Congo's constitutional court upholds election results, declares President Tshisekedi the winner (apnews.com)
Famine in Gaza is a Culmination of Israel’s Long War on Palestine’s Food System (truthout.org)
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 97: Israeli Bombardment Continues in Gaza Even as South Africa Presents Arguments to the ICJ (mondoweiss.net)
UK's Sunak says tax cuts will be paid for by curbing welfare spending (www.itv.com)
Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman (www.reuters.com)
Trump told EU that US would never help Europe under attack - EU official (www.reuters.com)
Biden Administration Backs Legislation to Seize Frozen Russian Assets (www.bloomberg.com)
American Victims of Hamas Attack on Israel Plan to Sue North Korea (www.voanews.com)
‘Astounding’ ocean temperatures in 2023 intensified extreme weather, data shows (www.theguardian.com)
Record levels of heat were absorbed last year by Earth’s seas, which have been warming year-on-year for the past decade
Alleged audio leak of Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen amounts to ‘foreign interference’, DPP lawmaker says (www.scmp.com)
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Norway becomes first country to approve commercial deep-sea mining (www.semafor.com)
Norway has become the first country to allow for commercial-scale deep-sea mining. On Tuesday, the Norwegian Parliament approved a controversial plan to open up 280,000 square kilometers (108,000 sq miles) of Norway’s northern waters for potential mining....
At least 15 dead in Papua New Guinea rioting and looting (www.aljazeera.com)
China lodges ‘solemn representations’ after Chinese shops targeted and some citizens injured after day of chaos....