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Updated February 19, 2024 - 9:11 PM EST

US To Veto Gaza Ceasefire at UN Security Council

		*Israel Rejects 'International Diktats' on Palestinian State*
		*Qatar: Israel-Hamas Hostage Talks 'Not Very Promising'*
		*ICJ Calls on Israel to Prevent 'Increase of Humanitarian Nightmare'*

IDF Says Hamas Will Not Be Defeated in Gaza War

		*US To Send More Bombs to Israel for Gaza Slaughter*
		*US Official: Israel Makes It 'Virtually Impossible' to Distribute Gaza Aid*
		*Nasser Hospital 'Completely' Knocked Out of Service by Ongoing Raid*

Israel Was Behind Attacks on Gas Pipelines in Iran

New US Sanctions on Houthis That Block Yemen Peace Go Into Effect

Ukraine Withdraws From Key Donbas City of Avdiivka

New Poll: 70% of Americans Want Talks To End War in Ukraine

Viewpoints

	The Ukraine War Runs on Lies by James W. Carden
	Washington, Pro-Democracy? Depends on the Country by Ted Snider

	Good Money After Bad in Ukraine? by Ray McGovern & Lawrence Wilkerson
	How the CIA Destabilizes the World by Jeffrey D. Sachs
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

US Doctor in Gaza: 'What I Saw Wasn't War – It Was Annihilation'
by Irfan Galaria

Frontline

	Consortium News' Coverage of This Week's Julian Assange Hearing
	In Jerusalem's Old City, Israeli 'Siege' Forces Palestinian Shops To Close
	Sen. Vance Opposes Ukraine Aid at Munich Security Conference

Israeli Military Says Hamas Will
Not Be Defeated in Gaza Offensive

Ukraine

	First Ukrainian F-16 Pilots Will Complete Training as Soon as May
	Ukraine Using Thousands of Networked Microphones To Track Russian Drones
	Ukraine Military Says It Repelled Russian Offensive on Southern Front
	Biden Says He Told Zelensky He's 'Confident' US Will Renew Aid to Ukraine
	Ukraine Claims It Shot Down 3 Russian Sukhoi Fighter Jets
	Ukraine's Electronic Warfare Capabilities Help Anticipate Russian Attacks
	Zelensky Offers Trump a Tour of Ukraine's Frontline
	Ukraine Accuses Russia of Executing Injured Prisoners at Avdiivka, Vesele

Russia

	Ukraine War Has Cost Russia Up to $211 Billion, Pentagon Says
	Alexey Navalny's Team Confirms His Death, Calls for Body to Be Returned
	Hundreds Detained Across Russia at Rallies in Memory of Navalny
	Brazil's Lula Says Navalny's Death Should Be Probed Before Accusations
	Lindsey Graham: Designate Russia a State Sponsor of Terrorism

Germany

	Germany's Scholz Says Confident of NATO Future Security Guarantees
	German Government Approves Military Participation in EU Red Sea Mission
	Zelensky Signs 'Historic' Security Pact With Germany

United Kingdom

	Britain Lets Ukrainian Refugees Stay for Another 18 Months
	UK Intel: Russia's Coastal Defense System Can Now Launch Ship-Based Hypersonics

Europe

	Belarus President Lukashenko Says Saboteurs Detained on Border With Ukraine
	Belgian PM Backs EU Bonds To Boost Defense Spending
	Hungary's Govt Declines Offer To Meet US Senators Seeking Approval for Sweden's NATO Bid
	US Peacekeepers Ready To Prevent Violence in North Kosovo, Commander Says
	Turkey and Greece To Join European Missile Shield

Pakistan

	Khan's PTI Calls for Judicial Commission To Probe Ex-Rawalpindi Commissioner's Rigging Revelations
	Pakistan Commissioner Says Poll Results 'Manipulated' Under His Watch; Election Commission Rejects Claims
	X, Formerly Twitter, Faces Countrywide 'Restriction' in Pakistan
	Pakistan Official Admits Helping To Rig Election Results

China

	Top Diplomats From US, China Hold 'Constructive' Talks on Issues Dividing Them
	China and Ukraine Agree on Need for Contact as Foreign Ministers Meet in Munich
	China Foreign Minister Warns Against Decoupling at Munich Security Conference

