X offices raided in France as UK opens fresh investigation into Grok

• X offices raided in France as UK opens fresh investigation into Grok  BBC
• Elon Musk calls police raid on X offices a 'political attack' amid French criminal probe  Fox Business
• Europol supports French investigation into alleged criminal activity linked to platform X  Europol
• Police Search X’s Premises in France as Prosecutors Summon Elon Musk  The New York Times

Trump's Venezuela Oil Bet Faces Big Hurdles

• Trump's Venezuela Oil Bet Faces Big Hurdles  Newser
• Venezuelan oil is key to Trump’s Russia plan. There’s a problem with that  CNN
• While Trump has said India will buy more Venezuelan oil, Indian refiners have cited difficulties  The Hindu
• Trump says India will start buying oil from Venezuela ‘as opposed to Iran’  Al Jazeera

Iran’s killing of protesters reached level rarely seen, emergent count shows

• Iran’s killing of protesters reached level rarely seen, emergent count shows  The Washington Post
• Iran: Witnesses describe violence, chaos during protests  dw.com
• What Are the Global Options for Defending Iranians’ Rights?  Council on Foreign Relations
• The violence in Iran could lead to civil war  The Economist

EU and UK to ramp up talks on closer ties 10 years after Brexit vote

• EU and UK to ramp up talks on closer ties 10 years after Brexit vote  Euronews.com
• EU has ‘open mind’ on UK customs union talks, says official  The Guardian
• EU to discuss UK’s integration into single market  Azerbaycan24
• EU’s finance chief drops major hint on UK rejoining the customs union  The Independent
• No 10 rebuffs EU’s customs union offer  The Telegraph

Gazans returning through Rafah crossing describe checks by Palestinian militia

• Gazans returning through Rafah crossing describe checks by Palestinian militia  BBC
• Palestinian women recount ‘journey of horror’ at Gaza’s Rafah crossing  Al Jazeera
• Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem (February 2, 2026)  U.S. Embassy Jerusalem (.gov)
• Gaza-Egypt border reopens nearly two years after Israel closed it, official says  CNN
• Palestinians line up to cross Rafah after rocky first day of reopening of Gaza-Egypt border crossing  ABC News

Australian teen swam hours to shore to get help for mother and siblings swept out to sea

• Australian teen swam hours to shore to get help for mother and siblings swept out to sea  CNN
• Boy swims 2.5 miles to save mom, siblings swept out to sea: "Superhuman"  CBS News
• Mother says asking 13-year-old son to swim four hours to save family ‘one of the hardest decisions’ ever made  The Guardian
• 'I don't think I am a hero': Boy, 13, describes 'superhuman' swim to save family  BBC
• Hero teen 'passed out' after open-ocean swim to save family  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi killed in Zintan city by gunmen

• Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi killed in Zintan city by gunmen  France 24
• Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of ex-Libyan leader, reportedly shot dead  BBC
• Son of Libya’s late dictator Gadhafi shot dead by gunmen, political team says  CNN
• Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former leader, killed in Libya  Al Jazeera
• How Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Son Of Ex-Libyan Dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Was Killed  NDTV

Populist conservative Laura Fernández wins Costa Rica's presidential election

• Populist conservative Laura Fernández wins Costa Rica's presidential election  NPR
• Laura Fernández Wins Costa Rican Presidency  The New York Times
• Right-wing populist Laura Fernández claims victory in Costa Rica’s elections. Here’s what to know.  CNN
• Costa Rica: Conservative Laura Fernandez wins election  dw.com
• Costa Rica heads to polls amid fears of authoritarian turn  The Guardian

China's Xi calls for 'equal, multipolar world' as he meets Uruguay leader

• Uruguay President Orsi deepens ties with China’s Xi despite Trump threats  Al Jazeera
• Xi holds talks with Uruguayan president  Xinhua
• Innovation writes a new chapter for China-Uruguay ties  news.cgtn.com

