Children Born During the War in Gaza Will Never Truly Escape It (www.nytimes.com)
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Saudi Arabia interested in Israel normalisation deal after war (www.bbc.com)
German FM: Suffering of Palestinians ‘cannot go on’ (www.politico.eu)
The suffering of Palestinian civilians “cannot go on,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned Tuesday during a visit to Cairo, urging more concrete measures to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip....
More than 10 children losing legs in Gaza every day as dire health crisis grows, aid groups say (edition.cnn.com)
Canada blocks citizenship for Russian blogger who criticised Ukraine war. [update: Canada reverses course, will grant citizenship says Minister of Immigration] (www.theguardian.com)
For Fleeing Palestinians, Gaza Has Shrunk—by Two-Thirds (www.wsj.com)
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Weak economy, COVID rampage likely shrank China's population again in 2023 (www.reuters.com)
Israel’s Gaza war leads to a massacre of journalists (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Myanmar Junta Troops Massacre 19 Villagers at Sagaing ‘Death Camp’: Reports (www.irrawaddy.com)
Gabriel Attal is France's youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister (apnews.com)
Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right....
A US citizen has been arrested in Moscow on drug charges (apnews.com)
A U.S. citizen has been arrested on drug charges in Russia, officials said Tuesday, a move that comes amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions over Ukraine....
See How Hot 2023 Was in Two Charts. Hint: Record Hot. (www.nytimes.com)
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Police probe UK Post Office for accusing over 700 employees of theft. The culprit was an IT glitch (apnews.com)
Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Niigata Prefecture; No Tsunami Threat (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
Blinken carries Arab message to Israel: keep Palestinian state hope alive (www.reuters.com)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his latest mission to rein in the Gaza war, told Israeli leaders on Tuesday there was still a chance of winning acceptance from their Arab neighbours, if they create a path to a viable Palestinian state....
Gang leader’s prison break puts restive Ecuador on high alert (www.cnn.com)
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa on Monday declared a state of emergency for the South American nation after a notorious gang leader escaped from prison, heightening security fears as authorities struggle to control the bloodshed of a bloody criminal turf war....
Norway to approve controversial deep-sea mining (www.bbc.com)
Norway is likely to become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of commercial-scale deep-sea mining....
South Korea passes law banning dog meat trade (www.bbc.com)
Outrage in Iran after woman whipped for refusing to wear hijab (www.euronews.com)
Israel is using a notorious military tool to arrest its own Palestinian citizens (www.972mag.com)
In the shadow of the Hamas-led October 7 attack and Israel’s ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian citizens of Israel have been facing a wave of persecution. Hundreds have been arrested or interrogated, usually on the basis of social media activity; dozens more have been suspended or dismissed from Israeli...
US Intelligence Shows Flawed China Missiles Led Xi to Purge Army (www.bloomberg.com)
China missiles filled with water, not fuel: US intelligence. Xi seeking to root out corruption, prepare military for combat.
Meloni urged to ban neofascist groups after crowds filmed saluting in Rome (www.theguardian.com)
In the race for AI supremacy, China and the US are travelling on entirely different tracks (www.theguardian.com)
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China’s Youth Are Quitting the Rat Race to ‘Let It Rot’ (www.wsj.com)
Young people in China are becoming more rebellious, questioning their nation’s traditional expectations of career and family
Moscow Deploys 35,000 National Guards to Counter Partisans in Occupied Ukraine (www.kyivpost.com)
Russia has become concerned about partisan activity and anti-Kremlin attitudes among the local population in the occupied territories of Ukraine as its presidential elections approach....
