EU’s top diplomat accuses Israel of funding Hamas (www.politico.eu)
A Belgian port seized tons of cocaine. Criminals tried to take it back. (wapo.st)
Belgian customs officers seized three times as much cocaine in the port of Antwerp last year as U.S. customs and border officials seized in all of the United States
Indonesia files lawsuit against Israel at ICJ (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
European orbiter may have discovered huge water deposits on Mars (www.euronews.com)
Eisenkot: Key Israeli war leader challenges Netanyahu over Gaza strategy (www.bbc.com)
A key member of Israel’s war cabinet has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not telling the truth about the military goals in Gaza....
$900 fine for a delivery rider’s death: Do couriers have any rights? (www.aljazeera.com)
Journalists say tech giants support the Kremlin – DW – 01/20/2024 (www.dw.com)
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Senior Iran Revolutionary Guard officials killed in Syria strike blamed on Israel (www.bbc.com)
Five senior members of Iran’s security forces have been killed in a suspected air strike on the Syrian capital....
Kashmir's rare snowless winter sets off alarm bells (www.bbc.com)
TalkTV Boss Told Staff to 'Make a Fuss' About Channel Migrant Deaths and 'Get Angry' – Byline Times (bylinetimes.com)
The French government will temporarily ban almost all commercial fishing in the Bay of Biscay to protect dolphins, much to the dismay of the industry (www.france24.com)
NATO admiral warns of potential all-out war with Russia (thehill.com)
Top NATO official Adm. Rob Bauer warned Thursday that a larger war with Russia and other adversaries is a real threat amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine....
Houthi official promises safe passage for Russian, Chinese ships through Red sea (www.newindianexpress.com)
Poland Is ‘Next’ After Russia Wins Ukraine War, Putin Ally Says - The Messenger (themessenger.com)
Japan lands on Moon but glitch threatens mission (www.bbc.com)
S. Korea experiences the worst case of overdue wages (www.donga.com)
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the amount of overdue wages in the U.S. last year was 156.15 million dollars, and the number of victims was 135,067 last year. Meanwhile, South Korea would reach 1.7 trillion won in amount and over 300,000 victims last year. The country’s economic size based on GDP is 1/15 of the...
Putin could attack NATO in ‘5 to 8 years,’ German defense minister warns – POLITICO (www.politico.eu)
German lawmakers pass bill seeking faster deportations (www.dw.com)
Leaked Military Docs Say Russia Could Go to War With NATO in 2024 (www.businessinsider.com)
‘We cannot operate, we have no drugs’: Gaza’s indirect casualties mount as health service decimated (www.theguardian.com)
Health services in Gaza are “decimated”, with medical staff exhausted after three months of war forced to extract shrapnel without adequate pain relief, conduct amputations without anaesthetics and watch children die of cancers because of a lack of facilities and medicine....
Tragedy Strikes as Dormitory Blaze Claims Lives of 13 Students in China (businesswisehub.com)
Iran Can Build 'Several' Nukes With Current Uranium Stockpiles, UN Says (themessenger.com)
Iran can likely build several atomic bombs with its current stockpiles of enriched uranium, the head of the United Nations’ nuclear agency said Thursday....
ethnic killings one sudan city left up 15000 dead- UN report (www.reuters.com)
In the report to the U.N. Security Council, independent U.N. sanctions monitors attributed the toll in El Geneina to intelligence sources and contrasted it with the U.N. estimate that about 12,000 people have been killed across Sudan since war erupted on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese army and the RSF....