Just Stop Oil activist jailed for six months for taking part in slow march [UK] (www.theguardian.com)
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Newest NATO member Finland signs defence pact with US (www.euronews.com)
NATO’s newest member, Finland, has announced it will sign a bilateral defence cooperation agreement next week with the United States....
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British warship shoots down suspected attack drone over Red Sea (www.independent.co.uk)
The HMS Diamond shot down the drone - the first time in decades that the Royal Navy has taken out an aerial target in anger...
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Samer Abudaqa: Al Jazeera cameraman killed in Gaza drone strike (www.bbc.com)
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Details of thousands of individuals referred to the government’s controversial anti-radicalisation Prevent programme are being shared far more widely than was previously known (www.theguardian.com)
The stated aim of Prevent, which is a voluntary programme, is to divert people from terrorism before they offend. Most people do not even know that they have been referred, with about 95% of cases resulting in no further action.
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Javier Milei’s government announces plan to crack down on Argentina protests (english.elpais.com)
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Ukraine Says Russia Has 7 Drones for Every 1 It Has (www.businessinsider.com)
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Shipping firms MSC and CMA CGM are latest to suspend passage through Red Sea (www.timesofisrael.com)
Hostages were holding white cloth on stick when Israeli forces shot them, army says (www.bbc.com)
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'A Spectacle, A Farce, A Rigged Clown Show': Russia Watches As Putin Cruises Toward A Fifth Term (www.rferl.org)
With all political opposition eliminated and Russia firmly in the grip of what analysts call “mature authoritarianism,” the country prepares for a March presidential vote devoid of competition and, if the Kremlin has its way, ushers Vladimir Putin into another six-year term without surprises.
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Beijing subway crash leaves 102 with broken bones (www.bbc.com)
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World watches as landmark Jimmy Lai trial set to begin in Hong Kong (www.theguardian.com)
Territory’s global reputation on the line as media mogul and democracy activist finally tried over alleged national security crimes
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Kuwait's ruling emir dies at age 86, three years after assuming power (www.abc.net.au)
The cause of death was not immediately disclosed, but last month he was admitted to hospital. His half-brother is the designated successor.
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More young people in South Korea consider marriage, childbirths as nonessential (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
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Ukraine's European borders are being blockaded by discontented truckers (www.lemonde.fr)
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Ukraine war: Soldier tells BBC of front-line 'hell' (www.bbc.com)
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Surrounded and low on ammo, the elite troops out to spoil Putin’s New Year (www.thetimes.co.uk)
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More than 60 migrants feared drowned off Libya, IOM says (www.bbc.com)
More than 60 migrants are believed to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said....
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US and Britain say their navies shot down 15 attack drones over the Red Sea (apnews.com)
A U.S. warship shot down 14 suspected attack drones over the Red Sea on Saturday, and a Royal Navy destroyer downed another drone that was targeting commercial ships, the British and American militaries said....
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Israeli military says its troops shot and killed three hostages by mistake (www.theguardian.com)
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Game-changing gun arouses interest in Belgium and beyond (www.brusselstimes.com)
Indonesia needs carbon capture to reach net zero by 2060 (www.thejakartapost.com)
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Iran lifts visas for 33 countries including Vietnam (e.vnexpress.net)
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Award ceremony suspended after writer compares Gaza to Nazi-era Jewish ghettos (www.theguardian.com)
A German foundation has said it will no longer be awarding a prize for political thinking to a leading Russian-American journalist after criticizing as “unacceptable” a recent essay by the writer in which they made a comparison between Gaza and a Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Europe.
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