Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol admitted that the company's boycott over Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip is having a very negative impact on the brand.

The British government has refused to grant political asylum to thousands of former Afghan soldiers who fought alongside the British against the Taliban.

The Ukrainian president was met by Turkish officials at Ankara airport. On February 18, Zelensky and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet at the presidential complex in Ankara.

As negotiations on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement have begun in Israel, the Tel Aviv administration is alleged to be trying to impose new conditions that could undermine the agreement.

Azerbaijan has resumed operations at its embassy in Damascus after a 13-year hiatus.

In Miami, USA, 27-year-old Mordechai Brafman attacked two men he thought were Palestinians. He fired 17 shots from a semi-automatic pistol into their car.

Russian special services are paying special attention to protecting Assad and his family. It is believed that the threat may come from people from Central Asian countries who want to avenge their dead compatriots. The Russian press does not cover the life of the Assad family in Moscow, considering it a "forbidden topic."

An Israeli court sentenced 15-year-old Muhammad Basil Zelbani, from the Shuafat refugee camp north of East Jerusalem, to 18 years in prison.

The occupying powers - Israel and the United States - want to confront Iran's nuclear ambitions and "aggressive actions" in the Middle East.

Representatives of the United States, Ukraine, and Russia have arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks on resolving the situation in Ukraine. Some media outlets are reporting that the meeting will take place without the participation of the Ukrainian delegation.