February 21st, 2021

• Zarif accuses West of hypocrisy over report Israel expands Dimona nuclear center
• UN nuclear chief visits Iran as deadline to end international inspections looms
• As Europe celebrates U.S. return to diplomacy with Iran, Washington's Arab allies fret
• Defense secretary to Taliban: 'The violence must decrease now'
• Russian Court Denies Appeal Of Jailed Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny
• Russians risk their jobs for supporting Navalny
• Taiwan scrambles air force again after Chinese exercises in South China Sea
• 2 Killed In Myanmar In Worst Day Of Violence Since Feb. 1 Coup
• DOJ investigating whether Alex Jones, Roger Stone played role in Jan. 6 riots: WaPo
• Donald Trump to speak at CPAC in first major public appearance since leaving office
• Trump to speak at CPAC next Sunday, but Pence has declined invitation
• New York City tax agency subpoenaed in Trump criminal probe
• World Leaders Decry Facebook's 'Anti-Democratic' Censorship in Australia
• Australia says Facebook in talks with government after news ban
• Facebook Accused of Bullying by UK Lawmaker and Publishers Over News Sharing Ban
• Armed citizens halt shooting spree that left 3 dead, including suspect, at Louisiana gun outlet: sheriff
• Violence flares as protests over jailing of Spanish rapper extend into fifth night
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Shikotan, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Port-Vila, Vanuatu
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Bandon, Oregon
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Toora-Khem, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Tournavista, Peru
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 26,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Mt Etna volcano in Italy erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Raung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Pacaya volcano in Guatemala erupts to 10,000ft
• Tropical Cyclone "Guambe" intensifying over the Mozambique Channel
• Biden signs major disaster declaration for 77 Texas counties, but Abbott asked for all 254
• Texas weather crisis deepens Chinese belief they're 'on right path', says foreign ministry
• Over 14 million Texans are still without safe water as officials grapple with crisis
• Gov. Abbott says state leaders must protect Texans from 'skyrocketing energy bills'
• National Guard deploys as 40,000 still without power in northwest Oregon after winter weather
• Oil spill stains Israeli shoreline, prompting investigations
• Police Arrest 34 in Child Trafficking Sting 'Operation Broken Hearts'
• Southern Baptists divided over politics, race, LGBTQ policy
• Giant rainbow road commemorates the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia
• Planned Parenthood Abortion Numbers Hit 15-Year-High, Pro-Life Group Says
• Brain-swelling Nipah virus 75 times more deadly than coronavirus may be next pandemic, scientists warn of 'The Big One'
• Russia records first case of H5N8 avian flu in humans, alerts WHO
• In exchange for captive, Israel said to buy $1m of Russian COVID doses for Syria
• 65,000 Israelis miss quarantine due to Health Ministry 'computer glitch'
• 'Green Pass' site crashes even as Netanyahu urges Israel to adopt reopening plan
• 'Dangerous' for YouTube to remove doctor's Senate testimony on coronavirus treatment: Ron Johnson
• Organ transplant patient dies after receiving Covid-infected lungs
• More airlines to start collecting contact tracing information from passengers
• Covid-19 Face Mask Mandates End in Some States, Fueling Tensions
• Entire California School Board Resigns After Mocking Parents Who Want Schools Reopened
• Pandemic makes prostitution taboo in Nevada's legal brothels
• Hurt by Lockdowns, California's Small Businesses Push to Recall Governor
• Newsom recall effort moves closer toward making the ballot with 1.1 million signatures
• Should the rich pay for the pandemic? Argentina thinks so. Other countries are taking a look.