EU looks to take lead in metaverse world, avoid Big Tech dominance (www.reuters.com)
Franco-UK plot to oust Gaddafi from Libya a disaster, says spy chief (archive.ph)
Former Tripoli station chief embarrasses DGSE: “We eliminated Gaddafi and destroyed his country without worrying that it was a rampart against Islamist terrorism. The consequences of this disastrous expedition were not foreseen. It was incomprehensible that Sarkozy wanted his scalp.”
Myanmar crisis to top agenda at ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting (www.mizzima.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/1358415...
Series of murders in Mandalay suspected of links to military, vigilante group - Myanmar Now (myanmar-now.org)
Foxconn targets India's chip scheme after pulling plug on $19.5 bln JV (www.reuters.com)
Israel expels Sub Labans from their home in Jerusalem’s Old City (www.aljazeera.com)
Gym, Turkish bath, beauty centre: Leaked images offer sneak peek into Putin's 'ghost train' (www.theweek.in)
Elevated highway collapses in Bangkok, killing one and injuring 15 more (video) (www.independent.co.uk)
Saudi Arabia deposits $2 billion in Pakistan's central bank as a boost ahead of a key IMF meeting (abcnews.go.com)
Racism and violence: Finland's government plagued by new scandal (www.euronews.com)
US charges Israeli-US think tank head with being Chinese agent (www.aljazeera.com)
Immigration policies don’t deter migrants from coming to the US -- Title 42 and the border rules replacing it only make the process longer and more difficult (theconversation.com)
Thousands told to evacuate as mudslides, floods kill one in Japan (www.aljazeera.com)
New Delhi schools close after monsoon floods kill at least 15, Pakistan on alert for more flooding (archive.ph)
Palestinian boy killed by Israeli sniper in Jenin was unarmed, CCTV suggests (archive.ph)
Malaysia Madani and the Muslim World: Anwar Ibrahim’s Soft Power Strategy (thediplomat.com)
Husam Zomlot: PA’s relationship with Israel and allies needs to be 'reassessed' (www.middleeasteye.net)
Palestine’s ambassador to the UK has said that the Palestinian leadership needs to reassess its relationship with Israel and its allies and rethink its strategy following the failure of negotiations and the pursuit of international justice....
Why did the Dutch government collapse? (www.euronews.com)
How dare you fight for democracy, Ehud Barak? | Opinion (web.archive.org)
Collapse of Dutch Government Highlights Europe’s New Migration Politics (www.nytimes.com)
Migrant deaths at sea a 'shame': Pope (www.aa.com.tr)
Chinese city Harbin to host Asian Winter Games in 2025 (www.reuters.com)
Complicity in Hate: Israeli Government Boycotts Conference on Attacks Against Christians (www.mintpressnews.com)
Israel might try to make Jenin the new Gaza (mondoweiss.net)
