China to curb excess spending on video games in blow for world’s biggest market (www.scmp.com)
UN Security Council to vote on Gaza measure after US backing (www.scmp.com)
Gunman kills 10 people in Prague university shooting (www.reuters.com)
UN report says more than 570,000 people in Gaza are now 'starving' due to fallout from war (abcnews.go.com)
Young Koreans Grow Poorer as Interest Rates Rise (english.chosun.com)
'Chilling effect': People expressing pro-Palestinian views censured, suspended from work and school (www.cbc.ca)
Greek government says it stands by same-sex marriage pledge even after opposition from the Church (apnews.com)
Russia Claims Google Hosts ‘Extremist’ LGBTQ Content—Levies $50 Million Fine (www.forbes.com)
Israel-Gaza live news: UN supports resolution on Gaza which stops short of calling for ceasefire (www.bbc.com)
Former Swiss banker admits helping wealthy US taxpayers hide assets in Singapore and elsewhere | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Israel said Gazans could flee to this neighbourhood - then it was hit (news.sky.com)
China: Outrage over doctor punching patient during surgery (www.bbc.com)
Germany swaps Russia for Norway in gas supply dependence (www.reuters.com)
'I am a Zionist,' says Biden at Hanukkah event, promises continued military assistance to Israel (www.timesofisrael.com)
Israel Gaza: What Gaza's death toll says about the war - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Hamas demands release of 3 top Palestinian leaders in any hostage deal with Israel (www.aa.com.tr)
‘Busiest Christmas I have seen’: families turn to food banks in Australia’s cost-of-living crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Journalist who broke story on decomposing babies in Gaza is shot, injured (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived link: archive.is/…/israel-gaza-journalist-shot-mohammed…
Japan's Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel for $14.9 billion (www.reuters.com)
Newest NATO member Finland signs defence pact with US (www.euronews.com)
NATO’s newest member, Finland, has announced it will sign a bilateral defence cooperation agreement next week with the United States....
Gas, drones and convict recruits: Ukrainian soldiers describe Russia’s deadly surge on the frontlines (www.cnn.com)
The front lines where Ukraine and its allies had hoped for a summer breakthrough now epitomize the bleak, dark winter ahead — of Russian resurgence and Kyiv’s mounting losses....