Poland Is ‘Next’ After Russia Wins Ukraine War, Putin Ally Says - The Messenger (themessenger.com)
Zelensky calls for seized Russian billions to rebuild Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
President Zelensky has called for some of the Russian billions seized by world banks to be sent to rebuild Ukraine....
Putin says Ukraine's statehood at risk if pattern of war continues (www.reuters.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Ukraine’s statehood could suffer an “irreparable blow” if the pattern of the war continued, and Russia would never be forced to abandon the gains it had made. Putin made his televised comments a day after Switzerland agreed to host a global summit at the request of...
Tearful Russian billionaire who spent $2 billion on art tells jurors Sotheby's cheated him (abcnews.go.com)
Day one of the ICJ genocide hearing against Israel: Key takeaways (www.aljazeera.com)
Coverage of Gaza War in the New York Times and Other Major Newspapers Heavily Favored Israel, Analysis Shows (theintercept.com)
The New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times’s coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza showed a consistent bias against Palestinians, according to an Intercept analysis of major media coverage....
Extreme heat is pushing India to the brink of ‘survivability.’ One obvious solution is also a big part of the problem | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Uttar Pradesh: Dalit teen cooked alive for protesting against molestation (www.telegraphindia.com)
State Officials Fear International Court of Justice Could Charge Israel With Genocide in Gaza (www.haaretz.com)
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Hindu bus conductor fired for helping Muslim passengers: Does it reflect an increasingly polarised India? (www.straitstimes.com)
Anti-war candidate barred from Russia’s presidential election (www.theguardian.com)
Yekaterina Duntsova wanted to end the conflict in Ukraine, but her candidacy was rejected over alleged flaws in her application...
US intelligence suggests Iran involved in planning attacks in Red Sea (www.cnn.com)
The US on Friday released newly declassified intelligence that suggests Iran has been “deeply involved in planning the operations against commercial vessels in the Red Sea,” National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson told CNN....
Far-right Polish MP uses fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles after Donald Tusk speaks out against xenophobia – Europe live (www.theguardian.com)
UN says Africa faces unprecedented food crisis, with 3 in 4 people unable to afford a healthy diet (english.elpais.com)
‘Double standards’: World reacts to US veto on Gaza truce resolution at UN (www.aljazeera.com)
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US announces visa bans after warning Israel on West Bank settler violence (www.aljazeera.com)
Saudi Arabia wins bid for 2030 World Fair, beating Italy, S. Korea (www.reuters.com)
Israel confirms death of captive soldier shown in Hamas video (www.reuters.com)
Netanyahu says Hamas refused Israeli fuel offer for Gaza's Shifa hospital (www.reuters.com)
Pope Francis fires conservative Texas bishop who opposed LGBTQ reforms (www.independent.co.uk)
Governments plan more fossil fuel production despite climate pledges, report says (apnews.com)
Despite frequent and devastating heat waves, droughts, floods and fire, major fossil fuel-producing countries still plan to extract more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than is consistent with the Paris climate accord’s goal for limiting global temperature rise, according to a United Nations-backed study...
US warns Israel amid Gaza carnage it doesn’t have long before support erodes | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Birth rate in Italy reaches new record low (www.ansa.it)
'North Korea sent 1 million rounds of artillery to Russia' (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Iranian teen injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media says (apnews.com)
An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran’s Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media reported Saturday....
