US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine (apnews.com)
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland. U.S. allies France, Japan and South Korea supported the resolution....
‘60 Minutes’ Links "Havana Syndrome Victim" to Alleged Russian Spy (www.thedailybeast.com)
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Government funding deal includes ban on U.S. aid to UNRWA, a key relief agency in Gaza, until 2025, sources say (www.cbsnews.com)
UK, Australia call for ‘immediate’ end to fighting in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
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Vietnam seeks death for tycoon in $12bn fraud case (www.bangkokpost.com)
Blinken says all of Gaza facing unprecedented food insecurity (www.timesofisrael.com)
“According to the most respected measure of these things, 100 percent of the population in Gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. That’s the first time an entire population has been so classified,” Blinken told a press conference in the Philippines, where he is on an official visit.
President of Argentina Announces IMF Borrowing Plan (orinocotribune.com)
Musk's SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say (www.reuters.com)
India eliminates extreme poverty (www.brookings.edu)
Israeli army acknowledges mistaking bike for rocket-propelled grenade in deadly Gaza strike (www.aa.com.tr)
The Israeli army has admitted to mistakenly targeting two Palestinians who were riding a bicycle in the Gaza Strip....
Denmark wants to conscript more people for military service - including women, for the first time (apnews.com)
Macron Ready to Send Troops to Ukraine if Russia Approaches Kyiv or Odesa (www.kyivpost.com)
Extraordinary charges of bias emerge against NYTimes reporter Anat Schwartz (mondoweiss.net)
New doubts are emerging about the New York Times’s coverage of sexual violence during the October 7 Hamas-led attack — and the paper owes its readers an open and transparent explanation....
Trump breaks silence on Navalny, casts no blame on Putin (www.reuters.com)
Israel has gone ‘beyond self-defence’ in Gaza, says Labour’s Streeting (www.theguardian.com)
The U.S. Dollar Is ‘Finished’—Wall Street Legend Warns Trump’s And Biden’s China Nightmare Is Suddenly Coming True (www.forbes.com)
Deutsche Bank to cut 3,500 jobs (www.theguardian.com)
Despite Looming Gaza Famine, U.S. Halts UNRWA Funding After Israel Claims 12 U.N. Staff Aided 10/7 Attack (www.democracynow.org)
On the same day the U.N.'s highest court accepted South Africa's case alleging genocide in Gaza, Israel accused 12 employees with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, of taking part in the Hamas attack on October 7. The United States and at least 10 other nations have now suspended funding to the agency, which...
She was fleeing with her grandson, who was holding a white flag. Then she was shot (www.cnn.com)
Footage showing the moment Hala Khreis was killed as she tried to leave Gaza City went viral earlier this month. It’s one of a growing number of videos that show unarmed civilians holding white flags being shot dead.
Japan: Man sentenced to death for Kyoto anime fire which killed 36 (www.bbc.com)
The arson attack in a revered Kyoto animation studio killed 36 people and injured dozens more.
Men in Medieval China Had Same Social Mobility As US Baby Boomers: Study (www.businessinsider.com)
Knockoff Iranian Drone Sold on Alibaba to Ukraine Was Meant for War, Documents Show (www.vice.com)
Tens of thousands pack into a protest in Hamburg against Germany's far right (apnews.com)
Tens of thousands gathered in Hamburg on Friday for a demonstration against the far right, and organizers said the protest was ended early because the mass of people led to safety concerns.
US Secretary of State Blinken Stranded After Boeing Plane Breaks Down On Davos Trip (www.bloomberg.com)
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