Moscow boosts troop numbers, citing Ukraine war, NATO expansion (www.politico.eu)
Russia is boosting the number of troops in its military for the second time in 15 months, citing the war in Ukraine and the expansion of the NATO defense alliance....
Kim's sister rejects US offer of dialogue with North Korea and vows more satellite launches (apnews.com)
‘Despotic’ Maduro accused of risking Venezuela-Guyana conflict over oil-rich region (www.theguardian.com)
The foreign minister of the tiny South American nation of Guyana has said that neighbouring Venezuela is “on the wrong side of history” as it risks sparking conflict over an oil-rich and long-contested swath of rainforest....
Mexico's next president likely to be a woman after third-party candidate leaves race (abcnews.go.com)
MEXICO CITY – A third-party candidate announced Saturday he is leaving Mexico’s 2024 presidential race, practically ensuring the country ’s next president will be a woman....
Should Venezuela invade its oil-rich neighbor? Maduro will put it to a vote Sunday (www.miamiherald.com)
Venezuelans going to the polls Sunday will be asked to answer an unusually provocative question: Should their government be given a blank check to invade neighboring Guyana, and wrest away three-quarters of its oil-rich territory?...
China tells WHO it has no 'unusual or novel diseases' amid spike in illness among children (www.abc.net.au)
The data showed an increase in hospital admissions of children due to diseases including bacterial infection, RSV, influenza and common cold viruses since October....
Klitschko says Ukraine is turning authoritarian as conflict with Zelensky persists (kyivindependent.com)
UN will investigate sexual assault, rape, in Hamas' October 7 attack, Guterres assures (www.ynetnews.com)
Following weeks of silence by women’s organizations and international bodies, UN secretary-general says issue needs to be ‘vigorously investigated’; Israel’s UN envoy: ‘When it comes to Israeli women, sexual violence that has been proven and determined by state authorities still needs to be investigated’...
Keir Starmer removes leadership election pledges from website (www.thenational.scot)
The U.S. Is Giving Israel Permission for War Crimes (nymag.com)
The article accuses Israel of potentially committing war crimes in its conflict with Hamas, focusing on a siege on Gaza, airstrikes harming civilians, and evacuation orders. It criticizes the U.S. for not condemning Israel’s actions and emphasizes the need for diplomatic solutions. The piece argues that Israel’s approach...
Yemen barred from WFP aid over Palestine support (english.almayadeen.net)
China is invading OUR economic space. We see them in Latin America, Europe and Africa - US Sen. Joni Ernst (finance.yahoo.com)
Philippines says China has executed two Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking despite appeals (apnews.com)
'Hamas is a reality of Palestine': Turkey's Erdogan refuses to cut ties with terror group (www.firstpost.com)
The US Treasury’s top terrorism financing official conveyed Washington’s ‘profound’ alarm about Ankara’s past relations with Hamas during a visit to Turkey this week...
Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago (www.nytimes.com)
Video Emerges Appearing to Show Russian Soldiers Executing Surrendering Ukrainians (www.kyivpost.com)
The shocking footage was reportedly filmed near Avdiivka and was posted to social media by several Ukrainian bloggers....
One person killed and two others injured in central Paris attack (www.theguardian.com)
Police arrest 26-year-old man, who was on French intelligence watchlist, after passersby attacked near Eiffel Tower...
Tensions rise as Venezuelans vote on disputed territory in neighbouring Guyana (www.theguardian.com)
Guyana considers poll on Essequibo by Nicolás Maduro’s government a step toward annexation...
Russia Outproduces West in Drones & Artillery Shells as Ukraine Goes on the Defensive (www.youtube.com)
How’s a country gas-station able to?
'Foreign terrorists' behind deadly Philippine bombing, officials say (www.reuters.com)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr condemned a deadly bombing on Sunday, blaming “foreign terrorists”, as police and the military strengthened security in the country’s south and around the capital, Manila....
Henry Kissinger Dead at 100 (www.reuters.com)
Russia warns of tension as Finland shuts last border crossing (www.bbc.com)
Finland has closed the last crossing on its long Russian border, prompting the Kremlin to condemn an “absolutely redundant measure”....
Putin orders Russian military to boost troop numbers by 170,000 (www.theguardian.com)
Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase the number of troops by nearly 170,000 to a total of 1.32 million, as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine continues into its 22nd month....
Ukraine Confirms Russian Troops Executed Two Ukrainian Soldiers Upon Surrender, Initiates Probe (www.kyivpost.com)
The Strategic Committee of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed the authenticity of the footage showing Russian troops gunning down two Ukrainian soldiers upon surrender....
Family says Yuval Castleman, killed after taking out terrorists, was ‘executed’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
Castelman was hit by soldier who apparently mistook him for a terrorist during Jerusalem attack, but footage shows him unarmed, with his hands in the air prior to being shot