Police probe UK Post Office for accusing over 700 employees of theft. The culprit was an IT glitch (apnews.com)
2023 smashes record for world’s hottest year by huge margin (www.theguardian.com)
See How Hot 2023 Was in Two Charts. Hint: Record Hot. (www.nytimes.com)
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'Try not to let moose lick your car,' warns Parks Canada, as more moose flock to highways (www.cbc.ca)
Parks Canada is warning drivers not to stop while on highways to let moose lick their cars this winter....
Palestinians desperate to flee Gaza pay thousands in bribes to ‘brokers’ (www.theguardian.com)
Fixers with alleged links to Egyptian intelligence are making a fortune in ‘fees’ from people hoping to exit through the Rafah crossing
Zelenskyy calls on partners to create legal framework for transferring Russian assets to Ukraine (www.pravda.com.ua)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Ukraine’s partners to create a legal framework for the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine....
In the race for AI supremacy, China and the US are travelling on entirely different tracks (www.theguardian.com)
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Illegal West Bank outpost demolished, the second in 48 hours (www.timesofisrael.com)
The small illegal West Bank outpost of Sde Yonatan was evacuated and demolished Tuesday morning by Border Police and Civil Administration forces, the second such demolition of an illegal outpost in the territory in less than 48 hours....
Microsoft's OpenAI investment could trigger EU merger review (apnews.com)
Israeli forces say they locate large underground weapons factory in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
French PM Borne resigns, Macron to name new government (www.reuters.com)
More than 10 children losing legs in Gaza every day as dire health crisis grows, aid groups say (edition.cnn.com)
All Internet Access Blocked In Pakistan (english.alarabiya.net)
Internet and social media services in Pakistan faced severe disruptions on Sunday night as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, led by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, prepared for a massive online campaign ahead of elections. Khan and key PTI leaders were disqualified as candidates, alleging interference by the...
For Fleeing Palestinians, Gaza Has Shrunk—by Two-Thirds (www.wsj.com)
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Israel’s Gaza war leads to a massacre of journalists (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Myanmar Junta Troops Massacre 19 Villagers at Sagaing ‘Death Camp’: Reports (www.irrawaddy.com)
Blinken carries Arab message to Israel: keep Palestinian state hope alive (www.reuters.com)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his latest mission to rein in the Gaza war, told Israeli leaders on Tuesday there was still a chance of winning acceptance from their Arab neighbours, if they create a path to a viable Palestinian state....
Israel is using a notorious military tool to arrest its own Palestinian citizens (www.972mag.com)
In the shadow of the Hamas-led October 7 attack and Israel’s ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian citizens of Israel have been facing a wave of persecution. Hundreds have been arrested or interrogated, usually on the basis of social media activity; dozens more have been suspended or dismissed from Israeli...
Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Niigata Prefecture; No Tsunami Threat (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
Gang leader’s prison break puts restive Ecuador on high alert (www.cnn.com)
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa on Monday declared a state of emergency for the South American nation after a notorious gang leader escaped from prison, heightening security fears as authorities struggle to control the bloodshed of a bloody criminal turf war....
TB Joshua: Megachurch leader raped and tortured worshippers, BBC finds (www.bbc.com)
Nord Stream Probe Hampered by Resistance From Poland (www.wsj.com)
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Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says (www.theguardian.com)
The internationally agreed threshold to prevent the Earth from spiraling into a new superheated era will be “passed for all practical purposes” during 2024, the man known as the godfather of climate science has warned....
MI6 spy detained in China, authorities claim (www.bbc.com)
Chinese authorities say they have detained an individual alleged to be spying for Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6....