Mary Poppins actress Glynis Johns dies aged 100 (www.bbc.com)
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Lee Jae-myung: South Korea opposition leader stabbed in Busan (www.bbc.com)
Strong quake prompts tsunami warning for Japan's western coast (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Taiwan considers joining international criminal court to deter potential China invasion (www.theguardian.com)
Venice to ban large tourist groups and loudspeakers (www.bbc.com)
China: Pro-Colonisation Influencers In Xinjiang --- [video documentary, 13 min] (www.arte.tv)
The Xinjiang region in China is the historical homeland of the Uyghurs, a persecuted Muslim minority. Open data reveals how Chinese influencers are convincing people from across the country to colonise this province....
Ukraine war: Missile and drone attacks launched against Russia (www.bbc.com)
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force (www.theguardian.com)
Poland reports airspace incursion as Russia launches huge strike on Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
One man’s mission to end the Uyghur genocide in China: a physician, who helped set up a campaign to protest against the persecution of the Uyghurs, says that Jews had “a duty to join the protest” (www.thejc.com)
Sheldon Stone, 68, became involved in Stop Uyghur Genocide after coming across a testimony from a survivor of a Uyghur concentration camp in China....
"Beijing’s lack of good faith is the first problem:" China will try to manipulate a U.N. human rights review in January which may even worsen the situation in China, experts warn (thediplomat.com)
A United Nations review of China’s human rights record set to occur in January should shine a light on Beijing’s atrocity crimes, but China will play the game to their favor which may actually worsen rather than improve the human rights situation inside China, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) warns....
‘I’m very proud of him’: Sebastien Lai on Hong Kong, accountability and his father Jimmy’s trial (www.theguardian.com)
"There is that idea that we always thought China would liberalise economically, get freer and freer,” says Lai. “But I think Dad realised very early on, and he said in an interview, that wishful thinking doesn’t work. You’ve got to put the work in. And that’s what he did.”...
China provocations worrisome but his country will not yield an inch of its territory to any foreign entity, Philippine President Marcos says (www.manilatimes.net)
Nations like France, the United States, Canada, India, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Japan are planning maritime patrols with the Philippines to illustrate their opposition to China’s incursions in the West Philippine Sea.
No functional hospital left in northern Gaza, WHO says (www.aljazeera.com)
Israeli military opens probe after videos show Israeli forces killing 2 Palestinians at close range in West Bank refugee camp (apnews.com)
Security camera videos show two Israeli military vehicles pursuing a group of Palestinians in the Faraa refugee camp in the northern West Bank. One man, who appears to be holding a red canister, is gunned down by soldiers....
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of deliberately attacking civilians and journalists in Lebanon (feddit.de)
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Nepal calls on Russia not to deploy its Gurkhas in Ukraine war (www.independent.co.uk)
Afghan Hazara refugees live in fear of being deported by Pakistan (www.bbc.com)
Israeli forces battle Hamas in southern Gaza, humanitarian concerns grow (www.reuters.com)
World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation (apnews.com)
Nigeria airstrike 'mistakenly' kills worshippers at religious festival (www.bbc.com)
Sellafield nuclear site hacked by groups linked to Russia and China (www.theguardian.com)
But sources said breaches were first detected as far back as 2015, when experts realised sleeper malware – software that can lurk and be used to spy or attack systems – had been embedded in Sellafield’s computer networks....
11 bodies recovered after volcanic eruption in Indonesia, and 22 climbers are still missing (apnews.com)
US Air Force Osprey crash wreckage and remains of five crew found off Japan (www.theguardian.com)
"Lisbon should be Russian", says Kremlin propagandist (www.theportugalnews.com)
