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Europe

“Peace in Our Continent has been Shattered” – NATO Vows to Defend Its Entire Territory After Russian Attack on Ukraine

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/nato-vows-defend-entire-territory-russian-attack-ukraine/

Two foreign ministers from NATO allies in Kyiv as Russia attacks Ukraine

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/two-foreign-ministers-from-nato-allies-in-kyiv-as-russia-attacks-ukraine

UN secretary-general admits to being wrong, calls on Putin to 'give peace a chance'

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/un-secretary-general-admits-to-being-wrong-and-calls-on-putin-to-give-peace-a-chance

Migrant Crisis 2.0? EU ‘Well Prepared’ to Take ‘Massive Inflow’ of Refugees from Ukraine Conflict

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/24/migrant-crisis-2-0-eu-well-prepared-to-take-massive-inflow-of-refugees-from-ukraine-conflict/

Free London: Sadiq Khan Backs Down on Forced Mask Wearing on Tube

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/24/free-london-sadiq-khan-backs-down-on-forced-mask-wearing-on-tube/

98 Per Cent of Illegal Boat Migrants Arrive in Britain Without a Passport

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/24/98-per-cent-of-illegal-boat-migrants-arrive-in-britain-without-a-passport/

Iceland ends COVID-19 rules and plans for infecting 'as many people as possible'

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/iceland-ends-covid-19-rules-and-plans-for-infecting-as-many-people-as-possible

Le Pen Surges in Presidential Polls As Centre-Right Candidate Plummets

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/24/le-pen-surges-in-presidential-polls-as-centre-right-candidate-plummets/

Baltic States, Home to Large Russian Minorities, Fear They Could Be Next

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/24/baltic-states-home-to-large-russian-minorities-fear-they-could-be-next/

Hungarian Govt on Ukraine: ‘We Must Not Let the Left Drag Hungary Into This War’

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/24/hungarian-govt-on-ukraine-we-must-not-let-the-left-drag-hungary-into-this-war/

Prime Minister of Poland: ‘Free World Has to Stop Putin’

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/24/prime-minister-of-poland-free-world-has-to-stop-putin/

Former Georgian President Saakashvili describes how he tried to warn the West about Russia

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/russia-ukraine-crisis-explained-former-georgias-president

Ukraine’s UN ambassador confronts Russian counterpart: 'There is no purgatory for war criminals'

https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukraines-u-n-ambassador-tells-russian-counterpart-there-is-no-purgatory-for-war-criminals

Ukrainian Defense Ministry Claims Javelin Anti-Aircraft Missiles Neutralized a Column of Russian Vehicles and 15 Tanks

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/update-ukrainian-defense-ministry-claims-javelin-anti-aircraft-missiles-neutralized-column-russian-vehicles-15-tanks/

Russian stocks crater by as much as 45% after attack on Ukraine

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/russian-stocks-crater-by-as-much-as-45-after-attack-on-ukraine

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Middle East Region

Horowitz: The Israeli data that nukes the Pfizer vaccine: What did Pfizer know and when did they know it?

https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-the-israeli-data-that-nukes-the-pfizer-vaccine-what-did-pfizer-know-and-when-did-they-know-it

Russia takes issue with Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights and Jerusalem

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-698512

Israeli attack | Death toll rises to seven members of regime forces and Iranian-backed factions

https://www.syriahr.com/en/240668/

Russia-Ukraine war: How Middle Eastern leaders reacted to the invasion

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ukraine-russia-war-how-middle-east-reacted-invasion

Syrian opposition decries Russia's military intervention in Ukraine

https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/syrian-opposition-decries-russias-military-intervention-in-ukraine-3590082

Turkey evaluates Ukraine’s request for closure of Turkish straits

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/02/turkey-evaluates-ukraines-request-closure-turkish-straits

Bomb hits Turkish-owned ship off Ukraine’s Odessa

https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/bomb-hits-turkish-owned-ship-off-ukraines-odessa

Iran's Chief Negotiator Says 'Certain Decisions' Needed From West To Reach Nuclear Deal

https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-chief-negotiator-west-nuclear-deal/31720386.html

