About 30,000 people dead or missing in Gaza: Official (aje.io)
Former China central bank official jailed for 16 years for graft: Caixin | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Jaishankar says relationship between India and Russia much deeper (www.thehindu.com)
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on December 28 said that the relationship between India and Russia is not just about diplomacy or economics, it is something much deeper....
Iran executes four accused of sabotage, links to Israel's Mossad (www.reuters.com)
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Iran executed on Friday four people, including a woman, whom it accused of being “saboteurs” with links to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, the Mizan news agency affiliated to the judiciary said....
Nepal earthquake survivors deal with deadly cold (www.dw.com)
The November earthquake in Nepal was the deadliest since 2015. Over 150 were killed. But now survivors are also at risk. Authorities say at least 34 quake survivors have died after weeks in makeshift tents in the cold.
Berlin’s plan for driverless magnetic trains derided by climate groups (www.theguardian.com)
Iran executes four accused of sabotage, links to Israel's Mossad (www.reuters.com)
Iran executed on Friday four people, including a woman, whom it accused of being “saboteurs” with links to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, the Mizan news agency affiliated to the judiciary said....
Russia fires 122 missiles and 36 drones in what Ukraine calls the biggest aerial barrage of the war (apnews.com)
Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 18 civilians across the country in what an air force official said was the biggest aerial barrage of the 22-month war....
Mexico says a drug cartel kidnapped 14 people from towns where angry residents killed 10 gunmen (apnews.com)
‘Queen of trash’ and employees arrested over Sweden’s ‘largest environmental crime’ (www.theguardian.com)
Healthy train passengers can be maskless amid increasing COVID cases (en.antaranews.com)
Indonesian Health Ministry confirms two JN.1-infected patients in Batam died (en.antaranews.com)
Apple reportedly faces pressure in India after sending out warnings of state-sponsored hacking (www.engadget.com)
A cargo ship picking up Ukrainian grain hits a Russian floating mine in the Black Sea, officials say (apnews.com)
300,000 Flee Sudan’s Jazeera State as RSF Paramilitaries Expand Control (www.democracynow.org)
Mexico: 14 kidnapped from village that rose up and killed cartel members - Farmers in Texcaltitlán in central Mexico, tired of being extorted, chased down gang members and killed 10 earlier this month (www.theguardian.com)
Putin Ally Found Dead After Falling From Third-Floor Window (www.charlotteobserver.com)
Vladimir Egorov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead on Wednesday, according to Russian state media. Tobolsk City Duma deputy Egorov, 46, a member of Putin’s ruling United Russia party, fell from the third floor window of a house on Kedrovaya Street in Tobolsk in the Tyumen Oblast, Russian Telegram...
Israeli soldier stabbed injured Palestinian inside ambulance in West Bank, says doctor (www.aa.com.tr)
Russia launches another military satellite into orbit (www.aa.com.tr)
Christians also suffered from Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, says Palestinian artist (www.aa.com.tr)
Brazil Adjusts Minimum Wage Amid Regional Trends (www.riotimesonline.com)
Venezuela mounts military exercises as UK sends warship to support Guyana (www.theguardian.com)
Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has ordered more than 5,600 military personnel to participate in “defensive” exercises, after the UK deployed a warship to waters off the coast of Guyana in a show of support for the former British colony....