Release of hostages needs ceasefire, Hamas official says (www.reuters.com)
Nine Days After Wrecking 21 Russian Helicopters, Ukraine’s M39 Missiles Are Dealing The Same Damage To Russian Air-Defenses (www.forbes.com)
The Ukrainian army might not have very many M39 missiles. The ones it has, it’s using carefully—firing them at the most valuable targets that also are most vulnerable to the American-made munitions....
U.S. fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria after attacks on U.S. troops (www.npr.org)
Malaysia picks powerful ruler of Johor state as country's new king under rotation system (apnews.com)
The Funeral of a Cartel-Influencer Is Considered a Threat to Public Peace in Chile (www.vice.com)
‘It will be slow, very hard’: can Israel achieve its aims in Gaza invasion? (www.theguardian.com)
Myanmar Troops Rain Terror on Taze Town, Burning Bus Station and Guesthouses (www.irrawaddy.com)
Palestinian officials post the names of the people killed in Gaza since the war began (www.npr.org)
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby later said in a briefing:...
Israel-Palestine war: Rising Gaza football star and father killed in Israeli strike (www.middleeasteye.net)
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Germany's far-left star quits post-Communists to found populist party (www.reuters.com)
Hong Kong: New Incentives to Counter Falling Birth Rates (stoppopulationdecline.org)
The Chinese Navy's presence in the Middle East involves 6 'highly capable vessels' stationed in the theater, military expert says (www.businessinsider.com)
Orban doubles down at EU summit to defend meeting Putin. One leader calls it a very wrong message (apnews.com)
If a warm handshake with Russian President Vladimir Putin weren’t provocative enough, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban went into an EU summit Thursday saying he was right to meet the EU’s foremost enemy and that most of the other leaders were wrong....
At UN, Iran warns US will 'not be spared' if war in Gaza continues (www.reuters.com)
Iran’s Foreign Minster Hossein Amirabdollahian warned at the United Nations on Thursday that if Israel’s retaliation against Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip doesn’t end then the United States will “not be spared from this fire.”...
Lithuania moves to ditch controversial 'anti-gay propaganda' law (www.euronews.com)
Legal and social discrimination blight the small Baltic state’s LGBT+ community....
Blasts hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns, Israel points to 'aerial threat' (www.reuters.com)
Tsingtao: Video shows Chinese beer worker urinating into tank (www.bbc.com)
Chinese authorities are investigating after a viral video appeared to show a worker from Tsingtao urinating into a tank, believed to contain ingredients for its popular beer....
Li Keqiang: Former Chinese premier dies from heart attack at 68 (www.bbc.com)
Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang has died at 68, state media has reported....
Tigray: Risse im Frieden (www.woz.ch)
Mit einem Kugleschreiber notiert er Zahlen auf seine linke Handfäche. “Am ersten Tag”, sagt er, “starben vier Menschen. Am nächsten Tag elf. Dann neunzehn, dann neun, dann achtzehn. Die fremden Soldaten erschossen junge Männer, aber auch Frauen, Kinder und Alte.” Sein Blick wandert pber die Felder zur gelb verputzen...
Auf allen Kanälen: Was SRF für wichtig hält (www.woz.ch)
Nun lässt eine Studie aufhorchen. Dieser zufolge widmete die «Tagesschau» 2022 etwa der Ohrfeige, die der Hollywoodstar Will Smith seinem Schauspielkollegen Chris Rock bei der Oscar-Verleihung verpasst hatte, einen 180 Sekunden langen Beitrag. Anschliessend folgte noch ein 145 Sekunden langer Bericht über die Preisverleihung...
Slovakia’s Fico announces halt of military aid to Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Slovakia’s newly elected Prime Minister Robert Fico pledged on Thursday to stop delivering weapons to Ukraine, just one day after taking office....
Dispatches from Ukraine’s front lines: A strike devastates a village of 300 (www.aljazeera.com)
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Biden Cast Doubt On Gaza’s Death Statistics — But They're Cited Internally (www.huffpost.com)
IDF releases recording of Gazan saying Hamas shooting at people trying to flee south (www.timesofisrael.com)
The man says that Hamas is placing roadblocks with cars, and “just sending people back home.”...