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Updated February 29, 2024 - 8:56 PM EST

Israeli Troops Kill 100 Palestinians Seeking Food

Austin: Israel Killed 25,000 Women and Children

		*100,000 Vote 'Uncommitted' to Pressure Biden on Gaza*
		*Mainstream British Journalists Demand Access to Gaza*
		*Six Children Die of Malnutrition in Gaza Hospitals: Health Ministry*

NATO Special Operations Forces Still in Ukraine

		*Democrats Willing to Protect Speaker Johnson for Ukraine Aid*
		*France Rejects US Call to Give Russian Central Bank Funds to Ukraine*

EU Official: Israel Created Hamas to Divide Palestinians

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syria, Causing 'Material Losses'

Houthis to Reassess Red Sea Attacks If Gaza Ceasefire

Viewpoints

	Netanyahu's Last Battle Promises No Victory, Just Slaughter in Rafah by Ramzy Baroud
	Ukraine's Tragedies: A 'Good Deal' for Some War Supporters by Branko Marcetic

	Washington DC: War Capital of the World by David Stockman
	We Must Pass Defend the Guard Act Into Law by Wendy Rogers
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

How the ADL's Anti-Palestinian Advocacy
Helped Shape
US Terror Laws
by Alice Speri

Frontline

	Turkish Drones Kill Three in an Attack on a Local Christian Militia in NE Syria
	Bakeries Smashed in Israel Bombardment Key to Gaza Hunger Crisis
	Israel Refuses to Recognize Palestinian Villages It Plans to Confiscate

'I'm 18 – and Facing Jail
Because I Won't Fight for Israel'

Ukraine

	UK To Replenish Ukraine's Artillery Ammunition
	Six-Year-Old Girl, Priest Killed as Russia Bombs Northeast Ukraine
	Some US Military Aid Is Still Trickling Into Ukraine Via Arms Dealers, Contracts Suggest
	Ukraine Needs $3 Billion in Financial Aid Per Month in 2024, Kyiv Says
	Zelensky Seeks Support, Arms at Albania Summit of Balkan Nations
	Germany Still Discussing Sending Long-Range Weapons to Ukraine

Russia

	US Consular Officials Visit Paul Whelan in Russia Prison: Embassy
	Jail Sentence on Russia Activist Orlov 'Politically Motivated', Nobel Body Says
	Russia Says It Will Take Military-Technical Steps in Response to Sweden's NATO Accession
	Soviet Ex-Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov, Who Vainly Tried to Prevent USSR's Economic Meltdown, Dies at 94
	US Closely Watching Moldovan Breakaway Region After Request for Russian Help

Germany

	German Minister Wants to Use Proceeds From Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine
	Germany Hosts Peace Talks Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
	German Police Defuse Grenade Found in Red Army Faction Suspect's Home

United Kingdom

	Gaza Ceasefire Campaigners Accuse UK Politicians of Stoking 'Social Panic' Over Protests
	'Mob Rule' Replacing Democracy in Britain, Warns PM Sunak

Europe

	Armenia to Boycott Meetings of Russia-Led Alliance After Membership Freeze
	NATO-Member Denmark to Appoint New Army Chief After Incumbent Steps Down
	A Top EU Official Calls for a New Defense Industry Strategy With Locally Made Arms at Its Heart
	Eight EU Countries Call for Sanctions on Russian Judiciary Over Navalny's Death
	Northern Ireland Judge Rules 'Troubles' Violence Amnesty Breaches Rights
	Helicopter Crash Lands in Ocean Off Norway, All 6 Aboard Rescued
	Poland in Talks With Ukraine on Closing Border, PM Tusk Says
	Maps Explain How Sweden Could Alter NATO's Security
	Italy Getting Further Away From NATO 2% Defence Spending Target, Minister Says
	Asylum Seekers in Europe Reached a 7-Year High Last Year. Syrians and Afghans File Most Claims

China

	China Lauds Russia Relations and Calls for Strengthened Asia-Pacific Role
	China's Embattled Former Foreign Minister Steps Down as Member of the Legislature

