Far-right Polish MP uses fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles after Donald Tusk speaks out against xenophobia – Europe live (www.theguardian.com)
Female prison guard ‘had secret phone sex with inmate’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Thousands of demonstrators from Europe expected in Brussels to protest austerity measures in the EU (nationalpost.com)
Mysterious shipwreck measuring over 200 feet long found at bottom of Baltic Sea (www.cbsnews.com)
German prosecutors charge 27 over alleged far-right plot (www.theguardian.com)
Alarm Grows Over Weakened Militaries and Empty Arsenals in Europe (www.wsj.com)
Who is Hamas leader Yehiya Sinwar? From enforcer to Oct. 7 mastermind. (www.msn.com)
The year was 1989. The future Hamas leader, then the group’s internal enforcer, would be convicted of killing four fellow Palestinians....
German companies have asked the authorities to compensate for investments in Russia (www.oreanda-news.com)
Netanyahu accuses Palestinian Authority of seeking to destroy Israel ‘in stages’ (www.aa.com.tr)
Netanyahu Sparks Outrage After Saying October 7, Oslo Accords Had Same Number of Victims (www.haaretz.com)
One-fifth of troop fatalities in Gaza due to friendly fire or accidents, IDF reports (www.ynetnews.com)
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as top opium producer (www.bbc.com)
Huawei’s Chip Breakthrough: Raimondo Vows ‘Strongest Possible’ Action (www.bloomberg.com)
Commercial Ship In Flames After Red Sea Missile Attack (www.thedrive.com)
Joe Biden mixes up Chinese leaders, refers to Deng Xiaoping instead of Xi Jinping (www.scmp.com)
US Red-Faced as Contractor Lists Myanmar Resistance Groups in Terrorism Index (www.irrawaddy.com)
Suspect arrested after 2 people were killed in a shooting in the southern Swiss town of Sion (apnews.com)
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)
