Hamas, Islamic Jihad reject Gaza gov. overhaul for permanent ceasefire, Egyptian sources say (www.reuters.com)
Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad have rejected an Egyptian proposal that they relinquish power in the Gaza Strip in return for a permanent ceasefire, two Egyptian security sources told Reuters on Monday.
Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader found, says team (www.bbc.com)
Uttar Pradesh: Cop held for ‘raping’ woman (indianexpress.com)
Egypt proposes 14-day ceasefire in Gaza, Hamas to release 40 hostages - report (m.jpost.com)
Egypt proposed a new outline for a hostage release deal on Sunday that would see Hamas release 40 Israelis taken into the Gaza Strip in exchange for a 14-day truce, Israeli and foreign media reported....
Seventy-one per cent of Gaza’s population experiences extreme hunger, Euro-Med Monitor study says (euromedmonitor.org)
How inflation stole Christmas across Europe (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine war: Male citizens living abroad to be asked to join army (www.bbc.com)
Greek government says it stands by same-sex marriage pledge even after opposition from the Church (apnews.com)
Gunman dead after killing 14 at Prague's Charles University (www.bbc.co.uk)
Trudeau says he's sensed a 'tonal shift' from India since U.S. reported alleged murder plot (www.cbc.ca)
PM says India may realize now that ‘they can’t bluster their way through this’...
Iran-backed Houthis threaten to 'sink' the US and allied warships that keep shooting their stuff out of the sky (www.businessinsider.com)
French MPs pass controversial immigration reform (www.bbc.com)
The French parliament has passed legislation toughening France’s immigration policy....
Chinese Spaceplane Trailed By Six Mysterious Objects Transmitting Repeating Pattern (www.iflscience.com)
New Polish ruling coalition outlines plans to introduce same-sex unions (notesfrompoland.com)
At least 90 killed in latest Israeli attacks on Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp (www.aljazeera.com)
Israeli forces kill two Christian women in ‘cold blood’ inside Gaza church (www.aljazeera.com)
Pope speaks out after IDF sniper kills two women inside Gaza church, per Catholic authorities - CNN...
'A Spectacle, A Farce, A Rigged Clown Show': Russia Watches As Putin Cruises Toward A Fifth Term (www.rferl.org)
With all political opposition eliminated and Russia firmly in the grip of what analysts call “mature authoritarianism,” the country prepares for a March presidential vote devoid of competition and, if the Kremlin has its way, ushers Vladimir Putin into another six-year term without surprises.
Ukraine's European borders are being blockaded by discontented truckers (www.lemonde.fr)
Ukraine war: Soldier tells BBC of front-line 'hell' (www.bbc.com)
Indonesia needs carbon capture to reach net zero by 2060 (www.thejakartapost.com)
Hongkongers gather at Victoria Harbour as mainland China’s home-grown C919 passenger jet soars above city (www.scmp.com)
Hague court rejects bid to ban transfer to Israel of F-35 fighter jet parts from Dutch warehouse (apnews.com)
Ballistic missile fired from rebel-held Yemen strikes cargo ship in Red Sea after earlier attack (apnews.com)
A ballistic missile fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen struck a Liberian-flagged cargo ship Friday in the Red Sea near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, an assault that apparently sought to target a vessel struck earlier, a U.S. defense official said....
Japan denies link between mysterious mass fish deaths and Fukushima release (www.independent.co.uk)
