Putin’s Russia is closing in on a devastating victory. Europe’s foundations are trembling. (www.telegraph.co.uk)
The same guy before: Take away Russia’s nuclear weapons – for Putin is finished and his country may soon collapse
Marine Le Pen to stand trial on EU embezzlement and fraud charges, along with 26 other members of her party (www.rfi.fr)
Houthis enforce embargo on ships heading to or leaving Israel (peoplesdispatch.org)
Climate agreement draft text watered down on fossil fuel phaseout (www.nationalobserver.com)
Letter by Academics Across the Globe Raises Concerns Over the ICC’s Inaction on Gaza (peoplesdispatch.org)
At least 184 scholars, lawyers, and experts of international law and politics have expressed grave concerns over the integrity of the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in a joint letter on December 6....
Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah killed by Israeli tank, investigation finds (www.reuters.com)
Japan’s PM Reportedly Set to Purge Cabinet Amid Scandal (time.com)
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to replace as many as 15 ministers and junior ministers, the Asahi newspaper said, as he seeks to contain the fallout from a slush fund scandal threatening to paralyze his government.
Tel Aviv protesters call Netanyahu to resign (www.dw.com)
Bassam Al-Salhi of the Palestinian People’s Party says war on Gaza has revealed fascist nature of Israel and the West (peoplesdispatch.org)
US F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes into Yellow Sea Off South Korea, Yonhap Says (www.bloomberg.com)
US F-16 Crashes into Yellow Sea Off South Korea, Yonhap Says (www.bloomberg.com)
Two teenagers killed, 15 detained in Israeli raids in occupied West Bank (www.aljazeera.com)
October 6: Palestinian killed as Israeli settlers attack West Bank town of Huwara...
‘A hand here, a head there’: Israeli warplanes kill dozens in central Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
December 3, 2023: Over 700 killed in last 24 hours as Israel intensifies strikes| December 3, 2023: From north to south, nowhere safe in Gaza as 700 killed in 24 hours...
US Asks Israel to Avoid Killing Gaza Civilians, Sends More Tank Shells (new.thecradle.co)
The White House has used an emergency authority to allow the sale of about 14,000 tank shells to Israel without congressional review, as Israel continues to kill large numbers of Palestinians amid its continued assault on the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza....
UAE defends lavish welcome of Putin (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Turkey says Canada, US linking drone-camera exports to Sweden NATO membership (www.reuters.com)
Philippines says China rammed, water cannoned resupply vessels (www.bangkokpost.com)
Aid groups warn of starvation in Gaza after U.S. vetoes cease-fire call (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived link: archive.is/…/gaza-starvation-israel-war-united-st…
Julian Assange Could Face Extradition to the U.S. by Early 2024 (theintercept.com)
French PM addresses security, health, immigration during visit to crisis-hit Mayotte (news.yahoo.com)
South Korea defense chief threatens strikes on 'heart and head' of North Korea if provoked (apnews.com)
Venezuelan and Guyanese Presidents agree to meeting (www.telesurenglish.net)
Landlords for Israel’s Arms Trade Shut Down, LondonMetric’s Mayfair Offices Re-decorated (www.palestineaction.org)
The offices of property firm ‘LondonMetric’ have been shut down by Palestine Action, with activists targeting the firm for their complicity in Israel’s arms manufacturing in Britain. The company owns the land and building of Elbit Systems’ UAV Tactical Systems drone factory in Leicester, from which military technologies...
World News in Brief: Nearly a million children displaced in Gaza, Guatemala ‘coup’ concerns, ‘enduring menace’ of genocide (news.un.org)
UN humanitarians in war-ravaged Gaza are “hanging on by our fingertips” with civil society on the brink of full-blown collapse, they warned on Saturday.
Israel has just given BP licences to drill for gas off the coast of Gaza. So, people blockaded its head office (www.thecanary.co)
On Wednesday, 6 December, dozens of activists from Fossil Free London assembled outside BP’s London headquarters to protest Israel’s approval of 12 new licences for natural gas exploration off the west coast of Gaza to six companies, including BP....