State department and Marco Rubio sued over order denying visas to 75 countries

• State department and Marco Rubio sued over order denying visas to 75 countries  The Guardian
• Trump Administration Sued Over Ban on Immigration From 75 Countries  The New York Times
• ‘False narrative’: Families challenge Trump’s 75-country US visa suspension  Al Jazeera
• Trump administration sued over visa freeze on immigrants from 75 countries  NPR

Record-breaking snow blankets Japan, killing at least 30 people

• Record-breaking snow blankets Japan, killing at least 30 people  Al Jazeera
• At least 30 dead as Japan battles winter storms with soldiers and snow plows  NBC News
• At Least 30 Dead After Weeks of Heavy Snowfall in Japan  The New York Times
• Heavy snowfall along Sea of Japan coast claims at least 30 lives  The Japan Times

SSPDF claims capture of Motot after clashes with SPLA-IO

SSPDF claims capture of Motot after clashes with SPLA-IO  Sudans PostView Full Coverage on Google News

Spain becomes first country in Europe to ban social media for under-16s

• Spain becomes first country in Europe to ban social media for under-16s  CNBC
• Elon Musk calls Spanish PM a ‘tyrant’ over plan to ban under-16s from social media and curb hateful content  The Guardian
• ‘We will protect them from the digital Wild West.’ Another country will ban social media for under-16s  CNN

Fourteen migrants dead after collision with Greek coastguard boat

• Fourteen migrants dead after collision with Greek coastguard boat  BBC
• Collision between Greek coastguard vessel, migrant boat kills at least 14  Al Jazeera
• At least 15 dead after migrant boast collides with Greek coastguard  Sky News
• Collision between Greek coastguard patrol and migrant boat kills 14  The Guardian

Italy launches investigation as newly-restored angel painting in Rome church now resembles Giorgia Meloni

• Italy launches investigation as newly-restored angel painting in Rome church now resembles Giorgia Meloni  CNN
• Restored angel fresco resembling Italian PM Meloni sparks investigation  BBC
• Uproar Over Meloni’s Face Painted on an Angel in a Church in Rome  The New York Times
• Did a Restorer Paint Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Into a Church Fresco?  Artnet News

The road to 2045

• The road to 2045  Gates Foundation
• In the face of aid cuts, Gates Foundation narrows its priorities and defends global health funding  The Seattle Times
• Philanthropy Gates Foundation  magicvalley.com
• Gates CEO: Foundation Will Stay the Course as Humanitarian Aid Shrinks  Chronicle of Philanthropy
• Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman Calls for Global Cooperation as Aid Funding Slumps  observer.com

Grieving Iranians cowed into silence beside the graves of protesters

• Grieving Iranians cowed into silence beside the graves of protesters  CNN
• Music and dancing signify defiance at celebratory funerals of Iran’s protesters  The Guardian
• The burial of Mohammad Mozafari: A rare look into the Iranian regime's crackdown  Le Monde.fr
• Tehran charges protesters’ families a ‘bullet fee’ to return their dead bodies  The Observer
• In Iran, funerals are the new battleground  Index on Censorship

French prosecutors request 5-year ban on Marine Le Pen from holding office

• French prosecutors request 5-year ban on Marine Le Pen from holding office  AP News
• French prosecutors ask appeal court to keep ban on Marine Le Pen running for office  The Guardian
• Prosecutors seek to uphold 5-year electoral ban on Marine Le Pen  politico.eu
• French prosecutors seek 5-year ban from office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in appeal trial  France 24

How Balochistan attacks threaten Pakistan’s promises to China, Trump

• How Balochistan attacks threaten Pakistan’s promises to China, Trump  Al Jazeera
• "Physically Handicapped": Pakistan's Khawaja Asif's Big Admission On Balochistan Attacks  NDTV
• What is happening in Balochistan? | Analysis  The Hindu
• Pakistani forces kill 177 Baloch militants in 48 hours, the highest toll in decades  AP News

Andrew moves out of Royal Lodge home

• Andrew moves out of Royal Lodge home  BBC
• Ex-Prince Andrew Officially Moves Out of Royal Lodge Home as Police Assess New Epstein-Linked Allegations  People.com
• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Reported New Home, Marsh Farm, Is a Place of Boggy Exile  Vanity Fair
• Inside Andrew's ramshackle exile pad as he 'throws tantrum over one problem'  The Mirror
• Ex-Prince Andrew forced into temporary housing after royal eviction  NewsNation

