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Ukrainian pilots learn to fly F-16 fighter jets after completing basic training in the UK (www.gov.uk)

The first cohort of Ukrainian pilots to receive training from the Royal Air Force are now learning to fly F-16 fighter jets in Denmark, having completed a basic programme of training in the UK....

Experts claim missing MH370 flight could be found in ‘days’ with new search (www.scmp.com)

• Experts call for new search on missing MH370 flight based on new leads, claiming it could be found in days....

‘Incompetent dumpster fire’: Michigan GOP rocked by financial turmoil and infighting (www.cnn.com)

The Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference often lures a who’s who of GOP power players to Michigan. Wealthy donors shake hands with presidential candidates, who give rousing speeches to packed audiences in hopes of winning the conference’s straw poll....

Classroom massacre: Survivors say Israel executed innocents in Gaza school (www.aljazeera.com)

Israel attacks 600-year-old monastery in South Lebanon a day before Christmas Eve (dohanews.co)

Etsy targeted by child trafficking conspiracy theories (techxplore.com)

Etsy targeted by child trafficking conspiracy theories::Conspiracy theorists who believe in a secret cabal of child sex traffickers have set their sights on yet another online retailer: Etsy, a website best known for selling handmade items.

WSJ: Biden pressured Netanyahu to abandon plans for preemptive strike on Hezbollah (www.ynetnews.com)

Israel planned to launch a preemptive strike against Hezbollah on October 11 which was narrowly averted due to intervention from U.S. President Joe Biden, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday....

Ukraine's Defence Ministry says it may send call-up notices electronically, including to men living abroad (www.pravda.com.ua)

After 23 years, developer reveals he snuck a cheat code past Sony that turns a cult-classic horror game into a godsend for retro enthusiasts (www.gamesradar.com)

Revealed: how US residents are funding illegal settlements in the West Bank (www.theguardian.com)

A Spanish company and the CIA found guilty of violating rights of Julian Assange’s visitors (english.elpais.com)

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Ukraine says it downed three Russian Su-34 warplanes (www.bbc.com)

Ukraine’s military says it shot down three Russian fighter jets on Friday in the south of the country....

California town, Huntington Beach, proposes ban on Pride, Black and women’s history celebrations (www.theguardian.com)

Anger over Macron's defence of French actor Depardieu, accused of rape (www.rfi.fr)

Biden signs executive order aimed at targeting banks that facilitate war in Ukraine (www.independent.co.uk)

White House has urged congressional Republicans without success to drop resistance to Ukraine funding over immigration dispute...

Seattle Children’s sues Texas AG after request for gender care records (www.seattletimes.com)

A new lawsuit by Seattle Children’s pits the hospital against the Texas Attorney General’s office, amid a national fight over privacy for children seeking gender-affirming care....

Someone Convinced a ChatGPT-Powered Chevy Dealer to Sell $81K Tahoe for Just $1 (www.autoevolution.com)

Someone Convinced a ChatGPT-Powered Chevy Dealer to Sell $81K Tahoe for Just $1::ChatGPT has taken the world by surprise with its new-generation capabilities, stepping in to help people write code, do homework, and complete an essay i…

Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times (www.cnn.com)

Scientists in California shooting nearly 200 lasers at a cylinder holding a fuel capsule the size of a peppercorn have taken another step in the quest for fusion energy, which, if mastered, could provide the world with a near-limitless source of clean power....