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Florida State Surgeon General Calls for Halt in the Use of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines | Florida Department of Health (www.floridahealth.gov)

Police in Kenya suspect a man was attacked by a lion while riding a motorcycle (abcnews.go.com)

New Polish government stops police covering faces and acting as “security agency” for Kaczyński (notesfrompoland.com)

The interior minister in Poland’s new government has announced that police officers will no longer cover their faces and has declared that the force “will not serve as a security agency” anymore for Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the former ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party....

Smotrich touts revival of Gaza settlements after war, wants Gazans encouraged to leave (www.timesofisrael.com)

Finance minister advocates for ‘voluntary emigration’ of enclave’s residents, opposes fuel going into Strip; stands by 2015 comment calling PA a ‘burden’ and Hamas an ‘asset’

Israel says it's ready to let ships bring aid to Gaza (www.reuters.com)

Israel is prepared to let ships deliver aid to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip “immediately” as part of a proposed sea corridor from Cyprus, the Israeli foreign minister said on Sunday, naming four European countries as potential participants....

Expert says number of police shootings in Canada 'spectacularly unrelenting' (www.cbc.ca)

A tally compiled by The Canadian Press found police shot at 85 people in Canada between Jan. 1 and Dec. 15 of this year — 41 fatally. Those numbers are based on available information from police, independent investigative units and reporting from The Canadian Press....

Putin's major aerial attack on Ukraine cost Russia $1.2 billion: Report (www.newsweek.com)

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military on Friday launched what’s been called the largest aerial attack of the Ukraine war, and one economic-focused Ukrainian outlet estimated the cost of the assault for Russia to be at least $1.273 billion....

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....

Russian celebs are losing their jobs and one was jailed after attending a controversial 'almost naked' party (www.businessinsider.com)

Toyota-owned automaker halts Japan production after admitting it tampered with safety tests for 30 years (www.cnn.com)

Daihatsu, the Japanese automaker owned by Toyota, has halted domestic production after admitting it forged the results of safety tests for its vehicles for more than 30 years.

Israeli embassy pulls video imagining Hamas attack in Seoul (m.timesofindia.com)

Russia, India closer to joint military equipment production - minister (www.reuters.com)

MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Russia and India have made tangible progress in talks on plans to jointly produce military equipment, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, after talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow.

US, Israel discuss 'different phase' of war (www.news24.com)

Russia uses POWs as a political weapon against Kyiv (www.politico.eu)

The last major prisoner exchange was in August, but Ukrainian families are getting calls from POWs held by Russia asking them to protest against the Ukrainian government....

Woman paraded naked: A familiar headline in India, legal experts and gender rights activists say the law is still not equipped to deal with such heinous crimes against women. (www.bbc.co.uk)

Ukraine’s allies fall short of Russia’s on arms help, raising 2024 risks (www.aljazeera.com)

More than 40,000 Chinese involved in online scam operations deported from Myanmar (www.rfa.org)

Inside Ukraine's covert Center 73, where clandestine missions shape the war behind the frontline (www.independent.co.uk)

Biden orders strikes on Iranian group in Iraq after 3 US service members wounded (thehill.com)

Former RT Host Anton Krasovsky Poisoned, Ukrainian Intel Says (www.kyivpost.com)

276 Indians stuck in a French airport for days for a human trafficking probe have left for India (www.nbcnews.com)

A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation departed Monday for India with 276 Indians aboard, authorities said. The passengers had been heading to Nicaragua but were instead blocked inside a rural French airport for four days in an exceptional holiday ordeal....

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