What Jared Kushner's 'New Gaza' plan includes, and what it leaves out

• What Jared Kushner's 'New Gaza' plan includes, and what it leaves out  NPR
• Peace Through Leverage in Gaza  Foreign Affairs
• How Netanyahu is sabotaging phase two of the Gaza ceasefire  +972 Magazine
• Jared Kushner’s “Plan” for Gaza Is an Abomination  The Nation

Trump’s Best Friend in Europe May Lose His Election

Trump’s Best Friend in Europe May Lose His Election  The Free PressView Full Coverage on Google News

China’s opacity brings Pekingology back into vogue

• China’s opacity brings Pekingology back into vogue  The Economist
• Ruptures in China’s Leadership Could Be Due to Paranoia and Power Plays  The New York Times
• Xi the Destroyer  Foreign Affairs
• More Information Links Zhang Youxia’s Purge to 2027 Preparations  The Jamestown Foundation

Comac: The Chinese planemaker taking on Boeing and Airbus

• Comac: The Chinese planemaker taking on Boeing and Airbus  BBC
• How a regulatory change could help China’s C919 jet take on Airbus and Boeing  South China Morning Post
• China's C919 flies at Singapore Airshow to challenge global duopoly  news.cgtn.com
• Comac Signs Order for Six C909 Firefighting Aircraft  Aviation International News
• China's C919, C909 aircraft feature at 2026 Singapore Airshow  People's Daily Online

An internal document shows the Vietnamese military preparing for a possible American war

• An internal document shows the Vietnamese military preparing for a possible American war  AP News
• Vietnam’s military ‘secretly planning for US invasion’  The Times
• Vietnam braces for 'second US invasion with nuclear strike' after Trump's Greenland threat  Daily Express
• Internal document shows the Vietnamese military preparing for a possible American war  livingstonenterprise.net
• Vietnam Defense Documents Reveal US Seen As Potential Threat Despite Warming Ties  i24NEWS

Aksum massacre: Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hits out at Eritrea over atrocities in Tigray

Aksum massacre: Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hits out at Eritrea over atrocities in Tigray  BBCView Full Coverage on Google News

Seeking shelter from Trump’s fury, US trade partners reach deals with each other

• Seeking shelter from Trump’s fury, US trade partners reach deals with each other  AP News
• Squeezed Between Trump and China, India Looks for Faraway Friendships  The New York Times
• Analysis-World discovers it can hedge US trade risk  Yahoo Finance
• The implications of U.S. allies seeking new economic partnerships  PBS
• Tom Zirpoli: The US is losing Trump’s tariff wars | COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun

Ukraine may get more than Gripen jets — Europe's top air-to-air missile is also on the table

• Ukraine may get more than Gripen jets — Europe's top air-to-air missile is also on the table  Business Insider
• Sweden and Denmark to supply Ukraine with €245m air defence system  Euronews.com
• Ukraine and Sweden Discuss Transfer of Meteor Missiles  Мілітарний
• “No-Escape Zone” For Russian Jets? Ukraine & Sweden Discuss “Deadly Combo” Of Gripen & Meteor For UAF  EurAsian Times
• Sweden and Denmark Purchase Tridon Mk2 for Ukraine  TURDEF

Trevi Fountain fee takes effect as Rome seeks to manage tourist crowds

• Trevi Fountain fee takes effect as Rome seeks to manage tourist crowds  NPR
• Trevi Fountain fee goes into effect as Rome seeks to manage tourist flow at celebrated water feature  ABC News
• How Tourists Are Already Skirting Rome's New $2 Fee to Toss a Coin in the Trevi Fountain  People.com
• Now there’s a $2 charge to toss coins in the Trevi Fountain — and tourists are still ignoring the rules  CNN
• Paying For A Selfie: Rome Starts Charging For Trevi Fountain  Barron's

Human Rights Watch researchers resign after report on Palestinian right of return blocked

