Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov who defected to Ukraine 'shot dead' in Spain (www.bbc.com)
Woolworths: Australian grocery boss quits amid price-gouging claims - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
US vetoes another UN Security Council resolution urging Gaza war ceasefire (www.aljazeera.com)
Excess protein consumption in western societies can lead to cardiovascular risks (www.nature.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)
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)
US again vetoes UN action in Israel-Hamas war, blocks ceasefire call (www.reuters.com)
Poland starts process of exiting EU’s "Article 7" rule-of-law procedure (notesfrompoland.com)
What the Ukraine War, Taiwan, and Gaza Have in Common (nationalinterest.org)
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...
Venezuela to be part of BRICS soon: Maduro (en.mehrnews.com)
Israeli tech firms startled by post-war Chinese paperwork load (english.almayadeen.net)
Exclusive: Israeli forces fired on food convoy in Gaza, UN documents and satellite analysis reveals (edition.cnn.com)
Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder in last-ditch bid to avoid US extradition (www.bbc.com)
China Vows to Centralize Tech Development Under Communist Party (www.bloomberg.com)
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‘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
Settlers Burn Through West Bank Village Under Army Protection (thecradle.co)
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.
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...
UK mobile users had slowest 5G download speeds in G7 in 2023 (www.ft.com)
‘De-dollarization is happening’: Are countries ditching the USD in favor of China’s yuan? FXC analysts share ‘true picture’ of what is really happening — and how that might impact you (moneywise.com)
Which countries are still funding UNRWA amid Israel’s war on Gaza? (www.lemkininstitute.com)
Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), visited Ireland this week following the country’s decision to pledge 20 million euros (just under $21.5m) in support for the crisis-hit agency....