Christians also suffered from Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, says Palestinian artist (www.aa.com.tr)
Brazil Adjusts Minimum Wage Amid Regional Trends (www.riotimesonline.com)
2 Australians killed in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, says Australia's acting foreign minister (m.timesofindia.com)
King Charles' Christmas message amid 'increasingly tragic global conflicts' (m.timesofindia.com)
Venezuela mounts military exercises as UK sends warship to support Guyana (www.theguardian.com)
Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has ordered more than 5,600 military personnel to participate in “defensive” exercises, after the UK deployed a warship to waters off the coast of Guyana in a show of support for the former British colony....
Putin promises Xi to 'fight for five years' in Ukraine (asia.nikkei.com)
Russian passenger plane lands on frozen river by mistake (www.bbc.com)
A passenger plane with 34 people on board has landed on a frozen river in Russia’s Far East, apparently because of a mistake by the pilot....
‘I would not have pulled Lush out of Russia if it weren’t for public pressure’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)
IDF admits Christmas Eve Gaza airstrike killed dozens of innocents (www.jpost.com)
The case of al-Shifa: Investigating the assault on Gaza’s largest hospital (www.washingtonpost.com)
The evidence presented by the Israeli government falls short of showing that Hamas had been using the hospital as a command and control center, according to a Washington Post analysis of open-source visuals, satellite imagery and all of the publicly released IDF materials....
UK drops plans for use of imperial measuring system | RTE (www.rte.ie)
China asks citizens to leave Myanmar border district, citing security (m.timesofindia.com)
The US Navy confronts a new Suez crisis (www.economist.com)
Alleged Hamas financier holds stake in Cyprus company that mines Egyptian gold, leaked files reveal (www.icij.org)
Sudanese businessman Abdelbasit Hamza — whose company holdings feature in Cyprus Confidential documents — has been accused of being “a central figure in Hamas’ investment portfolio.”...
'It looked like a slaughterhouse': South African police arrest US man after finding rhino carcasses, horns on his farm (www.news24.com)
Ministry of Agriculture Recalls 82,000 Liters of Olive Oil unfit for Consumption in Brazil (www1.folha.uol.com.br)
Russia, India closer to joint military equipment production - minister (www.reuters.com)
MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Russia and India have made tangible progress in talks on plans to jointly produce military equipment, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, after talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow.
US Media Suppressed Their Government's Role in Ousting Brazil's Government (fair.org)
Top 10 programming languages that are trending and expected to boom in 2024 (chat-to.dev)
If you are thinking about learning a new programming language, these are great options to consider.
Tony Chung: Student activist flees Hong Kong to seek asylum in UK (www.bbc.com)
A prominent pro-democracy activist has fled Hong Kong to seek asylum in the UK, breaching a supervision order....
Salaries and pensions may be delayed in Ukraine without Western aid: Cabinet of Ministers sets deadline (www.pravda.com.ua)
Ukraine may face delays in the payment of salaries and pensions for almost 12 million people if the West does not provide financial assistance in early 2024....
63-year-old woman killed by falling Christmas tree in Belgian market square (www.news24.com)
Biden Administration Announces New Security Assistance for Ukraine (www.defense.gov)
The capabilities in this much-needed package, valued at up to $250 million, include:...
‘Piles of body parts’: Gaza’s Maghazi residents find families ‘in pieces’ (www.aljazeera.com)
I hadn’t broken Poland’s abortion laws – so why did the police raid my flat? (www.theguardian.com)
Artist was humiliated by the authorities and lambasted by the press after terminating a pregnancy, but refuses to be silenced...
