Lula Will Propose a Reform of International Institutions during the G20 Presidency (www1.folha.uol.com.br)
‘It’s warmer in the fridge’: cold snap freezes China, bringing snow, accidents and school closures (www.scmp.com)
Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86 (apnews.com)
Kuwait’s ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, died Saturday after a three-year, low-key reign focused on trying to resolve the tiny, oil-rich nation’s internal political disputes....
Dollarization Challenges Prompting Multinationals' Exit from Nigeria (www.riotimesonline.com)
New York's Met museum returns Southeast Asian artifacts tied to looting (e.vnexpress.net)
Finland to reseal entire border with Russia as temporary reopening sees new influx in migrants | Euronews (www.euronews.com)
Israeli military says its actions mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages (www.cbc.ca)
Seasonal flu can cause persistent health problems similar to long Covid, study warns (www.scmp.com)
Maersk to pause all container ship traffic through the Red Sea (www.cnbc.com)
Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk will pause all container shipments through the Red Sea until further notice, a spokesperson for the company told Reuters on Friday....
Around one in eight tourist beds in Ireland in use by Government for refugees (www.thejournal.ie)
Videos show Israeli soldiers in Gaza burning food, vandalizing a shop and ransacking private homes | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Myanmar rebels seize city of Namhsan from military junta despite China-backed ceasefire (www.france24.com)
One killed, another 26 injured as Ukrainian MP detonates a grenade at a meeting in Ukraine (en.apa.az)
Mariupol doctor who betrayed wounded Ukrainian soldiers to Russians is sentenced to life in prison (www.yahoo.com)
Woman charged with stealing truck filled with 10,000 Krispy Kreme doughnuts after 2 weeks on the run in Australia (www.cbsnews.com)
Radioactivity detected in Fukushima worker's nose (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Australia signs sweeping security pact with PNG as China continues push for policing influence in Pacific (www.abc.net.au)
Prime ministers Anthony Albanese and James Marape meet in Canberra to deepen security ties with a pact that has a status like a treaty, while Beijing continues its push to expand policing ties with Pacific Island countries and regional defence chiefs discuss a joint military response group.
Lula’s Green Plan for Brazil Challenged by Allies Pushing to Boost Fossil Fuel (news.yahoo.com)
Rights commission probes Hanshin University accused of forcing Uzbek students to return home (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Hongkongers gather at Victoria Harbour as mainland China’s home-grown C919 passenger jet soars above city (www.scmp.com)
NATO increases military budget by 12% to 2.03 billion euros (www.reuters.com)
Why Israel’s top court is greenlighting a civil rights crackdown (www.972mag.com)
Xinjiang is ‘one of the most heavily policed regions in the world’: study (www.rfa.org)
Report identifies different types of police used by China to clamp down on Uyghurs.