US Obfuscates and Misrepresents on Second Day of Assange Hearings (peoplesdispatch.org)
Israeli Jets Bombard Rafah Where Over One Million Remain Trapped (thecradle.co)
China Vows to Centralize Tech Development Under Communist Party (www.bloomberg.com)
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US obfuscates and misrepresents on second day of Assange hearings (peoplesdispatch.org)
Brazil pushes for stronger representation of developing nations as G20 FM meeting opens (www.africanews.com)
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Police called to investigate alleged LGBTQ+ propaganda at Russian 'My Little Pony' convention (abcnews.go.com)
Woolworths: Australian grocery boss quits amid price-gouging claims - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Buried trial verdict confirms false-flag Maidan massacre in Ukraine (canadiandimension.com)
Survey on February 5-10 by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology found that 72% of respondents agreed with the opinion that Ukraine should also look for a diplomatic way to end the war (www.kiis.com.ua)
Another executive in Japan's Eneos group sacked for sexual harassment (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The chairman of a subsidiary of Japanese major oil refiner Eneos Holdings Inc. has been dismissed over sexual harassment, the firm said Wednesday, in the third such incident within the corporate group since 2022.
Putin's critic Alexia Navalny is dead (www.bbc.com)
Some sources suggest he was taking a walk and suddenly fell to the ground. Very mysterious. Guess they ran out of windows.
‘Ruining my career’: calls grow for Japan to change law on married surnames (www.theguardian.com)
Japan is the only country in the world that requires spouses to use the same name, but after decades of inaction, appetite for change is building
Gaza: Israeli forces attack MSF shelter in Al-Mawasi (www.doctorswithoutborders.org)
China condemns US veto of call for immediate ceasefire at UN (www.bbc.com)
Excess protein consumption in western societies can lead to cardiovascular risks (www.nature.com)
Activists Occupy Royal Courts of Justice Over Assange, XR, Climate Trials, and Protesters' Legal Rights (www.thecanary.co)
Thousands Hits the Streets in Zagreb in a Massive Anti-Government Protest (peoplesdispatch.org)
Poland starts process of exiting EU’s "Article 7" rule-of-law procedure (notesfrompoland.com)
US vetoes another UN Security Council resolution urging Gaza war ceasefire (www.aljazeera.com)
A 'Christian' family moved to Russia to escape 'LGBTQ, trans,' but now they're 'ready' to 'get out' (www.dailykos.com)
Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov who defected to Ukraine 'shot dead' in Spain (www.bbc.com)
Russian military industry – Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service (raport.valisluureamet.ee)
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...
Eurovision confirms Israel can compete (www.newarab.com)
Artists and musicians in Sweden, Iceland and Finland had petitioned the European Broadcasting Union to exclude Israel over its atrocities in Gaza...