Woman paraded naked: A familiar headline in India, legal experts and gender rights activists say the law is still not equipped to deal with such heinous crimes against women. (www.bbc.co.uk)
Iran undoes slowdown in enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade -IAEA (www.reuters.com)
Iran already has enough uranium enriched to up to 60%, if enriched further, to make three nuclear bombs, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s theoretical definition, and more at lower enrichment levels. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons....
Hamas, Islamic Jihad reject Gaza gov. overhaul for permanent ceasefire, Egyptian sources say (www.reuters.com)
Israel is taking scorched earth policy to a new level (www.aljazeera.com)
US charges alleged Hezbollah member over 1994 Buenos Aires bombing (www.aljazeera.com)
‘Many more could die’: Urgent plea for Rohingya refugees trapped at sea (www.aljazeera.com)
Indonesian leader’s son brushes off ‘nepo baby’ tag in feted debate showing (www.aljazeera.com)
US frets over Iran's accelerated uranium enrichment programme (www.aljazeera.com)
Reports Israeli forces blocked ambulances after deadly West Bank drone strike (www.aljazeera.com)
Deaths of more Israeli soldiers pile more pressure on Netanyahu (www.aljazeera.com)
Dozens of vessels stranded in Djibouti as Houthis ‘set new rules’ in Red Sea (www.aljazeera.com)
Several killed in Israeli attack on central Gaza school (www.aljazeera.com)
Phone, internet services cut off again across Gaza Strip (www.aa.com.tr)
The right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy (english.elpais.com)
Reports Israeli forces blocked ambulances after deadly West Bank drone strike (www.aljazeera.com)
Florida shooting: Mum fatally shot over Christmas present row (www.bbc.co.uk)
The 23-year-old was shot in the chest by her teenage brother while she had her 10-month-old son in a carrier, the Florida sheriff’s office said....
DTE Energy Facing Oversight of “Hardship-Inducing” Debt Collection Practices (www.propublica.org)
The Michigan Public Service Commission this month ordered DTE to start reporting information about debt sales every year. The utility, however, fended off an effort to end the practice altogether, according to commission documents....
Maersk preparing to resume shipping through Red Sea (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine’s allies fall short of Russia’s on arms help, raising 2024 risks (www.aljazeera.com)
Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission approves Sweden’s NATO bid (www.aljazeera.com)
Russia confirms Ukraine destroyed its warship in Crimea attack (www.aljazeera.com)
Houthis say they carried out drone attack on Israeli port of Eilat (www.aljazeera.com)
New constitution, old playbook: Chad’s Deby continues power play in Sahel (www.aljazeera.com)
UNSC resolution ‘to no avail’, says Palestinian envoy (www.aljazeera.com)
Myanmar Infantry Division Surrenders in Laukkai, Shan State: Reports (www.irrawaddy.com)
Troops from the 55th Light Infantry Division (LID) stationed in Laukkai, the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone in northern Shan State, have surrendered to the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), according to military analysts close to sources on the ground....