Peru’s Congress removes interim President Jerí as he faces a corruption probeJerí is under a preliminary investigation into corruption and influence peddling, stemming from a series of undisclosed meetings with two Chinese executives. With 75 votes in favor, 24 against and 3 abstentions, Peru’s legislature voted to remove Jerí from the position he had assumed on Oct. 10 when predecessor Dina Boluarte was dismissed as a crime wave gripped the country.
https://apnews.com/article/peru-jeri-president-congress-vote-8974236f989f7d9cbd8e54de7d3ef81e Group Seeks Chilean Prosecution of IDF Sniper Rom Kovtun Over Gaza Hospital Siege The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF)—named after the young Palestinian girl who was killed in January 2024 along with six relatives and two rescue workers by IDF troops in Gaza City—said it filed the complaint in the 8th Guarantee Court in Santiago, the Chilean capital, requesting investigation and prosecution of Rom Kovtun, an Israeli Ukrainian sniper in the 424th “Shaked” Battalion of the Givati Brigade, under Chilean Law 20.357.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/rom-kovtunMilei government targets end of month for labour reform approvalRuling party sources lawmakers had considered modifying a controversial article on reducing paid leave through either a regulation or a supplementary law. However, this option does not have the support of some pro-dialogue caucuses. changes, have them passed by the Chamber of Deputies and then ensure the bill is returned to the upper house the following day. Milei’s ruling La Libertad Avanza party then wants the Labour Modernisation bill to be treated by committee on February 20, allowing for a Senate debate the following week.
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/milei-government-targets-end-of-month-for-labour-reform-approval.phtmlhttps://archive.ph/A06xnUnemployment unexpectedly rises with one in six young people out of work Outside of the coronavirus pandemic, this marks the highest three-month reading since the autumn of 2015. The TUC called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to boost spending and support fragile jobs, pointing to the record level of precarious zero-hour contracts reaching 1.2 million.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/unemployment-unexpectedly-rises-one-six-young-people-out-workMacron says French nationals fighting for Israel in Gaza can't be ‘genociders’The women, born in France and now living in Israel, are Nili Kupfer-Naouri, who leads the organisation Israel Is Forever, and Rachel Touitou, an activist linked to far-right group Tsav 9. The warrants follow complaints filed last year by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and the rights groups Al-Haq and Al-Mezan, which urged French authorities to act against dual nationals who played a direct role in obstructing assistance to Gaza between 2023 and 2025.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/macron-says-french-israeli-nationals-should-never-be-called-genociders-0Roadblocks paralyse Beirut after Lebanon announces fuel and VAT hikeLebanese protesters blocked a major highway in central Beirut and the main coastal road south of the capital on Tuesday morning, after the government approved a sharp increase in gasoline prices and a rise in VAT from 11 to 12 percent to fund a salary increase for public sector workers.
https://www.newarab.com/news/roadblocks-beirut-after-lebanon-announces-fuel-and-vat-hikeProsecutors plan to charge Israeli settler with killing Palestinian activistAttacks by settlers and home demolitions by the Israeli authorities have spiked dramatically over the past two years, but the death in July of Awdah Hathaleen has drawn particular attention, due to his involvement in last year’s Oscar-winning film No Other Land, which chronicled Palestinian villagers’ fight to stay on their land.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/prosecutors-plan-charge-israeli-settler-killing-palestinian-activistOcalan announces first phase of PKK dissolution is completeCategorising the second period as the "positive" one, Ocalan nonetheless has demands for what he calls the "democratic integration" phase. "Integration is not a simple merger. Recognition of existence and rights [of the Kurds], democracy, and the protection of those gains are a fundamental part of this process," Sancar quoted him saying. Ocalan also demanded that his living and communication conditions be improved at Imrali Island, where he's imprisoned, to allow him to use his "theoretical and practical capacity" towards the second phase.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ocalan-announces-first-phase-pkk-dissolution-completeUS deploys 100 soldiers to Nigeria as attacks by armed groups surgeThe United States has sent 100 military personnel to northern Nigeria to train and advise local forces, as deadly threats rise from armed groups such as Boko Haram and ISIL (ISIS)-linked factions. Samaila Uba, Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters spokesman, confirmed the US troops’ arrival in the northeastern area of Bauchi on Monday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/16/us-deploys-100-soldiers-to-nigeria-for-training-mission-nigerian-militaryhttps://archive.ph/a9CDqSudanese women and children held incommunicado after Cairo arrestsEgyptian authorities have reportedly detained more than seven Sudanese women working in traditional beauty services in the El Hussein district of Cairo and held them for nearly two weeks without their families being able to contact them or confirm their exact place of detention, according to reliable information obtained by Radio Dabanga.
https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudanese-women-and-children-held-incommunicado-after-cairo-arrests