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Updated February 12, 2024 - 9:13 PM EST

Biden Not Reconsidering Support for Gaza Slaughter

Netanyahu Doubles Down on Plans to Attack Rafah

		*US Admits 'Missteps' in Handling Gaza, Won't Not Alter Policy*
		*House Bill To Downgrade US-South Africa Ties Over Genocide Suit*

Houthis Announce 17 Killed in Recent US Strikes

		*Iraq Says It Resumed Talks With US on Future US Withdrawal*
		*Outpost in Jordan Where 3 US Troops Died Is Secretly a Drone Base*

Israeli Drone Strike Kills 2 Near Key Lebanon Port

		*Israel Killed 4-Year-Old Palestinian Girl, Took 10 Days to Return Body*
		*Palestinian Girl Found Dead After Being Trapped Under Israeli Fire*

US Rejects Putin Offer for Ukraine Negotiations

Imran Khan's PTI Wins Most Seats in Pakistani Election

Senate Moves Closer on $95 Billion Foreign Military Aid Bill

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Taken to Hospital Again

Viewpoints

	CNN's Israel Bias Laid Bare. but CNN Is the Norm, Not the Exception by Jonathan Cook
	Zaluzhny Firing Not Even a Band-Aid as Ukraine Strategy Bleeds Out by Anatol Lieven

	Thinktankland: Foreign Influence in US Politics by James Carden
	Full Speed Ahead on the Global Titanic by Norman Solomon
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

The 'Putin Supporter' Slur Has Jumped the Shark
by Andrew Earvolino

Frontline

	Israel's West Bank Settler Population Grew Nearly 3% in 2023
	Tehran 'Never Sought' To Expand War in the Region, Iran's FM Says
	Biden Called Sisi the 'President of Mexico', Turning a Meme Into Reality

The Journalists Killed in Gaza – and
What They Tried to Show the World

Ukraine

	Ukraine Risks Critical Shortage of Western Ammunition, Officials Warn
	Ukraine's New Army Chief Says Military Must Evolve to Succeed
	Zelensky Appoints Ex-Deputy Defense Minister Pavliuk as New Ground Forces Chief
	Deadly Russian Drone Attack Hits Kharkiv Petrol Station
	Ukraine Intelligence 'Confirms' Russian Forces Using Starlink
	Russia Launches 45 Drones in Mass Barrage of Ukraine

Russia

	Shoigu: Russia's Military Drone Production Ramping Up
	Russia Says It Foiled Ukrainian Drone Attack on Civilian Cargo Ships in Black Sea
	Putin Heads to Turkey for New Grain Deal Talks
	Moscow Calls Ukraine's New Russian-Born Army Chief a Traitor, Says He Won't Win
	US Sanctions Four Entities, One Ship for Violating Russian Oil Price Cap

Europe

	Finland's New President Sees No Limit to NATO Ties, Ukraine Support
	Georgia Appoints Critic of West as PM
	Moldova Police Find Russian Drone Fragments Near Ukraine Border
	Polish Farmers Block Roads, Ukraine Border in Nationwide Protest

Pakistan

	Imran Khan Uses AI to Give Victory Speech in Pakistan
	Photos: Ugly Clashes in Pakistan as Riot Police Fire Tear Gas at Khan's Supporters Outside Election Offices
	PTI Demands 'Political Prisoners' Release, Including Imran Khan

Koreas

	North Korea's Kim Vows to 'Put an End' to South if Force Used
	US Special Envoy on North Korea to Visit Tokyo, Seoul

Asia

	Two Afghans Who Were Detained at Guantanamo Bay for 14 Years Have Been Released, the Taliban Say
	Demolition of Muslim Properties Sets Off Deadly Violence in India
	Myanmar Military Government Activates Conscription Law
	Chinese Technology Company Lashes Back at US Claims It Has Ties to Military

Morocco

	Moroccan Hashish Suppliers 'Boycott Israeli Dealers' Over Gaza War
	Thousands in Morocco Protest Ties With 'Genocidal' Israel

Africa

	Suspected Jihadists Kill Nine in Volatile Niger Region
	Student Killed in Senegal Protests Over Election Delay
	Somali Soldier Kills Nine, Including Emirati Officers, in Mogadishu Camp; Al-Shabaab Claims Responsibility

Latin America

	Guy Philippe, Former Rebel, Calls for 'Revolution' To Oust Haiti's Current Leader
	Aspiring Mexican Congressional Candidate Killed in Central State of Morelos
	Brazil Army Colonel Arrested in Military Coup Probe on Return From US
	Venezuela Defends Military Buildup, Accusing Neighboring Guyana of Granting Illegal Oil Contracts

Gaza

	Israel Is Holding Up Food for 1.1 Million Palestinians in Gaza, the Main UN Aid Agency There Says
	What Is Happening in Gaza's Rafah as Israel Threatens to Attack?
	Palestinians in Rafah Run Out of Shelters as Israel Threatens Assault
	Robbery as a Political Decision – Israeli Army Robs Bank of Palestine in Gaza
	Israeli Snipers Kill 21 Civilians Outside Gaza's Besieged Nasser Hospital
	Genocide in Numbers – This Is What Israel Has Done to Gaza
	US Aware of Reports That Israel Detained 2 Americans in Gaza
	UNRWA Refutes Israeli Implications of Hamas Tunnel Below Gaza HQ
	Photos: Israeli Bombs Target Gaza's Overcrowded Rafah
	Pictures: Israel Bombs Homes in Central Gaza, Killing Several Families
	Netanyahu Asks Army To Remobilize Reserve Soldiers in Preparation for Ground Offensive in Rafah
	Hamas Warns Israeli Invasion of Rafah Will 'Torpedo' Hostage Talks
	Jordan's King Abdullah Participates in Gaza Aid Airdrop
	Tiktok Ends Hashtag Feature That Counts Gaza War Video Views
	Nearly 100% of Arabs Say US Policy on Israel-Gaza 'Bad'

Israel/Palestine

	Israeli Checkpoints 'Paralyze' West Bank Life as Gaza War Rages
	Israel Scrambles to Avoid West Bank Uprising During Ramadan
	IMF Chief Says Israel-Hamas War 'Devastating'
	US May Sanction Israeli Army Over West Bank Settler Violence
	Moody's Downgrades Israel's Credit Rating, Citing Toll of War With Hamas
	Demands for Canada to Stop Supplying Weapons to Israel Grow Louder
	Sources: Palestinian Figure Close to Hamas Survives Israeli Strike in Lebanon, Three Others Killed
	UNRWA Chief Admits To Terminating Staff Without Probing Israeli Claims
	Families of Israeli Captives Are Beginning to Turn on Netanyahu

Iran

	Iran Says It Has Exchanged Messages With US
	Pictures: Iran Marks 45th Anniversary of Islamic Revolution

Middle East

	US Soldier Dies in Non-Combat Incident in Kuwait
	German Air Defense Frigate Hessen Deploys to the Red Sea
	Syrian Air Defenses Respond to 'Hostile Targets' in Vicinity of Damascus

Egypt

	Egypt Steps Up Border Security as Israel Continues Gaza Push
	Egypt Threatens to Suspend Key Peace Treaty if Israel Pushes Into Gaza Border Town, Officials Say

The War at Home

	Dearborn's Mayor Has a Message for Biden: Change Course on Gaza or Lose Presidency
	US Army Cancels FARA Helicopter Program Despite Spending $2 Billion
	VA To Ease Benefits Rules for Vets Exposed to Agent Orange in the US
	Army Orders Hundreds of Counter-Drone Coyote Munitions Amid Attacks on US Bases