⚡️Zelensky meets with Canadian foreign minister in Kyiv.

Zelensky informed Canadian foreign minister Melanie Joly on Feb. 14 about measures to implement a peace plan and expressed hope for Canada's support, including holding a global peace summit.

⚡️Shmyhal: Russia drains Dnipro River reservoir, endangering Ukrainians' water supply.

'After the Russians partially destroyed and deliberately opened the locks of the Kakhovka Reservoir, we are losing thousands of cubic meters of water every day,' Prime Minister Shmyhal said.

⚡️General Milley: Russia lacks capacity for new attack on Kyiv.

'There is always the potential for missile attacks. Kyiv is the capital and an important goal (for Russia) in the war,' said US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley.

Earthquake-hit Syria to open two more border crossings for aid delivery - UN bbc.in/3lt2D0J

Chinese balloon sensors recovered from ocean, says US bbc.in/3lxjr6K

⚡️Reuters: 3 Russian military aircraft intercepted over Poland.

The Netherlands' Defense Ministry reported late on Feb. 13 that two Dutch F-35 fighters intercepted a formation of three Russian military aircraft over Poland and escorted them out.

⚡️Russian forces shell 8 Sumy Oblast communities.

Russian troops used mortars and explosives to fire on the communities of Myropillia, Shalyhyne, Yunakivka, Esman, Krasnopillia, Hlukhiv, Velyka Pysarivka and Bilopollia, the Sumy Oblast military administration said on Feb. 11.

Lynx facing extinction in France as population drops at most to 150 cats theguardian.com/environment/20…

Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand declares state of emergency bbc.in/3xijjum

White House defends decision to shoot down flying objects bbc.in/3IimOGD

US warns that dual citizens face Russian conscription bbc.in/3K5pnhG

⚡️ Reznikov announces upcoming Defense Ministry personnel changes.

Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Feb. 13 that there will be new deputy ministers within the Defense Ministry, although has not yet provided any names.

⚡️ General Staff: Russia launches two missile attacks, shells multiple settlements.

Ukraine's General Staff reported that Russia launched two missiles and 16 air strikes, including 15 attacks from rocket salvo systems, as of 6:00 PM on Feb. 13.

On Feb. 13, Ukraine denied Russia's earlier claim that it had seized control of Krasna Hora, a village about five kilometers north of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk Oblast.

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BP dropped its 2030 goal of cutting oil and gas production from 40% to just 25% and scaled back on renewables spending in 2022.

Meanwhile, they try to paint themselves as a clean energy leader.

#BigOil makes big promises... and they cannot be trusted to keep them.

Danish renewable natural gas consumption grew by 16% in 2022.

RNG is now 28% of total Danish gas consumption in 2022, up from 19% in 2021.

(Danish Energy Agency, data through November)

Have you seen this bug? Scientists call on Britain’s gardeners to track elusive aphid theguardian.com/environment/20…

Closing the Gap: more than $420m to be spent on water, housing and food security theguardian.com/australia-news…