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Morning Briefing: February 9, 2024

US says retaliatory strikes killed over 40 Iran-backed militants

Brazil police confiscate passport of ex-president Bolsonaro for 'attempt to plan coup'

Iraq, US to hold 2nd round of talks on phased withdrawal of coalition forces

Israeli army strikes Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

UPDATE - Head of Pakistan’s electoral body says poll results to be announced soon

UPDATE - Putin says change in US president will not affect attitude of their elites toward Russia

Oxfam warns of worsening hunger crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region

UPDATE 2 - Oleksandr Syrskyi appointed as Ukraine’s new army chief

Biden decries mass starvation, death in Gaza, saying 'it's gotta stop'

Putin says change in US president will not change attitude of their elites toward Russia

Biden won't be charged over handling of classified documents: Special counsel

UK minister says devastating humanitarian crisis in Gaza 'unfolding before our very eyes'

Philippine president says call for secession of Mindanao ‘doomed to fail’

UPDATE - Saudi Arabia hosts meeting of Arab foreign ministers on Gaza

Saudi Arabia hosts meeting of Arab foreign ministers on Gaza

Japan sees highest number of cyber scam cases in past decade

Türkiye, Somalia sign agreement on defense, economic cooperation

Russia-China trade volume reaches record $227B

17,000 children in Gaza live without one or both of their parents: Media office

Turkish foreign minister, UN chief's personal envoy on Cyprus hold talks

Tens of thousands celebrate start of street carnival in Germany

UPDATE - Russia, Ukraine exchange 100 prisoners of war from each side through UAE mediation

UPDATE - Georgia's parliament approves new government under Irakli Kobakhidze

Poll results being compiled, to be announced ‘as soon as possible’: head of Pakistan’s electoral body

US says Israeli operation in Rafah 'would be a disaster' for Palestinians

Palestinian detained since May 2022 dies in Israeli custody

Georgia's parliament approves new government under Irakli Kobakhidze

Russia, Ukraine exchange 100 prisoners of war from each side through UAE mediation

Political changes in Georgia: What do they mean for the country and region?

Fighting erupts in eastern DR Congo amid mass displacements

UPDATE - Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhnyi dismissed: Defense minister

Israeli drone targets car in southern Lebanon

ECOWAS foreign ministers meet regarding Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger withdrawal from bloc

Houthi group says second round of US-UK raids on Yemen's Hodeidah came within hours

Iceland declares state of emergency after constant trimmers, volcano eruptions

UPDATE - UN says destruction to create buffer zone near Israel-Gaza fence amounts to 'war crime'

UPDATE 4 - Pakistan awaits election outcome as vote count continues

German university students protest Israel’s military assault on Gaza

Saudi Arabia reaffirms support for UN agency for Palestinian refugees, urges donors to continue funding

Red Cross warns hunger in Gaza ‘beyond catastrophic’

Amid migration spike, Spain and EU promise more investments in Mauritania

Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhnyi dismissed: Defense minister

Farmers step up protests across Spain

Cell phone, mobile internet services partially restored in Pakistan: Interior Ministry

UPDATE 2 - 51 'terrorist attacks' on Pakistan election day left 12 people dead: Army

Blinken speaks with Saudi counterpart about latest developments in region

North Korea ends economic relations with South