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Gaza's civil defence agency reported that Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people since dawn on Sunday, while a military official said the attacks were carried out in response to violations of the ceasefire.
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Former US President Barack Obama condemned the decline in decency in American politics, speaking out for the first time after a post on Donald Trump’s social media account portrayed him and former First Lady Michelle Obama as monkeys.



"There's this sort of clown show that's happening in social media and on television, and what is true is that there doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum and a sense of propriety and respect for the office, right? That's been lost." Obama said.
#barackobama #donaldtrump #uspolitics #politicaldiscourse #racism #socialmedia #michelleobama #usnews #whitehouse #americanpolitics

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was uncertain whether Russia was genuinely committed to ending its war in Ukraine, as Washington seeks a swift peace agreement.
"We don't know if the Russians are serious about ending the war," he told the Munich Security Conference, with the conflict soon set to enter its fifth year.



#marcorubio #russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar #uspolitics #foreignpolicy #munichsecurityconference #transatlanticrelations #unitednations #geopolitics #peacetalks

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Dubai port giant DP World has appointed a new chairman and CEO after its long-time leader, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, was named in recently released documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein files. The change was announced by the Dubai Media Office but did not explicitly mention Sulayem. Essa Kazim is now chairman and Yuvraj Narayan is group CEO — roles previously held by bin Sulayem. Watch this video to more

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An Iranian state-run television channel has aired an apparent hit list of seven senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad chief David Barnea. The broadcast, on the Ofogh network, featured a Hebrew-language threat referencing Iran’s Ababil drone, intensifying already heightened tensions between Tehran and Jerusalem.

#iran #netanyahu #davidbarnea #worldnews

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The world’s largest aircraft carrier has been ordered to redirect from the Caribbean to the Middle East as President Donald Trump weighs possible military action against Iran. The deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford, first reported by The New York Times, would position two US carrier strike groups in the region, intensifying pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program. The USS Abraham Lincoln and accompanying guided-missile destroyers had already reached the Middle East more than two weeks earlier, signalling a significant American naval buildup

#usiran #supercarrier #middleeasttensions #militaryalert #geopolitics #breakingnews #worldupdate

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An Israeli citizen and reserve soldier were indicted on suspicion they used classified information to place bets on military operations using the Polymarket website, authorities said on Thursday (Feb. 12).
A statement by the Defence Ministry, Shin Bet internal security service and police after a joint operation said a number of suspects were recently arrested on suspicion of gambling on the website.
#Israel #IDF #Gaza #Iran #Israelnews

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has selected his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as his heir, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service told lawmakers on Feb. 12. The agency cited her growing prominence at official events and described her status as having reached “successor designation”.

Observers will watch closely whether she appears at the upcoming Workers’ Party Congress, where Pyongyang is expected to outline its foreign policy, defence strategy and nuclear priorities for the next five years.

#kimjongun #juae #northkorea #worldnews

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Russia has moved to effectively block Meta-owned WhatsApp nationwide, a company spokesperson told Reuters, as authorities step up efforts to promote domestic tech platforms and tighten control over the country’s digital space. Tensions with foreign technology firms have escalated since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Officials are backing a state-supported messaging app called “MAX,” though critics warn it could enable user surveillance — claims that state media reject. Asked about WhatsApp’s possible return, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the door remains open if Meta complies with Russian law and engages in talks with authorities.



#russiawhatsapp #whatsappban #metarussia #russiatech #digitalcrackdown #russiacontrol #kremlinnews

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Police have identified the suspect in the Tumbler Ridge, Canada shooting as 18-year-old Jesse van Rootselaar.
Authorities say nine people were killed — two at a residence and seven at a high school — and 25 others were injured before the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
At a press conference, RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald named van Rootselaar as an 18-year-old female.
When pressed by reporters about the suspect’s gender identity, McDonald clarified that the suspect was born biologically male and had begun transitioning approximately six years ago, identifying as female socially and publicly.
#Canada #MassShooting #TumblerRidge #BritishColumbia

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