British warship arrives in Guyana as Venezuela holds military exercises in response (www.pbs.org)
A British warship arrived in Guyana on Friday afternoon amid rising tensions from a border dispute between the former British colony and Venezuela....
Taiwan considers joining international criminal court to deter potential China invasion (www.theguardian.com)
Joining court would allow investigation of Xi Jinping if he were to order act of war against Taiwan...
Berlin’s plan for driverless magnetic trains derided by climate groups (www.theguardian.com)
Britain ‘considering airstrikes’ on Houthi rebels after Red Sea attacks (www.theguardian.com)
Britain is reportedly considering airstrikes on Houthi rebels after the US said its navy sank three boats that had been targeting a container ship in the Red Sea....
Bolivian court rules that former president Morales cannot seek re-election (www.france24.com)
Bolivia’s Constitutional Court has disqualified former president Evo Morales from running for re-election in 2025, reversing a ruling that had let him seek a fourth term in 2019....
Update: ‘Historic’ MoU with Somaliland sees Ethiopia secure access to sea, diversify seaport (addisstandard.com)
Addis Abeba – Ethiopia signs historic MoU with Somaliland to “secure access to the sea and diversify its access to seaports.”...
[Israel] High Court invalidates law for repealing the Reasonableness Clause (m.jpost.com)
The High Court judges ruled in an 8-7 vote. The High Court of Justice on Monday struck down the basic law for repealing the reasonableness clause by a majority of 8 justices who opposed the law against 7 who supported it. Observers estimates are that the judges published the verdict this evening to prevent further leaks, and in...
Kosovars celebrate joining Europe's visa free Schengen zone | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Israel to pull some troops from Gaza as war enters new phase (www.reuters.com)
Seventy-one per cent of Gaza’s population experiences extreme hunger, Euro-Med Monitor study says (euromedmonitor.org)
South Africa Is Right To Invoke the Genocide Convention Against Israel’s War on Gaza [Dec 30 2023 | Rohini Hensman | Jacobin] (jacobin.com)
Younger Americans are friendlier to China (www.economist.com)
Russian celebs are losing their jobs and one was jailed after attending a controversial 'almost naked' party (www.businessinsider.com)
Israel's FM calls on countries to email if they want Gaza refugees (www.haaretz.com)
Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen called on Wednesday on countries who are interested in taking in refugees from the Gaza Strip to send his office an email, adding that they should not forget "to write the address of the country" in their email
‘What kind of life is this?’ Dire conditions in increasingly cramped southern Gaza (edition.cnn.com)
Indonesia's Whoosh fast train has accommodated one million people: KCIC (en.antaranews.com)
Children eat rotten food, adults hunt cats: famine is coming for Gaza (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Archived link: archive.is/…/israel-gaza-war-famine-news-update-c…
Iranian regime accused of raping and violating protesters as young as 12 (www.theguardian.com)
The report by Amnesty International is based on the testimonies of 12 women, 26 men, one girl and six boys who survived rape or other forms of sexual violence. Six survivors of rape were subjected to gang rapes by up to 10 male state agents, according to Amnesty.
Chinese military purge exposes weakness, could widen (www.reuters.com)
Macron’s defence of Depardieu: conspiracy theories and masculinism (www.mediapart.fr)
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No Sign Houthis Will Halt Red Sea Attacks, Says US (www.voanews.com)
Exports via Ukraine's Black Sea corridor almost double in December (www.pravda.com.ua)
Exports through the Ukrainian temporary corridor totalled around 13 million tonnes as of the end of December, compared to 7 million tonnes at the beginning of this month....
UK preparing for attacks on Houthi rebels with US (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Female Medical students in Afghanistan continue studies secretly (www.khaama.com)
Al Jazeera has reported that female medical students in Afghanistan are continuing their education in secret....
Expert says number of police shootings in Canada 'spectacularly unrelenting' (www.cbc.ca)
A tally compiled by The Canadian Press found police shot at 85 people in Canada between Jan. 1 and Dec. 15 of this year — 41 fatally. Those numbers are based on available information from police, independent investigative units and reporting from The Canadian Press....