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Hundreds of women and children trafficked to UK to shoplift (www.bbc.com)

China accused of using sonic weapon against US ally (www.newsweek.com)

China’s maritime patrol ships deployed a suspected sonic weapon against Philippine government vessels on Saturday as they sought to obstruct a Philippines supply mission....

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny declared missing (www.independent.co.uk)

Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has been declared missing by his lawyers and allies just days after Vladimir Putin announced he would run for a fifth presidential term next year....

Donald Tusk becomes Poland's prime minister with the mission of improving European Union ties (apnews.com)

Donald Tusk, a leader of a centrist party, returned as Poland’s prime minister for the first time in nearly a decade after a vote in parliament on Monday, paving the way for a new pro-European Union government following eight years of stormy national conservative rule....

What is the global strike demanding an end to Israeli war on Gaza? (www.aljazeera.com)

‘Putin must lose’: Zelenskiy arrives in US to try to save $61bn Ukraine aid package (www.theguardian.com)

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has flown to Washington DC in an attempt to rescue a critical $61bn military aid package, while the UK separately hinted that it could increase the value of the arms, ammunition and training that it donates to Kyiv....

Elite Afghan troops face return to Taliban after UK 'betrayal' (www.bbc.com)

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....