Although the EU often issues democracy warnings to member states in Eastern Europe or applicant countries such as Turkey, the EU institutions themselves suffer from a "democratic deficit".

It has been 155 days since Israel launched its war of aggression in the Gaza Strip. A 24-hour digest of the main events in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the entire Middle East.

India has announced that at least 35 of its citizens were recruited into the Russian army with the promise of employment and sent to the war in Ukraine after special military training. The country's embassy in Moscow reported that one of these citizens was killed in the war. Nepal also confirmed that 14 of its citizens died fighting in the ranks of the Russian army.

A number of Palestinians waiting for food in Gaza died after the parachutes of the humanitarian aid packages dropped from the plane did not open. The number of victims has not been specified.

It has been 154 days since Israel launched its war of aggression in the Gaza Strip. A 24-hour digest of the main events in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the entire Middle East.

The opening of the first mosque built with the help of a 3D printer took place in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Al-Aziz Sharbatli mosque was "published" in 6 months.

According to the calculations of the European Commission, one third of the population of the EU countries faces the problem of water shortage. In the future, the issue could lead to increased competition for water resources and conflicts within and between states over transboundary water resources, according to a classified document obtained by Politico.

The head of the religious assembly of Russian Muslims, mufti Albir Kgranov, allowed the Russian Muslim soldiers fighting in Ukraine not to fast during Ramadan.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, the leader of Hamas, Muhammad Nazzal, made a statement on the negotiations in Cairo, the progress of peace talks, why Netanyahu does not want to end the war, and other current issues. Summary of the statement.

February 2024 was the warmest February in the history of meteorological observations all over the world. The average temperature for the month was 13.54 degrees Celsius, 0.81 degrees above the 1991-2020 average and 0.12 degrees above the previous record high of February 2016.