Are China’s high-speed trains becoming Xi Jinping’s preferred way to travel within the country? (www.scmp.com)
Israel-Palestine conflict boosts global defense stocks (www.aa.com.tr)
Australia to triple fees on foreigners buying existing homes, penalise them if they leave properties empty (www.scmp.com)
Chinese garlic is a national security risk, says US senator - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Storm Fergus hits Ireland bringing tornado, high winds and heavy rain (www.irishnews.com)
On TikTok, the war in Gaza is a game (english.elpais.com)
Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian enclave have shared dozens of videos mocking the destruction of Gaza, trivializing the bombings and playing with objects found in abandoned houses
Over 10,000 infants and children killed in Israel’s Gaza genocide, hundreds of whom are trapped beneath debris (euromedmonitor.org)
Maduro’s land grab in Guyana is a cynical ploy to hang on to power in Venezuela (www.theguardian.com)
It also seems clear that the dispute, which centres on control of the Essequibo region in western Guyana, a sparsely populated area the size of Greece that constitutes about two-thirds of Guyanese territory, is mostly about oil. In 2015, the US oil giant, ExxonMobil, discovered a big field off Guyana’s coast, largely within...
UAE defends lavish welcome of Putin (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Japan's Kishida eyes replacing all ministers from Abe faction (asia.nikkei.com)
Palestinian professor who reported on Gaza’s suffering dies before replying to final message (english.elpais.com)
Refaat Alareer, the teacher and writer who had shared the hardships of war with EL PAÍS, was killed along with six family members in an Israeli attack
India's Vikrant Will Soon Be Deployed Operationally but Navy’s Aircraft Carrier Dilemma To Continue (m.thewire.in)
Israeli massacre at Al-Yemen Al-Saeed Hospital (alkhabaralyemeni.net)
President Milei sworn in as Argentina braces for economic reforms (news.yahoo.com)
COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C -IEA (www.reuters.com)
A raft of new pledges announced at the COP28 climate summit - from tripling renewables to reining in methane emissions - won’t be enough on their own to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Sunday....
China issues arrest warrants, offers rewards for 10 leaders of telecom fraud gangs in Myanmar (www.chinadaily.com.cn)
Thousands call for Gaza ceasefire on central London march (www.theguardian.com)
UN agency chief says Israel trying to force Gazans into Egypt (www.france24.com)
Biden administration uses emergency authority to sell tank shells to Israel (amp.theguardian.com)
Almost 100 journalists killed and 400 imprisoned in 2023, says report (www.theguardian.com)
Russia tries to unfreeze gold reserves for climate funds at COP28 (www.reuters.com)
Hundreds From Philippines Set Sail as Tensions Flare With China (www.bloomberg.com)
Chinese state media drops ‘Tibet’ for ‘Xizang’ after release of Beijing white paper (www.scmp.com)
Yemen’s Houthis threaten to attack Israel-bound Red Sea ships unless aid enters Gaza (www.scmp.com)
Iran: Mahsa Amini's family stopped at airport on way to collect award (www.bbc.com)
