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”....
Israel Says Wounded Al Jazeera Journalist A Hamas Militant (www.barrons.com)
A Collapse of the Amazon Could Be Coming ‘Faster Than We Thought’ (www.nytimes.com)
Canadian academics involved in joint research with Iranian counterparts on drone technology (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Greek Farmers Continue Their Protest (peoplesdispatch.org)
Pressure Builds on Israel with Macron Telling Netanyahu “Israeli Operations Must Cease” (peoplesdispatch.org)
UK economy falls into recession, adding to Sunak's election challenge (www.reuters.com)
IT Ministry Decides to Block Proton Mail After Fake Bomb Threats in Tamil Nadu: Report (thewire.in)
Supreme Court of India strikes down provision allowing anonymous and unlimited financial contributions to political parties (www.thehindu.com)
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India unanimously struck down the electoral bonds scheme, as well as amendments to the Companies Act, Income Tax Act and Representatives of the People Act, that had allowed corporations to anonymously make unlimited financial contributions to political parties. The court found that...
Japan Loses Its Spot as World's Third-Largest Economy as It Slips Into Recession (www.bloomberg.com)
Anti-Western demonstrations in DR Congo as fighting escalates in east (www.africanews.com)
BRICS: Nigeria Plans To Sell Oil in Local Currency, Not US Dollar (watcher.guru)
“I will be damned if I’m going to give another nickel to the Netanyahu government” - Bernie Sanders (www.thenation.com)
Post-Brexit watchdog ‘ready’ to investigate flood of cheaper Chinese electric cars (www.theguardian.com)
France imposes sanctions on violent Israeli settlers (thecradle.co)
The ruling by Paris follows similar moves by London and Washington against West Bank settlers...
Egypt reveals alleged Israeli plan to evacuate Rafah civilians (thecradle.co)
If 1.3 million Palestinians from the southern Gaza city are forced into tent camps along the sea ahead of a military offensive, Israel will be closer to its goal of expelling strip’s population to Egypt by land and other countries by boat
Egypt reveals alleged Israeli plan to evacuate Rafah civilians (thecradle.co)
If 1.3 million Palestinians from the southern Gaza city are forced into tent camps along the sea ahead of a military offensive, Israel will be closer to its goal of expelling strip’s population to Egypt by land and other countries by boat
ICC chief prosecutor says probe underway into Israeli war crimes in Gaza (thecradle.co)
Tel Aviv withdrew its signature from the Rome Statute that founded the ICC and has maintained since 2022 that it does not recognize the court’s authority
Ireland and Spain seek ‘urgent review’ of Israel trade over EU deal’s human rights obligations (www.irishtimes.com)
Israel is surveilling U.S. data on settler attacks to thwart sanctions (www.972mag.com)
Japan’s economy slips into recession, raises BOJ policy uncertainty (www.businesstimes.com.sg)
Cisco confirms layoffs of 5%, or over 4,000 jobs cut (www.sfchronicle.com)
Anti-War Socialist Boris Kagarlitsky Sentenced To Five Years’ Jail (znetwork.org)
A Russian military court of appeals has ordered socialist and anti-war dissident Boris Kagarlitsky spend five years in jail, after prosecutors succeeded in overturning his original sentence of a ₽609,000 fine (about US$6700). The February 13 ruling also means Kagarlitsky will be banned from administering any website for two...
IDF Sent in Handcuffed Prisoner to Evacuate Hospital, Then Killed Him When He Left (theintercept.com)
The young man, bound by zip-tie cuffs, delivered his Israeli captors’ message but was shot as he tried to walk out of the hospital gate....
