The White House says Israel will halt military activities in Gaza during Ramadan. / Reuters Meanwhile, tension increases as Hezbollah and Israel exchange strikes on the Israel-Lebanon border. / Al Jazeera Hungary approves Sweden's bid to join NATO after two years of negotiations. / Semafor Bellingcat investigates a global network
Countries and legal experts try to make "ecocide" the fifth crime that the International Criminal Court can prosecute. / Grist The climate benefits of planting forests may be 15 to 30 percent lower than previously thought. / NewScientist Why are there so many new chairs for public use in London?
International leaders visit Kyiv to mark the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. / BBC News American military officials warn that the best Ukrainians can hope for is "a largely frozen conflict." / The New York Times [+] Clinics in Alabama halt offering in vitro fertilization after the
The White House announces new sanctions connected to Russia's war machine and the death of Alexei Navalny. / NPR Six things the executive branch did this week—e.g., student-debt cancellation, an upgrade for water infrastructure. / Wake Up to Politics A satirical social media post brings a ton
The EU moves to sanction Indian and Chinese companies accused of helping to supply Russia's war on Ukraine. / The South China Morning Post Debunking four myths about Ukraine that have taken hold. / Politico Your weekly white paper: An annual poll of experts ranks Joe Biden in the top
A docked ship carrying 19,000 cows envelops Cape Town with a putrid smell. / The Associated Press Three of the world's biggest meatpackers are linked to illegal deforestation in Brazil. / BBC News Farmworkers in Florida band together to create the United States' "strongest set of workplace
Scientists spot the most luminous object ever detected in the known universe, with a brightness equivalent to 500 trillion suns. / BBC News Yulia Navalnaya, Alexei Navalny's widow, urges the world not to recognize Russia's election, scheduled for March. / Reuters Britain and France have 500 nuclear warheads
Making the case that Vladimir Putin assassinated his imprisoned rival Alexei Navalny. / Why It Matters See also: Navalny seen in video a day before his reported death. / BBC News How Navalnyorganized anti-Putin Russians—who remain and are in larger numbers than ever. / Foreign Affairs Tucker Carlson's quip
A family struggles amid health issues, financial turmoil, and an unsupportive state government: the year after a denied abortion. / ProPublica Yesterday, SpaceX launched a lunar launder that, if successful, will be the first private spacecraft to land on the moon. / Quartz See also: The legal and ethical tug of war
Britain and Japan fell into technical recessions in the final quarter of 2023. / ABC News Meanwhile, the sneaker resale market is plummeting. / Business of Fashion "Tooth fairy inflation" refers to parents competing over Generation Alpha's average payout per lost tooth. / The Wall Street Journal [+] "People
