U.S. veto blocks Arab backed Gaza cease fire resolution
The United States vetoed a widely supported UN Security Council draft demanding an immediate humanitarian cease fire in Gaza. The vote was 13 to 1 with Britain abstaining, as Washington cited potential interference with hostage negotiations and a broader peace process. The Arab draft urged protection for civilians amid the Israel Hamas war, raising concern over Rafah and civilian evacuations.
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Gaza Strip
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United Kingdom
Hamas
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Benjamin Netanyahu
Egypt
Algeria
Amar Bendjama
Council
U.S
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Center Front
Associated Press
Aid delays in Gaza amid chaos worsen hunger fears
The World Food Program paused food deliveries to northern Gaza as chaos and security breakdown hinder aid. Unicef warns one in six children there is acutely malnourished, while aid intake has fallen by over half in two weeks.
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Gaza Strip
World Food Program
Gaza
U.N. Children’s Agency
U.N
Israel
Hamas
Haley vows to stay in presidential race in South Carolina
Nikki Haley rejects quitting the Republican contest despite weak polls and a likely SC loss. She warns she will remain in the race at least through Super Tuesday as South Carolina votes Saturday and she continues attacks on front-runner Donald Trump.
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S.C
Nikki Haley
Donald Trump
South Carolina
U.S
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Alabama Supreme Court recognizes frozen embryos as children
In a pair of wrongful death cases, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children under state law. The decision cites the 1872 constitution and allows parents to sue over the death of an unborn child regardless of location after a fertility clinic accident.
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Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama
Houthis Still Able to Strike in Red Sea Corridor
After a month of U S led airstrikes Yemen’s Iran backed Houthi rebels remain capable of major attacks. This week they damaged a ship in Bab el Mandeb Strait and appeared to shoot down an American drone valued at tens of millions of dollars.
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United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Red Sea
Bab el-Mandeb
Israel
Hamas
Gaza Strip
Two men charged with murder after Chiefs parade shooting
Lyndell Mays and Dominic Miller, both charged with second degree murder and weapons counts, allegedly opened fire within seconds of an argument during the Chiefs Super Bowl parade. A bystander, Lisa Lopez-Galvan, was killed and about two dozen others injured amid a crowded melee in Kansas City.
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Missouri
Lyndell Mays
Raytown
Dominic Miller
Jackson County
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Mays
Miller
Lisa Lopez-Galvan
Lopez- Galvan
White House plans major sanctions on Russia over Navalny death
The White House said it will unveil a substantial sanctions package targeting Russia’s defense base and revenue sources, on the eve of the Ukraine invasion anniversary. Officials cited Putin's responsibility for Navalny’s death while stressing ongoing investigations and broad multilateral actions.
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White House
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Arctic
Jake Sullivan
Ukraine
National Security Council
John Kirby
U.S
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Putin
Treasury Department
Brian Nelson
Department
Europe
Kremlin
Biden
Treasury
Zelenskyy cites aid delays aiding Russian advances
Zelenskyy says Western aid delays leave Ukrainian front lines exposed as Russian forces seize Avdiivka and push along the 930 mile frontline. He notes fatigue and stalled US funding while Sweden and Canada spell bigger support with drones and packages.
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U.S
Vladimir Putin
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Canada
Russia
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