U.N. Criticized Over Resolution Lacking Gaza Ceasefire Call (time.com)
Japan approves record $56 billion military spending (www.dw.com)
Japan has approved record levels of defense spending in a major shift from its postwar approach to military spending. Japan will also loosened arms export controls for the first time in nearly a decade....
China to increase curbs on video gaming industry (www.bbc.com)
Russia blasts US on frozen assets, missiles as Ukraine bombardment persists (www.aljazeera.com)
Former Swiss banker admits helping wealthy US taxpayers hide assets in Singapore and elsewhere | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
UN report says more than 570,000 people in Gaza are now 'starving' due to fallout from war (abcnews.go.com)
Venezuela expected to release up to 36 people, including Americans, in prisoner swap (www.reuters.com)
Crazy flyover video over the Volcano in Iceland (www.ruv.is)
Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza (www.hrw.org)
Thai police are hunting a notorious fugitive in the jungle. 'Wealthy' Pang is daring them to catch him (www.abc.net.au)
A well-known Thai fugitive known as "Wealthy Pang" has been on the run since October, and his TikTok videos taunting the police chasing him have stirred up some serious questions about corruption and misconduct in the country's most powerful institutions.
Israeli military opens probe after videos show Israeli forces killing 2 Palestinians at close range (apnews.com)
Shipping giants suspend all journeys through Red Sea following attacks on vessels (news.sky.com)
Cuba thwarts terrorist plot by South Florida man who arrived by jetski, state-run media says (www.reuters.com)
Chinese banker jailed for life in US$483 million corruption case, largest ever in country’s history (www.scmp.com)
China’s project to verify real-name digital ID leans into national blockchain ambitions (www.biometricupdate.com)
Quarter of world’s freshwater fish at risk of extinction, according to assessment (www.theguardian.com)
Nearly a quarter of the world’s freshwater fish are at risk of extinction due to global heating, overfishing and pollution, according to an expert assessment....
World economy on brink of ‘cold war two’, IMF official warns (www.theguardian.com)
Title is unfortunate, a bit sensationalist. It’s about the decline of the world’s GDP due to Geopolitical tensions....
UAE defends lavish welcome of Putin (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Almost 100 journalists killed and 400 imprisoned in 2023, says report (www.theguardian.com)
Iran: Mahsa Amini's family stopped at airport on way to collect award (www.bbc.com)
Russia tries to unfreeze gold reserves for climate funds at COP28 (www.reuters.com)
China-EU cooperation to provide more stability amid global challenges (english.news.cn)
Troubled by a Resurgent Russia and Bickering Allies, Ukraine Hunkers Down (www.wsj.com)
China rejects EU’s trade deficit complaint (www.politico.eu)
Leaked audio of heated meeting reveals hostages’ fury at Netanyahu (www.cnn.com)
A female abductee freed with her children – but without her husband, who remains in captivity – is heard on one recording saying: “The feeling we had there was that no one was doing anything for us. The fact is that I was in a hiding place that was shelled and we had to be smuggled out and we were wounded. That’s besides...
