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Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Hamas of a “cruel and evil violation” of the Gaza ceasefire deal by failing to return the body of hostage Shiri Bibas. On 20 February, the group returned four bodies to Israel and said they belonged to Bibas, her two young sons and an elderly man. While Israeli authorities confirmed the identities of the children and man, the fourth body was not that of Shiri, they said.

Collegeville (United States) (AFP) – Benedictine monks and architects were once the only pilgrims to a Minnesota monastery, but the Saint John’s Abbey Church is now finding new fame as the basis for “The Brutalist”, the epic drama about an immigrant architect haunted by the Holocaust, is a favorite to win best picture at the Oscars.

After more than a year of conflict between Hamas and Israel, Gaza now has the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world, according to the United Nations. One rehabilitation clinic in Gaza City is providing prosthetic limbs to help amputees adapt to their new reality.

Wintzenbach (AFP) – Storks are returning to eastern France earlier and earlier, with milder winters resulting in some birds avoiding the arduous migration to Africa altogether. Many are drawn to the abundant food available in waste disposal centres across Europe.

London (AFP) – People take part in a two-hour “digital detox” night organised by the “Offline Club” in London, with over 150 young adults aged mostly between 20 and 35 eager to spend an evening off their screens. According to the UK’s telecoms regulator Ofcom, young Brits spend an average of four hours and three minutes a day glued to their smartphones.

Brasília (AFP) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accuses US President Donald Trump of wanting to “become an emperor of the world” and “chime in on all countries and public policies against migrants.” Lula’s comments come after Trump lashed out at Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky, branding him a “dictator” and blaming him for Russia’s invasion of his country.

Rafah (AFP) – Trucks loaded with caravans and bulldozers pass through the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip, as Hamas handed over the bodies of four deceased Israeli hostages to the Red Cross early in the morning as part of a truce deal with Israel. Hamas had previously accused Israel of holding up the delivery of heavy machinery needed to clear war debris.

Villa del Rosario (Colombia) (AFP) – Tolls destroyed at the Colombia-Venezuela border after ELN guerrilla groups allegedly carried out explosive attacks. Four bombings, including one involving a car bomb, were carried out between February 19 and 20 in two Colombian cities bordering Venezuela, possibly by ELN guerrillas, according to officials. IMAGES

Peking (AFP) – China calls for the United States to show “mutual respect” in managing commercial tensions, after President Donald Trump said a trade deal with Beijing was “possible”. “Trade and tariff wars have no winners,” foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun says at a regular press briefing.

Habarana (Sri Lanka) (AFP) – A Sri Lankan passenger train has derailed after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island’s worst such wildlife accident, police said.

TBOUNG KHMUM (Cambodia) (AFP) – Cambodia is still littered with unexploded ordnance from decades of conflict, and US President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze virtually all American aid has forced many long-running projects to clear the deadly debris to grind to a halt.

Seoul (AFP) – Image of a convoy thought to be carrying South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arriving at the Seoul Central District Court to attend his first criminal hearing. He is the country’s first sitting head of state to stand trial in a criminal case as hearings open Thursday on his bid to impose martial law. IMAGES