Malaysia's prime minister resists US pressure and says Malaysians don't have a problem with China (apnews.com)
Australian PM First Western Leader to Be Referred to ICC as 'Accessory to Genocide in Gaza' (www.commondreams.org)
[…] The 92-page document compiled by the legal team lays out a number of specific ways Albanese and other Australian officials have acted as an accessory to genocide, including:...
'Settlers are right': The kibbutz movement should break away from the left, leader says (www.haaretz.com)
“The settlers aren’t wrong. The right is correct: That is the way to seize and hold land, and their claim that, any place we Israelis leave, the Arabs will come in our place, is correct. The right is also correct in its path: It’s by settlement and only by settlement that sovereignty can be imposed. The debate is whether...
US Blocks Security Council Statement Condemning IDF Killing of Gazans Seeking Aid (www.commondreams.org)
Central Japan mayor to quit after 99 confirmed sexual harassment incidents (mainichi.jp)
GINAN, Gifu -- The mayor of this central Japan town on Feb. 28 announced his intention to resign after an investigative committee confirmed he had sexually harassed female staff at least 99 times....
German town votes against Tesla plans to expand ‘gigafactory’ (www.theguardian.com)
The people of a small German town where Elon Musk has built a Tesla factory have thrown a spanner in the works by rejecting plans to expand the complex....
German navy almost shot down US drone in Red Sea: reports (www.hindustantimes.com)
Saudi Arabia puts seven men to death in largest execution in years (www.middleeasteye.net)
State media says men were convicted by court which has been criticised for punishing activists and protesters under guise of terrorism...
A Gaza influencer built a following with feel-good videos. Now he mourns his family (text.npr.org)
“I tend to spread positive energy,” Hassouna says. “But when the war started, there was no positive energy.”...
Transnistria May Organize a Referendum on Annexation to Russia to Support Russian Hybrid Operation Against Moldova (www.understandingwar.org)
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)
Settlers Burn Through West Bank Village Under Army Protection (thecradle.co)
Alleged Epstein victims file suit against FBI for failing to protect them (www.theguardian.com)
It claims that between 1996 and 2005, “the FBI continued to receive direct reports, complaints and tips concerning the illegal sex trafficking of women and underage minors, sex abuse and human rights violations committed by Jeffrey Epstein and associates”....
‘Go Away’ - African Union Prevents Israeli Delegation from Entering Headquarters (www.palestinechronicle.com)
The African Union prevented an Israeli delegation from entering its headquarters in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Wednesday, Al-Jazeera reported, citing an African diplomatic source....
China Added More Solar Panels in 2023 Than US Did In Its Entire History (www.bloomberg.com)
China calls on Israel to halt military operations in Gaza as soon as possible (www.independent.co.uk)
U.S. Seizes Cargo Jet Iran Illegally Sold To Venezuela (www.i24news.tv)
Hamas had command tunnel under U.N. Gaza headquarters, Israeli military says (www.reuters.com)
Zelenskyy fires Ukraine’s top general Zaluzhny (www.politico.eu)
And an extra article giving more background and lead up politico.eu/…/ukraine-general-runs-out-of-road-ky…
Israeli police repressing anti-war protests with ‘iron fist,’ say activists (www.972mag.com)
Indonesia dispatches naval hospital ship with humanitarian aid for Gaza (www.arabnews.com)
Hamas proposes three-stage ceasefire over 135 days, leading to end of war (www.reuters.com)
Israeli army occupies Gaza homes – then burns them down (www.haaretz.com)
Israeli soldiers have begun in recent weeks to set fire to homes in the Gaza Strip, following direct orders from their commanders, without the necessary legal permission to do so, according to information obtained by Haaretz....