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....
China's military purge deepens (www.axios.com)
China’s leaders are expanding an anti-corruption campaign targeting power centers within the military, risking instability and a crisis of confidence during a sensitive time in China’s foreign relations....
Biden admin again bypasses Congress to sell military equipment to Israel (edition.cnn.com)
The Biden administration for the second time this month has bypassed Congress to approve the transfer of nearly $150 million in military equipment to Israel...
Don't let Ukraine be destroyed: Biden hurries Congress on aid after furious Russian attack (www.pravda.com.ua)
Speaking about Russia’s large-scale attack on Ukraine on 29 December, US President Joe Biden has emphasised that Congress must act quickly to approve more aid for Kyiv....
Israel says it's ready to let ships bring aid to Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Israel is prepared to let ships deliver aid to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip “immediately” as part of a proposed sea corridor from Cyprus, the Israeli foreign minister said on Sunday, naming four European countries as potential participants....
Assad forces target crowded market, kill two: Syria’s White Helmets (www.aljazeera.com)
Idlib, Syria — Two civilians, including a child, were killed, and 16 others, including four children, were injured in an artillery attack by Syrian regime forces targeting a popular market in the centre of Idlib city on Saturday evening, according to the Syria Civil Defence....
Heaviest snow in South Korea's capital Seoul for more than 40 years (news.sky.com)
South Korea’s weather agency said 12.2cm fell on the capital on Saturday - the heaviest snowfall since 1981.
USS Gerald R. Ford to Leave the Eastern Mediterranean (www.bloomberg.com)
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group will leave the eastern Mediterranean Sea more than two months after being sent to the region following Hamas’ attack on Israel in October, ABC News reported....
Queen of Denmark Margarethe II announces abdication live on TV (www.bbc.com)
North Korea’s Kim vows to launch 3 more spy satellites and produce more nuclear materials in 2024 (apnews.com)
New Polish government stops police covering faces and acting as “security agency” for Kaczyński (notesfrompoland.com)
The interior minister in Poland’s new government has announced that police officers will no longer cover their faces and has declared that the force “will not serve as a security agency” anymore for Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the former ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party....
Red alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’ (www.theguardian.com)
The Ruined Landscape of Gaza After Nearly Three Months of Bombing (www.wsj.com)
Archived link: archive.is/…/gaza-destruction-bombing-israel-aa52…
Missile hits Red Sea container ship, US destroyers shoot down two more (www.theguardian.com)
Warships responded to call from Maersk Hangzhou when they came under fire from Houthi rebel-held part of Yemen, says US Central Command...
North Korea says it will no longer seek reunification with South Korea, will launch new spy satellites in 2024 (www.cnn.com)
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea will no longer seek reconciliation and reunification with South Korea, Kim Jong Un has declared, as his nation vowed to put three new military spy satellites into orbit in 2024....