For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM   

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Brazil’s president accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, doubling down after earlier uproar, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Brazil’s president alleged today that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians, doubling down on harsh rhetoric after stirring controversy a week ago by comparing Israel’s military offensive in Gaza to . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 23  Biden administration restores Trump-rescinded policy on illegitimacy of Israeli settlements, by Matthew Lee | AP  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday restored a U.S. legal finding dating back nearly 50 years that Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are “illegitimate” under international law. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 23  U.S. says Israel’s new settlements in West Bank are ‘inconsistent’ with international law, by Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters  Israel’s expansion of settlements in the Occupied West Bank were inconsistent with international law, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday, signalling a return to long-standing U.S. policy on the issue, which . . . READ MORE . . .