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Alexei Navalny, the leader of the Russian opposition, passed away this Friday in an Arctic prison where he had been since last December, the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region announced.

Read more here:
https://intlmonitor.com/europe/the-end-of-an-era-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-dies-in-arctic-prison/

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Reuters:
Trump's NATO comments draw scorn, White House calls them 'unhinged'

"America’s leadership on the world stage and support for our allies is critical to keeping the American people safe here at home," said Biden in a statement.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ... "Any attack on NATO will be met with a united and forceful response," ...
https://www.reuters.com/world/european-officials-criticize-trumps-nato-comments-2024-02-11/


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" #Netanyahu has angered #US officials...

He publicly denounced a hostage deal while Secretary of State Antony #Blinken was in the region trying to broker an agreement. He announced the Israeli military would be moving into the southern #Gaza city of Rafah, a move US officials have publicly opposed, since #Rafah is packed with about 1.4 million #Palestinians living in squalid conditions who fled there under #Israeli orders."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/11/biden-netanyahu-closer-to-a-breach/

#Israel #Palestine #War #News #WorldNews

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"“A lot of innocent people are starving,” said. “A lot of innocent people are... dying. And it’s got to stop.”

A particular flash point is ’s plan to launch a military campaign in , the southern most city in that... has swollen to more than 4X its original size. “They’re already living in tents & not getting enough food & water & you’re saying go somewhere else,”...“Where? How are they supposed to get there?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/11/biden-netanyahu-closer-to-a-breach/

Text from article: Biden’s private frustration with Netanyahu — which has been building for months — was on display Thursday when he said Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has been “over the top,” his sharpest rebuke yet. The president also spoke in far more detail about Palestinian suffering, as well as the time and energy he has expended trying to get the Israelis and Egyptians to allow more aid into the 25-mile enclave. “A lot of innocent people are starving,” Biden said. “A lot of innocent people are in trouble and they’re dying. And it’s got to stop.” A particular flash point is Israel’s plan to launch a military campaign in Rafah, the southern most city in Gaza that borders Egypt and has swollen to more than four times its original size. “They’re already living in tents and not getting enough food and water and you’re saying go somewhere else,” said one outside adviser to the White House. “Where? How are they supposed to get there?”
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    "Biden issued a national security memorandum aimed at ensuring that countries receiving weaponry abide by certain guidelines, including not obstructing assistance.

    also issued an executive order earlier this month sanctioning four settlers for against , a move griped about"
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/11/biden-netanyahu-closer-to-a-breach/

    Text from article: Israel launched its punishing military campaign in response to a brutal Hamas attack on Oct. 7, when militants rampaged through the Israel-Gaza border fence and murdered 1,200 people, many of them civilians, and took about 253 hostage. Since then, Israeli airstrikes and raids have killed more than 28,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, and displaced more than 80 percent of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents, as a siege of the enclave has created a humanitarian catastrophe. The White House has taken modest steps in recent days to signal its growing frustration. Biden issued a national security memorandum aimed at ensuring that countries receiving U.S. weaponry abide by certain guidelines, including not obstructing humanitarian assistance. Biden also issued an executive order earlier this month sanctioning four West Bank settlers for violence against Palestinians, a move Netanyahu griped about during a private meeting with Blinken last week, officials said. And on Thursday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said an Israeli operation in Rafah “would be a disaster for those people, and we would not support it” — the most forceful the White House has been in opposing an Israeli military operation.
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    Forest fires ripping through central Chile’s coastal hills since Friday have killed at least 46 people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes, with many more feared dead, according to the national government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/04/world/chile-wildfires-threaten-homes/?utm_content=buffer8fbfe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

    TheConversationUS , to random
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    Within Israel’s large Jewish population, there is vast diversity. Only about 32% trace their ancestry to Europe, and over 40% from the Middle East.

    And understanding that diversity is key to understanding Israelis’ behavior amid the current war in Gaza, as well as the country’s long-term resilience.

    We had a historian of Jewish identity explain:
    https://theconversation.com/israels-mosaic-of-jewish-ethnic-groups-is-key-to-understanding-the-country-217893

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