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US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State: Saudi Arabia Plays Pivotal Role in Promoting Regional Stability

Daniel Benaim, a deputy assistant secretary for the Arabian Peninsula Affairs at the US State Department, believes that the Iranians lost the opportunity for a swift return to the full implementation of the nuclear agreement last September. Iran, according to Benaim, had turned its back on an agreement that was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron says Russia must be defeated in Ukraine but not 'crushed'

French President Emmanuel Macron said that Russia must be defeated in Ukraine but warned against "crushing" the country in an interview with French press on Saturday. US Vice President Kamala Harris told the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, that Russia has committed "crimes against humanity" in Ukraine, with its forces…

France 24

Sunak urges allies to ‘double down’ on military support – as it happened

In a speech to Munich security conference, UK prime minister says west must not ‘falter in its resolve’

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Gunman kills ex-wife, five others in Mississippi shooting

The gunman fatally shot six people – including his ex wife – at multiple locations across a rural community.

Al Jazeera

Why balloons are now in public eye — and military crosshairs

A giant Chinese balloon has changed our awareness of all the stuff floating up in the air over our heads, and how defense officials watch for it and respond to it

The Independent UK

Dominion voting case exposes post-election fear at Fox News

A court filing in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News lays bare fear at the network that it had alienated viewers and damaged its brand by not lining up with President Donald Trump's false 2020 election claims

The Independent UK

Man kills 6, including ex-wife, in rampage in US

A 52-year-old man armed with three guns went on a shooting rampage in a rural Mississippi county of the United States on Friday, killing six people, including his ex-wife, and shocking a community that had not seen such mass violence in more than two decades, authorities said.

Bangkok Post

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Supreme Court Cancels Oral Argument in Title 42 "Public Health" Expulsion Case

The move makes it more likely that Title 42 expulsions of migrants will end in the near future.

Reason

Florida Sen. Rick Scott backtracks on GOP plan to sunset Social Security that Biden blasted at State of the Union speech

Republican Sen. Rick Scott Friday backtracked on his plan to sunset Social Security and Medicare that President Joe Biden called out during his fiery State of the Union speech.

Tribune News Service

Democrats make new push for Biden to add Asian American secretary to Cabinet

Biden has faced criticism for the lack of Asian American heritage among his cabinet secretaries.

Axios

California lawmaker leads delegation to Taiwan amid already high US-China tensions

WASHINGTON — Despite heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over the recent spy balloon downing , a U.S. congressional delegation led by California Rep. Ro Khanna plans to visit Taiwan this weekend, a move sure to be seen by China as a provocation.

Los Angeles Times

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 18 February 2023

East Palestine, Ohio is choking, red-eyed, and scared for its long-term health. Thanks, Obama. And, Trump. And, Biden.

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Balloons, missiles and planes: What we know about the objects shot down by the US this month

Not since a balloon crashed in Roswell, New Mexico have inflatable unmanned craft so dominated the American discourse. Alex Woodward and Andrew Feinberg sum up what we learned this week

The Independent UK

US criticism of Israeli settlements is ‘meaningless’: Analysts

Washington says it is ‘deeply troubled’ by settlement expansion but rejects UN efforts to denounce Israeli policies.

Al Jazeera

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Miami Herald

How the 61-year-old embargo is blocking Cubans from finding sponsors in the US

MIAMI — People in Cuba cannot sign up on a U.S.-based online platform that matches them with potential sponsors for the Biden administration’s parole program because of the federal government’s decades-long financial restrictions and business regulations against Havana.

The Independent UK

Decision to shoot down balloons puts spotlight on hobbyists

Decisions to shoot down multiple unidentified objects in American and Canadian airspace has put a spotlight on amateur balloonists who say their creations pose no threat

The Independent UK

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate worked for Republicans

One of the two conservative candidates for an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat was paid by state and national Republicans to advise on election issues, including voting by fake electors to cast ballots for Donald Trump even though he lost the state

Reason

Rupert Murdoch Called Trump's Stolen-Election Fantasy 'Really Crazy Stuff.' Fox News Promoted It Anyway.

Hosts and producers privately called Trump lawyer Sidney Powell's claims "complete bs," "insane," and "unbelievably offensive."

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The Independent UK

GOP senator ditches plan to sunset Social Security and Medicare that Biden called out in State of the Union

Rick Scott’s updated policy proposal would exempt ‘Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans benefits, and other essential services’ from his sunset provision

The Independent UK

Lawsuit is latest evidence of bogus 'stolen election' claims

More evidence is piling up that those who spread misinformation about the 2020 presidential election knew it was false

The Texas Tribune

Texas border Republican accuses GOP of using immigration crisis for politics

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales said in an interview with the Washington Examiner that his fellow Republicans benefit politically from a sustained border crisis. The attack indirectly alluded to U.S. Rep. Chip Roy’s contentious border security bill.

The Conversation

Chinese balloon saga is part of a long history of U.S.-China tensions

It’s not surprising the recent Chinese “weather balloon” incident has set off alarm bells.

The Independent UK

EPA moves to restore rule on mercury from power plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reaffirming the basis for a rule that requires “significant reductions” in mercury and other harmful pollutants from power plants

Reuters

Myanmar parallel government asks U.S. for more sanctions, funding for anti-junta forces

Myanmar's pro-democracy forces want the United States to issue stronger sanctions against the junta that seized power in the country two years ago and increase funding for pro-democratic forces, the parallel civilian government's foreign minister told Reuters on Friday

The Independent UK

DOJ search of Pence's office turns up no new classified docs

The Justice Department has searched the office of former Vice President Mike Pence’s Washington advocacy group as part of its investigation into the discovery of sensitive documents at the homes and offices of current and former top U.S. officials

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