• Human Rights Watch researchers resign after report on Palestinian right of return blocked  The Guardian
• Israel-Palestine head of Human Rights Watch quits over ‘blocked’ report  Al Jazeera
• How Human Rights Watch Killed a Report Calling Israel’s Denial of Palestinians’ Right of Return a Crime Against Humanity  Drop Site News
• Two top Human Rights Watch researchers resign after report on Palestinian refugee return blocked - report  i24NEWS
• Researchers at Human Rights Watch Resign Over Blocked Report on Palestinian Refugee Return  Jewish Currents

Russian cargo ship captain is found guilty over North Sea tanker crash death

Russian cargo ship captain is found guilty over North Sea tanker crash death  AP NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

'Never imagined this': Indian village grapples with interfaith couple's killing

'Never imagined this': Indian village grapples with interfaith couple's killing  BBC

A Hamas Hostage’s Secret Ordeal

• A Hamas Hostage’s Secret Ordeal  The New York Times
• Report: Ex-hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal reveals new details of sexual abuse in Hamas captivity  Haaretz
• Guy Gilboa-Dalal was abducted to Gaza from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, and was released after more than two years in captivity. He says he was sexually abused by one of his captors in the tunnels of Gaza and threatened with death if he said an  facebook.com

German police detain 2 men suspected of warship sabotage

• German police detain 2 men suspected of warship sabotage  politico.eu
• Two arrested over attempted sabotage of German naval vessels  BBC
• 2 arrested in investigation of attempted sabotage against ships built for German navy  AP News
• German warships ‘sabotaged by workers’ at Hamburg port  The Telegraph
• Arrests made for attempted sabotage against navy ships  Eurojust

NATO soldiers say they can't let their guns get too warm if they want them to work on frozen battlefields

• NATO soldiers say they can't let their guns get too warm if they want them to work on frozen battlefields  Business Insider
• Finland Denies Being Asked To "Go Easy" On U.S. Troops In Arctic Exercise  The War Zone
• U.S. Military Falters During Arctic Exercise  RealClearDefense
• Arctic kit: When batteries drain fast and mobility comes down to skis in High North cold  Forces News
• Here's what #NATO combat training looks like 75 miles north of the #ArcticCircle. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eF3Vqk2P  LinkedIn

The drones being used in Sudan: 1,000 attacks since April 2023

• The drones being used in Sudan: 1,000 attacks since April 2023  Al Jazeera
• The Secret Egyptian Air Base Behind Sudan’s Drone War  The New York Times
• Egypt carrying out air strikes on RSF in Sudan from secret base  Middle East Eye
• Akinci UAV deployed to southern Egypt airbase  Janes

Pope Leo XIV faces crisis as a traditionalist group plans bishop consecrations without consent

• Pope Leo XIV faces crisis as a traditionalist group plans bishop consecrations without consent  AP News
• Traditionalist Catholic society announces bishop consecrations in defiance of Rome  National Catholic Reporter
• St. Pius X Society to ordain new bishops without Vatican approval, risking excommunication  America Magazine
• Pope Leo XIV faces first major crisis as traditional Catholics announce plans without Papal consent  The Independent

India to restrict Russian oil buy, import only where supplies are irreplaceable: Sources

• India to restrict Russian oil buy, import only where supplies are irreplaceable: Sources  The Economic Times
• How global shadow fleet of crude tankers is navigating high seas hunt for sanctioned Russian, Iranian, Venezuelan oil  CNBC

What happened at Davos was a warning to CEOs: their companies are designed for a world that no longer exists

• What happened at Davos was a warning to CEOs: their companies are designed for a world that no longer exists  Fortune
• The Old Global Order Is Over—and Good Riddance  The Heritage Foundation
• Davos 2026: 10 questions on leaders’ minds  The World Economic Forum
• North America at Davos 2026: Trump, Carney and a changing world  TyN Magazine
• Big Changes in the World: Davos 2026  Stanford Digital Economy Lab

Australian snowboarder dies in ski lift accident in Japan after her backpack was caught

