1. A US and Russian diplomatic meeting in Saudi Arabia will discuss the war in Ukraine and the restoration of bilateral relations but have nothing to do with achieving “peace.” Rather, it is another step in a global conflict that threatens humanity with nuclear annihilation

2. In defiance of all legal and constitutional restraints, the US “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), headed by billionaire Elon Musk, seeks access to the Internal Revenue Service system that contains private financial information on every taxpayer, business and nonprofit organization in the United States

3. For the second time this month, tens of thousands of people across the United States protest against President Donald Trump and fascist billionaire Elon Musk and their ongoing attacks against immigrants, federal workers and the social and democratic rights of the entire working class

4. The major European powers hold a crisis summit in Paris after US officials threatened to cut them out of Trump’s talks with Russia over Ukraine in Saudi Arabia

5. The German chapter of the Socialist Equality Party holds its final election rally in Berlin before the February 23 federal elections

6. Historic flooding in the US state of Kentucky over the weekend required over 1,000 rescue operations, cut power and water to thousands of homes, and killed at least 12 people

7. Hundreds of homes in Detroit’s southwest side are flooded after a nearly century-old water main burst

An aerial view of Monday's flooding in Detroit

8. Britain’s leading end of life charity, Marie Curie paints a terrible picture of over 100,000 people in the UK dying in poverty every year

And here is a link to its report

9. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan clamps down on a broadening wave of wildcat strikes

10.  In a chilling example of the bipartisan assault on immigrant rights, a middle school science teacher and a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient, was secretly detained and deported to Honduras by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

11. Sections of the media greet a brawl between US and Canadian hockey players as a fight between “America First” and “Canada First”

12. The latest of five general strikes fails in Peru because public transit union leaders represent the interests of private companies more than those of their workers

13. A parliamentary committee inquiry in Australia calls on universities to adopt a far-reaching definition of antisemitism that will effectively prohibit criticism of Israel’s US-backed ethnic cleansing in Palestine

14. The premier of  New South Wales, Australia, Chris Minns, threatens to ask the federal Labor government to shut down an industrial action planned by commuter rail workers

15.  The New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association union in Australia abandons two nurses who sparked an hysterical response to backward statements they made which were broadcast widely on social media

16. Rolls-Royce workers in Indianapolis, Indiana unanimously authorize a strike to expand pensions, oppose rising healthcare costs, and end their hated wage and benefit tier system

17.  Documenta, an exhibition of contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany, publishes a Code of Conduct that obligates itself to rules that make any criticism of Israeli government policies antisemitic

18. Many jobs will be eliminated by workforce restructuring plans being made by CSX, the freight train company which serves the Eastern, Southeastern and Midwestern United States

19. Reporters from the World Socialist Web Site listen to mail carriers in Brooklyn, New York, to get their thoughts after they rejected a provocative tentative labor agreement

20. In a public statement, the Young Guard of Bolshevik-Leninists defends the ICFI against a completely discredited smear campaign alleging that it was responsible for the arrest of their comrade

21. Free Ukrainian socialist and anti-war activist, Bogdan Syrotiuk!

22. San Francisco, California city legal resources for immigrants needing help