To Counter Russian Aggression, Support Regime Change in Iran

https://townhall.com/columnists/majidrafizadeh/2022/02/24/to-counter-russian-aggression-support-regime-change-in-iran-n2603723

Iran’s Raisi tells Putin NATO expansion a ‘serious threat’ as Russia invades Ukraine

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/02/25/Iran-s-Raisi-tells-Putin-NATO-expansion-a-serious-threat-as-Russia-invades-Ukraine

Khatibzadeh: Iran trying to get nationals out of Ukraine

https://ifpnews.com/khatibzadeh-iran-trying-to-get-nationals-out-of-ukraine/

Statement condemning killing of 8 polio health workers in Afghanistan

http://www.emro.who.int/media/news/statement-condemning-killing-of-8-polio-health-workers-in-afghanistan.html

Pakistani-American Sentenced To Death For Beheading Girlfriend

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/pakistan-american-death-sentence-beheading/31720650.html

Lebanon: the European Union deploys an Election Observation Mission

https://www.euneighbours.eu/en/south/stay-informed/news/lebanon-european-union-deploys-election-observation-mission

Conflict in Ukraine could hit Lebanon’s food supply

https://qz.com/2133068/conflict-in-ukraine-could-hit-lebanons-food-supply/

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Asia

Hong Kong Invokes Emergency Powers Amid Unprecedented COVID-19 Case Numbers

https://www.voanews.com/a/6457565.html

Xi Is On the Move — Taiwan Defense Ministry Says 9 Chinese Aircraft Have Entered its Air Defense Zone on Thursday Morning

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/breaking-xi-move-taiwan-defense-ministry-says-9-chinese-aircraft-entered-air-defense-zone-thursday-morning/

CHINA THREATENS: Foreign Ministry Says Taiwan Is “Not Ukraine” – Has Always Been Part of China

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/china-threatens-foreign-ministry-says-taiwan-not-ukraine-always-part-china/

Putin’s Aggression Against Ukraine Deals a Blow to China’s Hopes for Taiwan

https://www.cfr.org/blog/putins-aggression-against-ukraine-deals-blow-chinas-hopes-taiwan

China Urges Action to End Ukraine Crisis

https://politicalwire.com/2022/02/24/china-urges-action-to-end-ukraine-crisis/

China blames the U.S. as the world responds to the Ukraine crisis

https://justthenews.com/world/china-blames-us-world-responds-ukraine-crisis

China bans online criticism of Russia

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ukraine-russia-02232022095615.html

China's embassy in Ukraine tells citizens to display Chinese flags on vehicles

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/ukraine-china-embassy-tells-citizens-display-chinese-flags-vehicles-2516711

Chinese commentators slam official findings in Jiangsu chained woman case

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/woman-chained-02242022123530.html

Taiwan Foreign Minister Calls US Help Critical to Deterring War with China

https://www.voanews.com/a/taiwan-foreign-minister-calls-us-help-critical-to-deterring-war-with-china-/6456995.html

South Korea to join economic sanctions against Russia

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/ukraine-south-korea-join-economic-sanctions-against-russia-2516706

Nepal opposes Russian invasion of Ukraine

https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/02/24/nepal-opposes-russian-invasion-of-ukraine

‘Balancing China’: why Indonesia is on a multibillion-dollar spending spree for US and French fighter jets

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3168277/balancing-china-why-indonesia-multibillion-dollar-spending-spree

Singapore halts easing of virus restrictions as Covid cases surge

https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/24/02/2022/singapore-halts-easing-of-virus-restrictionsas-covid-cases-surge

New documentary on MH370 mystery supports theory of intentional crash

https://nypost.com/2022/02/23/new-report-on-mh370-mystery-supports-theory-of-intentional-crash/

Russia-Ukraine crisis: 4,000 Indian citizens have left Ukraine, minister says

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/asia/russia-ukraine-crisis-4000-indian-citizens-have-left-ukraine-minister

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Latin America

Mexican president: Blinken 'misinformed' on journalist killings

https://thehill.com/latino/595575-mexican-president-blinken-misinformed-on-journalist-killings

