Thailand's New Government To Ban Cannabis For Recreational Use (www.forbes.com)
American Victims of Hamas Attack on Israel Plan to Sue North Korea (www.voanews.com)
Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation (apnews.com)
Security camera video from a West Bank village shows a young man standing in a central square when he is suddenly shot and drops to the ground. Two others rushing to his aid are also hit, leaving a 17-year-old dead, moments before Israeli military jeeps roll in....
2023 hottest recorded year as Earth nears key limit (phys.org)
What is happening in Ecuador? (www.reuters.com)
Key moments in Ecuador's fresh wave of violence (www.reuters.com)
US Led 'War on Drugs' Drives Explosion of Violence in Ecuador (therealnews.com)
ICJ Hearings Over Israel’s Alleged Breaches of the Genocide Convention a Vital Step to Help Protect Palestinian Civilians (www.commondreams.org)
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)
Bottled water contains 100 times more plastic nanoparticles than previously thought (www.euronews.com)
Tuekey's Erdoğan warns Israel about more ops against spies at intel event (www.dailysabah.com)
Canadian health minister says he won't allow Florida to 'pillage' the drug supply (www.cbc.ca)
Air Canada passenger opens cabin door, falls out of plane before takeoff at YYZ (globalnews.ca)
Israel scrambles as support for South Africa’s case at the Hague increases (peoplesdispatch.org)
Québec Workers Conduct Largest Strike Ever (labornotes.org)
In Québec, 420,000 public sector workers in health care and education, united in a “Common Front” (Front Commun) of four major union federations, spent seven days on strike December 8-14. This followed half-day and three-day work stoppages in November....
Despite All Evidence, Blinken Calls Genocide Case Against Israel ‘Meritless’ (scheerpost.com)
China’s economy holds ‘real potential’ in 2024, think tank predicts 5.3% growth (www.scmp.com)
Alleged audio leak of Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen amounts to ‘foreign interference’, DPP lawmaker says (www.scmp.com)
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Jeffrey Epstein: Fifth and final batch of documents released (www.bbc.com)
UK's Sunak says tax cuts will be paid for by curbing welfare spending (www.itv.com)
Civil unrest in Ecuador - government declares "internal armed conflict" (www.reuters.com)
Israel is murdering Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Where is the outrage? (www.theguardian.com)
The Resurgence of Global Anti-Americanism (time.com)
