UK’s Sunak wins parliament vote on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda (www.aljazeera.com)
Biden invites Zelensky to White House Tuesday as war funding dries up (www.france24.com)
One-fifth of troop fatalities in Gaza due to friendly fire or accidents, IDF reports (www.ynetnews.com)
‘Putin must lose’: Zelenskiy arrives in US to try to save $61bn Ukraine aid package (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has flown to Washington DC in an attempt to rescue a critical $61bn military aid package, while the UK separately hinted that it could increase the value of the arms, ammunition and training that it donates to Kyiv....
Argentina's Macri favors Mercosur single currency (en.mercopress.com)
Myanmar becomes world’s biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan (www.theguardian.com)
Myanmar became the world’s biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government’s crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report....
In Jabalia camp, thousands shelter in one school (www.972mag.com)
Egypt's Sisi cruises towards victory in subdued election (www.reuters.com)
COP28 stage stormed by 12-year-old Indian activist (www.bbc.com)
‘Chip alliance’: South Korean president kicks off Dutch trip (www.euractiv.com)
The Crippling Economic Costs of Green Energy Subsidies (www.realclearenergy.org)
Although wind and solar proponents still claim costs are falling, the reality is the opposite. Offshore wind developers, especially, are clamoring to renegotiate contracts they signed previously, including guaranteed price adjustments for increasing costs, and relaxing the domestic content requirement so they can claim the...
'US President Joe Biden unlikely to visit India in January for Republic Day celebrations' (m.timesofindia.com)
Another Israeli witness confirms Israeli tanks killed own citizens on Oct. 7 (www.aa.com.tr)
UN says Africa faces unprecedented food crisis, with 3 in 4 people unable to afford a healthy diet (english.elpais.com)
This Is Not a War Against Hamas (theintercept.com)
It has become indisputably clear over these past two months that there are not actually two sides to this horror show. Without question, the perpetrators who meted out the horrors against Israeli civilians on October 7 should be held accountable. But that is not what this collective killing operation is about. And journalists...
Hundreds of women and children trafficked to UK to shoplift (www.bbc.com)
Canada police charge man with 14 counts of murder for mailing poison (www.theguardian.com)
US House panel urges moving China to ‘new tariff column’ (www.scmp.com)
Alarm Grows Over Weakened Militaries and Empty Arsenals in Europe (www.wsj.com)
Sweden says Hungary sticking to promise over NATO accession (www.reuters.com)
Hungary has repeated a promise that it will not be the last NATO country to ratify Sweden’s application to join the alliance, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Tuesday after meeting his Hungarian counterpart earlier in the week....
US Red-Faced as Contractor Lists Myanmar Resistance Groups in Terrorism Index (www.irrawaddy.com)
A Nativity among rubble to remember Gaza on the eve of Christmas in Bethlehem (english.elpais.com)
Father Munther and other Christian clergy made an appeal to the White House for a ceasefire. ‘There they celebrate Christmas with presents and lights, and here they send us weapons and the machinery of war’
Australia to triple fees on foreigners buying existing homes, penalise them if they leave properties empty (www.scmp.com)
Sikh couple in Canada likely killed over ‘mistaken identity’ (www.hindustantimes.com)
Graphic Videos and Incitement: How the IDF Is Misleading Israelis on Telegram (www.haaretz.com)
