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False 'crisis actor' claims spread about Israel-Hamas war : NPR (www.npr.org)

An alliance of Myanmar ethnic groups claim capture of another big trade crossing at Chinese border (apnews.com)

Kenya abortion: Women go to backstreet clinics amid legal ambiguity (www.bbc.co.uk)

Zhongzhi Enterprise Group: China investigates major shadow bank for 'crimes' (www.bbc.com)

Zhongzhi Enterprise Group (ZEG) has an asset management arm that at its peak reportedly handled more than a trillion yuan ($139bn; £110bn)....

Storm in occupied Crimea leaves half a million people without power (www.pravda.com.ua)

Kenya to begin privatisation drive, offers stakes in 11 companies (www.reuters.com)

China leads Asia market declines as property stocks plunge; Japan service inflation heats up (www.cnbc.com)

Asia-Pacific stocks fell on Monday as the Chinese market dropped due to a decline in property firms, while Japan’s service inflation surged to a 45-month high....

Moscow adds Meta spokesperson to criminal wanted list, TASS reports (www.politico.eu)

China ministry seeks more fever clinics to combat respiratory illness surge (www.reuters.com)

How Myanmars resistance could topple its military dictatorship for good. (www.vox.com)

A coalition of ethnic armed militias in Myanmar have launched what could be the best possible chance to overthrow the military government that has controlled the country since a 2021 coup ousted the democratically elected National League for Democracy (NLD)....

An Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean, US official tells AP (apnews.com)

A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an American defense official said Saturday....

Amazon hit by strikes, protests across Europe during Black Friday [Nov 24 2023 | Reuters] (www.reuters.com)

title edit: wrong date, Nov 23 2023 Nov 24 2023

Pakistan seeks BRICS membership, turns to Russia for support (www.livemint.com)

South Korea court rules in favor of victims of wartime sexual slavery (www.lemonde.fr)

A South Korean court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate 16 women for forced sexual slavery during World War II, overturning a lower-court ruling that had dismissed the case. The ruling comes after a lower court in 2021 said the women forced to serve Japanese troops – euphemistically labeled “comfort women” – were...

President Rayeesi: Israel Suffered Humiliating Defeat in Gaza Against Palestinians (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)

Gardai condemns lunatic hooligan faction behind Dublin City riots. (www.thejournal.ie)

GARDA COMMISSIONER DREW Harris has condemned what he described as a “complete, lunatic hooligan faction” driving violence against gardaí in Dublin city centre this evening....

The Chinese mafia's downfall in a lawless casino town (www.bbc.com)

Israeli official says talks continuing, hostage release won't take place before Friday (apnews.com)

Sudan refugees detail second wave of ethnic purge by Arab forces (www.reuters.com)

Sudan refugees detail second wave of ethnic purge by Arab forces (www.reuters.com)

Biden admin officials see proof their strategy is working in hostage deal (www.politico.com)

Some officials say the agreement is a “vindication,” while others insist it was just the necessary move at this point in the war.

China closes hundreds of mosques to ‘sinicise Muslims’ (guardian.pressreader.com)

Chinese authorities have closed or altered hundreds of mosques in the northern regions of Ningxia and Gansu, areas with the highest Muslim populations in China after Xinjiang, as part of a broader effort to “sinicise” religious minorities, finds a report....

Putin may start sourcing ballistic missiles from Iran, warns White House (www.independent.co.uk)

The White House said on Tuesday it was concerned that Iran might be providing Russia with ballistic missiles for use in its war against Ukraine....

Truce deal raises hopes of freeing hostages in Gaza and halting worst Mideast violence in decades (apnews.com)

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for a four-day halt to the devastating war in Gaza, accompanied by the release of dozens of hostages held by the militant group in return for Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel, mediators said Wednesday....