UN Experts Urge Probe Of Alleged Israeli Abuses Of Palestinian Women, Girls (www.barrons.com)
UN rights experts called Monday for an independent probe into alleged Israeli abuses against Palestinian women and girls, including killings, rapes and sexual assault....
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Xinjiang freezes in -52.3°C temperature, harshest cold spell in over six decades (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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Netanyahu: Israel will maintain full security control over Gaza Strip, West Bank (www.jpost.com)
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Indonesia says 71 election workers died from exhaustion (www.bangkokpost.com)
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Here's what happened to overdose deaths in Toronto neighbourhoods with safe consumption sites (www.thestar.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/15721315...
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Thai PM warns Myanmar nationals over illegal entry (www.bangkokpost.com)
He made the remarks as the number of Myanmar citizens applying for a visa to enter Thailand has increased sharply after Myanmar’s ruling military revealed plans to conscript young people for mandatory…...
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Hindu nationalists go to court over lion named after Muslim emperor in India (www.theguardian.com)
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Laying the groundwork for Gaza’s permanent exodus (www.972mag.com)
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Julian Assange judge previously acted for MI6 (www.declassifieduk.org)
Israeli protesters block aid convoys bound for Gaza (www.france24.com)
EU warns Israel against "catastrophic" Rafah offensive (www.reuters.com)
BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday warned Israel against launching an offensive in Rafah that ministers said would create a disaster for the roughly 1.5 million refugees crammed into the city on the southern edge of Gaza. “An attack on Rafah would be absolutely catastrophic … it would be...
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India port workers refuse to deal with Israel arms shipments (www.newarab.com)
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Houthis claim they hit British ship, downed US drone over Yemen (www.aljazeera.com)
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Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal (apnews.com)
The Palestinian foreign minister on Monday accused Israel of apartheid and urged the United Nations’ top court to declare that Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state is illegal and must end immediately and unconditionally for any hope for a two-state future to survive....
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China coast guard boarded Taiwanese boat near frontline islands, Taiwan says (www.reuters.com)
Chinese coast guard personnel briefly boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat near Taiwan-controlled islands next to China’s coast on Monday, the government in Taipei said, in an escalation of tensions after China said it would carry out regular patrols....
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Israel has gone ‘beyond self-defence’ in Gaza, says Labour’s Streeting (www.theguardian.com)
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Yulia Navalnaya will continue lifework of Alexey Navalny (youtu.be)
“I didn’t have to be in this place, I didn’t have to record this video. In my place should have been another person. But this person was killed by Putin.”
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Navalny's widow vows to continue husband's opposition to Putin (abcnews.go.com)
“We know why Putin killed Alexei three days ago,” Yulia Navalnaya said Monday....
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The Israeli Settler Movement’s Ugly Postwar Plans for Gaza (newrepublic.com)
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Sydney school, supermarket tainted with asbestos as crisis widens (www.reuters.com)
Seven more public sites in Sydney, including a school, sports hub and supermarket, were exposed to asbestos, authorities said on Monday, as the contamination of the toxic material widened and officials rushed to remove it from public spaces....
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Mexicans turn out in droves to 'protect democracy' ahead of elections | Reuters (news.yahoo.com)
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Huge crowds filled Mexico City’s main square on Sunday in support of the nation’s electoral authority, accusing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of trying to weaken the body ahead of a presidential election in June....
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Israel declares Brazil’s Lula ‘persona non grata’ over comparison of Gaza war to Holocaust (www.timesofisrael.com)
Israeli soldiers fire at Palestinians approaching aid trucks in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Desperate Palestinians rushing toward aid trucks to fetch food in central Gaza were forced to flee after Israeli troops opened fire on them amid the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the enclave....
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Eastern Congo residents scramble for food and safety as conflict intensifies | Reuters (news.yahoo.com)
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - An intensifying conflict between Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) army and the Tutsi-led M23 rebels, allegedly backed by Rwanda, has disrupted food supplies to the eastern city of Goma, affecting over two million residents and displaced individuals....
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