Russia’s fabled war ally ‘General Frost’ turns on Moscow (www.politico.eu)
A favorite Russian military myth is that winter is always on their side but thousands are freezing at home....
China’s Solar Dominance Faces New Rival: An Ultrathin Film (www.wsj.com)
As renewable energy becomes a geopolitical tool, Japan looks to recover its technological edge...
Russia's FSB arrests own citizen for alleged Poland spying – DW – 01/12/2024 (www.dw.com)
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Friday said it had arrested a Russian national, working for a state firm, who it said was planning to pass on sensitive information to Poland....
Ukrainians weary but determined to fight on – DW – 01/12/2024 (www.dw.com)
For many people in Ukraine, 2024 started just like 2023 ended — with Russian air assaults and rocket and drone attacks on infrastructure and homes. What’s new is the scale of the bombardment: the Russian military is trying to get past Ukraine’s air defenses by beefing up its firepower....
Brexit Erased £140 Billion From UK Economy, London Mayor to Say (www.bloomberg.com)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday will blame Brexit for costing the UK economy £140 billion ($178 billion), calling on the government to “urgently” rebuild relations with the European Union to stem the decline....
China urges U.S. to stop intervening in Taiwan regional election in any form (news.cgtn.com)
China urges the United States to stop intervening in the Taiwan regional leadership election of 2024 in any form and stop sending wrong signals to separatist forces advocating “Taiwan independence,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday....
France Gets Its Youngest and First Openly Gay Prime Minister (www.nytimes.com)
Valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago found in Amazon (www.theguardian.com)
Laser-sensor technology reveals network of earthen mounds and buried roads in rainforest area of Ecuador...
Chinese firm launches world’s most powerful solid-fuel rocket in coup for private aerospace sector (www.scmp.com)
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2 Russian airlines want to keep flying Soviet-era planes, but some of them are so old they're set to be phased out this year (www.businessinsider.com)
Two Siberian airlines in Russia — Angara Airlines and Polar Airlines — are asking authorities to extend the service life of two Soviet-era aircraft, Reuters reported on Friday....
ICJ hears South Africa’s genocide case against Israel over Gaza war (www.aljazeera.com)
South Africa accuses Israel of violating the UN’s 1948 Genocide Convention, established in the wake of the Holocaust.
Blinded, sexually assaulted, silenced: the war over lithium, Argentina’s ‘white gold’ (www.theguardian.com)
Germany: Sahra Wagenknecht launches new political party (www.dw.com)
The former Left Party politician presented her team at a press conference in Berlin. It aims to defy labels with a mix of left-leaning economic, conservative migration and pro-Russian foreign policy initiatives....
Israel posts Hamas atrocities on new site, blocked from Israel (www.ynetnews.com)
Site launched ahead of IJC hearing South African claims Israel commits genocide; hard-to-watch content collected from terrorists own body cameras and CCTV footage previously presented to limited audiences due to the cruelty seen...
Palestinian viewers are captivated and moved by case at UN's top court accusing Israel of genocide (apnews.com)
Televisions typically filled with images of bloodshed and destruction in Gaza instead broadcast foreign lawyers and judges holding forth in lofty halls. In at least one cafe in the West Bank city of Ramallah, some cheered as they watched South Africa’s justice minister expound on the decades-long “systematic oppression and...
Papua New Guinea: At least 15 dead after major rioting and looting (www.bbc.com)
For the second time in recorded history, global sea surface temperatures hit six standard deviations above 1982-2011, on January 6 2024 (lemmy.world)
China's capitalist reforms are said to have moved 800 million out of extreme poverty. Data suggest the opposite (phys.org)
Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation (apnews.com)
Netanyahu: Let me be clear — Israel has no intention of displacing Gaza’s population (www.timesofisrael.com)
PM says IDF will also not permanently occupy the Strip; Likud MK: Netanyahu told me he’d like Gaza voluntary migration but is under US pressure...
No trace of man who fell into a crevasse in Grindavík, the Icelandic town recently plagued by earthquakes and possible volcanic eruption (www.ruv.is)
The search has been going on all night for a man who fell into a crevasse in Grindavík yesterday morning. A drone was sent into the water in the fissure to investigate the situation.
Cops ripped for arresting reporter trying to ask Chrystia Freeland questions (torontosun.com)
Y’know, assault is generally defined as causing a person to fear for their safety. What these cops were doing was absolutely assault, bumping into someone’s shoulder is not. Plus it kinda looks like a football play the aide, Freeland and the cop were playing.
UK, US expected to launch strikes against Houthis 'within hours' (www.reuters.com)
Iranian navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman (abcnews.go.com)
An oil tanker was seized by the Iranian navy in the waters between Iran and Oman on Thursday, according to state media....
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