Israeli embassy pulls video imagining Hamas attack in Seoul (m.timesofindia.com)
North Korea's Kim orders military to accelerate war preparations (www.reuters.com)
Blackpool Tower on fire (news.sky.com)
Rioting students force Rohingya refugees out of shelter in Indonesia (myanmar-now.org)
I hadn’t broken Poland’s abortion laws – so why did the police raid my flat? (www.theguardian.com)
Artist was humiliated by the authorities and lambasted by the press after terminating a pregnancy, but refuses to be silenced...
Gaston Glock: Inventor of popular handgun dies aged 94 (www.bbc.com)
Gaston Glock, the Austrian engineer who invented the Glock handgun, has died aged 94....
Prince Andrew ‘tormented’ as Jeffrey Epstein documents set to be made public (www.independent.co.uk)
Mexico's first lunar mission is ready for launch (mexiconewsdaily.com)
China uses AI to generate propaganda on YouTube, report finds (www.rfa.org)
In a YouTube video, a voice in English announces that China has researched and developed its own ultra-thin 1-nanometer chip – a staggering claim given that the chip isn’t expected in commercial devices for another decade....
Russia warns Japan over providing Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
A move by Japan to provide Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine will have “grave consequences” for Russia-Japan ties, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday....
Far-right extremists stage rural land grab across Germany (www.theguardian.com)
Reichsbürger movement aims to establish parallel societies by infiltrating schools, clubs and public offices...
Ukraine gets ready to deploy US-made 'game-changing' weapon against Russia (m.timesofindia.com)
'Almost naked' party in Moscow nightclub triggers backlash and Putin's displeasure (m.timesofindia.com)
Ukraine F-16 Speculation Mounts as Russia Loses 8 Fighter Jets in 3 Weeks (www.newsweek.com)
Russia, India closer to joint military equipment production - minister (www.reuters.com)
MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Russia and India have made tangible progress in talks on plans to jointly produce military equipment, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, after talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow.
Sanctions threat looms over Bangladesh’s garment sector ahead of elections (www.aljazeera.com)
Indonesian students evict Rohingya from shelter demanding deportation (www.aljazeera.com)
Bangladesh capital most polluted as toxic smog engulfs South Asian cities (www.aljazeera.com)
‘Piles of body parts’: Gaza’s Maghazi residents find families ‘in pieces’ (www.aljazeera.com)
India targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware (www.aljazeera.com)
Students in Indonesia protest the growing numbers of Rohingya refugees in Aceh province (m.timesofindia.com)
Naspers crash: China softens stance on gaming after massive rout (www.news24.com)
Analysis: Putin promises Xi to 'fight for five years' in Ukraine (asia.nikkei.com)
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize....