Mexico says a drug cartel kidnapped 14 people from towns where angry residents killed 10 gunmen (apnews.com)
Far-right extremists stage rural land grab across Germany (www.theguardian.com)
Reichsbürger movement aims to establish parallel societies by infiltrating schools, clubs and public offices...
Iran executes four accused of sabotage, links to Israel's Mossad (www.reuters.com)
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Iran executed on Friday four people, including a woman, whom it accused of being “saboteurs” with links to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, the Mizan news agency affiliated to the judiciary said....
Man survives flight from Algeria to Paris hidden in plane’s landing gear (www.theguardian.com)
Healthy train passengers can be maskless amid increasing COVID cases (en.antaranews.com)
Nepal earthquake survivors deal with deadly cold (www.dw.com)
The November earthquake in Nepal was the deadliest since 2015. Over 150 were killed. But now survivors are also at risk. Authorities say at least 34 quake survivors have died after weeks in makeshift tents in the cold.
Palestinian Red Crescent Society headquarters hit in Khan Younis (www.aljazeera.com)
Indonesian Health Ministry confirms two JN.1-infected patients in Batam died (en.antaranews.com)
300,000 Flee Sudan’s Jazeera State as RSF Paramilitaries Expand Control (www.democracynow.org)
Israeli soldier stabbed injured Palestinian inside ambulance in West Bank, says doctor (www.aa.com.tr)
Russia launches another military satellite into orbit (www.aa.com.tr)
Christians also suffered from Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, says Palestinian artist (www.aa.com.tr)
Brazil Adjusts Minimum Wage Amid Regional Trends (www.riotimesonline.com)
2 Australians killed in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, says Australia's acting foreign minister (m.timesofindia.com)
King Charles' Christmas message amid 'increasingly tragic global conflicts' (m.timesofindia.com)
Venezuela mounts military exercises as UK sends warship to support Guyana (www.theguardian.com)
Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has ordered more than 5,600 military personnel to participate in “defensive” exercises, after the UK deployed a warship to waters off the coast of Guyana in a show of support for the former British colony....
Putin promises Xi to 'fight for five years' in Ukraine (asia.nikkei.com)
Russian passenger plane lands on frozen river by mistake (www.bbc.com)
A passenger plane with 34 people on board has landed on a frozen river in Russia’s Far East, apparently because of a mistake by the pilot....
‘I would not have pulled Lush out of Russia if it weren’t for public pressure’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)
IDF admits Christmas Eve Gaza airstrike killed dozens of innocents (www.jpost.com)
The case of al-Shifa: Investigating the assault on Gaza’s largest hospital (www.washingtonpost.com)
The evidence presented by the Israeli government falls short of showing that Hamas had been using the hospital as a command and control center, according to a Washington Post analysis of open-source visuals, satellite imagery and all of the publicly released IDF materials....
UK drops plans for use of imperial measuring system | RTE (www.rte.ie)
China asks citizens to leave Myanmar border district, citing security (m.timesofindia.com)
The US Navy confronts a new Suez crisis (www.economist.com)
Alleged Hamas financier holds stake in Cyprus company that mines Egyptian gold, leaked files reveal (www.icij.org)
Sudanese businessman Abdelbasit Hamza — whose company holdings feature in Cyprus Confidential documents — has been accused of being “a central figure in Hamas’ investment portfolio.”...