• Australian snowboarder dies in ski lift accident in Japan after her backpack was caught  The Guardian
• Australian snowboarder dies after becoming caught on ski lift in Japan  CNN
• Family of Australian woman who died after Japanese ski lift accident remember their ‘beautiful girl’  The Guardian
• Breaking: Second Australian dies in Japan while skiing, local media reports  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• Family of snowboarder who died in freak chairlift accident shares heartbreaking statement  New York Post

‘The Voice’ singer dead at 26 after snake bites her in sleep: ‘Everybody is shattered’

• ‘The Voice’ singer dead at 26 after snake bites her in sleep: ‘Everybody is shattered’  PennLive.com
• ‘The Voice Nigeria’ contestant dies after being bitten by snake, sparking anger over health care provisions  CNN
• Ifunanya Nwangene: Aspiring Nigerian singer dies after snakebite in Abuja  BBC
• The Voice Contestant Ifunanya Nwangene Dead After Being Bitten by Snake in Her Sleep  E! News

Palestinian Authority’s Abbas calls first-ever direct PLO parliament elections

• Abbas calls first-ever voted PLO Council elections on Nov.  The Jerusalem Post
• The Central Election Commission Discusses Local Elections 2026 with Media Institutions and Journalists  وكالة صدى نيوز
• Mahmoud Abbas sets date for parliamentary elections in Palestine  Azerbaycan24
• PALESTINIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS SET FOR NOV 1  bernama

Resident doctors vote in favour of more strike action

• Resident doctors vote in favour of more strike action  BBC
• I woke up in hospital – now I know why resident doctors are on strike  The Independent
• Five stories you may have missed today  Liverpool Echo
• Doctors strikes to continue as BMA members vote to keep industrial action going for another six months  Daily Mail
• Resident doctors in England vote to continue industrial action for another six months  The Guardian

Russia confirms helping to repel Niger airport attack

• Russia confirms helping to repel Niger airport attack  Vanguard News
• Moscow confirms Russian forces helped repel ISIL attack on Niger airport  Al Jazeera
• Islamic State claims assault on airport in Niger’s capital  Long War Journal
• African countries under the US Level 4 travel alert rise to eight with new addition  Business Insider Africa
• Suspected jihadists attack airport near Niger's capital  BBC

Pope Francis’ problematic secret decrees in spotlight in Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’

Pope Francis’ problematic secret decrees in spotlight in Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’  AP NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

China's space aircraft carrier: superweapon or propaganda?

• China's space aircraft carrier: superweapon or propaganda?  dw.com
• China unveils flying aircraft carrier  The Telegraph
• China unveils plans for vast 650-metre SPACESHIP to carry armada of high-tech stealth drones  GB News
• China Unveils ‘Flying Aircraft Carrier’ in Major Leap for Aerial Warfare Technology  vocal.media
• Is China really developing a space supercarrier?  Airforce Technology

Ukraine: Raids in Germany over violation of Russia sanctions

• Ukraine: Raids in Germany over violation of Russia sanctions  dw.com
• Germany arrests five, saying they violated sanctions against Russia  The Washington Post
• Germany arrests five for smuggling goods worth €30 million to Russia  Euronews.com
• Germany detains 5 men accused of illegally exporting goods to Russian defense companies  ABC News

How Soviet nostalgia and silence enable wartime complicity on Russian YouTube

• How Soviet nostalgia and silence enable wartime complicity on Russian YouTube  The Kyiv Independent
• A Quiet War for Consciousness. How Russia Hides Its Propaganda Behind Personal Stories  Наша Ніва

‘A violation of our history’: Palestinian uproar over Israel’s plan to seize historic West Bank site

‘A violation of our history’: Palestinian uproar over Israel’s plan to seize historic West Bank site  The Guardian

Ukraine’s strategy is to kill 50,000 Russian soldiers a month. A sign of confidence or an indicator of weakness?

