China’s population declines for second straight year (www.siasat.com)
‘Giving us oxygen’: Italy turns to Cuba to help revive ailing health system (www.theguardian.com)
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Declares Houthi Militants as Global Terrorists (www.whitehouse.gov)
China to grant Ireland unilateral visa-free treatment (english.news.cn)
Seizing $300B of Russian Assets May Be a ‘Cataclysm’ for Dollar System, Nobel Prize Winner Says (www.ccn.com)
Israel Tells World Court It Has the “Most Moral Army in the World” at Genocide Hearing (truthout.org)
Netanyahu is drawing the US into war with Iran (www.aljazeera.com)
Canadian CEO pay breaks all records, reflecting a new Gilded Age for Canada’s rich (policyalternatives.ca)
Iran Targets Alleged Mossad Center in Iraqi Kurdistan (peoplesdispatch.org)
Pakistan recalls envoy from Iran after 'unprovoked' missile strikes (www.reuters.com)
UN chief Guterres says parties to Gaza war 'trampling' on international law (www.reuters.com)
Indonesia taking comprehensive measures to tackle election hoaxes: ministry (en.antaranews.com)
A new therapy for Ukraine’s scarred soldiers: ketamine (www.economist.com)
Fico says Slovakia backs Hungary, will fight any attempt to restrict voting rights (news.yahoo.com)
Argentina’s Inflation Hits 211% in 2023, Fastest Gain in Three Decades (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
In Gaza, Israel has turned water into a weapon of mass destruction (www.972mag.com)
Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, a UN Special Rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation, warned that Israel “must stop using water as a weapon of war.”...
A big Chinese delegation unnerves U.S. diplomats in Davos, Switzerland (www.politico.com)
US CENTCOM Seizes Iranian Advanced Conventional Weapons Bound for Houthis (twitter.com)
Central African Republic seeks to host Russian base — official (tass.com)
End Gaza war to stop Houthi attacks - Qatari PM at Davos (www.reuters.com)
Qatar essentially supports the Yemeni attacks and says that it would be impossible to stop the attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea by military means if the war in Gaza continues. Stopping the war in Gaza is key to restoring normal shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal.
North Korea will no longer pursue reconciliation with South, Kim Jong Un says (apnews.com)
Russia And Niger Pledge To Strengthen Military Ties (www.barrons.com)
Philippines President "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. continues to evade $353-million contempt judgment of US court (www.rappler.com)
Israel not only prevents entry of aid into Gaza, but also kills those who try to receive it (euromedmonitor.org)
Euro-Med Monitor has documented shocking testimonies of the Israeli army killing and injuring dozens of Palestinians on Thursday 11 January 2024 on Al-Rashid Street, in the west of Gaza City, who were trying to receive humanitarian aid. The human rights organization demanded that the involved United Nations agencies be held...