Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X (www.reuters.com)
Five senators ask Biden to impose China travel ban after respiratory illness cases (www.reuters.com)
Slovak truckers block Ukraine border crossing, joining Polish protests (www.reuters.com)
US opens probe into 73,000 Chevrolet Volt cars over loss of power (www.reuters.com)
Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash (www.reuters.com)
Hundreds of migrants are still sleeping on floors or in tents outside city police stations. Some who remained this week huddled near tents wearing parkas, knit hats and even ski goggles to cope with the cold weather and falling snow....
US lawmaker George Santos, indicted on fraud charges, faces House expulsion vote (www.reuters.com)
*** Update – Santos got the boot. \O/...
Pakistan's top court begins hearing challenge to expulsion of Afghans (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: China lures hundreds of Taiwan politicians with cheap trips before election (www.reuters.com)
Beijing has sponsored cut-price trips to China for hundreds of Taiwanese politicians ahead of key elections on the island, according to Taiwan sources and documents, unnerving officials with a broad campaign that one called “election interference”....
War resumes in Gaza after truce collapses (www.reuters.com)
As the deadline lapsed, Reuters journalists in Khan Younis in southern Gaza saw eastern areas come under intensive bombardment, sending columns of smoke rising into the sky. Residents took to the road with belongings heaped up in carts, fleeing for shelter further west....
Goldman Sachs analyst used inside information for profit, London court told (www.reuters.com)
Judge won't halt US government destruction of Texas border razor wire fencing (www.reuters.com)
Italy's competition watchdog stops Intesa moving clients to mobile bank (www.reuters.com)
Britain's King Charles urges rapid environmental repair in COP28 speech (www.reuters.com)
COP28 spotlights global warnings about the pain of climate change (www.reuters.com)
Israel army publishes map it says advises Gazans of safe evacuation areas (www.reuters.com)
Japan 'concerned' US continues to fly Ospreys despite grounding request (www.reuters.com)
South Korean farmers scuffle with police at protest over dog meat ban (www.reuters.com)
What do we know about China’s respiratory illness surge? (www.reuters.com)
War resumes in Gaza after truce collapses (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: Google pushes for antitrust action against Microsoft in UK cloud market (www.reuters.com)
GM sees $9.3 billion hit from labor deals, outlines $10 billion stock buyback (www.reuters.com)
North Korea says its new spy satellite photographed White House, Pentagon (www.reuters.com)
Wells Fargo accused of not paying overtime at shortstaffed US branches (www.reuters.com)
US judge blocks Montana from banning TikTok use in state (www.reuters.com)
Taiwan urges elderly, young to avoid China visits due to respiratory illnesses (www.reuters.com)
Taiwan’s health ministry on Thursday urged the elderly, very young and those with poor immunity to avoid travel to China due to the recent increase in respiratory illnesses there, a move some experts said was ineffective to manage public health risks....
