Air pollution from fossil fuels ‘kills 5 million people a year’ (www.theguardian.com)
Of more than 8 million deaths worldwide from outdoor air pollution, 61% linked to fossil fuels, finds study...
Nepal becomes first South Asian country to officially register same-sex marriage (www.tribuneindia.com)
Five months after the Supreme Court legalised it, Nepal on Wednesday formally registered the first case of same-sex marriage, making it the first South Asian country to do so....
In undisclosed call, Pope Francis warned Israel against committing ‘terror' (www.washingtonpost.com)
Welcome to COP28, the U.N. Climate Conference Hosted by an Oil Giant (www.wsj.com)
Most Russians back war in Ukraine and buy Putin’s case for it, report says (www.washingtonpost.com)
Russians are growing weary of the war against Ukraine but are divided about how much harm it has done and how to end it, according to a report based on polling and focus groups by the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center and the Levada Center, an independent polling group.
Audit Giants Advise Executives to Use Burner Phones in Hong Kong Amid Data Security Fears - BNN Breaking (bnn.network)
Israelis Hijack Hamas.com, Turning It Into a Display of October 7 Atrocities (www.haaretz.com)
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Russia puts the spokesman for Facebook owner Meta on a wanted list (apnews.com)
Russia has added the spokesman of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to a wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the country’s interior ministry....
Israel summons Irish ambassador to be reprimanded over Leo Varadkars tweets. (www.thejournal.ie)
THE IRISH AMBASSADOR to Israel has been summoned by the Israeli foreign minister to be reprimanded over comments Taoiseach Leo Varadkar made over the release of Irish-Israeli hostage Emily Hand...
Biden draws parallel between Russia-Ukraine war and Soviet-era famine (thehill.com)
President Biden drew a parallel between a Soviet-era famine and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine on Saturday....
UK braces for ‘increasingly wintry’ weather as cold front arrives from Scandinavia (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Xi critic who fled 300km on jetski to South Korea will die if sent back to China, says father (www.theguardian.com)
Fears South Korean court will impose harsh penalty on Kwon Pyong to appease Beijing as trial set to begin...
Russia vows retaliation over Moldova decision to join EU sanctions (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine's military says Russia has launched its largest drone attack since the start of the invasion (apnews.com)
Russia on Saturday morning launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, targeting the Ukrainian capital, military officials said....
China grapples with respiratory illness spike, WHO says no unusual pathogen found (www.reuters.com)
Hamas frees 24 hostages from Gaza on first day of truce (www.reuters.com)
German police swoop on suspected extremists 'plotting to undermine government' (www.euronews.com)
The so-called Reichsbürger movement has attracted growing support from different areas of the anti-government and far-right ecosystem.
China: WHO seeks data on 'pneumonia clusters' in children (www.bbc.com)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China for more information on “clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia” reportedly spreading among children in the north of the country....
Heavy fighting breaks out around another Gaza hospital after babies evacuated from Shifa (apnews.com)
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting erupted Monday around a hospital in northern Gaza where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, as Israeli forces focus on clearing medical facilities that they say Hamas militants use for cover....
Sugar prices are rising worldwide after bad weather tied to El Nino damaged crops in Asia (apnews.com)
Israel says it will allow two trucks of fuel a day into Gaza (www.bbc.com)
US House Speaker Johnson's 'honeymoon' ends as hardline Republicans rebel (www.reuters.com)
TikTok to prohibit videos promoting bin Laden's 'Letter to America' (www.reuters.com)
After West Bank attack, Ben Gvir calls to treat PA like Hamas in Gaza (www.timesofisrael.com)
Israel-Hamas war: Al Shifa Hospital is a symbol of Palestinian resilience - but Israel claims it has a dark side (news.sky.com)
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