Israeli special forces soldiers dressed as medical staff and women killed three Palestinian militants in a West Bank hospital

Video captured roughly a dozen undercover soldiers entering the hospital. Upon entering a room, they used silence pistols to assassinate the three men

Israel said the targets were planning attacks on Israel. They were confirmed to belong to Hamas and other militant groups

The US charged an Iranian drug dealer, a Canadian Hells Angel, and another man for conspiring to assassinate an Iranian defector in the US

The US alleged the dealer had ties to Iran’s intelligence service and contracted a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club to assassinate the defector and his female companion in Maryland

Both the Hells Angel and another person he hired for the killing are in jail on unrelated charges

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to fire the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, the Financial Times reported

Zelensky has reportedly been at odds with the general since November, when he said the war had reached a “stalemate”

On Monday, Zelensky’s spokesperson denied rumors of the shakeup, which if true would represent Ukraine’s most significant leadership change since Russia’s invasion

Global spending on clean-energy initiatives increased 17% last year to $1.8T, an all-time high, BloombergNEF reported

That tally includes money spent on renewable energy, electric vehicles, and other carbon-saving technologies

China was the global leader in green spending at $676B, up 6% from 2022. The US, UK, and Europe collectively spent $718B, up 22%

A US official told NBC News that he and his Chinese counterpart had a “frank and honest discussion” about cracking down on fentanyl

For years, the US has accused Chinese companies of supplying Mexican cartels with the chemical precursors to fentanyl

On Tuesday, US and Chinese officials met for the first time as part of a new counternarcotics working group with a focus on curbing fentanyl flow

A US official called their discussions a positive step, but said much work remains to be done

Cannabis sales boomed as alcohol sales plummeted 52% in the first week of the year, the largest drop on record, Bloomberg reported

Driven by the popularity of “Dry January,” three of the US’ largest liquor chains witnessed their lowest sales this month since before the pandemic

Capitalizing on that trend, cannabis sellers have advertised their products as a healthier alternative to liquor, driving a 6%+ revenue hike at two of the US’ largest cannabis companies

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