A new Suez crisis threatens the world economy (www.economist.com)
Oil and gas prices surge as BP stops Red Sea shipments following Houthi attacks | CNN Business (www.cnn.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.
“It is clear that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza,” UN-Panel concludes (peoplesdispatch.org)
Israel should make Gaza look like Auschwitz - council head (www.jpost.com)
Jeffrey Epstein Never Stopped Abusing Women—and His VIP Circle Helped Make It Possible (www.msn.com)
Gaza deadliest place for journalists, their families, in world: UN (www.presstv.ir)
The UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territories has expressed concern over the high number of journalists who have been killed in Gaza since October 7.
Bankruptcies soar as high rates and end of Covid aid hit businesses hard (www.ft.com)
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EU opens proceedings against X in first probe under new rules (www.reuters.com)
Watch: The Belmarsh Tribunal on Julian Assange, Press Freedom [transcript included] (www.democracynow.org)
Watch Amy Goodman and The Intercept’s Ryan Grim co-chair the Belmarsh Tribunal on the case against imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange....
Israeli forces kill two Christian women in ‘cold blood’ inside Gaza church (www.aljazeera.com)
Pope speaks out after IDF sniper kills two women inside Gaza church, per Catholic authorities - CNN...
Exclusive: the X Files – how Elon Musk’s new rules allow hate to flourish (www.businesspost.ie)
China court lauds rule of law, backs transgender worker fired for being ‘absent’ while on leave recovering from reassignment surgery (www.scmp.com)
Gaza's Al Shifa hospital a 'bloodbath' says WHO (www.reuters.com)
‘People Snatchers’: Ukraine’s Recruiters Use Harsh Tactics to Fill Ranks (www.nytimes.com)
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Anxiety and resignation in Argentina after Milei's economic shock measures (apnews.com)
Israeli hostages killed in Gaza were holding white flag, official says (www.reuters.com)
U.S. and Ukraine Search for a New Strategy After Failed Counteroffensive (www.nytimes.com)
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First Resolution In US Congress To Back End To Assange Case (thedissenter.org)
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Unmasking Media Complicity: The Urgent Call for Truth in Gaza (dissidentvoice.org)
Western media has the potential to be a catalyst for change. We have seen the impact of unfiltered reporting during the Vietnam War when journalists chose to reveal the truth, irrespective of government constraints. There are the equivalents of the Tet Offensive and the My Lai Massacre currently being in Gaza by Israel. Any...
Venezuela and Guyana to Maintain Direct Dialogue Amid Essequibo Dispute (peoplesdispatch.org)
Yemeni Operations in Support of Gaza Deal New Blow to Israeli Economy (new.thecradle.co)
French foreign ministry says worker killed by Israeli attack in Rafah (www.reuters.com)
France struggles to find right balance as violence at matches escalates (www.theguardian.com)
Death of a fan in early December has led to calls for drastic measures but travel bans have been met with opposition