China at the International Court of Justice: "Palestinian people have the right to armed struggle... Armed struggle in pursuit of self-determination is not terrorism"
https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/976/402/662/870/598/original/45d5e604feaa2d74.mp4
Russia claims full control of Avdiivka after Ukrainian retreat (www.theguardian.com)
Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription (www.irrawaddy.com)
US Charges Yakuza Leader Over Conspiring to Sell Nuclear Material from Myanmar (www.irrawaddy.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/15912671...
Ukraine needs more fighters, but further mobilization is unpopular—and politically sensitive. (foreignpolicy.com)
Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder in last-ditch bid to avoid US extradition (www.bbc.com)
Colombia, Bolivia back Brazil’s Lula in Israel row over Gaza war comments (www.aljazeera.com)
Kamikaze drone attack targets illegal US base in eastern Syria: Report (www.presstv.ir)
Israeli tech firms startled by post-war Chinese paperwork load (english.almayadeen.net)
Russian troops raped and tortured children in Ukraine, U.N. panel says (www.nbcnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/12263119...
Israel escalates attacks on southern Lebanon, Hezbollah strikes back (peoplesdispatch.org)
The West hasn’t given up on Ukraine. But its overriding focus on risk management reveals a desire to wind down the conflict and make a deal with Putin, if possible sooner rather than later. (www.politico.eu)
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