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Updated February 22, 2024 - 9:43 PM EST

Israel Intensifies Airstrikes on Rafah

		*Asked About Palestinian Kids, Rep. Ogles Says 'Kill Em All'*
		*Israeli Forces Fired on Food Convoy in Gaza: CNN*

Israeli Knesset Rejects 'Unilateral' Palestinian State

US Tells UN Court Israel Must Continue Occupation of Palestine

Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon Kill Woman, Child

Israeli Strike on Residential Building in Syria Kills 2

China Steps Up Patrols Near Kinmen Islands

Australia to Double Its Naval Fleet in Buildup Aimed at China

Assange Waits for High Court Decision on Appeal

Biden Close to Sending Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine

Viewpoints

	After Two Years of War in Ukraine, It's Time for Peace by Medea Benjamin & Nicolas JS Davies
	Defend the Guard Act – A Constitutional Imperative by Chuck Morse

	Refusing to Admit US Foreign Policy Blunders by Ted Galen Carpenter
	Tears for Navalny. Assange? Not So Much. by Andrew Cockburn
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Ukraine's Corruption Has Poisoned America
by Brad Pearce

Frontline

	Rugs, Cosmetics, Motorbikes: Israeli Soldiers Loot Gaza Homes En Masse
	Big US Investors Prop Up the Nuclear Weapons Industry
	In Gaza City, Death and Famine Take Hold Amid Israel's War

Israeli Airstrike on Residential Building in Damascus, Syria Kills Two

Russia/Ukraine

	Russian Court Upholds Barring of Anti-War Presidential Candidate Nadezhdin
	The Humanitarian Appeal for Ukraine Is Only 10% Funded for 2024, UN Envoy Says
	Ukrainian Soldiers Expect More Assaults After Russian Forces Capture Eastern Town
	Zelensky Invites Poland's Leaders to Border to Resolve Farmers' Protest Affecting Flow of Weapons

United Kingdom

	UK High Court Dismisses Legal Challenge Over Arms Sales to Israel
	UK Foreign Secretary Accused of Dodging Questions Over Arms Exports to Israel
	Archbishop of Canterbury Refuses To Meet Palestinian Pastor From Bethlehem Who Spoke Alongside Corbyn
	Britain's Nuclear Sub Has 2nd Failed Missile Launch Off Florida
	Gaza and Ukraine Wars Behind Record Profits at British Arms Firm BAE Systems
	UK Has 'Confidence' in Trident Nuclear Deterrent System Despite Misfire
	UK Commons Speaker Apologizes After Gaza Ceasefire Debate Descends Into Chaos

Europe

	Azerbaijan Confirms Turkish Long-Range Armed Drone Purchase
	Czechs in Talks To Secure Up to 30 More Leopard 2A4 Tanks From Germany
	Brussels Spyware Bombshell: Surveillance Software Found on Officials' Phones
	EU Agrees to Blacklist Chinese Firms for First Time in Latest Russian Sanctions Package
	US Approves $214 Million AMRAAM Missile, Guided Bomb Sales to Italy
	Lithuania to Close Two More Checkpoints With Belarus as Tensions Along the Border Rise
	Switzerland to Ban Hamas After Israel Attacks

Afghanistan

	Afghan Taliban Official Says Taking Pictures a Major Sin
	'Taliban Not Only Afghans Who Have Stake in Future of Afghanistan': US
	More Than $400 Million Needed for Western Afghanistan to Recover From October Earthquake, UN Says

Pakistan

	Rivals of Pakistan's Ex-Premier Khan Name Shehbaz Sharif as Joint Candidate for Prime Minister
	US Urges Pakistan To Lift Internet Shutdowns, Social Media Restrictions
	Pakistan's PTI Faces Uphill Battle as Rivals Unite, Imran Khan in Jail

Japan

	Navy Charges Chief Aboard Japan-Based Destroyer With Espionage
	US Federal Prosecutors Charge Japanese Yakuza Leader in Nuclear Material Trafficking Conspiracy

Asia

	Philippines Accuses Chinese Fishermen of Using Cyanide on Disputed Reef
	Sri Lanka Partially Repays Iranian Oil Debt With $20 Million in Tea
	Former PM Slams Fiji's Support for Israeli Occupation of Palestine as 'Disturbing'

Gaza

	World Leaders Denounce US Veto on Gaza Draft Resolution
	Hamas Slams World Food Program 'Dangerous' Suspension of Gaza Aid
	Only 800 Gaza Wounded Evacuated for Treatment Out of 70,000
	Israel Tells Soldiers To 'Behave' Amid Mass Gaza Looting
	Why Isn't Desperately Needed Aid Reaching Palestinians in Gaza?
	UK and Jordan Air Drop Aid to Hospital in Northern Gaza

Israel/Palestine

	Retired Israeli Officials Warn Against Al-Aqsa Restrictions During Ramadan
	Scottish Leaders Say Israel Has 'Ruthlessly Exploited' Right to Self-Defense
	Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinians in Overnight West Bank Raid
	Israeli Engineering Forces Breach Deep Into Lebanese Border Routes
	United Airlines To Become First US Carrier to Resume Israel Flights Since Gaza War
	Israeli AG Says Haredim Face Military Draft if No Legislation by April, Seeks Deadline Extension
	Israeli War Cabinet Member Gantz Says 'Promising Early Signs' on New Hostage Deal

Lebanon

	Russian Sentenced to Eight Years in Lebanon Prison for Spying for Israel
	Chinese Peacekeepers to Lebanon Assist Counterparts in Completing Protective Wall Hoisting
	US Senators Say It Is 'Urgent' for Hezbollah-Israel War To De-Escalate Soon

Middle East

	Detained Saudi Activist 'Cut Off' From Family Contact: Amnesty
	Turkey Is Back in From the Cold With NATO and F-16 Moves

DR Congo

	Rebels Linked to ISIS Kill at Least Two Dozen Civilians in DR Congo
	DR Congo Government Dissolved After Prime Minister Resigns
	Rwanda and DR Congo Must 'Walk Back From Brink of War,' US Says

Somalia

	Somalia Authorizes Turkey To Defend Its Sea Waters in Historic Deal
	US Inks Deal To Build Up to 5 Bases in Somalia

Africa

	Armed Group Shuts Down Libya's Zawiya Refinery
	Photos: Sudan's Refugees Face Grueling Wait in Overcrowded South Sudan Camps

India

	Pictures: Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesting Indian Farmers Marching to New Delhi
	A Young Man Dies as Clashes Erupt Between Police and Protesting Farmers in India

Latin America

	Peace Talks With Colombia Govt in Crisis, ELN Rebels Say
	Ecuador Government Proposes $214 Million Hike in Security Spending
	Attorney for Widow of Slain Haitian President Rejects Indictment and Says It's Politically Motivated
	US Court Ruling Sends Venezuela's Oil-Backed Bonds Into Collapse