Manhunt underway in murder of Mexican reporter who vanished after a business meeting at a Mexico City hotel - then was found dead wrapped in bloody sheets in a field

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10547641/Friends-murdered-Mexican-reporter-reveal-dinner-friends-vanished.html

Mexican congressman promised to mobilize and arm residents to protect themselves against gangs and cartels in the central state of Zacatecas unless federal government solves violence problem

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10543991/Mexican-congressman-supports-arming-residents-protect-against-gangs-cartels.html

15-Year-Old Girl Kills Herself With an Uzi Trying to Record a TikTok Video

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dypwaw/mexico-sinaloa-girl-uzi-tiktok

Mexican Woman Sentenced To Less Than 2 Years In Prison For Smuggling Over 100 Undocumented Migrants

https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2022/02/23/mexican-woman-sentenced-to-less-than-2-years-for-smuggling-over-100-undocumented/

Austria Must Return Moctezuma's Headdress: Mexican President

https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Austria-Must-Return-Moctezumas-Headdress-Mexican-President-20220223-0008.html

Nicaragua Convicts Seven of President Ortega’s Opponents in Mass Trial

https://www.wsj.com/articles/nicaragua-convicts-seven-of-president-ortegas-opponents-in-mass-trial-11645675796

Honduras’ Hernandez Will Face Justice, but His Narco-State Could Live On

https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/30348/on-crime-honduras-hernandez-was-trafficker-in-chief

Former Peruvian President’s Corruption Trial Begins

https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16018-former-peruvian-president-s-corruption-trial-begins

Venezuela’s Diminished Oil Industry Mounts an Unlikely Recovery

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/venezuela-s-diminished-oil-industry-mounts-an-unlikely-recovery-1.1728102

Human Organs Trafficked To Singapore For Fashion Accessories, Say Brazilian Police

https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/human-organs-trafficked-to-singapore-for-fashion-accessories-say-brazilian-police/

Watch Now: Brazilian music star chased by bear while snowboarding

https://www.newsnow.com/us/World/Latin+America#nn_gtm_a=mmenu-nav

‘Everything is on fire’: Flames rip through Iberá National Park in Argentina

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/everything-is-on-fire-flames-rip-through-ibera-national-park-in-argentina/

Haitian Police Kill Photojournalist Reporting A Workers Protest

https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Haitian-Police-Kill-Photojournalist-Reporting-A-Workers-Protest-20220224-0005.html

Haiti - FLASH : Demonstration, 4 journalists injured including one fatally

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36033-haiti-flash-demonstration-4-journalists-injured-including-one-fatally.html

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Africa

Egypt’s El-Sisi has taken a ‘strategic decision to deepen ties with Israel’

https://www.jns.org/egypts-el-sisi-has-taken-a-strategic-decision-to-deepen-ties-with-israel/

Sporadic shootings as robbers attack four banks in Edo

https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/02/24/breaking-sporadic-shootings-as-robbers-attack-four-banks-in-edo/

UPDATED: Policeman, Four Others Killed In Robbery Of Edo Banks

http://saharareporters.com/2022/02/24/updated-policeman-four-others-killed-robbery-edo-banks

Nigerian Soldiers Securing Borders Against Boko Haram Terrorists, Others Cry Out Over Unpaid Allowances Since 2021

http://saharareporters.com/2022/02/24/nigerian-soldiers-securing-borders-against-boko-haram-terrorists-others-cry-out-over

FG speaks on Russia Invasion, tells Nigerians in Ukraine what to do

https://politicsnigeria.com/breaking-fg-speaks-on-russia-invasion-tells-nigerians-in-ukraine-what-to-do/

Gunmen wound Eskom guards at substation, steal their guns and cellphones

https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/gunmen-wound-eskom-guards-at-substation-steal-their-guns-and-cellphones-20220224

Gauteng police blamed for failure to stop KZN riots from spreading

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2022-02-24-gauteng-police-blamed-for-failure-to-stop-kzn-riots-from-spreading/

