Queen of Denmark Margarethe II announces abdication live on TV (www.bbc.com)
UK preparing for attacks on Houthi rebels with US (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Denmark's queen Margrethe II unexpectedly announces abdication in New Year's Eve speech (news.sky.com)
Smotrich touts revival of Gaza settlements after war, wants Gazans encouraged to leave (www.timesofisrael.com)
Finance minister advocates for ‘voluntary emigration’ of enclave’s residents, opposes fuel going into Strip; stands by 2015 comment calling PA a ‘burden’ and Hamas an ‘asset’
North Korea’s Kim vows to launch 3 more spy satellites and produce more nuclear materials in 2024 (apnews.com)
Chinese military purge exposes weakness, could widen (www.reuters.com)
Macron’s defence of Depardieu: conspiracy theories and masculinism (www.mediapart.fr)
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North Korea dismisses any reconciliation with the South (www.lemonde.fr)
At the meeting that ended Saturday, Kim accused the United States of posing “various types of military threat” and ordered his armed forces to maintain “overwhelming war response capability,” according to KCNA. It is a “fait accompli that a war can break out at any time on the Korean peninsula due to reckless moves by...
US Navy helicopters destroy Houthi boats in Red Sea after attempted hijack (www.bbc.com)
Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll (www.theguardian.com)
Only one in 10 feel leaving the EU has helped their finances, while just 9% say it has benefited the NHS, despite £350m a week pledge according to new poll...
Israel says it's ready to let ships bring aid to Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Israel is prepared to let ships deliver aid to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip “immediately” as part of a proposed sea corridor from Cyprus, the Israeli foreign minister said on Sunday, naming four European countries as potential participants....
Bulgaria, Romania get official green light for partial entry into Schengen area (www.politico.eu)
EU member countries reached agreement Saturday on removing air and maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria and Romania, but the two countries’ full entry into the bloc’s passport-free Schengen zone remains subject to further discussions....
British warship arrives in Guyana as Venezuela holds military exercises in response (www.pbs.org)
A British warship arrived in Guyana on Friday afternoon amid rising tensions from a border dispute between the former British colony and Venezuela....
Trump's rhetoric is increasingly mirroring Nazi talking points, and nobody is paying attention, an expert on extremism warns (www.businessinsider.com)
Expert says number of police shootings in Canada 'spectacularly unrelenting' (www.cbc.ca)
A tally compiled by The Canadian Press found police shot at 85 people in Canada between Jan. 1 and Dec. 15 of this year — 41 fatally. Those numbers are based on available information from police, independent investigative units and reporting from The Canadian Press....
US Navy helicopters destroy Houthi boats in Red Sea after attempted hijack (www.bbc.com)
The US Navy has destroyed Houthi “small boats” attempting to board a container ship in the Red Sea....
Israel’s relentless bombardment destroyed over 70% of Gaza homes (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza for nearly three months has destroyed 70 percent of the homes in the besieged Palestinian enclave, according to the Government Media Office....
Bill Granger, Australian chef who brought avocado toast to the world, dies at 54 (abc7chicago.com)
SAN FRANCISCO – Bill Granger, the Australian chef, food writer and restaurant owner who brought Aussie-style food to international capitals from London to Seoul, has died. He was 54....
Bolivian court rules that former president Morales cannot seek re-election (www.france24.com)
Bolivia’s Constitutional Court has disqualified former president Evo Morales from running for re-election in 2025, reversing a ruling that had let him seek a fourth term in 2019....
North Korea says it will no longer seek reunification with South Korea, will launch new spy satellites in 2024 (www.cnn.com)
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea will no longer seek reconciliation and reunification with South Korea, Kim Jong Un has declared, as his nation vowed to put three new military spy satellites into orbit in 2024....
South Africa Is Right To Invoke the Genocide Convention Against Israel’s War on Gaza [Dec 30 2023 | Rohini Hensman | Jacobin] (jacobin.com)
Separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik vows to tear his country apart despite US warnings (apnews.com)
The Bosnian Serbs’ separatist leader vowed to carry on weakening his war-scarred country to the point where it will tear apart, despite a pledge by the United States to prevent such an outcome....
Missile hits Red Sea container ship, US destroyers shoot down two more (www.theguardian.com)
Warships responded to call from Maersk Hangzhou when they came under fire from Houthi rebel-held part of Yemen, says US Central Command...
No Sign Houthis Will Halt Red Sea Attacks, Says US (www.voanews.com)
Iran arms Hezbollah ahead of wider conflict with Israel (www.ynetnews.com)
Advanced weapons include precise missiles, surface to air missiles and air defenses transported mostly via Damascus airport which has come under repeated strikes attributed to Israel...
