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No Rest For Gaza Dead With Swift Burials, Bodies Dug Up (www.barrons.com)

China seals closer Uzbek ties, pushes railway route bypassing Russia (news.yahoo.com)

BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Wednesday upgraded its diplomatic ties with Uzbekistan and offered closer cooperation across a range of projects, including a Central Asia railway that would open up a new trade route as shippers shun an existing overland link via Russia....

Mondo. L'attentato a Instabul allarma gli europei a Cipro, zona calda del Mediterraneo (www.caserta24ore.it)

Beijing intensifies military pressure on Taiwan as U.S.-China talks resume (www.cnbc.com)

China sent dozens of military aircrafts and naval ships toward Taiwan, some of which crossed over the Taiwan Strait....

Russia-Ukraine war: attacks on Russian enlistment offices signal dissatisfaction with war, says UK (www.theguardian.com)

Guterres: UN to punish staffers involved in 'terror,' urges UNRWA funding (www.cnbc.com)

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed on Sunday to hold to account “any U.N. employee involved in acts of terror” after allegations that some refugee agency staffers were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel....

Pakistan seeks $2 billion financial assistance from China for a year: Report (www.livemint.com)

Hindu group toughens stance on India's mosque-temple disputes (www.reuters.com)

Pak pushing ISIS terrorists into Afghanistan, Kashmir-style (sundayguardianlive.com)

Among those who confirmed this development to The Sunday Guardian is former TTP commander Ehsanullah Ehsan, who called it a ‘Kashmir-style infiltration’ attempt on Afghan border by Pak army....

Exclusive-Russia struggles to sell Pacific oil, 14 tankers stuck - sources, data (finance.yahoo.com)

MOSCOW (Reuters) -...

Wildfires rage near Bogota amid record-high temperatures (www.dw.com)

Colombia is battling dozens of wildfires amid record-high temperatures in many parts of the country. President Gustavo Petro has declared a state of emergency to free up funds to fight the fires, which are also burning close to the capital, Bogota

Why More Chinese Workers Are Settling for Less Pay (www.wsj.com)

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Biden, Qatar's emir agree hostage deal key to pause in Gaza fighting -White House (news.yahoo.com)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday spoke with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani about Gaza and they agreed that efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by Hamas were key to securing a longer pause in fighting, the White House said....

Many thousands turn out for Invasion Day protests (nit.com.au)

Tens of thousands of protesters have turned out for Invasion Day and Survival Day rallies around the nation calling for change, with major events held in every capital city. Demonstrators in Melbourne...

U.N. agency probes staff suspected of role in Oct. 7 attacks on Israel (www.reuters.com)

Thousands across Austria to take part in protests against far right (www.theguardian.com)

EU begins screening of Ukrainian legislation in first step toward accession talks (kyivindependent.com)

The European Commission has started assessing Ukrainian legislation for compliance with EU laws, which “lays the groundwork for the (membership) negotiations,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 25....

CIA chief to meet Qatari PM and heads of Mossad, Egyptian intel for hostage talks (www.axios.com)

Three Myanmar generals sentenced to death after surrender (www.bangkokpost.com)

Forest fires burn in Colombia amid record heat (phys.org)

At least 21 forest fires are burning in Colombia as it endures record temperatures, in some cases prompting wild animals to seek shelter in urban areas, authorities said Wednesday....

A Quarter of Gaza Faces Catastrophic Hunger as Unrelenting Israeli Attacks Target Schools, Hospitals (www.democracynow.org)

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to worsen. The United Nations is warning 570,000 Palestinians face catastrophic hunger. Health officials in Gaza say 195 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours. Israeli forces have reportedly surrounded the city of Khan Younis while attacking areas where...

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