Spanish woman with right to work in UK deported after holiday (www.euronews.com)
China Is Pressing Women to Have More Babies. Many Are Saying No. (www.wsj.com)
Chinese women have had it. Their response to Beijing’s demands for more children? No....
Mass shootings in Mexico become an issue in the presidential race (www.latimes.com)
Many Mexicans find it difficult to square recent mass shootings with official statistics showing that homicides are on the decline.
[Norway] Direct sales of weapons and defense-related products to Ukraine permitted from 1 January 2024 (www.regjeringen.no)
The Norwegian government has decided to permit direct sales of weapons and defense-related products from the Norwegian defense industry to the defense authorities in Ukraine. This policy change will enter into force on January 1 2024....
Renowned Australian journalist John Pilger passes away at 84 (www.aljazeera.com)
Huge Shakira statue unveiled in her hometown of Barranquilla (www.bbc.co.uk)
The bronze don’t lie
Iran undoes slowdown in enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade -IAEA (www.reuters.com)
Iran already has enough uranium enriched to up to 60%, if enriched further, to make three nuclear bombs, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s theoretical definition, and more at lower enrichment levels. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons....
In Letter Heavy With Irony, Navalny Describes Transfer to Arctic Prison (www.nytimes.com)
The comments from the Russian opposition leader were written with a heavy dose of humor, and seemed intended to assuage concerns among allies after his three-week disappearance....
US broadens maritime territories into Arctic amid Russian, Chinese concerns (www.aa.com.tr)
Hamas, Islamic Jihad reject Gaza gov. overhaul for permanent ceasefire, Egyptian sources say (www.reuters.com)
Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad have rejected an Egyptian proposal that they relinquish power in the Gaza Strip in return for a permanent ceasefire, two Egyptian security sources told Reuters on Monday.
Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader found, says team (www.bbc.com)
Uttar Pradesh: Cop held for ‘raping’ woman (indianexpress.com)
Egypt proposes 14-day ceasefire in Gaza, Hamas to release 40 hostages - report (m.jpost.com)
Egypt proposed a new outline for a hostage release deal on Sunday that would see Hamas release 40 Israelis taken into the Gaza Strip in exchange for a 14-day truce, Israeli and foreign media reported....
Seventy-one per cent of Gaza’s population experiences extreme hunger, Euro-Med Monitor study says (euromedmonitor.org)
How inflation stole Christmas across Europe (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine war: Male citizens living abroad to be asked to join army (www.bbc.com)
Greek government says it stands by same-sex marriage pledge even after opposition from the Church (apnews.com)
Gunman dead after killing 14 at Prague's Charles University (www.bbc.co.uk)
Trudeau says he's sensed a 'tonal shift' from India since U.S. reported alleged murder plot (www.cbc.ca)
PM says India may realize now that ‘they can’t bluster their way through this’...
Iran-backed Houthis threaten to 'sink' the US and allied warships that keep shooting their stuff out of the sky (www.businessinsider.com)
French MPs pass controversial immigration reform (www.bbc.com)
The French parliament has passed legislation toughening France’s immigration policy....
Chinese Spaceplane Trailed By Six Mysterious Objects Transmitting Repeating Pattern (www.iflscience.com)
New Polish ruling coalition outlines plans to introduce same-sex unions (notesfrompoland.com)
At least 90 killed in latest Israeli attacks on Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp (www.aljazeera.com)
Israeli forces kill two Christian women in ‘cold blood’ inside Gaza church (www.aljazeera.com)
Pope speaks out after IDF sniper kills two women inside Gaza church, per Catholic authorities - CNN...
