight train as part of nationwide protests and Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Warsaw of “mockery”....
Report: North Korean missile fired by Russia against Ukraine contained US and European components (www.cnn.com)
A North Korean ballistic missile fired last month by the Russian military in Ukraine contained hundreds of components that trace back to companies in the US and Europe, according to a new report....
Hundreds of Ukrainian Troops Feared Captured or Missing in Chaotic Retreat (www.nytimes.com)
Hundreds of Ukrainian troops may have been captured by advancing Russian units or disappeared during Ukraine’s chaotic retreat from the eastern city of Avdiivka, according to senior Western officials and soldiers fighting for Ukraine, a devastating loss that could deal a blow to already weakening morale....
Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Claims Six Russian Jets Downed In Three Days (www.twz.com)
Hundreds are set to descend on Tahiti for Olympic surfing. Can locals protect their way of life? (apnews.com)
In response to criticism, now 98% of Olympic housing will be within the homes of locals, with athletes accommodated on a cruise ship anchored nearby. The size of the judging tower has been scaled back and new infrastructure plans are being drawn up to minimize the need for new construction....
Estonia Thwarts Russian Security Services' 'Hybrid Operation' (www.dagens.com)
On February 20, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announced the thwarting of a ‘hybrid operation’ conducted by Russian security services within Estonia’s borders. This operation, as reported by the Estonian news outlet ERR, involved the detention of 10 individuals linked to various offenses, notably the vandalism of...