SANDF soldiers ambushed in DRC: Eight rebels and three civilians killed

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/south-africa/breaking-sandf-soldiers-ambushed-in-drc-eight-rebels-and-three-civilians-killed/

Again, Sponsored Thugs Ambush, Attack Sowore's Associates With Guns, Daggers, Others In Abuja

http://saharareporters.com/2022/02/24/again-sponsored-thugs-ambush-attack-sowores-associates-guns-daggers-others-abuja

Alleged drug mule caught with R870 000 worth of drugs inside shoes and luggage applies for bail

https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/alleged-drug-mule-caught-with-r870-000-worth-of-drugs-inside-shoes-and-luggage-applies-for-bail-e58d0554-9751-45bb-a1ef-55e4d2876a76

Amnesty International reacts as police arrest Sowore

https://dailypost.ng/2022/02/24/amnesty-international-reacts-as-police-arrest-sowore/

Tender fraud: SIU confiscates property, luxury vehicles worth R21.8m from City of Ekurhuleni

https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/tender-fraud-siu-confiscates-property-luxury-vehicles-worth-r218m-from-city-of-ekurhuleni-20220224

South Africa targets cable thieves holding economy to ransom

https://www.miningweekly.com/article/south-africa-targets-cable-thieves-holding-economy-to-ransom-2022-02-24/rep_id:3650

2.7 million children in Chad face malnutrition-UNICEF

https://www.africanews.com/2022/02/24/2-7-million-children-in-chad-face-malnutrition-unicef/

FIFA Suspends Zimbabwe from International Body, Scraps All Funding

https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/6457817.html

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South Pacific

Ukrainians flee, Australia imposes more sanctions against Russia

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7634917/ukrainians-flee-australia-imposes-more-sanctions-against-russia/?cs=14231

Ron DeSantis says Florida is a 'citadel of freedom' that Biden 'hates' and tears into Canada and Australia for their 'authoritarian rule': Governor tells CPAC Joe has had 'the worst year of any president since the 1800s'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10548379/DeSantis-tears-Canada-Australia-authoritarian-rule.html

New Zealand’s COVID-19-Related Crackdown on Economic Freedom Lingers On

https://www.heritage.org/international-economies/commentary/new-zealands-covid-19-related-crackdown-economic-freedom-lingers

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Canada

3,400 Canadian Armed Forces members ready to be deployed to Ukraine

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/3400-canadian-armed-forces-standby-ukraine

‘This madness has to stop’ — Canada slaps Russia with more sanctions

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/24/this-madness-has-to-stop-canada-slaps-russia-with-sanctions-00011480

BOOM, Trudeau Reversal Motive Surfaces – Canadian Banking Association Was Approved by World Economic Forum To Lead the Digital ID Creation

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/02/23/boom-trudeau-reversal-motive-surfaces-canadian-banking-association-was-approved-by-world-economic-forum-to-lead-the-digital-id-creation/

Trudeau says Canada will prioritize Ukrainian immigration, launches phone line for urgent questions

https://theprovince.com/news/canada/trudeau-says-canada-will-prioritize-ukrainian-immigration-launches-phone-line-for-urgent-questions

50 calls made to poison control centres over exposure to COVID-19 rapid test kit ingredients

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/50-calls-made-to-poison-control-centres-over-exposure-to-covid-19-rapid-test-kit-ingredients-1.6363237

Canadian gas prices set to soar this weekend amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

https://globalnews.ca/news/8643675/canada-gas-prices-russia-ukraine/

Canada authorizes first plant-based COVID-19 vaccine

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10549013/Canada-authorizes-plant-based-COVID-19-vaccine.html

2 people captured on video slashing Ontario movie theatre screen during Spider-Man showing

https://www.cp24.com/news/2-people-captured-on-video-slashing-ontario-movie-theatre-screen-during-spider-man-showing-1.5794761

Crash involving 20 semi trucks closes section of Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba, sends three to hospital

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/crash-involving-20-semi-trucks-closes-section-of-trans-canada-highway-in-manitoba-sends-three-to-hospital-1.5794668

We need to get to the bottom of Ontario’s convoy response

https://www.tvo.org/article/we-need-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-ontarios-convoy-response

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