Russians banned from travel to hand over passports within five days: Decree | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
WHO adopts resolution to address 'catastrophic' health situation in Gaza (www.cbc.ca)
Spain expels two US spies for infiltrating secret service (english.elpais.com)
Sudan war: Two people killed in attack on aid convoy in Sudan, says Red Cross (www.bbc.com)
Putin critic and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny ‘fainted’ in jail, not heard from in 5 days (www.scmp.com)
Refugees,displaced persons,asylum-seekers in the world (www.kaggle.com)
President Milei sworn in as Argentina braces for economic reforms (news.yahoo.com)
German state: Citizenship applicants must support Israel (www.dw.com)
Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow still fears Beijing's reach despite living in Canada (www.cbc.ca)
Chinese scientists use genetics to boost iron content of corn, offer hope to anaemia sufferers worldwide (www.scmp.com)
Kenya's nationwide power blackout sparks KPLC sabotage suspicions (www.bbc.co.uk)
India’s Modi welcomes ‘historic’ court ruling ending Kashmir’s special status, polls also ordered for 2024 (www.scmp.com)
Ex-Xinjiang official under investigation by China’s top anti-corruption watchdog (www.scmp.com)
Forest City: Inside Malaysia's Chinese-built 'ghost city' (www.bbc.com)
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India’s supreme court upholds decision to strip Kashmir of special status (www.theguardian.com)
Chief justice says government did not overreach its powers when it revoked autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019...
Life in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine is grim. People are fleeing through a dangerous corridor (apnews.com)
COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C -IEA (www.reuters.com)
A raft of new pledges announced at the COP28 climate summit - from tripling renewables to reining in methane emissions - won’t be enough on their own to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Sunday....
On TikTok, the war in Gaza is a game (english.elpais.com)
Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian enclave have shared dozens of videos mocking the destruction of Gaza, trivializing the bombings and playing with objects found in abandoned houses
Nvidia CEO aims to set up a base in Vietnam (www.reuters.com)
Six Palestinians have died in Israeli prisons during the war, two found bruised (www.haaretz.com)
According to the findings that were sent to Haaretz, Mara'i's chest was bruised and his ribs and breastbone were broken. There were also signs of external bruises to his head, neck, back, buttocks, left arm and thigh. According to the autopsy report, he was healthy and had no preexisting conditions before his imprisonment....
Marcos vows to defend the Philippines' sovereignty amid China's 'aggression and provocations' (www.cnbc.com)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has vowed to step up the country’s defense of its maritime zones in the South China Sea after Filipino and Chinese vessels collided over the weekend in what Manila has labeled a “serious escalation.”...