Elderly Uyghur women imprisoned in China for decades-old religious ‘crimes’, leaked files reveal (www.theguardian.com)
Israel's road to recovery starts with relinquishing Netanyahu's lies (www.haaretz.com)
As fate would have it, in order to halt the discussion over the justification for Israel's right to exist, Israel has to approach the dustbin of history and pull out the "occupation," the "two-state solution," "peace in exchange for territories" – all those terms his royal genius threw away in his megalomaniac hubris. We need...
How a Game of Good Cop-Bad Cop Sealed the E.U. Ukraine Fund Deal (www.nytimes.com)
Some European leaders jested they’d send Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary their hotel bills for the extra nights they had to spend in Brussels to convince him to support funding for Ukraine....
Rock band critical of Putin is detained in Thailand, fearful of deportation to Russia (apnews.com)
Swedish police foil attack on Israeli Embassy in Stockholm (www.politico.eu)
An attempted attack on the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm was thwarted on Wednesday....
Donor countries voice support for the U.N. agency for Palestinians despite Israel’s accusations. (www.nytimes.com)
Key donors to the United Nations agency that aids civilians in Gaza have signaled that they will continue to support the organization under the right conditions despite Israeli accusations that some of its employees were involved with terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7....
Powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq to suspend military ops against US forces in region (www.cnn.com)
In a surprise move, the most powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah, announced on Tuesday the suspension of its military operations against US forces in the region two days after a drone attack killed three US service members and wounded dozens of others....
Israel's Knesset Hears Arguments for Expulsion of Left-wing MK Over Support for ICJ Case (www.haaretz.com)
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U.N. to Study Reports of Sexual Violence in Israel During Oct. 7 Attack (www.nytimes.com)
A United Nations team has arrived in Israel to examine reports of sexual violence during the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7 even as Hamas and some critics of Israel continue to reject evidence that such assaults occurred....
Preliminary report suggests enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone (apnews.com)
An enemy drone that killed three American troops and wounded dozens of others in Jordan may have been confused with an American drone returning to the U.S. installation, two U.S. officials said Monday....
Amazon's record drought driven by climate change (www.bbc.com)
How Taiwan preserved election integrity by fighting back against disinformation (www.pbs.org)
The rumors about vote fraud started swirling as the ballots in Taiwan’s closely watched presidential election were tallied on Jan. 13. There were baseless claims that people had fabricated votes and that officials had miscounted and skewed the results....
World reacts to ICJ interim ruling in Gaza genocide case against Israel (www.aljazeera.com)
The article collects the reactions of representatives from multiple countries to the provisional ruling, including South Africa, Israel, the US and some other Western and Muslim countries.
Canada pauses funding to UN relief agency over workers' possible role in Oct. 7 attack on Israel (www.cbc.ca)
Panama Canal Drought Slows Cargo Traffic (www.nytimes.com)
I’ll note that the Washington Post is also running an opinion piece titled A dry Panama Canal shows how climate change will scramble globalization...
China warns citizens against 'exotic beauty' traps of foreign spies (www.bbc.com)
China has warned its citizens against “exotic beauties” seeking to lure them into the hands of foreign spy agencies....
World Court to rule on Gaza emergency measures in Israel genocide case on Jan 26 (www.reuters.com)
AMSTERDAM, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule on Friday whether or not they will grant emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide. The United Nations’ top court issued a statement on...
Qatar accuses Netanyahu of deliberately obstructing Gaza mediation efforts (www.theguardian.com)
Qatar has harshly criticised Israel’s prime minister, accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of deliberately obstructing ceasefire and hostage-release negotiations with Hamas for personal political gain....
2 South Koreans caught for suspected smuggling of U.S. chips to China (en.yna.co.kr)
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) – South Korea’s customs agency said Thursday it has caught two South Koreans for allegedly smuggling semiconductor chips produced by an American manufacturer to China worth more than 10 billion won (US$7.49 million)....
Argentina's Milei faces general strike at outset of his presidency, testing his resolve (apnews.com)
Just over a month after taking office in Argentina, right-wing President Javier Milei on Wednesday faced a general strike in rejection of his decree targeting unions as well as his economic and labor reform proposals....
US launches strikes in Iraq on militia groups backed by Iran (www.theguardian.com)
The US has carried out strikes in Iraq against three facilities linked to Iran-backed militia, the Pentagon has said, after a weekend attack on an Iraqi airbase that wounded US forces....
Long-range missiles strike civilian targets across Europe. (www.dailymail.co.uk)
Canada sets two-year cap on foreign students (www.bbc.com)
Canada has said it will cap the number of foreign students admitted to the country for two years in an attempt to address pressure on housing and healthcare in the country....