Israeli defence minister flies to US for ‘critical’ talks on Gaza and Lebanon (www.theguardian.com)
Social care: The crisis Britain’s politicians are too scared to discuss (www.politico.eu)
Voters may want social care to be on the ballot at the UK general election, but no one seems to be listening....
China threatens death penalty for Taiwan independence ‘diehards’ (www.theguardian.com)
Beijing ramps up pressure over ‘crime of secession’ while Taipei says China has no jurisdiction over Taiwan and urges its people not to be intimidated...
China threatens death penalty for 'diehard' Taiwan separatists (www.reuters.com)
Landmark UK Supreme Court Ruling 'Slams Brakes' on New Fossil Fuel Projects (www.commondreams.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16748053...
IDF transfers powers in occupied West Bank to pro-settler civil servants (www.theguardian.com)
US temporarily halts avocado and mango inspections in Mexico due to security concerns (www.salon.com)
Trial opens of ‘esoteric’ wing of alleged German coup plotters (www.theguardian.com)
GP, celebrity chef and astrologer among defendants in third trial linked to far-right Reichsbürger...
German interior minister warns of destabilization (www.dw.com)
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has warned of dangers to democracy in Germany amid rising domestic and external threats....
The Hostages Next Door: Inside a Notable Gaza Family’s Dark Secret (www.wsj.com)
To the outside world, they were a physician, a journalist. No one suspected their apartment had become a prison....
Indian national charged with plotting the murder for hire of a Sikh activist is extradited to the US (apnews.com)
n Indian national was extradited from the Czech Republic to the United States to face charges of murder for hire and conspiracy to commit murder for hire, Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek said on Monday.
Philippines files UN claim to extended continental shelf in South China Sea (www.reuters.com)
The Dutchman who gets Nike and Lego into wartime Russia’s stores (www.reuters.com)
No, Yevgeny Prigozhin Didn’t Suddenly Come Back From the Dead: Why Russian Twitter Thinks Prigozhin Just Came Back From the Dead (www.thedailybeast.com)
UN Adds Israel to List of Child Killers and Maimers Due to “Unprecedented” Child-Killing Campaign in Palestine (truthout.org)
U.N. official says he saw Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinians fishing off Gaza coast (www.cbsnews.com)
Two men fishing in the waters off the coast of the Gaza Strip were killed Wednesday by Israeli troops firing at them with automatic weapons, James Elder, the global spokesperson for the United Nations' children's agency UNICEF, told CBS News....
Record 120 million people displaced globally — UN report (www.dw.com)
A UN report reveals that 120 million people were forcibly displaced globally in 2024 due to conflict and violence. This marks a record high, affecting 1.5% of the world’s population....
Tobacco, alcohol, processed foods and fossil fuels ‘kill 2.7m a year in Europe’ (www.theguardian.com)
Tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and fossil fuels kill 2.7 million people a year in Europe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has called on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming products....
Florida jury finds Chiquita Brands liable for Colombia deaths by financing paramilitary group, must pay $38.3M to family members (apnews.com)
Thailand: Chatuchak market fire kills 1,000 animals (www.bbc.com)
Around 1,000 animals were killed in a fire in Bangkok’s famous open-air Chatuchak market early Tuesday, gutting nearly 100 shops....
France’s far-right forces hold talks on teaming up to beat Macron (www.politico.eu)
An alliance with Reconquest would strengthen Marine Le Pen’s National Rally ahead of a snap election....
A military plane carrying Malawi's vice president and 9 others has gone missing (www.pbs.org)
What does Israel’s rescue of 4 captives, and the killing of 274 Palestinians, mean for truce talks? (apnews.com)
South Korea restarts anti-North Korea loudspeaker broadcasts in retaliation for trash balloons (apnews.com)
South Korea on Sunday resumed anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in retaliation for the North sending over 1,000 balloons filled with trash and manure over the last couple of weeks....
Israel rescues 4 hostages kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7. (apnews.com)
Israel said Saturday it rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7....
