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)
China rights activist goes on trial for ‘inciting subversion of state power’ (www.theguardian.com)
Li Qiaochu, a human rights activist detained for nearly three years in China, has gone on trial in Shandong province charged with “inciting subversion of state power”....
North Korea's Kim threatens 'more offensive actions' against US after watching powerful missile test (apnews.com)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened “more offensive actions” to repel what he called increasing United States-led military threats after he supervised the third test of his country’s most advanced missile designed to strike the mainland U.S., state media reported Tuesday....
Jewish man expelled by UK Labour claims discrimination over antisemitism accusation (www.middleeasteye.net)
A Rwandan doctor in France faces 30 years in prison for alleged role in his country's 1994 genocide (abcnews.go.com)
EU countries destroy €4B worth of COVID vaccines (www.politico.eu)
Crazy flyover video over the Volcano in Iceland (www.ruv.is)
Russian courts halt cases against Alexei Navalny after jailed activist disappears | Alexei Navalny | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Auschwitz Museum Decries Israeli Mayor's 'Sick' Call to 'Empty' Gaza (www.commondreams.org)
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After Weeks of Warnings, Iceland Volcano Erupts in Plumes of Fire (www.nytimes.com)
While Monday’s eruption was not unexpected, it was larger than volcanologists had been predicting and took place not far from an evacuated town and a power plant.
16 killed in Christmas-season shootings in central Mexico state of Guanajuato (apnews.com)
Earthquake kills more than 100 in northwest China (www.bbc.com)
Iceland volcano erupts on Reykjanes Peninsula (www.ruv.is)
Israeli Strike on Pediatric Hospital Escalates Conflict in Gaza Strip (bnnbreaking.com)
In a recent military attack in the Gaza Strip, Israel’s forces targeted the Naser Pediatric Hospital in Khan Yunis, marking a grim turn in the ongoing conflict. The incident resulted in the tragic death of a child already wounded and further escalated the situation as several missiles failed to detonate upon impact, posing a...
Iceland volcano erupts after weeks of quake activity (www.reuters.com)
Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza (www.hrw.org)
Statement from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Ensuring Freedom of Navigation in the Red Sea (www.defense.gov)
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....
Hamas releases video of three elderly Israeli hostages pleading for release (www.jpost.com)
EU takes action against Elon Musk's X over disinformation (www.bbc.com)
Putin: New NATO member Finland didn't have problems before, but now it will (kyivindependent.com)
A suspected cyberattack paralyzes the majority of gas stations across Iran (apnews.com)
Nearly 70% of Iran’s gas stations went out of service on Monday following possible sabotage — a reference to cyberattacks, Iranian state TV reported....
How migrants endured 36 days at sea and left it ‘in God’s hands’ (www.independent.co.uk)
A month had passed when the first four men decided to jump....
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....
