US military launches secretive X-37B robot spaceplane on mysterious high-orbit mission (m.timesofindia.com)
Media Repression: UN slams media 'repression' in Guinea (m.timesofindia.com)
Storm Gerrit: Storm Gerrit disrupts trains and leaves thousands without power as it batters northern UK (m.timesofindia.com)
Vijayakanth laid to rest with full state honours in Chennai (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Ukraine drives Russia back at sea and in the air, but concedes land (www.aljazeera.com)
Turkey arrests ISIL suspects as detention drive continues ahead of New Year celebrations (www.aljazeera.com)
Iran says it executes four people accused of links to Israel’s Mossad (www.aljazeera.com)
Ukraine urges increased support as Russia unleashes huge air assault (www.aljazeera.com)
Tax revenues will not be transferred to PA: Israeli finance minister (aje.io)
Jaishankar says relationship between India and Russia much deeper (www.thehindu.com)
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on December 28 said that the relationship between India and Russia is not just about diplomacy or economics, it is something much deeper....
Iran executes four accused of sabotage, links to Israel's Mossad (www.reuters.com)
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Iran executed on Friday four people, including a woman, whom it accused of being “saboteurs” with links to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, the Mizan news agency affiliated to the judiciary said....
Nepal earthquake survivors deal with deadly cold (www.dw.com)
The November earthquake in Nepal was the deadliest since 2015. Over 150 were killed. But now survivors are also at risk. Authorities say at least 34 quake survivors have died after weeks in makeshift tents in the cold.
Russia fires 122 missiles and 36 drones in what Ukraine calls the biggest aerial barrage of the war (apnews.com)
Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 18 civilians across the country in what an air force official said was the biggest aerial barrage of the 22-month war....
Healthy train passengers can be maskless amid increasing COVID cases (en.antaranews.com)
Indonesian Health Ministry confirms two JN.1-infected patients in Batam died (en.antaranews.com)
300,000 Flee Sudan’s Jazeera State as RSF Paramilitaries Expand Control (www.democracynow.org)
Israeli soldier stabbed injured Palestinian inside ambulance in West Bank, says doctor (www.aa.com.tr)
Russia launches another military satellite into orbit (www.aa.com.tr)
Christians also suffered from Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, says Palestinian artist (www.aa.com.tr)
Brazil Adjusts Minimum Wage Amid Regional Trends (www.riotimesonline.com)
Polish health ministry fined for disclosing doctor’s personal health data under previous government (notesfrompoland.com)
Poland’s data protection agency has fined the health ministry 100,000 zloty – the maximum possible penalty – after its head publicly disclosed the private health information of a doctor who had criticised new regulations introduced by the minister....
Alleged Hamas financier holds stake in Cyprus company that mines Egyptian gold, leaked files reveal (www.icij.org)
Sudanese businessman Abdelbasit Hamza — whose company holdings feature in Cyprus Confidential documents — has been accused of being “a central figure in Hamas’ investment portfolio.”...
Tony Chung: Student activist flees Hong Kong to seek asylum in UK (www.bbc.com)
A prominent pro-democracy activist has fled Hong Kong to seek asylum in the UK, breaching a supervision order....
China launches 4 new weather satellites into space (www.aa.com.tr)
China asks citizens to leave Myanmar border district, citing security (m.timesofindia.com)
