Casualties Rise in Gaza: 70% of Killed Women and Children (www.financial-world.org)
Gaza is currently experiencing its longest communication blackout since the Israeli operation began in October....
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.
X to be investigated for allegedly breaking EU laws on hate speech and fake news (www.theguardian.com)
Vatican approves blessings for same-sex couples in landmark ruling (www.reuters.com)
What’s Up With Germany’s Pro-Israel ‘Left’? | Novara Media (novaramedia.com)
“It is clear that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza,” UN-Panel concludes (peoplesdispatch.org)
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.
EU opens proceedings against X in first probe under new rules (www.reuters.com)
Bankruptcies soar as high rates and end of Covid aid hit businesses hard (www.ft.com)
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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....
[2022] ‘Publishing is not a crime’: media groups urge US to drop Julian Assange charges. First outlets to publish WikiLeaks material, including the Guardian, come together to oppose prosecution (www.theguardian.com)
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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)
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...
Israel should make Gaza look like Auschwitz - council head (www.jpost.com)
Exclusive: the X Files – how Elon Musk’s new rules allow hate to flourish (www.businesspost.ie)
‘People Snatchers’: Ukraine’s Recruiters Use Harsh Tactics to Fill Ranks (www.nytimes.com)
Archived link: archive.is/…/ukraine-military-recruitment.html
Anxiety and resignation in Argentina after Milei's economic shock measures (apnews.com)
Jeffrey Epstein Never Stopped Abusing Women—and His VIP Circle Helped Make It Possible (www.msn.com)
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
