Donor countries voice support for the U.N. agency for Palestinians despite Israel’s accusations. (www.nytimes.com)
Key donors to the United Nations agency that aids civilians in Gaza have signaled that they will continue to support the organization under the right conditions despite Israeli accusations that some of its employees were involved with terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7....
Armenia formally joins international criminal court in snub to Russia (www.theguardian.com)
Armenia has formally joined the international criminal court (ICC), officials said, a move which traditional ally Moscow has denounced as unfriendly....
Russia and Ukraine exchange PoWs after plane crash prevented last swap (www.theguardian.com)
Russia and Ukraine have conducted a major prisoner-of-war exchange a week after a previous swap was prevented when a Russian Il-76 transport plane was shot down and exploded near the border between the two countries....
Hervé Bopda: Cameroon socialite accused of sexual assaults (www.bbc.com)
Earlier this month, Mr Bopda and his acquaintances were accused by a popular activist of committing a number of crimes against roughly 200 victims....
Thai court orders election winners to abandon plan to change royal insults law (www.reuters.com)
Three years after coup, Myanmar junta chief under unprecedented pressure (www.reuters.com)
German domestic spy agency has its former head, now a hard-right politician, under scrutiny (www.independent.co.uk)
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has put its former head, who has become a hard-right politician since being removed from the job several years ago, under scrutiny....
EU aiming to launch Red Sea naval mission by mid-Feb (www.reuters.com)
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday he was hopeful it could be decided later in the day which member state could lead the upcoming EU mission to protect vessels in the Red Sea, adding this operation could de launched before mid-February....
‘We are dying slowly:’ Palestinians are eating grass and drinking polluted water as famine looms across Gaza (edition.cnn.com)
Burkina Faso thanks Russia for 'priceless gift' of wheat (www.bbc.com)
Israel eyes longshot plan of exile for some Hamas leaders | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Israeli Gov't Press Office Hosts Evangelical Leader Who Calls for Bombing Iran (www.haaretz.com)
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Intelligence Reveals Details of U.N. Agency Staff’s Links to Oct. 7 Attack (www.wsj.com)
The Oct. 7 intelligence reports seen by the Journal identified an Unrwa Arabic teacher who the reports said was also a Hamas militant commander and took part in a terrorist attack on Kibbutz Be’eri, where 97 people were killed and about 26 people were kidnapped and taken as hostages to Gaza....
Injured, hungry and alone - the Gazan children orphaned by war (www.bbc.com)
In the chaos caused by the ongoing fighting and with entire families almost wiped out, medics and rescuers often struggle to find carers for bereaved children....
UNRWA'S Terrorgram - How a Telegram group of 3,000 UNRWA teachers in Gaza celebrated the October 7th Hamas massacre (unwatch.org)
Evidence Shows Widespread Support for October 7th Terrorists Among UNRWA Teachers in Gaza...
China ousts top rocket scientist from key political body in widening military purge (www.cnn.com)
China has expelled a leading rocket scientist from its top political advisory body, the latest sign of a widening purge in the Chinese military’s missile force and aerospace contractors....
Saudi Arabia carries out first death penalty of year as man executed on terrorism charge (web.archive.org)
Saudi Arabia Eyes Reviving Multibillion Dollar Aramco Share Sale (www.bloomberg.com)
UN Warns of Possible Aid System Collapse in Gaza if Funding for UNRWA is Withheld by Israel (newshint.in)
Chinese Telecom Fraud Suspects in Myanmar Discover Even Amid an Insurgency They Can Still Get Caught by Chinese Officials (chinaglobalsouth.com)
China seized Japan's crown for vehicle exports in 2023, data shows (www.japantimes.co.jp)
EU Seeks Ammunition Boost for Ukraine in Bid to Near Goal (www.bloomberg.com)
The European Union will aim to boost ammunition deliveries to Ukraine as it tries to make up for delays in meeting an ambitious target of sending 1 million artillery rounds by March, Estonia’s defense minister said....
China comes just shy of Japan as the world's largest car exporter (www.cnbc.com)
Japanese customs data showed the country exported 5.97 million vehicles last year, more than the 5.22 million vehicle exports that China customs data reported....
Japan’s former PM, 83-year-old Aso, piles insults on female foreign minister (www.theguardian.com)
Taro Aso, vice-president of ruling LDP, said Yoko Kamikawa ‘not that good looking’, got her name wrong, used ageist jibe and mixed up her place in history...