• Ukraine’s strategy is to kill 50,000 Russian soldiers a month. A sign of confidence or an indicator of weakness?  CNN
• Russia faces a heavy price for limited gains in Ukraine war, death toll estimates suggest  NBC News
• Russian Military Deaths Surge, Leaving Kremlin Short of Troops Without New Mobilization  UNITED24 Media
• Ukraine war briefing: Nearly 2 million military casualties to date, study finds, with Russia bearing brunt of losses  The Guardian
• Russia loses 760 soldiers in Ukraine war over past day  Ukrinform

Sharon Osbourne invited to stand in local election

• Sharon Osbourne invited to stand in local election  BBC
• Former terror convict to run in Birmingham elections  The Jerusalem Post
• Terror victims criticise former jihadist for standing in local elections  The Telegraph
• Sharon Osbourne "seriously thinking about running for mayor of Birmingham”  NME

House NASA bill seeks details on lunar lander and spacesuit development

• House NASA bill seeks details on lunar lander and spacesuit development  SpaceNews
• Congress is Considering a NASA Authorization Bill—Again  Payload Space

3 Years After F-22 Raptor Shot Down Chinese Spy Balloon, NATO’s Eastern Flank Rattled By Cigarette Balloons

• 3 Years After F-22 Raptor Shot Down Chinese Spy Balloon, NATO’s Eastern Flank Rattled By Cigarette Balloons  EurAsian Times
• Balloons from Belarus cross into Polish airspace for a third night  AP News
• Belarusian balloons full of cigarettes pose NATO’s latest security threat  The Washington Post
• Polish Radars Detect New Balloon Launches from Belarus  Мілітарний
• The Belarus-Kremlin Balloon Campaign – Sovereign Security & Financial Forensics 2026  https://debuglies.com

France issues warrants for two Franco-Israelis for ‘complicity in genocide’

• French magistrate reportedly summons two French-Israelis over ‘complicity in genocide’  The Guardian
• Gaza: French judges issue criminal summons for French-Israeli activists over complicity in genocide  Le Monde.fr
• France issues arrest warrants against Israeli-French women for blocking Gaza aid trucks  Haaretz

Spain achieves the world's first face transplant with a donor who was euthanised

• Spain achieves the world's first face transplant with a donor who was euthanised  Euronews.com
• Vall d’Hebron performs the world’s first face transplant from a donor who had requested assisted dying  Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus
• Woman with Flesh-Eating Infection Gets New Face from Donor Who Chose Medical Aid in Dying  People.com
• Woman Euthanized and Her Face Transplanted in Spain  National Review

How the Church and its members are providing relief after wildfires in Chile

• How the Church and its members are providing relief after wildfires in Chile  Church News
• Chile | Denouncing the expansion of corporate and extractive interests: fires in Biobío and Patagonia  La Via Campesina
• Chile | Wildfires - Simplified Early Action Protocol Activation (EAP №: SEAP2024CL01, Operation №: MDRCL018)  ReliefWeb
• Fragile Memory: A Risk Factor Behind the Fires in Penco, Chile  Pressenza - International Press Agency
• Wildfires race across Chile, leaving 18 dead and forcing thousands to flee  The Chief

Meloni cuts Macron out of engine of Europe

• Meloni cuts Macron out of engine of Europe  The Telegraph
• Italy and Germany’s strategic convergence — from IMEC to critical minerals  Decode39
• Italo-German competitiveness to-do list for Europe  Euronews.com
• Germany dumping France for Italy - Telegraph  Big News Network.com
• Media: Italy, Germany forge new EU alliance as France faces instability  Caliber.Az

Can Europe do nuclear deterrence without America?

• Can Europe do nuclear deterrence without America?  The Economist
• Start Spreading the Nukes, Part 2  National Review
• Europe Nuclear Weapons; NATO and Greenland  Continuum Economics
• Europe Eyes Its Own Nuclear Shield as Trust in US Security Wanes  UNITED24 Media

F-15EX Buy Dropped By Indonesia

• F-15EX Buy Dropped By Indonesia  The War Zone
• Boeing Gives Up On F-15 Indonesia Pursuit  Aviation Week Network
• Boeing abandons Indonesia F-15 bid  Breaking Defense
• Boeing Ends F-15 Sales Campaign for Indonesia  Мілітарний

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir fires aides after dead man Steward Soroba Budia's appointment

