Jewish man expelled by UK Labour claims discrimination over antisemitism accusation (www.middleeasteye.net)
Doctor who treated freed Hamas hostages describes physical, sexual and psychological abuse (www.cbsnews.com)
Ukraine aid will run out at the end of the month, White House warns (www.cnn.com)
An aid package scheduled for Ukraine later this month will be the final one unless Congress approves additional help, the White House warned Monday....
Australia court finds Melbourne man guilty of foreign interference (www.reuters.com)
An Australia court on Tuesday found a Melbourne man who held prominent positions in Chinese community associations guilty of planning an act of foreign interference, the first verdict of its kind under a law introduced in 2018.
Crazy flyover video over the Volcano in Iceland (www.ruv.is)
[Video] Volcano in Iceland erupts (streamable.com)
Putin: New NATO member Finland didn't have problems before, but now it will (kyivindependent.com)
Climate activist for Samoa tells why Ireland should join the campaign for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty (www.independent.ie)
China shifts to electric vehicle overdrive as Mitsubishi takes the off-ramp (www.eastasiaforum.org)
Egypt's Sisi sweeps to third term as president with 89.6% of vote (www.reuters.com)
‘Important bills coming up’ — 141 Oppn MPs suspended, Modi urges BJP MPs to attend Parliament (theprint.in)
Modi’s comments at the BJP parliamentary board meeting came amid an unprecedented crackdown in both Houses, which saw the suspension of as many as 141 MPs in the past week for ‘causing disruption...
Ukraine war: Kyiv forced to cut military operations as foreign aid dries up (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine has warned it is already being forced to downsize some military operations because of a drop-off in foreign aid....
A Rwandan doctor in France faces 30 years in prison for alleged role in his country's 1994 genocide (abcnews.go.com)
X to be investigated for allegedly breaking EU laws on hate speech and fake news (www.theguardian.com)
Vatican approves blessings for same-sex couples in landmark ruling (www.reuters.com)
Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if the rituals don't resemble marriage (apnews.com)
Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it....
16 killed in Christmas-season shootings in central Mexico state of Guanajuato (apnews.com)
Israel finds large tunnel adjacent to Gaza border, raising new questions about prewar intelligence (apnews.com)
North Korea test fires ballistic missile with potential to reach entire US, Japan says (www.cnn.com)
North Korea launched a possible intercontinental ballistic missile on Monday morning in what analysts said indicated the growing reliability of the reclusive state’s illegal weapons program....
Earthquake kills more than 100 in northwest China (www.bbc.com)
Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza (www.hrw.org)
BP halts oil and gas shipments through Red Sea after rebel attacks (www.theguardian.com)
Energy company follows decisions by five big shipping firms as Houthi militants step up attacks on vessels...