Islamic Jihad releases video of two Israeli hostages pleading for their release (www.reuters.com)
A Palestinian baby girl, born 17 days ago during Gaza war, is killed with brother in Israeli strike (apnews.com)
Israel offers Hamas one-week pause in fighting as part of a new hostage deal (www.axios.com)
Asylum Hostel Torched As Anti-Immigrant Unrest Spirals in Ireland (www.vice.com)
Company tells employees to run miles each month if they want their bonuses (www.techspot.com)
Ukraine military seeks extra 500,000 soldiers - President Zelensky (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine’s military wants to mobilise up to 500,000 extra people, President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed, as the war with Russia nears a two-year mark....
US announces naval coalition to defend Red Sea shipping from Houthi attacks (www.theguardian.com)
Egypt and Saudi Arabia notably absent from Operation Prosperity Guardian as more shipping companies forgo route...
Nobel peace prize awarded to Barack Obama (www.theguardian.com)
US president in surprise win for ‘extraordinary efforts’ to improve world diplomacy and co-operation
Another Hunter Biden scandal (eu.usatoday.com)
Hunter Biden’s drug addiction and claims of political targeting could play a major role in his defense against tax charges that carry a maximum penalty of 17 years in prison.
Russia summons Finland ambassador over US border accord (www.bbc.com)
Russia has summoned the Finnish ambassador in Moscow, after Finland signed a new agreement on military co-operation with the US....
‘Important bills coming up’ — 141 Oppn MPs suspended, Modi urges BJP MPs to attend Parliament (theprint.in)
Modi’s comments at the BJP parliamentary board meeting came amid an unprecedented crackdown in both Houses, which saw the suspension of as many as 141 MPs in the past week for ‘causing disruption...
Climate activist for Samoa tells why Ireland should join the campaign for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty (www.independent.ie)
Parliament winter session: India opposition fury as 141 MPs suspended (www.bbc.com)
On Monday, the opposition accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of attacking democracy after a record 78 MPs were suspended in one day....
Australia court finds Melbourne man guilty of foreign interference (www.reuters.com)
An Australia court on Tuesday found a Melbourne man who held prominent positions in Chinese community associations guilty of planning an act of foreign interference, the first verdict of its kind under a law introduced in 2018.
China shifts to electric vehicle overdrive as Mitsubishi takes the off-ramp (www.eastasiaforum.org)
Egypt's Sisi sweeps to third term as president with 89.6% of vote (www.reuters.com)
China rights activist goes on trial for ‘inciting subversion of state power’ (www.theguardian.com)
Li Qiaochu, a human rights activist detained for nearly three years in China, has gone on trial in Shandong province charged with “inciting subversion of state power”....
North Korea's Kim threatens 'more offensive actions' against US after watching powerful missile test (apnews.com)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened “more offensive actions” to repel what he called increasing United States-led military threats after he supervised the third test of his country’s most advanced missile designed to strike the mainland U.S., state media reported Tuesday....
Jewish man expelled by UK Labour claims discrimination over antisemitism accusation (www.middleeasteye.net)
[Video] Volcano in Iceland erupts (streamable.com)
A Rwandan doctor in France faces 30 years in prison for alleged role in his country's 1994 genocide (abcnews.go.com)
EU countries destroy €4B worth of COVID vaccines (www.politico.eu)
Crazy flyover video over the Volcano in Iceland (www.ruv.is)
Russian courts halt cases against Alexei Navalny after jailed activist disappears | Alexei Navalny | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Auschwitz Museum Decries Israeli Mayor's 'Sick' Call to 'Empty' Gaza (www.commondreams.org)
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