India Plans to Fence Off Myanmar Frontier (www.irrawaddy.com)
Alliance must stop aggressive rhetoric and actions against Belarus if it wants to cooperate / The New Voice of Ukraine (english.nv.ua)
Recent campaigns against journalists raise concerns about press freedom in Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Inside the ‘African quality’ fuel scandal (continent.substack.com)
At least 16 cemeteries in Gaza have been desecrated by Israeli forces, satellite imagery and videos reveal (edition.cnn.com)
US says 'no way' to solve Israel security, Gaza war without Palestinian state (www.reuters.com)
There is “no way” to solve Israel’s long-term security challenges in the region and the short-term challenges of rebuilding Gaza without the establishment of a Palestinian state, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Thursday....
Israel not only prevents entry of aid into Gaza, but also kills those who try to receive it (euromedmonitor.org)
Euro-Med Monitor has documented shocking testimonies of the Israeli army killing and injuring dozens of Palestinians on Thursday 11 January 2024 on Al-Rashid Street, in the west of Gaza City, who were trying to receive humanitarian aid. The human rights organization demanded that the involved United Nations agencies be held...
Israeli soldiers uncover Gaza tunnel that once held hostages (www.reuters.com)
They found a holding area, five narrow rooms behind metal bars, toilets, mattresses, and even drawings by a child hostage who was freed during a November truce...
Israeli military says it found traces of hostages in a tunnel in the Gaza Strip (apnews.com)
A makeshift ladder led to the narrow underground pathway, about 2.5 meters (8 feet) below. The tunnel was hot and humid, with walls lined with concrete and electrical wires. Farther inside was a bathroom, where the military said it found evidence that hostages had been there, including their DNA....
WSJ: EU creates fresh plan for $22 billion in military support for Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine war latest: Government allocates record $466 million to military fortifications (kyivindependent.com)
Polish PM Donald Tusk arrives in Kyiv (kyivindependent.com)
Prosecutors: Men who threatened Ukrainian journalist Yurii Nikolov identified (kyivindependent.com)
Navy Seals presumed dead after anti-Houthi mission - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Germany, Once a Powerhouse, Is at an Economic ‘Standstill’ (www.nytimes.com)
The economy shrank last year and is not predicted to grow much in 2024. Farmers are angry, industrial output is falling and the government is bickering....
Cameroon starts world's first malaria vaccine program for children (apnews.com)
Cameroon will be the first country to routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa....
Russian aircraft begin patrolling Syria-Israel disengagement line — military (tass.com)
A caravan of migrants from Honduras headed north toward the US dissolves in Guatemala (abcnews.go.com)
A caravan of some 500 migrants that departed northern Honduras in hopes of reaching the United States dissolved Sunday after crossing the border into Guatemala, the Guatemalan Migration Institute reported....
Company tells employees to run miles each month if they want their bonuses (www.techspot.com)
Home Office hires hangar for staff to practise Rwanda deportations (www.theguardian.com)
Human ‘behavioural crisis’ at root of climate breakdown, say scientists (www.theguardian.com)
Record heat, record emissions, record fossil fuel consumption. One month out from Cop28, the world is further than ever from reaching its collective climate goals. At the root of all these problems, according to recent research, is the human “behavioural crisis”, a term coined by an interdisciplinary team of scientists.
Farmers in Romania, France and Germany continue road convoy protests (www.euronews.com)
Germany: Citizenship law could prompt 50,000 Turks to apply (www.dw.com)
German lawmakers have endorsed a new path to citizenship, allowing more people to gain dual nationality. A representative of Germany’s Turkish community warns that officials might struggle to process all the applicants....
Setting the record straightDe-bunking Russian disinformation on NATO (www.nato.int)
Russian Parliament To Consider Seizing Property Of Citizens Who Criticize War (www.rferl.org)
The head of Russia’s parliament said he plans to submit legislation next week that would allow the state to seize the property of “scoundrels” who criticize the war in Ukraine....