Asia

	Taliban's Restrictions on Women 'Human Rights Violation': Blinken
	Two Pakistanis Charged Over Calls for Dutch Far-Right Leader's Killing
	Tuvalu's New Govt Commits to Continued Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan Instead of Beijing

Americas

	At Least Nine Killed in Police Raids in Rio De Janeiro Favelas
	Former Paramilitary Leader Returned to Colombia Following US Jailing
	Five Suspects in Ecuador Presidential Candidate Killing to Go on Trial, Attorney General Says
	US Sentences Florida Resident for Smuggling Guns to Haiti Gang, Embassy Says
	Police From US, Mexico, Guatemala to Collaborate on Border Security
	Venezuelan Govt, Allies and Other Groups Propose More Than 20 Dates for Presidential Election

Gaza

	Two Killed, Seven Wounded – Israeli Army Announces Losses in Northern Gaza
	Scores of Palestinians Killed, Wounded as Israeli Massacres Continue
	Biden Admin Considers Airdropping Aid Into Gaza
	Food Aid Reaches North Gaza for First Time in Weeks
	Palestinians Rush to Shore as Aircraft Drop Aid Into Gaza Amid Israel War
	Masked Men in Gaza Enforce Prices in Street Markets

Israel/Palestine

	EU Diplomats Condemn Israeli Demolitions in Jerusalem
	Israel Voters Give Tel Aviv, Jerusalem Mayors New Terms
	Families of Hostages Held in Gaza, Supporters, Launch 4-Day March From Southern Israel
	Qatar's Emir Warns of 'Race Against Time' for Gaza Hostages
	Palestinian FM Says Hamas Knows It Cannot Be in New Govt
	US Urges Israel to Let Muslims Worship at Al-Aqsa During Ramadan
	Palestinian Minister: No 'Miracles' Expected at Talks on Unified Government

Lebanon

	Hamas Claims Rocket Attack From Lebanon on Northern Israel
	Israeli Airstrikes Hit Lebanon
	UN Urged to Probe Deadly Israel Strikes Against Journalists in Lebanon

Yemen

	US Extends Detention of Captain Accused of Shipping Weapons to Houthis
	German Frigate Mistakenly Fires on US Reaper, Downs Two Houthi Drones in Red Sea

Iraq

	Irish-Iraqi Activist Yasser Eljuboori Detained in Baghdad
	Iraq Set To Finish Syria Border Security Wall by Year's End

Africa

	UN Peacekeepers Begin Pullout From War-Torn DR Congo
	Burundi Detains Dozens of Soldiers Who Refused Deployment in Fight Against M23 Rebels in DR Congo
	Chad Announces Several Deaths After Foiled Intelligence Office Attack
	US Pushes for UN Security Council Action to End War in Sudan
	Jihadist Attacks Displace Thousands in Mozambique Province of Cabo Delgado
	Activists Urge Nigeria to Delay Shell's $2.4 Billion Sale of Assets in Deeply Polluted Niger Delta
	South Sudan Blames Fighting in Sudan and Red Sea Attacks for Its Economic Crisis
	ICC Awards $56 Million in Reparations to Thousands of Victims of Convicted Ugandan Rebel Commander

Koreas

	South Korea to Send Military Doctors to Hospitals Amid Doctors' Protest
	North Korea's First Spy Satellite Is 'Alive', Can Manoeuvre, Expert Says

The War at Home

	Mitch McConnell to Step Down as Republican Leader in US Senate
	US Army Adds 7,500 Air Defense Jobs but Cuts 24,000 Active Duty Spots
	Congressional Leaders Strike Partial Budget Deal
	Here Are the Winners and Losers in US Army's Force Structure Change
	Air Force Must Learn From Suicides, Chief Says in Wake of Airman's Self-Immolation Over Gaza
	Personnel Files Show Maine Reservist Who Killed 18 in Maine Had Glowing Reviews
	Protesters at NYC Vigil Hope Aaron Bushnell's Death Inspires Moral Reckoning on Gaza
	Federal Court Expedites Appeal of Genocide Lawsuit Against Biden