US plans for Gaza aid pier branded ‘smokescreen’ to allow Israeli invasion of Rafah (www.independent.co.uk)
Chinese EV makers won’t get subsidies from Mexico after US pressure (arstechnica.com)
US asked China and India for help to prevent Russia from carrying out a nuclear strike in 2022, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Israeli protesters block aid convoys bound for Gaza (www.france24.com)
Ukraine: Hack wiped 2 petabytes of data from Russian research center (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense claims that pro-Ukrainian hacktivists breached the Russian Center for Space Hydrometeorology, aka “planeta” (планета), and wiped 2 petabytes of data.
CNN analysis: Video suggests IDF might have rearranged weaponry at Al-Shifa prior to news crew visits (edition.cnn.com)
As price of olive oil soars, chainsaw-wielding thieves target Mediterranean’s century-old trees (apnews.com)
SPATA, Greece (AP) — In an olive grove on the outskirts of Athens, grower Konstantinos Markou pushes aside the shoots of new growth to reveal the stump of a tree — a roughly 150-year-old specimen, he said, that was among 15 cut down on his neighbor’s land by thieves eager to turn it into money.
Most Israelis think Netanyahu responsible for failing to prevent Hamas attack, poll shows (www.reuters.com)
Israeli girl, 12, seen in viral ‘Harry Potter’ photo found dead with grandma in Gaza (nypost.com)
The 12-year-old Israeli girl whose “Harry Potter”-inspired photo went viral after she was kidnapped by Hamas has been found dead alongside her grandmother in Gaza.
The Kremlin's propaganda machine will likely use the conflict in Israel to undermine the West's support for Ukraine: ISW (www.businessinsider.com)
The Institute for the Study of War says Russia’s propaganda machine will likely use the conflict in Israel to erode the West’s support for Ukraine....
Isreal's Security cabinet approves declaration of war (www.jpost.com)
French rail pass: €49 ticket to launch after German success (www.euronews.com)
Suicide is on the rise for young Americans, with no clear answers (www.bbc.com)
Luis Rubiales faces 30 month jail sentence for Jenni Hermoso kiss (www.theguardian.com)
Luis Rubiales could face a prison sentence of two and a half years if convicted of kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips against her will, court documents have shown. The former Spanish football federation chief has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one of coercion in the aftermath of the kiss, offences carrying jail...
Trump's plan to end the Ukraine war is to totally cut off funding, says Putin's closest EU ally (www.businessinsider.com)
Trump “will not give a penny” more to Ukraine if he becomes president, Hungary’s prime minister said....
Want to watch porn in Britain? Get your passport ready (www.politico.eu)
Putin Orders Hunt for Property of Russian Empire, Soviet Union (www.bloomberg.com)
Vladimir Putin is going on a property hunt, ordering officials to find Russian assets that once belonged to its former empire or were owned by the Soviet Union....
Biden says air strikes against Houthis in Yemen will continue (www.bbc.com)
US President Joe Biden has said that attacks on the Houthis will continue even as he acknowledged that the group have not stopped their Red Sea attacks....
Germany mulls reintroduction of compulsory military service (www.dw.com)
At the end of October, the Bundeswehr said it counted 181,383 soldiers in its ranks — that’s still some distance from the target of 203,000 that the German military hopes to reach by 2025. This has given rise to concern in times of Russia’s war against Ukraine, which has once again reminded Germans how quickly conflicts...
IDF eliminates Mustafa Daloul, central Hamas commander in Gaza (www.i24news.tv)
White House: Russia is executing soldiers who refuse to follow orders (www.reuters.com)
‘You can expect everything’: what next for Julian Assange and WikiLeaks? (www.theguardian.com)
As Julian Assange enjoys his first weekend of freedom in years, there appeared to be no question in the mind of his wife, Stella, about what the family’s priorities were....
‘Julian Assange is free’: Wikileaks founder freed in deal with US (www.aljazeera.com)
China's Xi accused the US of trying to trick him into invading Taiwan, but said he won't take the bait, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Xi Jinping accused the US of trying to trick China into invading Taiwan, the Financial Times said....
US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
The US has purchased 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, the Kyiv Post reports....
