Covert Indian operation seeks to discredit Modi’s critics in the U.S. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Saudi Arabia is trying to block a global deal to end fossil fuels, negotiators say (www.carbonbrief.org)
Tokyo zoo probes suspected mass squirrel poisoning after 31 die (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The new ‘Rwanda deal’ was a shock to Rwandans. We know this is no place for asylum seekers (www.theguardian.com)
I was sentenced to 15 years’ jail for speaking out about the government in my country. Its human rights record is appalling...
When will Mickey Mouse enter the public domain? (www.deseret.com)
This iconic mouse is weeks away fromn being in the public domain Jan. 1, 2024, is the day when ‘Steamboat Willie’ enters the public domain
War in Ukraine fuels ‘alarming increase’ in hospital superbug infections, report warns (www.telegraph.co.uk)
No evidence of inflated mortality reporting from the Gaza Ministry of Health (www.thelancet.com)
'I am a Zionist,' says Biden at Hanukkah event, promises continued military assistance to Israel (www.timesofisrael.com)
Several killed, dozens wounded in suicide attack on northwest Pakistan police station (www.france24.com)
Myanmar is now world's largest source of opium, UN says (www.reuters.com)
South China Sea: Xi Jinping calls for ‘mutually acceptable solutions’ as he visits Vietnam (www.scmp.com)
UN says Africa faces unprecedented food crisis, with 3 in 4 people unable to afford a healthy diet (english.elpais.com)
Nvidia in talks with Biden administration about AI chip sales to China, US commerce chief Gina Raimondo says (www.scmp.com)
IMF board approves US$900 million in funds for Ukraine as IMF chief Georgieva meets Zelensky (www.scmp.com)
‘Unluckiest high-speed railway’: how Mother Nature bends human will in record-breaking infrastructure in western China (www.scmp.com)
FISA “Reform” and Reauthorization Act: The Biggest Expansion in American Government Surveillance Since the Patriot Act (www.brennancenter.org)
‘We will not sign our own death certificate’: COP28 talks on the cusp of failure (www.smh.com.au)
Climate-vulnerable nations’ hopes that the world was on the cusp of an agreement to rapidly phase out the use of fossil fuels at the COP28 climate summit were shattered when a new draft text emerged from negotiations drastically watering down such language....
Drug lords hunt corrupt police officers who stole shipment in Tijuana (www.theguardian.com)
Number of Deserting Russian Troops Surges (www.kyivpost.com)
Iraq scrambles to contain fighting between US troops and Iran-backed groups, fearing Gaza spillover (apnews.com)
Dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities by Iran-backed factions in Iraq over the past two months as the Israel-Hamas war has raged have forced Baghdad into a balancing act that’s becoming more difficult by the day....
Doctor and self-exiled activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS epidemic in rural China dies at 95 (apnews.com)
Renowned Chinese doctor and activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS virus epidemic in rural China in the 1990s died Sunday at the age of 95 at her home in the United States....
Israel drove suitcases stuffed with cash into Gaza to keep Hamas in power (www.businessinsider.com)
Israeli officials are facing backlash after years of Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu quietly allowing Hamas to remain in power....