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People take part in a solidarity protest with Ukraine and against a Russian invasion in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin on Feb. 22. After gathering troops near the Ukraine border for weeks, Russia has moved nearly all of them into invasion-ready positions on Feb. 23. (Photo by Leonhard Lenz) Photo used under CC BY

Russia announces military operation, invades Ukraine

Ukrainian officials say Russian troops have landed in Odessa while others are crossing the border into Kharkiv.

Guardian

Destruction and fear as war hits Ukraine

BBC

What sanctions have been imposed on Russia?

Al Jazeera

Putin orders troops to Ukraine after recognizing breakaway regions

Reuters

Putin gets no support from UN Security Council over Ukraine

Associated Press

Poverty, fear drive exodus from former Syria IS capital

Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the self-proclaimed IS caliphate and home to about 300,000 people, is now free, but many of its residents try to leave.

Associated Press

Angola‘s refugees on ’a journey with no end’

Southwest Angola has been experiencing its worst drought for the past 40 years. It has forced thousands of people to flock to Namibia after failed harvests and rising food prices worsened food shortages across the region.

Al Jazeera

Tigrayans in UN force fear return to Ethiopia

The United Nations is failing to fully support hundreds of ethnic Tigrayan members of a U.N. peacekeeping force as they fear returning home to Ethiopia and facing potential detention amid the country’s Tigray conflict.

Associated Press

Democratic nations are in decline worldwide

For the first time since 2004, the Bertelsmann Transformation Index has recorded more autocratic states than democracies around the world. Civil society activists often represent the last bastion of resistance.

Deutsche Welle

HUMAN RIGHTS

Colombia legalizes abortions in first 24 weeks

Colombia’s constitutional court has decriminalized abortions within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. Under the new rules, no one will be prosecuted for having an abortion within that time frame.

BBC

Women entrepreneurs join Africa’s fintech boom

Female ‘techpreneurs’ are taking their place in Africa’s male-dominated fintech boom, but gender bias makes it harder for them to access finance and grow their businesses.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Israel rejects Palestine accusation of ‘apartheid’

The Palestinian U.N. ambassador, wearing a mask saying “End Apartheid,” has accused Israel of engaging in “apartheid” in nearly a dozen ways.

ABC News

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Thousands of African students stuck in Ukraine

Thousands of Africans studying in the Ukraine are desperate to leave as Russia invades the country. But with flights grounded and other options limited, there isn’t much their governments can currently do.

Deutsche Welle

Indian students trapped in Ukraine as Russian invasion unfolds

Al Jazeera

Ukraine fighting to stop ‘a new iron curtain’

Ukraine’s president has said his compatriots are fighting to stop “a new iron curtain” falling across the country after Russian forces launched a huge and long-dreaded invasion that has sparked fears of war.

Guardian

Ukraine death toll: What we know so far

Al Jazeera

Protesters around the world rally in support of Ukraine

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

New law threatens to stifle social media dissent

Pakistan’s new social media-related cybercrime ordinance has drawn ire from civil society activists who say the “draconian” legislation is likely to be used against government critics.

Deutsche Welle

Cyberattacks accompany attack on Ukraine

Cyberattacks against Ukrainian government websites and affiliated organizations added to the confusion of Russia’s military assault.

Associated Press

‘Weird’ triangle captured by Hubble telescope

An unusual triangle shape formed by two galaxies crashing together in a cosmic tug-of-war has been captured in a new image taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

CNN

Remains of ‘largest Jurassic pterosaur’ found

The discovery shows pterosaurs with a 2.5-meter wingspan existed about 25 million years earlier than previously thought.

Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

How the WHO might face future pandemics

Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics have begun at the World Health Organization, with a target date of May 2024 for a treaty to be adopted by the U.N. health agency’s 194 member countries.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

COVID raises risk of mental health problems

Psychological stress from the pandemic may be widespread, but those who have had COVID-19 are at much higher risk for new mental health problems than individuals who have managed to avoid the virus, according to a new study.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Daniel Treisman):

Putin isn’t likely to stop here

CNN

Column (Robert Reich):

Eight sobering realities about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Guardian

Column (Brandon J. Weichert):

Putin making Ukraine his Iraq

Asia Times Online

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GOOD NEWS

Kid with booming business gets big surprise

“Good Morning America” sponsor State Farm and Disney announced a new alliance to recognize good neighbors like 10-year-old Laila Ratliff.

Good Morning America

Young cookie baker helps disabled children

A young entrepreneur starts a successful cookie company – and also helps others with disabilities start their careers.

CBS News

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Group that gives beds to kids in need growing

It started out as a retirement project for Gary Burns. Now, the organization services 20 ZIP codes but noticed that Spring Branch has the biggest need.

ABC 13

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Businesses hurting from Nigerian fuel scarcity

Africa’s largest oil producer is once again in the throes of a recurrent fuel scarcity issue – and it’s hurting small businesses.

Al Jazeera

Canada answers claims it’s not helping Syria

A Canadian government spokesman says officials are working with Syrian Kurdish authorities and international organizations to gather information and help Canadian citizens detained in Syria.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

Indian group fighting for human right to water

The UN recognizes access to safe water as a human right. But globally more than two billion people lack direct access. A group in Mumbai is fighting to secure water for people who have been denied this basic service.

Deutsche Welle

Romania’s billion-dollar illegal trash industry

Romania’s capital is buried in smoke from burned trash that comes from all over Europe. The dubious business is being investigated. Prosecutors and activists are sounding the alarm about organized crime structures.

Deutsche Welle

Nigeria: The paradox of Lagos’ water shortage

Lagos is surrounded by wetlands, lagoons and the sea. Despite this, accessible, safe and reliable water is scarce in Nigeria’s biggest city. Demands for a better public water system are getting louder.

Deutsche Welle

Photo of the Day

Nigerian women collect well water. The people of Lagos, despite being surrounded by wetlands, lagoons and the sea, lack accessible safe drinking water. Instead, they must wake early every day to carry untreated water home from community wells. (Photo by Imperative Initiative for Motivation of Global Care) Photo used under CC BY

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