63-year-old woman killed by falling Christmas tree in Belgian market square (www.news24.com)
Sri Lanka detains nearly 15 000 in drug crackdown (www.news24.com)
Naspers crash: China softens stance on gaming after massive rout (www.news24.com)
Analysis: Putin promises Xi to 'fight for five years' in Ukraine (asia.nikkei.com)
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize....
Ukraine probes alleged prisoner of war execution by Russian forces (www.reuters.com)
KYIV, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Ukraine has opened a war crimes investigation into the alleged execution by Russian forces of three Ukrainian prisoners of war, the general prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday....
Indonesia students storm Rohingya refugee center (www.dw.com)
Students chanted “kick them out” while rushing the shelter housing dozens of Rohingya refugees in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh. The UN said the incident was fueled by an online campaign.
Salaries and pensions may be delayed in Ukraine without Western aid: Cabinet of Ministers sets deadline (www.pravda.com.ua)
Ukraine may face delays in the payment of salaries and pensions for almost 12 million people if the West does not provide financial assistance in early 2024....
Ukrainian cyberattack paralyzes Russia’s high-profile ERP system 1C (www.ukrinform.net)
The Ukrainian IT Army paralyzed the operation of Russia’s automated enterprise management system 1C-Rarus....
Russia is drastically underplaying the toll of its warship exploding, report suggests (ca.news.yahoo.com)
Russia confirmed a Ukrainian missile attack damaged one of its Black Sea Fleet warships....
Leaked High Court verdict shows intent to overturn judicial reform law (m.jpost.com)
Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled to annul the Law to Cancel the Reasonableness Standard in a drafted ruling published on Wednesday by N12....
Russia, India closer to joint military equipment production - minister (www.reuters.com)
MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Russia and India have made tangible progress in talks on plans to jointly produce military equipment, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, after talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow.
Far-right extremists stage rural land grab across Germany (www.theguardian.com)
Reichsbürger movement aims to establish parallel societies by infiltrating schools, clubs and public offices...
Iran: Oct. 7 attack was revenge for killing of Soleimani in 2020; Hamas: No it wasn’t (www.timesofisrael.com)
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Wednesday that the Hamas terror group’s devastating attack on Israel was in revenge for the 2020 assassination of IRGC Quds Force head Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike....
Russia exports almost all its oil to China and India - Novak (www.reuters.com)
Almost all of Russia’s oil exports this year have been shipped to China and India, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday, after Moscow responded to Western economic sanctions by quickly rerouting supplies away from Europe....
Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun dies by suicide, drug scandal sweeps entertainment scene (koreajoongangdaily.joins.com)
US, Israel discuss 'different phase' of war (www.news24.com)
Nigeria nearing first-ever deal to supply gas to South Africa (www.news24.com)
Eiffel Tower closes as staff go on strike (www.news24.com)
Ukraine F-16 Speculation Mounts as Russia Loses 8 Fighter Jets in 3 Weeks (www.newsweek.com)
Far-right extremists stage rural land grab across Germany (www.theguardian.com)
Reichsbürger movement aims to establish parallel societies by infiltrating schools, clubs and public offices...
Indonesia's Whoosh fast train has accommodated one million people: KCIC (en.antaranews.com)
Indonesia continues efforts to end war in Gaza: VP Amin (en.antaranews.com)
As death toll in Gaza mounts, Turkey’s Erdogan compares Netanyahu to Hitler (www.aljazeera.com)
Wolfgang Schaeuble, longtime German politician, dead at age 81 (www.aa.com.tr)
No difference between actions of Hitler, Israeli Premier Netanyahu: Turkish President Erdogan (www.aa.com.tr)