• South Sudan's President Salva Kiir fires aides after dead man Steward Soroba Budia's appointment  BBC
• Kiir sacks two top aides, appoints new administrator  Radio Tamazuj
• President appoints dead politician to South Sudan election committee  Yahoo
• BREAKING | Kiir fires controversial Presidential Spokesman David Amour  Sudans Post
• South Sudan’s leader sacks aides after dead man appointed  MyJoyOnline

Inside Switzerland's extraordinary medieval library

Inside Switzerland's extraordinary medieval library  BBC

The world is more equal than you think

• The world is more equal than you think  The Economist
• PI Briefing | No. 4 | A Rounding Error  Progressive International
• COVID slowed but couldn’t stop the fall in global inequality  Orange County Register

Rutte is wrong about European defense

• Rutte is wrong about European defense  politico.eu
• NATO chief says Europe should ‘keep on dreaming’ if it thinks it can defend itself without the US  CNN
• Yes, Europe Can Protect Itself Without the US  Cato Institute
• European commissioner proposes setting up European Security Council: "We must become a gentle giant"  Українська правда
• NATO chief should stop being 'American agent,' Charles Michel says  Euronews.com

SpaceX counters Russia’s ‘unauthorized’ use of Starlink to guide drones in Ukraine

• SpaceX counters Russia’s ‘unauthorized’ use of Starlink to guide drones in Ukraine  CNN
• Ukraine hails 'real results' after Musk restricts Russian Starlink use  BBC
• Fact check: Is Elon Musk allowing Russia to use Starlink to attack Ukraine?  Euronews.com
• Musk confirms SpaceX success in preventing Russian military from accessing stolen Starlink units  Fox Business

Another Iran diplomat seeks asylum in Switzerland, sources say | Iran International

Another Iran diplomat seeks asylum in Switzerland, sources say | Iran International  ایران اینترنشنال

West agrees to respond militarily to Russia's ceasefire violations in Ukraine, FT reports

• West agrees to respond militarily to Russia's ceasefire violations in Ukraine, FT reports  The Kyiv Independent
• FT: Ukraine Reaches Agreement With US and European Allies on Response to Ceasefire Breaches  Мілітарний
• FT reports details of allies' plan if Russia breaks ceasefire  Українська правда
• Ukraine war live: Zelensky agrees to Trump-backed plan on Russia ceasefire violations  the-independent.com

Guinea worm on track to be 2nd eradicated human disease; only 10 cases in 2025

• Guinea worm on track to be 2nd eradicated human disease; only 10 cases in 2025  Ars Technica
• Ancient disease poised to become second ever to be eradicated: The Carter Center  FOX 5 Atlanta
• World creeps closer to eradicating human Guinea worm cases, with just 10 last year: Carter Center  AP News
• A year after Jimmy Carter's death, the disease he swore to eradicate reaches an all-time low  CBS News
• Patriots QB Drake Maye misses practice with illness, the latest hiccup to Super Bowl preparations  Newswav

Makoko demolitions: Shanties in Lagos Lagoon in Nigeria bulldozed and burnt

• Makoko demolitions: Shanties in Lagos Lagoon in Nigeria bulldozed and burnt  BBC
• Mass evictions in Lagos displace thousands including baby twins now living in a canoe  AP News
• Lagos Assembly Halts Makoko Demolition in Waterfront Areas  Punch Newspapers
• ‘Where do we go?’: The human cost of Tinubu’s Lagos megacity dream  The Africa Report

Frenchman hospitalized after inserting WWI munition up his rear

• Frenchman hospitalized after inserting WWI munition up his rear  Military Times
• A 24-year-old Frenchman shows up at hospital with a World War I shell lodged in his rectum  EL PAÍS English
• Hospital evacuated after 8-inch WWI artillery shell discovered in patient’s butt  New York Post
• French hospital treats man with WWI shell up his rectum  The Local France
• A hospital has been evacuated after a 24-year-old patient in a "state of extreme discomfort" was found to have a live WWI artillery shell lodged up his backside.  facebook.com

'I can't sell this house – we absolutely are trapped'

'I can't sell this house – we absolutely are trapped'  BBC