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Over 2,200 people victim of sexual abuse by German church staff (www.euronews.com)

The authors of the report estimate that at least 3,500 people have committed sexual abuse and say that the figures are only “the tip of the tip of the iceberg”....

Sri Lanka passes bill allowing government to remove online posts and legally pursue internet users (apnews.com)

Philippines' Marcos says does not endorse Taiwan independence, seeks to avoid conflict (www.channelnewsasia.com)

Blast that Killed About 20 Soldiers Linked to Israeli Efforts to Create Gaza Buffer Zone (www.nytimes.com)

Israel says a buffer zone would protect its people; critics say the policy could be a war crime....

Zelenskiy proposes bill allowing Ukrainian citizenship for foreign fighters (www.rferl.org)

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked Ukraine’s Day of Unity with the introduction of a draft law that allows multiple citizenships, a move that would make it possible for foreign fighters and ethnic Ukrainians outside the country to hold Ukrainian passports while not giving up other citizenship....

How Israeli forces trapped and killed ravers at the Nova Festival (new.thecradle.co)

(UK) Medics should not report suspected illegal abortions to police, say doctors (news.sky.com)

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists will remind healthcare workers of their duty to maintain patient confidentiality in new guidance, which is yet to be published....

Panama Hits Activists With Terrorism Charges Over Successful Anti-Mining Protests. (truthout.org)

Map reveals where measles cases are surging across the UK (www.independent.co.uk)

There have been 216 cases in the West Midlands since October 2023, with 80 per cent in Birmingham...

A drought has forced authorities to further slash traffic in Panama Canal, disrupting global trade (apnews.com)

A severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship crossings by 36% in the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important trade routes....

American passenger bites flight attendant forcing plane to return to Tokyo (Japan) (edition.cnn.com)

Amazon workers at new Birmingham site to go on strike over pay (www.theguardian.com)

Ecuador declares ‘internal armed conflict’ as gunmen take over live TV broadcast | CNN (edition.cnn.com)

Gabriel Attal is France's youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister (apnews.com)

Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right....

US Intelligence Shows Flawed China Missiles Led Xi to Purge Army (www.bloomberg.com)

China missiles filled with water, not fuel: US intelligence. Xi seeking to root out corruption, prepare military for combat.

MI6 spy detained in China, authorities claim (www.bbc.com)

Chinese authorities say they have detained an individual alleged to be spying for Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6....

Netanyahu reportedly slams cabinet meeting leaks, seeks polygraphs for attendees (www.timesofisrael.com)

Inside Israel’s torture camp for Gaza detainees (www.972mag.com)

In early December, images circulated worldwide showing dozens of Palestinian men in the city of Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, who were stripped to their underwear, kneeling or sitting hunched over, then blindfolded and put into the back of Israeli military trucks like cattle. The vast majority of these detainees were...

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