Israeli assault on southern Gaza could lead to 1m refugees, UNRWA chief warns (www.theguardian.com)
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class, Finally Dies (www.rollingstone.com)
Israel army publishes map it says advises Gazans of safe evacuation areas (www.reuters.com)
China-Saudi Sign $7bn Currency Swap Deal in Fresh Hit to Dollar (www.asiafinancial.com)
Philippines says China has executed 2 Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking despite appeals (www.scmp.com)
World’s biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor launched in Japan (www.theguardian.com)
What do we know about China’s respiratory illness surge? (www.reuters.com)
Released hostage says he was held by UNRWA teacher in Gaza - report (m.jpost.com)
One of the hostages, recently released from Gaza, revealed on Wednesday that he was held for nearly 50 days in an attic by a teacher from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)....
US destroyer has ballistic missiles fired toward it, after responding to attack on commercial tanker (www.cnn.com)
Two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen toward a US warship in the Gulf of Aden, after the US Navy responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker that had been seized by armed individuals, the US military said Sunday....
Still alive! Golden mole not seen for 80 years and presumed extinct is found again in South Africa (apnews.com)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a species of mole with an iridescent golden coat and the ability to almost “swim” through sand dunes after it hadn’t been seen for more than 80 years and was thought to be extinct....
Released Palestinians allege abuse in Israeli jails - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
More executives go missing in China — this time linked to troubled shadow bank Zhongzhi (www.cnn.com)
Two Chinese business executives at companies controlled by the embattled financial conglomerate Zhongzhi have gone missing, according to statements by their respective firms....
New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days (apnews.com)
New Zealand’s new prime minister plans to ban cellphone use in schools and repeal tobacco controls in the ambitious agenda he released Wednesday for his first 100 days in office....
Philippines opens South China Sea monitoring base (www.dw.com)
UN aviation meeting agrees to goal of 5% lower emissions by 2030 (www.reuters.com)
Two Hamas gunmen open fire at Jerusalem bus stop, killing three (www.reuters.com)
Two Hamas members kill three in morning rush hour attack...
Japan 'concerned' US continues to fly Ospreys despite grounding request (www.reuters.com)
‘If you don’t leave, we’ll kill you’: Hundreds flee Israeli settler violence (www.972mag.com)
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100 (apnews.com)
Italy's competition watchdog stops Intesa moving clients to mobile bank (www.reuters.com)
Hong Kong journalist reported missing after trip to China (www.aljazeera.com)
South Korean farmers scuffle with police at protest over dog meat ban (www.reuters.com)
Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids in Ghana, CBS News investigation finds (www.cbsnews.com)
Indigenous community in Ecuador wins legal fight to reclaim ancestral land after more than 80 years (www.cnn.com)
An indigenous community has won a court battle to regain ownership over its ancestral homeland in the Ecuadorian Amazon, more than 80 years after they were displaced because of war....
The invisible killer haunting Laos 50 years after the Vietnam War (www.telegraph.co.uk)