Asia

	Japan's New Flagship H3 Rocket Reaches Orbit in a Key Test After Failed Debut Last Year
	North Korea: Kim Yo Jong Opens Door to Improved Ties With Japan
	Thousands Seek To Quit Myanmar After Military Draft Announcement
	Residents of Philippine Island Facing Taiwan Urged To Join Military

The War at Home

	Texas To Build 80-Acre Border Base for National Guard Troops
	Survey 1 in 3 US Navy Sailors Experiences Extreme Stress
	How the US Is Preparing to Fight a War in Space
	Air Force Recruiting Rebounds While Army, Navy Still Struggle
	Space Force Cancels Classified Military Satellite Project
	Traumatic Brain Injuries Linked to Risk of Brain Cancer in Study of Veterans

Gaza

	Children Sleep in Chicken Cages in Rafah as Families Grow Desperate To Find Shelter
	Israel's Givati Brigade Troops Refuse To Rejoin Gaza War
	Israel's Defense Chief Says Military 'Thoroughly Planning' Offensive in Crowded Gaza Border Town
	Gaza Nasser Hospital 'Not Functional Anymore': WHO Chief
	Gaza Health Ministry Says Nasser Hospital Has Lost Power
	Brazil's Lula Compares Israel's War on Gaza With the Holocaust
	Some of the Prominent Palestinian Academics and Scientists Killed by Israel
	Hamas Leader Haniyeh Blames Israel for Gaza Ceasefire Delays
	As Israel Corners Rafah, Netanyahu Defies the World
	State Department 'Discrimination' Traps Relatives of Palestinian Americans in Gaza
	Over 50 Palestinians Killed as Israel's Genocidal War on Gaza Continues
	Five Patients Die as Oxygen Runs Out in Gaza Hospital Seized by Israeli Forces, Health Officials Say
	Israel Says Over 100 Arrests Made in Gaza Hospital Raid

Israel/Palestine

	Marwan Barghouti in Solitary Confinement in Ramla Prison
	Indian Union Refuses to Load Ships With Arms Headed for Israel
	Macron Says Recognizing a Palestinian State Is Not a Taboo for France
	African Leaders Condemn Israel's Offensive in Gaza
	World Health Organization Trying To Get Access to Gaza Hospital After Raid
	Eurovision Confirms Israel Can Compete in Song Contest
	Al Jazeera Slams Israel Over 'Hamas' Charge
	Two Dead in Shooting at Bus Stop in Southern Israel
	Israeli Police and Shin Bet 'Disagree on Al-Aqsa Restrictions' During Ramadan
	Millions Show Solidarity With Palestinians in Demonstrations Across Globe
	US Investigators Probe Killings of Palestinian Americans by Israel
	Israel's Netanyahu Dismisses Calls for Early Election as Thousands Protest
	'Systematic Torture': to Be Palestinian in an Israeli Prison
	Israel Out to Destroy UNRWA, Says Agency Chief
	Which Countries Are Still Funding UNRWA Amid Israel's War on Gaza?
	Norway to Facilitate Transfer of Funds to Palestinian Authority

Yemen

	Yemen's Houthis Fire Missiles at British Oil Tanker Bound for India
	Houthis Say They Attacked Bulk Carrier in Gulf of Aden
	European Red Sea Naval Task Force Set To Launch Monday

Lebanon

	Hezbollah 'Could Cripple Israel's Power Grid in a Major War'
	Missile From Lebanon Hits Northern Town of Shtula, Says IDF

DR Congo

	'Bomb' Hits DR Congo Airport as Fighting Flares in Restive East
	US 'Strongly Condemns' Violence in DR Congo After Alleged Drone Attack
	US Condemns Rwanda's Support of Armed M23 Rebels in DR Congo and Calls for Troop Withdrawal

Sudan

	Sudan's Army Claims First Major Advance
	Sudan's Army Is Investigating a Video Purportedly Showing Troops Carrying Severed Heads

Africa

	Egypt To Make Argument Before ICJ Against Israel's Practices
	Nigeria's Currency Has Fallen to a Record Low. How Did Things Get So Bad?
	Protestors Keep Pressure on Senegal's President to Hold Elections as Soon as Possible
	Somalia President Accuses Ethiopia of Trying to Annex Part of Its Territory