Trump's plan to end the Ukraine war is to totally cut off funding, says Putin's closest EU ally (www.businessinsider.com)
Trump “will not give a penny” more to Ukraine if he becomes president, Hungary’s prime minister said....
Want to watch porn in Britain? Get your passport ready (www.politico.eu)
Putin Orders Hunt for Property of Russian Empire, Soviet Union (www.bloomberg.com)
Vladimir Putin is going on a property hunt, ordering officials to find Russian assets that once belonged to its former empire or were owned by the Soviet Union....
Biden says air strikes against Houthis in Yemen will continue (www.bbc.com)
US President Joe Biden has said that attacks on the Houthis will continue even as he acknowledged that the group have not stopped their Red Sea attacks....
Germany mulls reintroduction of compulsory military service (www.dw.com)
At the end of October, the Bundeswehr said it counted 181,383 soldiers in its ranks — that’s still some distance from the target of 203,000 that the German military hopes to reach by 2025. This has given rise to concern in times of Russia’s war against Ukraine, which has once again reminded Germans how quickly conflicts...
More than 1 million gallons of oil leaks into Gulf of Mexico, potentially putting endangered species at risk (www.cbsnews.com)
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IDF eliminates Mustafa Daloul, central Hamas commander in Gaza (www.i24news.tv)
White House: Russia is executing soldiers who refuse to follow orders (www.reuters.com)
‘You can expect everything’: what next for Julian Assange and WikiLeaks? (www.theguardian.com)
As Julian Assange enjoys his first weekend of freedom in years, there appeared to be no question in the mind of his wife, Stella, about what the family’s priorities were....
‘Julian Assange is free’: Wikileaks founder freed in deal with US (www.aljazeera.com)
China's Xi accused the US of trying to trick him into invading Taiwan, but said he won't take the bait, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Xi Jinping accused the US of trying to trick China into invading Taiwan, the Financial Times said....
US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
The US has purchased 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, the Kyiv Post reports....
'Deadly attacks against Israel will be carried out soon', Iran warns (www.ynetnews.com)
Malaysia bans Israeli owned and linked shipping citing ‘cruelty against the Palestinian people’ (edition.cnn.com)
South Korea aims to ban dog meat consumption (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Guardian Removes bin Laden Letter to America After Viral Resurgence (www.commondreams.org)
The U.K. paper confirmed it had removed the letter because of its sudden surge in popularity on TikTok and other social media sites.
Israel shows footage of Hamas killings ‘to counter denial of atrocities' (www.theguardian.com)
Jerusalem Catholic Patriarch offers to be exchanged for Gaza hostages (www.reuters.com)
France to spend €200m destroying wine as demand falls (www.bbc.com)
The French government is allocating €200m (£171.6m) to destroy surplus wine and support producers....
It's not just convicts. Russia is forcing its African migrants and students to fight for them in Ukraine. (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia is replenishing its troops with an unlikely source — African migrants and students....
Cuba sentences 22-year-old mother to 15 years in prison for publishing videos of protests (english.elpais.com)
Mayelín Rodríguez Prado was arrested after uploading images to Facebook of a small demonstration in Nuevitas in August 2022...
Turkey stops all trade with Israel over ‘humanitarian tragedy’ in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Turkey has halted all trade with Israel, citing the “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in the Palestinian territories, which prompted strong criticism from the Israeli foreign minister....
Qatari official: Jews are murderers of prophets; October7 is only a 'prelude' (m.jpost.com)
Essa Al-Nassr, a member of the Qatari legislative Shura council, spoke on Monday at an Arab League session, received ovation making bigoted accusations against Jews and promising the end of Israel.
IDF completes road across width of Gaza, satellite images show - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
'I saw one terrorist standing by a bed pleading 'no, no,' I killed him with four bullets' (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Just to be clear, this was an elderly Palestinian man cowering under a bed who came out with his hands up and was murdered by an Israeli soldier who brags about it after.
