Afghanistan: 'Tea is sometimes all I have to give my hungry baby' (www.bbc.co.uk)
“It is Terrorism”: Pope Francis Denounces Killing of Two Christian Women in Gaza (www.vanityfair.com)
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At least 90 killed in latest Israeli attacks on Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp (www.aljazeera.com)
Global shipping firms to avoid Suez Canal as attacks from Yemen's Huthi rebels increase (www.france24.com)
‘Prison or bullet’: new Argentina government promises harsh response to protest (www.theguardian.com)
Hong Kong’s activist publisher to stand trial this week under Beijing’s crackdown on dissidents (www.nbcnews.com)
Jimmy Lai, who founded the pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily, faces a possible life sentence after being charged under the controversial national security law imposed after Hong Kong’s 2019 protests....
Gaza's Al Shifa hospital a 'bloodbath' says WHO (www.reuters.com)
Australia denounces Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank (www.abc.net.au)
Australia joins more than a dozen countries and the EU in expressing "grave concern" over violent attacks by settlers.
China’s youth compete for stable gov’t jobs in unstable economic times (www.aljazeera.com)
The number of candidates taking China’s civil service exam reaches a record high as graduates seek secure jobs.
Israeli forces kill two Christian women in ‘cold blood’ inside Gaza church (www.aljazeera.com)
Pope speaks out after IDF sniper kills two women inside Gaza church, per Catholic authorities - CNN...
Israel should make Gaza look like Auschwitz - council head (www.jpost.com)
‘People Snatchers’: Ukraine’s Recruiters Use Harsh Tactics to Fill Ranks (www.nytimes.com)
Archived link: archive.is/…/ukraine-military-recruitment.html
UK MP Layla Moran's family among hundreds trapped in Gaza church (www.bbc.com)
UK MP Layla Moran says her relatives are among hundreds of civilians trapped in a Catholic Church in Gaza City as Israeli forces operate nearby....
In the West Bank, Israeli settlers are on an anti-Palestinian rampage (www.vox.com)
Dogs ring in Christmas at Swansea canine carol service (www.bbc.co.uk)
Bark the herald beagles sing at canine carol night
South Korea to see population plummet to 1970s levels, government says (www.cnn.com)
South Korea, the country with the world’s lowest birth rate, expects it to fall even further in the next two years while its overall population is expected to plummet to levels not seen since the 1970s....
Like Putin, Viktor Orbán is learning he can act with impunity: the cash keeps flowing | Katalin Cseh (www.theguardian.com)
The EU’s capitulation to the Hungarian PM’s blackmail is a grave mistake. He seeks to reshape the bloc in his image...
Girls bear the brunt of new HIV infections, assessment suggests (wapo.st)
Two illegal entries over Russian border | Yle News | Yle (yle.fi)
Anxiety and resignation in Argentina after Milei's economic shock measures (apnews.com)
Putin: Russia will concentrate more military units near Finland (yle.fi)
As a Finn I say this is fine. Every military resource that is tied down and not raping and destroying Ukraine is net positive.
More than 60 people drowned when a migrant vessel capsized off Libya, U.N. says (text.npr.org)
India tries to discredit anti-modi news since 2020 using state intelligence agents (archive.today)
NEW DELHI — Since 2020, an opaque organization calling itself the Disinfo Lab has published lengthy dossiers and social media posts claiming to reveal the personal relationships and funding sources behind U.S.-based critics of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Disinfo Lab has combined fact-based research with...
Putin threatens Finland with "problems" (news.yahoo.com)
