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Mike Pence came to Europe with greetings from Donald Trump. The silence was deafening https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2186576/mike-pence-came-europe-greetings-donald-trump-silence-was

MBS does not plan to buy Manchester United: Saudi minister https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/mbs-plan-buy-manchester-united-saudi-minister-190218022337974.html

Cuba's churches reject gay marriage before vote on new constitution https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/18/cubas-churches-reject-gay-marriage-before-vote-on-new-constitution #Christianity #Gaymarriage #Marriage #Americas #Cuba

How Huawei went from small-time trader in Shenzhen to world’s biggest telecoms equipment supplier https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/2186494/how-huawei-went-small-time-trader-shenzhen-worlds-biggest-telecoms

Australia political parties hacked by 'sophisticated state actor' https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/australia-political-parties-hacked-sophisticated-state-actor-190218011650062.html

Australia's major political parties all hacked by 'sophisticated state actor', PM says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/18/australia-political-parties-hacked-sophisticated-state-actor #Australianpolitics #ScottMorrison #Australianews #Nationalparty #Liberalparty #Laborparty #Cybercrime #Coalition #Espionage #Worldnews #Cyberwar #Hacking

Martina Navratilova criticised over 'cheating' trans women comments https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/feb/17/martina-navratilova-criticised-over-cheating-trans-women-comments #MartinaNavratilova #Transgender #LGBTrights #Worldnews #Tennis #Sport

Facebook labelled 'digital gangsters' by report on fake news https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/18/facebook-fake-news-investigation-report-regulation-privacy-law-dcms #Socialnetworking #Privacy&themedia #MarkZuckerberg #HouseofCommons #Dataprotection #Digitalmedia #Socialmedia #Technology #Worldnews #Facebook #Politics #UKnews #Media

Poland and Israel’s Embrace as Awkward as Ever Despite Shared Adversary in E.U. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/17/world/middleeast/israel-poland-relations.html?partner=rss&emc=rss #InternationalRelations #HolocaustandtheNaziEra #Netanyahu,Benjamin #Morawiecki,Mateusz #Anti-Semitism #EuropeanUnion #Orban,Viktor #Hungary #Israel #Poland

As MBS arrives, Pakistan seals Saudi ties with $20bn in deals https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/mbs-arrives-pakistan-seals-saudi-ties-20bn-deals-190217175841295.html

‘Important progress’ made towards end of conflict as Yemen sides agree deal on first withdrawal of forces https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/2186567/important-progress-made-towards-end-conflict-yemen-sides

Mountain lion in California tree 'rescued' by firefighters https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47274378

Holocaust comments by Benjamin Netanyahu prompt Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to cancel trip to Jerusalem https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2186566/holocaust-comments-benjamin-netanyahu-prompt-polish-prime-minister

New York’s Chinatown welcomes Year of the Pig with drums, dragons and dancers https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2186565/new-yorks-chinatown-welcomes-year-pig-drums-dragons

Spanish warship orders Gibraltar boats to leave British waters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/17/spanish-warship-orders-gibraltar-boats-to-leave-british-waters #Gibraltar #Worldnews #RoyalNavy #Military #Europe #UKnews #Spain

Yemen and Houthi rebels agree to withdrawal deal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/17/yemen-and-houthi-rebels-agree-to-withdrawal-deal #MiddleEastandNorthAfrica #UnitedNations #Worldnews #Yemen

Experts Pessimistic About Value Of Another Trump-Kim Summit https://www.npr.org/2019/02/17/695593563/experts-pessimistic-about-value-of-another-trump-kim-summit?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

In Iraq and Syria, What's Left Of ISIS? https://www.npr.org/2019/02/17/695593535/in-iraq-and-syria-whats-left-of-isis?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

She Left London At 15 To Marry An ISIS Fighter. Now She Wants To Go Home https://www.npr.org/2019/02/17/695593528/she-left-london-at-15-to-marry-an-isis-fighter-now-she-wants-to-go-home?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

Plastics reach remote pristine environments, scientists say https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/17/plastics-reach-remote-pristine-environments-scientists-say #Environment #Marinelife #Pollution #Worldnews #Plastics #Wildlife #Science #Animals #Arctic #Birds