Exclusive: Hamas, Islamic Jihad accused of using child soldiers in war against Israel (www.foxnews.com)
Hamas runs summer camps, in which the children learn to shoot weapons, attack from a tunnel, fight against tanks and kidnap soldiers. The camps are early stages for military training in Hamas and integration into the military wing. According to the United Nations website for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General...
Russian Orthodox priest faces expulsion for refusing to pray for victory over Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Church court says Aleksiy Uminsky broke his oath by refusing to recite ‘Prayer for Holy Rus’, which church has made compulsory at services...
Human ‘behavioural crisis’ at root of climate breakdown, say scientists (www.theguardian.com)
Record heat, record emissions, record fossil fuel consumption. One month out from Cop28, the world is further than ever from reaching its collective climate goals. At the root of all these problems, according to recent research, is the human “behavioural crisis”, a term coined by an interdisciplinary team of scientists.
Blackout in Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital as fuel runs out, babies at high risk (www.aljazeera.com)
“We’re trying to work with what we have. But we will have to stop working completely, because we don’t have any electricity,” one doctor at the hospital told Al Jazeera. “There’s a complete outage so how can we treat the patients?”...
China urges U.S. to stop intervening in Taiwan regional election in any form (news.cgtn.com)
China urges the United States to stop intervening in the Taiwan regional leadership election of 2024 in any form and stop sending wrong signals to separatist forces advocating “Taiwan independence,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday....
Ship hijacked off Oman appears to change course toward Iran waters (www.cnbc.com)
An oil tanker was boarded by armed individuals near the Gulf of Oman on Thursday and appeared to change course toward Iranian waters, according to the U.K. Marine Trade Operations....
Canadian health minister says he won't allow Florida to 'pillage' the drug supply (www.cbc.ca)
Israeli forces say they locate large underground weapons factory in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
An air attack in Myanmar kills 17, including children, but the military has denied responsibility (apnews.com)
BANGKOK (AP) — Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a village under the control of the pro-democracy resistance in the country’s northwest have killed at least 17 civilians, including nine children, local residents and a human rights group said Sunday.
Milei’s cuts to maternity leave blocked by court in Argentina (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Hydroxychloroquine could have caused almost 17,000 deaths in six countries during COVID, study finds (www.politico.eu)
Turkey says UK minehunters can’t be sent to Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Two British minehunter ships destined for Ukraine cannot travel through Turkish waters, Ankara stressed Tuesday, citing an international pact....
China’s BYD closer to taking Tesla's electric car top spot (www.bbc.com)
Chinese company BYD has moved a step closer to toppling Elon Musk’s Tesla as the world’s biggest-selling manufacturer of electric vehicles....
Video: Plane In Flames At Tokyo Airport After Collision, Over 350 Evacuated (www.ndtv.com)
Report: Ex-UK PM Blair eyed as mediator on post-war Gaza, including resettlement of Palestinians (www.timesofisrael.com)
Red alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’ (www.theguardian.com)
Explosions and fires reported in centre of Belgorod due to mistake of Russian air defence (www.pravda.com.ua)
Explosions were heard in Belgorod, Russia, on 30 December, and wreckage fell in the city centre after the work of Russian air defence....
Israel's FM calls on countries to email if they want Gaza refugees (www.haaretz.com)
Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen called on Wednesday on countries who are interested in taking in refugees from the Gaza Strip to send his office an email, adding that they should not forget "to write the address of the country" in their email