Iraq says it intends to end the presence of the US-led international coalition in this country (www.avapress.com)
America’s Suez Crisis (compactmag.com)
Israel bombards urban refugee camps in central Gaza (apnews.com)
China’s middle class does not ‘dare to spend’ until post-Covid economy shows clear signs of recovery (www.scmp.com)
Israeli airstrikes kill 100 in one of war's deadliest nights, Gaza officials say (www.reuters.com)
Evidence Missing in ‘Mass Rape’ Charge Against Hamas (scheerpost.com)
Yemen’s Houthis Vow More Attacks on Ships in Red Sea Despite US Naval Force (www.bloomberg.com)
Biden’s Israel Policies Are Still on the Wrong Track (www.thenation.com)
Vatican approves blessings for same-sex couples in landmark ruling (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: the X Files – how Elon Musk’s new rules allow hate to flourish (www.businesspost.ie)
Iraqi resistance will fight until last US soldier expelled: Official (new.thecradle.co)
US Troops are Occupying Syria's Oil Fields. Congress Refuses to Withdraw Them (geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com)
The US military has illegally occupied Syrian sovereign territory since 2014, preventing Damascus from accessing its own oil and wheat. The Senate voted 13-84, rejecting a resolution to withdraw them.
Zulu king's official crowning by President Rampahosa invalid, court rules (www.bbc.com)
A South African court rules the president failed to comply with the law when recognising the new king.
Polish minister ‘saw UK special forces operating in Ukraine’ (www.declassifieduk.org)
Maduro orders the 'immediate' exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana's Essequibo (apnews.com)
Exxon Mobil forecasts increases in project spending, oil output (www.reuters.com)
Exxon forecasts production of 3.8 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) in 2024, from 3.7 million this year, as it bets on a lift from the Permian shale basin and Guyana....
‘Everything indicates’ Chinese ship damaged Baltic pipeline on purpose, Finland says (www.politico.eu)
‘I would think that you would notice that you’re dragging an anchor behind you for hundreds of kilometers,’ says minister.
‘Death corridor’: The al-Samounis recall terror of ‘safe passage’ in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
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Israeli air strikes pound Gaza as truce with Hamas ends (www.aljazeera.com)
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U.S. Sends Israel 2,000-Pound Bunker Buster Bombs for Gaza War. (www.wsj.com)
U.S. regime is directly complicit in the genocide that Israel is conducting.
Barcelona may need water shipped in during worst drought on record in Catalonia, authorities say (www.pbs.org)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tighter water restrictions for drought-stricken northeast Spain went into effect Wednesday, when authorities in Catalonia said that Barcelona may need to have fresh water shipped in by boat in the coming months....
Argentina is Not For Sale: Unions Respond to Privatization (popularresistance.org)
Argentinian President-Elect Milei Moves To Privatise Energy… And Everything Else....