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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he would be willing to mediate between Russia and Ukraine and the Turkish president is promoted as a Nobel Peace Prize winner over the Russia-Ukraine conflict but first...
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THE UNITED STATES HAS MOVED FOUR SUSPECTS IN THE KILLING OF HAITIAN PRESIDENT JOVENEL MOISE OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO US TERRITORY FOR PROSECUTION...NEW YORK POST
Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia calling for the House Oversight Committee to look into violations of rights including civil rights involving people who entered the US Capitol on January 6th.
Greene serves on the committee and spoke during a committee meeting today at the Capitol.
Greene cited the shooting of Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt. The Congresswoman noted the presence of Babbitt's mother in the room.
ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER NIKOL PASHINYAN URGING RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE IN DEALING WITH A BLOCKADE OF THE LACHIN CORRIDOR BY AZERBAIJAN.
PASHINYAN SPOKE WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN BY PHONE.
HE SPOKE OF THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CAUSED BY THE BLOCKADE FOR ARMENIANS LIVING IN THE DISPUTED NAGORNO-KARABAKH REGION...MASSISPOST ARMENIA
In Peru today debate in Congress on early elections suspended as the protests continue.
Demonstrators opposing the current President Dina Boluarte and supporting the former Leftist President Pedro Castillo who was ousted by impeachment in December...RPP PERU (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telling CNN he's willing to mediate between Russia and Ukraine.
It's conditional on Russia, Ukraine and the United States wanting him to...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
HUNGARY'S FOREIGN MINISTER TODAY SAYING HIS COUNTRY WILL NOMINATE TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.
MINISTER PETER SZIJJARTO CITING ERDOGAN'S EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE PEACE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE. HE SPOKE AT A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER MEVLUT CAVUSOGLU...TREND NEWS AGENCY AZERBAIJAN...
EARLIER THIS MONTH PAKISTAN'S SENATE NOMINATED MR. ERDOGAN FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE...EXPRESS-TRIBUNE PAKISTAN...
Speaking in France's National Assembly today the leader of the National Rally group Marine Le Pen saying that "a total NATO commitment" to Ukraine "would lead to a Third World War".'
She condemned Russia's military action in Ukraine but said only defensive weapons should be sent.
Le Pen urging diplomatic action with a 'major conference for peace' to end the conflict.
Her remarks in response to an address to the Assembly by the Speaker of Ukraine's Parliament Rusian Stefanchuk...UKRAINE BLOG-LE MONDE FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
The push for fighter jets for Ukraine is on with French President Emmanuel Macron saying "nothing is excluded".
The Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland most supportive of sending fighter aircraft to Ukraine.
Ukraine already indicating it wants fighter jets.
For the moment Joe Biden ruling out United States participation in supplying warplanes to Ukraine...ASSOCIATED PRESS-TIMES OF ISRAEL...BBC NEWS
SPEAKING DURING A VISIT BY GERMANY'S CHANCELLOR OLAF SCHOLZ BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT INACIO LULA DA SILVA SPOKE OF HIS WILLINGNESS TO MEDIATE BETWEEN RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN AND UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY...TASS RUSSIA
The markets moved up today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 368.95 points or 1.09 percent in value.
The NASDAQ went up 190.74 or 1.67 percent in value.
The price of oil 79 dollars and three cents a barrel at 555 pm New York Time, up 1 dollar and 13 cents...MARKETWATCH
THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND PROJECTS A SHRINKAGE OF THE BRITISH ECONOMY THIS YEAR.
A NEW REVISED ESTIMATE POINTS TO A .6 PERCENT CONTRACTION IN THE UK'S ECONOMY IN 2023...BBC NEWS...
The IMF also projecting inflation worldwide this year to be 6.6 percent with a decline to 4.3 percent next year...TASS RUSSIA
The Biden Administration ramping up the economic pressure on China with an end to export licenses to Chinese tech giant Huawei.
The US is moving towards a total ban on American technology sales to China with national security cited as a major concern...FINANCIAL TIMES UK-NIKKEI ASIA
(UPDATED) THE DEATH TOLL FROM YESTERDAY'S MOSQUE ATTACK IN PAKISTAN IS NOW 100.
AUTHORITIES SAY THEY HAVE COMPLETED A SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION AT THE SITE.
MANY POLICE OFFICIALS KILLED IN THE ATTACK WHICH OCCURRED IN A SECURITY ZONE IN THE CITY OF PESHAWAR.
PAKISTAN'S TALIBAN TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BOMBING...DAWN PAKISTAN
FRENCH NATIONAL STRIKE AND PROTEST AGAINST GOVERNNENT PENSION PLAN
ORGANIZERS SAY 2.8 MILLION PARTICIPATED
GOVERNMENT-MAINSTREAM MEDIA SEEK TO DOWNPLAY PROTEST
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Union leaders say a half-million people are protesting in Paris alone in opposition to President Emmanuel Macron "pension reform" scheme.
Widespread selective walkouts across France including 55 percent of teachers.
At the edges of today's protest in Paris small incidents highlighted by mainstream media with police speaking of individuals seeking confrontation with them in the style of January 6th.
Union organizers report 2.8 million protesters nationwide.
Official government estimates of today's protests were much lower at 1.272 million.
The next days of protest have been announced.
The first a week from today on February 7th and another on Saturday February 11th...
US POLITICS CONTROVERSIAL NEW YORK REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN GEORGE SANTOS UNDER SCRUTINY FOR ALLEGED IMPROPRIETIES INLCUDING LYING DURING HIS CAMPAIGN REMOVING HIMSELF FROM SERVING ON CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES...(News Agencies)
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin committing to deployment of more US military might to South Korea.
Austin visiting ahead of next month's exercises designed as show of strength to North Korea...PRESS ASSOCIATON-LBC UK
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
In other news....
IN NEW ZEALAND MORE HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST CITY AUCKLAND ON THE NORTH ISLAND...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND
Pope Francis on a six-day trip to Africa. The Pontiff staring his visit to Congo. He will be in South Sudan later.
Both nations are the scenes of violent internal conflict and poverty.
Tens of thousands lined streets in Kinshasa as his motorcade passed...FOX NEWS
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