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Russian factory activity expands at fastest pace in seven years in December (www.reuters.com)

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US Congress and the 4 faces of China baiting bills in 2023 (responsiblestatecraft.org)

US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission (apnews.com)

The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxic dangers lurked, documents show (apnews.com)

Ambulances Under Fire (electronicintifada.net)

Israeli soldier stabbed injured Palestinian inside ambulance in West Bank, says doctor (www.aa.com.tr)

Canada in payout talks with two Michaels over China imprisonment (www.scmp.com)

Rumors swirl that TSMC chairman Mark Liu was forced to retire over Arizona fab debacle (www.tomshardware.com)

Christmas in China brings glittering decor and foreign influence concerns (www.reuters.com)

Japan's Chiba Pref. sees high number of teachers punished over sex crimes (mainichi.jp)

HIBA -- A high number of teachers in east Japan's Chiba Prefecture have recently been slapped with disciplinary measures for sexual assault against their students or children.

The United States claims to support the two-state solution, but voted against the United Nations resolution in support of the Palestinian nation's right to self-determination. (media.mas.to)

The six opposing countries were the United States, Canada, Israel, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, and Palau.

Israel’s military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in recent history, experts say (apnews.com)

Industrial Killing of Civilians in Gaza Won’t Defeat the Armed Insurgency (theintercept.com)

‘No safe place’: Jenin’s Freedom Theatre raided, daubed with Star of David (www.aljazeera.com)

Disturbing information on summary killings of at least 11 unarmed Palestinian men in front of their family members in Al Remal neighbourhood. (twitter.com)

Full article by UN OCHA - reliefweb.int/…/un-human-rights-office-opt-unlawf…

Zelenskyy confident US will not ‘betray’ Ukraine (www.aljazeera.com)

The Hamas Terrorist Who Wasn’t (theintercept.com)

Disapproval rate for Japanese Cabinet highest since 1947: Mainichi poll (mainichi.jp)

TOKYO -- The disapproval rate for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet hit 79% in a Mainichi Shimbun nationwide opinion poll conducted on Dec. 16.

Ukraine needs new troops so badly it is taking people's passports and tried to recruit a mentally disabled man (www.businessinsider.com)

South Korea to increase defense spending over five years (www.defensenews.com)

Following North Korea’s satellite launch last month, South Korea suspended a no-fly provision in the 2018 inter-Korean treaty, enabling the South to monitor the North’s activities along their shared border. North Korea reacted by withdrawing from the pact entirely.

Festive cheer for Filipino fishers after supply boat evades Chinese vessels (www.theguardian.com)

Revealed: more than 160 representatives with climate-denying track records got Cop28 access (www.theguardian.com)

The World Health Organization prohibits tobacco companies and lobbyists from attending its summits, yet the UNFCCC (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) has no conflict of interest policy allowing organizers to ban bad-faith actors from registering as observers....

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