The Secret Behind Germany’s Record Renewables Buildout | As most countries struggle to install clean energy fast enough, Germany tackled the industry’s toughest problem: slow permitting. (www.bloomberg.com)
“Granny, why am I in jail?” Tuberculosis‑stricken schoolboy jailed for 4.5 years in the Russian Far East on “terrorism” charges. (en.zona.media)
Namibia blocks ship over Israel war-crime concerns (www.bbc.com)
A vessel suspected by the Namibian authorities to be carrying military cargo intended for Israeli use in the ongoing war in Gaza has been blocked from docking in the southern African country....
Japan says Chinese military violated territorial airspace for first time (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The territorial violation by China is the latest in a series of events amplifying tensions between Beijing and Japan....
Palestinian Healthcare Workers Chained, Starved, Sexually Abused: New Report (www.democracynow.org)
We speak with Human Rights Watch researcher Milena Ansari about the organization’s new report detailing the torture of Palestinian medical workers in Israeli prisons. HRW spoke with eight doctors, paramedics and nurses who were picked up in Gaza before being transferred to the notorious Sde Teiman camp and other facilities,...
Zuckerberg expressed regret for not being more vocal about "government pressure" to censor COVID-19-related content (thehill.com)
Zuckerberg said senior Biden administration officials “repeatedly pressured” Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to “censor” content in 2021. “I believe the government pressure was wrong, and I regret that we were not more outspoken,” he wrote to House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). “Like I...
Telegram CEO’s brother also wanted by French authorities (www.politico.eu)
Israel launches largest raids in occupied West Bank in at least 20 years (www.nbcnews.com)
Peace Ark: South Africans flock to Chinese hospital ship in Cape Town (www.bbc.com)
Miserable winter weather, snow on Table Mountain and gale force winds have not dampened Cape Town residents’ enthusiasm for free medical care being offered on a Chinese ship, currently docked in the South African city’s harbour....
Cuba sees 14-hour-long daily blackouts as economic crisis continues to deepen (www.latintimes.com)
At least 7 Palestinians killed in major Israeli raids on occupied West Bank (www.aljazeera.com)
The Wafa news agency has additional details of the assault that killed two Palestinians in the Far’a refugee camp....
Ukraine drones set oil depot ablaze in Russia's Rostov, attack distant Kirov region (www.reuters.com)
A Ukraine drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s southern Rostov region, while drones also attempted to attack the Kirov region, some 1,500 km (930 miles) northeast of the border with Ukraine, authorities said on Wednesday....
Burning tanker attacked by Houthis appears to be leaking oil, Pentagon says (www.theguardian.com)
The Greek-flagged Sounion is carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude oil and a spill has the potential to be among the largest from a ship on record...
Ryan and Righ want to get married in Taiwan – they can’t because of China’s same-sex marriage ban (www.theguardian.com)
Nigeria’s Black Axe mafia dealt 'big blow' by Interpol (www.bbc.com)
Police units around the world have joined forces in a series of covert operations targeting one of West Africa’s most feared criminal networks - Black Axe....
Ukraine to present 'victory plan' to US next month, Zelensky says (www.bbc.com)
Kremlin Warns France Against Trying to 'Intimidate' Telegram Founder Durov (www.themoscowtimes.com)
'Rotten-tail kids': China's rising youth unemployment breeds new working class (www.aol.com)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Rising unemployment in China is pushing millions of college graduates into a tough bargain, with some forced to accept low-paying work or even subsist on their parents’ pensions, a plight that has created a new working class of “rotten-tail kids”....
US Has Sent Israel Over 600 Weapons Shipments Since October (truthout.org)
The U.S. has sent nearly two shipments of weapons to Israel on average every day since it began its genocide in Gaza on October 7, according to new figures from the Israeli military....
Ukraine's new F-16s are flying missions and shot down incoming missiles during a massive Russian attack, Zelenskyy says (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukraine’s new F-16s shot down missiles during Russia’s massive strike on Monday....
South Korea battles surge of deepfake pornography after thousands found to be spreading images (www.theguardian.com)
One Telegram channel had 220,000 members creating and sharing doctored images and videos, with the president saying many of the victims and perpetrators are minors...
Exclusive: WFP launches probe into its Sudan operations as famine spreads (www.reuters.com)
The U.N. World Food Program is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan over allegations including fraud and concealing information from donors about its ability to deliver food aid to civilians amid the nation’s dire hunger crisis, according to 11 people with knowledge of the probe....