Russia says U.S.-Russian dual national detained for 'rehabilitating Nazism' (www.reuters.com)
A man with dual U.S.-Russian nationality has been placed in pre-trial custody in St Petersburg for “rehabilitating Nazism” in posts on social media, the city’s court service said on Saturday....
Oil CEO says blaming the energy industry for the climate crisis ‘like blaming farmers for obesity’ (www.cnbc.com)
India, De Beers seek clarity, flexibility on G7's Russian diamond ban (www.reuters.com)
World News in Brief: Nearly a million children displaced in Gaza, Guatemala ‘coup’ concerns, ‘enduring menace’ of genocide (news.un.org)
UN humanitarians in war-ravaged Gaza are “hanging on by our fingertips” with civil society on the brink of full-blown collapse, they warned on Saturday.
Lula urges caution to Maduro amidst escalating Guyana-Venezuela row (www.trtworld.com)
Japan PM to replace key government, LDP lawmakers (www.reuters.com)
Clash between criminal gang and villagers leaves 14 dead in central Mexico (www.theguardian.com)
At least 4 dead after fire breaks out in hospital in Rome (edition.cnn.com)
Polish security chief: NATO Eastern Flank states have 3 years to prepare for Russia attack (news.err.ee)
Vladimir Putin to run for Russian president again in March 2024 (www.theguardian.com)
Vladimir Putin has said he will run for president in the March 2024 election, moving the longtime Russian leader a step closer to a fifth term in office....
China Huaneng Group's Next-Generation Reactor Enters Commercial Operations (www.bloomberg.com)
Philippines accuses China of shooting water cannon at its boats (www.bbc.com)
The Philippines has accused China of using water cannons to obstruct three of its vessels, in the latest territorial dispute between the two countries in the South China Sea....
Putin is close to victory. Europe should be terrified (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Scholars Who Study the Middle East Are Afraid to Speak Out (www.chronicle.com)
Menu signed by Mao Zedong brings a quarter million dollars at auction (apnews.com)
Sudan violence 'verging on pure evil,' UN warns (www.modernghana.com)
On Friday 8 December, the speed limit on most roads in Amsterdam will be lowered to a maximum of 30 kilometres per hour (km/h) (www.amsterdam.nl)
Palestinians mourn poet Refaat Alareer killed in Israeli air strike (www.aljazeera.com)
For Palestinians Who Just Left Gaza, Witnessing the War From Afar Evokes Helplessness and Grief (theintercept.com)
Harris says US will ‘under no circumstances’ permit forced relocation of Palestinians (www.cnn.com)
Vice President Kamala Harris said in a meeting Saturday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi that Washington will not allow for the forced relocation of Palestinians or any redrawing of the current border of the Gaza Strip....
Six teenagers convicted in France over teacher’s beheading in 2020 (www.theguardian.com)
Samuel Paty had shown pupils caricatures of the prophet Muhammad during a class on freedom of expression...