Truce in Israel-Hamas extended with minutes to spare (apnews.com)
The truce continues. Saved at the last minutes by diplomacy.
“Slow death”: Israel weaponizes disease in the Gaza genocide (www.wsws.org)
Jailed without charge: How Israel holds thousands of Palestinian prisoners (www.aljazeera.com)
Russian court extends detention of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich (www.aljazeera.com)
Wall Street Journal denounces the continued detention of its reporter as a ‘brazen and outrageous attack’ on free press.
China, IMF and investors can’t reach a deal on Zambia’s debt. What does it mean for other distressed African nations? (www.scmp.com)
Thailand's Cabinet approves a marriage equality bill to grant same-sex couples equal rights (apnews.com)
Thailand’s Cabinet has approved an amendment to its civil code to allow same-sex marriage, with an expectation for the draft to be proposed to Parliament next month.
Older single women face growing risk of poverty in Japan (asia.nikkei.com)
Over 30% of those 65 or older fall below poverty line after death of spouses
Amazon hit by strikes, protests across Europe during Black Friday (www.reuters.com)
Why You Should Be Able to Sell Your Kidney (www.wsj.com)
Archived link: archive.is/…/human-kidney-organs-selling-ae22a73d
France Has Opted to Invest €11.7 billion in Dassault Rafael Because the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Would Not Be Operational Until 2040-45 (www.geopolitize.com)
When Western European powers were working on the Eurofighter Typhoon, France was working on its own aircraft, and their involvement in building aircraft since the end of WWII and the beginning of the Cold War gave them the capability to build the 4.5 generation Dassault Rafale....
Estonia to stop Russian-created migration flux at border, says minister (www.euractiv.com)
In the wake of the migrant crisis at the Finnish-Russian border, neighbouring Estonia said it will not let migrants sent by Russia onto its soil but will stop them at the border, Estonian Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets said on Thursday.
India set to miss divestment targets by more than half this year - sources | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
A US drone killed a Somali mother and her daughter – but no one was found guilty (continent.substack.com)
The world’s most powerful military force mistook a woman and a child for a man in rural Somalia, killed them, and decided their deaths were no one’s fault....
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Machine repairs prolong ordeal for trapped Indians (www.bbc.co.uk)
Forty-one workers have been trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand state for the past 12 days.
Gaza workers stranded in Israel were tortured, interrogated (mondoweiss.net)
Workers from Gaza who were stranded in Israel after October 7 were summarily arrested, interrogated, beaten, and tortured, before being declared illegal by Israeli authorities.
Iceland volcano: Evacuation zone ‘still dangerous’ as eruption imminent (www.independent.co.uk)
Sánchez, to Netanyahu in Israel: “The number of dead Palestinians is unbearable” (www.eldiario.es)
The President of the Spanish Government demands from the top Israeli leaders “a viable Palestinian State” and censures the reaction to the Hamas attacks: “This catastrophe must stop; The answer cannot involve the death of innocent people, including hundreds of children.”
Ukraine War: Selling Stalemate and Prolonging Pain (nationalinterest.org)
There was concern in the US administration that a pause would allow journalists broader access to Gaza and the opportunity to further illuminate the devastation there. (www.politico.com)
South African parliament votes to close Israeli embassy : Peoples Dispatch (peoplesdispatch.org)
Rival Koreas race to launch first spy satellites this month (www.reuters.com)
The Ukraine war has been a 'great bargain' for US in the Black Sea (responsiblestatecraft.org)
While U.S. officials have been open about their intentions of using Ukraine to weaken Russia, they have been careful about claiming that they are making hardheaded geopolitical calculations. Typically, U.S. officials have remained sensitive to the Ukrainian position that the war is a matter of resisting Russia’s military...
Al-Shifa Hospital, Hamas’s Tunnels, and Israeli Propaganda (theintercept.com)
Trumped up charges may prevent Guatemala's newly elected reformist president from taking office (theworld.org)
In India, 40 workers are trapped in a tunnel for a 7th day as rescuers wait for a new drill (apnews.com)
Forty workers are trapped in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India for a seventh day as rescuers wait for a new machine to drill through the rubble so they can crawl to their freedom.
