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)
Final Epstein List Revealed, Netanyahu Faces Calls For Resignation (www.youtube.com)
Calls to prosecute Israel for war crimes grow louder in Europe (peoplesdispatch.org)
Assailant says he stabbed opposition leader to prevent him from becoming president: police (en.yna.co.kr)
SEOUL/BUSAN, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- The assailant who stabbed opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in the neck last week has told police that he carried out the knife attack to prevent Lee from becoming president, officials said Wednesday.
Julian Assange 'will not survive' US extradition if last UK court appeal fails, lawyer warns (www.abc.net.au)
Ecuador in 'internal armed conflict' after gang leader's prison escape, president says (www.cbc.ca)
100 Chilean Lawyers Lodge ICC Case against Netanyahu for Gaza War Crimes (www.palestinechronicle.com)
About 100 Chilean lawyers have filed a complaint before the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accusing him of committing crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes in Gaza....
South Korea bans dog meat after years of falling consumption (www.semafor.com)
South Korean lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban the farming, slaughter and sale of dogs for meat, ending a centuries-old practice that has become increasingly rare in recent years as support for animal welfare has grown....
‘Almost naked’ party in wartime Russia sparks outrage (www.semafor.com)
A host of Russian celebrities who paid more than $10,000 to attend an “almost naked” party at a Moscow nightclub are facing a growing backlash, with concert dates canceled and advertising contracts torn up, after the event triggered a storm of outrage from conservative Russians....
Ghana’s mystery presidential candidate pulls off his mask (www.semafor.com)
ACCRA, Ghana — A wealthy Ghanaian businessman revealed he is the masked presidential candidate featured on billboards that appeared across major cities in recent weeks. But his launch was most notable for highlighting the government’s apparent fear of a new youth-led populist movement similar to others sweeping the...
Gaza: MSF Condemns Strike on Shelter that Killed Staff Member’s Five-Year-Old Daughter (www.commondreams.org)
Farmers’ Protests Surge in Germany Against Cuts in Subsidies and Tax Increases (peoplesdispatch.org)
Families of Israelis killed in Be'eri home hit by tank fire on October 7 demand probe (www.haaretz.com)
Family members of Israelis who were killed on October 7 after a standoff between Hamas terrorists and the Israeli army led to the army firing a tank at a house where the civilians were held hostage are demanding that the military probe its actions that day....
New York Times and Other Major Newspapers Heavily Favoured Israel, Analysis Shows (theintercept.com)
Kremlin foe Navalny says he's been put in a punishment cell in an Arctic prison colony (www.seattletimes.com)
"Ask Zelensky:" UAE rebuffs Bibi request to pay Palestinian workers barred from Israel (www.axios.com)
(PDF) International Criminal Court : APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS ON GENOCIDE PREVENTION AGAINST THE STATE OF ISRAEL (www.icj-cij.org)
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