ICJ Delivers Preliminary Objections Judgment in the Ukraine v. Russia Genocide Case, Ukraine Loses on the Most Important Aspects (www.ejiltalk.org)
Capitalism and Drug Trafficking in Ecuador. Why the War on the Poor will Never Solve the Problem (peoplesdispatch.org)
ICJ rules that it will hear part of Ukraine-Russia genocide case (www.aljazeera.com)
Judge throws out case against Greta Thunberg and other London protesters (www.theguardian.com)
Pakistan Set for Polls Amid Popular Resentment Against Country’s Elites (peoplesdispatch.org)
‘Love of my life’: Shot dead, waiting for her husband in the West Bank (www.aljazeera.com)
UN Rapporteur On the Right to Food Visits Venezuela (www.telesurenglish.net)
Behind Pakistan’s civilian government, army tightens its grip on journalists (rsf.org)
Japan’s Aozora bank loses 33% of its value in two-day stock meltdown. Bank reported massive exposure to US commercial real estate. (www.bloomberg.com)
Israel's Attacks Continue to Decimate Ambulance and Maternity Services in Southern Gaza (peoplesdispatch.org)
Israeli Strike Destroys Belgian Development Agency In Gaza (imemc.org)
Singaporeans slam US senator’s grilling of TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi’s nationality, links to China: ‘pure ignorance’ (www.scmp.com)
Indian police clear a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after 8 months in bird lockup (apnews.com)
Florida Plane Crashes into Mobile Home Park, Leaving Multiple Dead (voxheadlines.com)
Demand for shipments from China via rail through Russia has 'skyrocketed' since the Red Sea attacks (www.cnbc.com)
Iran begins building 4 more nuclear power plants (apnews.com)
Plans for U.S. strikes on Iranian personnel and facilities in Iraq, Syria approved after Jordan drone attack (www.cbsnews.com)
Hamas gives 'initial positive confirmation' on ceasefire (www.newarab.com)
Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman has said that a meeting that took place in Paris "succeeded in consolidating the proposals" for a ceasefire....
Deutsche Bank to cut 3,500 jobs (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli intelligence report claims four UNRWA staff in Gaza involved in Hamas kidnappings (news.sky.com)
Israel's road to recovery starts with relinquishing Netanyahu's lies (www.haaretz.com)
As fate would have it, in order to halt the discussion over the justification for Israel's right to exist, Israel has to approach the dustbin of history and pull out the "occupation," the "two-state solution," "peace in exchange for territories" – all those terms his royal genius threw away in his megalomaniac hubris. We need...
Ukraine to Australia: ‘We don’t want your flying trash’ (www.afr.com)
South Africa says all states must stop funding Israel's military (www.reuters.com)
Israel held Gaza woman, 82, with Alzheimer's for two months as an 'unlawful combatant' (www.haaretz.com)
Israeli soldiers arrested Fahamiya Khalidi in early December at a school in Gaza after she fled her home due to IDF shelling. She was moved to Damon prison, where she was refused a meeting with an attorney and was only freed after an appeal