Palestinians desperate to flee Gaza pay thousands in bribes to ‘brokers’ (www.theguardian.com)
Fixers with alleged links to Egyptian intelligence are making a fortune in ‘fees’ from people hoping to exit through the Rafah crossing
Microsoft's OpenAI investment could trigger EU merger review (apnews.com)
Weak economy, COVID rampage likely shrank China's population again in 2023 (www.reuters.com)
Israel’s Gaza war leads to a massacre of journalists (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Gang leader’s prison break puts restive Ecuador on high alert (www.cnn.com)
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa on Monday declared a state of emergency for the South American nation after a notorious gang leader escaped from prison, heightening security fears as authorities struggle to control the bloodshed of a bloody criminal turf war....
UK accused of hypocrisy in not backing claim of genocide in Gaza before ICJ (www.theguardian.com)
A drug cartel has attacked a remote Mexican community with drones and gunmen, rights group says (apnews.com)
UAE Pledges Maintaining Israel Ties Amid War Against Hamas (www.bloomberg.com)
The United Arab Emirates will stick by its decision to establish warmer relations with Israel even as the Jewish state’s war against militant group Hamas leaves Arab governments under mounting pressure to sever ties....
Ukraine shows evidence Russia fired North Korea missile at Kharkiv (www.reuters.com)
KHARKIV, Ukraine, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Kharkiv region prosecutor’s office provided further evidence on Saturday that Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles supplied by North Korea, showcasing the fragments....
Royal Navy advertises on LinkedIn to hire nuclear Rear-Admiral (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Companies pull ads from Polish TV station after Auschwitz comments (www.euronews.com)
Jordan and France drop humanitarian aid into Gaza by air (www.i24news.tv)
Russia Got 7,500-Pound Rockets From North Korea—And Promptly Blew Up A Pair Of Ukrainian Supply Bases (www.forbes.com)
Russia is lobbing North Korean-made ballistic missiles at Ukraine from positions just north of the Russia-Ukraine border....
Thermo Fisher halts forensic tech sales in Tibet - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
US offers $10 million for Hamas financial information (www.news24.com)
The United States is offering up to $10 million for information on five Hamas financiers or anything leading to the disruption of the Palestinian militant group’s financial mechanisms, the State Department said on Friday....
Live updates | 6 killed overnight in an apparent Israeli airstrike on a home in southern Gaza (apnews.com)
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says several thousand Hamas fighters remain in northern Gaza, where entire neighborhoods have been blasted into rubble. Heavy fighting is also underway in central Gaza and the southern city of Khan Younis, where Israeli officials say Hamas’ military structure is still largely intact....
For civilians or Hamas? 'Dual use' issue complicates Gaza aid efforts (www.reuters.com)
Water purifiers, medical supplies and tent poles are among items Israel has blocked from entering Gaza on aid trucks, according to an Egyptian Red Crescent document seen by Reuters and sources in Gaza, but Israel denied blocking any such items....