Dutch school phone ban to come into force next month (www.euronews.com)
UK MP Layla Moran's family among hundreds trapped in Gaza church (www.bbc.com)
UK MP Layla Moran says her relatives are among hundreds of civilians trapped in a Catholic Church in Gaza City as Israeli forces operate nearby....
More than 60 people drowned when a migrant vessel capsized off Libya, U.N. says (text.npr.org)
India tries to discredit anti-modi news since 2020 using state intelligence agents (archive.today)
NEW DELHI — Since 2020, an opaque organization calling itself the Disinfo Lab has published lengthy dossiers and social media posts claiming to reveal the personal relationships and funding sources behind U.S.-based critics of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Disinfo Lab has combined fact-based research with...
Dogs ring in Christmas at Swansea canine carol service (www.bbc.co.uk)
Bark the herald beagles sing at canine carol night
Al-Qaeda releases SA hostage Gerco van Deventer after six years (www.news24.com)
Sudan Is Unraveling as the World Looks Away (time.com)
A brutal war since April has left at least 10,000 dead and displaced 6 million but remains a mere footnote on the international agenda.
Gaza society 'on brink of full-blown collapse' says UN official (www.theguardian.com)
Russia has lost 87% of troops it had prior to start of Ukraine war, according to US intelligence assessment (www.cnn.com)
Russia has lost a staggering 87 percent of the total number of active-duty ground troops it had prior to launching its invasion of Ukraine and two-thirds of its pre-invasion tanks, a source familiar with a declassified US intelligence assessment provided to Congress told CNN....
Cardinal convicted of embezzlement in Vatican financial trial sentenced to 5 1/2 years (www.nbcnews.com)
Kuwait's ruling emir dies at age 86, three years after assuming power (www.abc.net.au)
The cause of death was not immediately disclosed, but last month he was admitted to hospital. His half-brother is the designated successor.
Samer Abudaqa: Al Jazeera cameraman killed in Gaza drone strike (www.bbc.com)
More young people in South Korea consider marriage, childbirths as nonessential (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Shipping firms MSC and CMA CGM are latest to suspend passage through Red Sea (www.timesofisrael.com)
Putin wants a US president who is ‘more constructive,’ Kremlin says (www.politico.eu)
Vladimir Putin would prefer an American leader who understands the ‘importance of dialogue,’ Kremlin spokesman says....
Ukraine's European borders are being blockaded by discontented truckers (www.lemonde.fr)
Details of thousands of individuals referred to the government’s controversial anti-radicalisation Prevent programme are being shared far more widely than was previously known (www.theguardian.com)
The stated aim of Prevent, which is a voluntary programme, is to divert people from terrorism before they offend. Most people do not even know that they have been referred, with about 95% of cases resulting in no further action.
Killing of USAID contractor in Gaza fuels internal protest (www.washingtonpost.com)
Before he was killed alongside his wife and two children in Gaza last month, Hani Jnena, 33, sent a final message to his colleagues in the West Bank....
World watches as landmark Jimmy Lai trial set to begin in Hong Kong (www.theguardian.com)
Territory’s global reputation on the line as media mogul and democracy activist finally tried over alleged national security crimes
Palestinian poll shows a rise in Hamas support and close to 90% wanting US-backed Abbas to resign (apnews.com)
More than 60 migrants feared drowned off Libya, IOM says (www.bbc.com)
More than 60 migrants are believed to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said....