US Delegation To Arrive In Taipei Sunday: De-facto US Embassy For Taiwan (www.barrons.com)
PepsiCo bans mentioning Ukrainian army, support for Kiev in advertising (tass.com)
Tens of thousands march on Washington to demand ceasefire in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago found in Amazon in Ecuador (www.theguardian.com)
Nobody can stop Israel's war, including the world court, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says (www.itv.com)
How Israel Dominates the Palestinian Economy (jacobin.com)
Kyrgyzstan’s self-proclaimed ‘new God’ and former presidential candidate found dead in prison (globalvoices.org)
On January 5, a famous Kyrgyz politician and businessman, Arstan “Alai” Abdyldaev, was found dead at a penitentiary located in the Moldovanovka village near Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek. He was 55. According to the State Penitentiary Service, Abdyldaev committed suicide by hanging himself in the cafeteria of the special...
Prosecutors in Peru seek 34-year sentence for ex-President Castillo (www.aljazeera.com)
Peru’s prosecutor’s office has formally requested 34 years in prison for former President Pedro Castillo, who was dramatically removed from office and arrested after his attempt to dissolve Congress in late 2022....
Pope Francis calls for greater dialogue and cooperation between Christians, Marxists (www.catholicnewsagency.com)
Henry Kissinger Cause of Death: Congestive Heart Failure (www.rollingstone.com)
Russia Regains Upper Hand in Ukraine’s East as Kyiv’s Troops Flag (www.nytimes.com)
UK aircraft carriers can’t be sent to Red Sea because of Navy staffing crisis (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Much of Houthis’ Offensive Capability Remains Intact After U.S.-led Airstrikes (www.nytimes.com)
Namibia rejects Germany’s Support of the Genocidal Intent of the Racist Israeli State against Innocent Civilians in Gaza (x.com)
OpenAI Quietly Deletes Ban on Using ChatGPT for “Military and Warfare” (theintercept.com)
‘It is a time of witch hunts in Israel’: teacher held in solitary confinement for posting concern about Gaza deaths (www.theguardian.com)
An unlikely charge of intent to commit treason landed Meir Baruchin, a grey-haired, softly spoken history and civics teacher, in the solitary confinement wing of Jerusalem’s notorious “Russian Compound” prison in early November....
Israel Plans Risky Mission to Seize Last Gaza Border it Doesn’t Control (www.wsj.com)
Israel’s Campaign in Gaza Fits the Legal Definition of Genocide (www.commondreams.org)
Oil tankers divert from Red Sea after US, UK strikes in Yemen (www.reuters.com)
Gaza's Heath Workers and Aid Agencies Face Impossible Choices (peoplesdispatch.org)
New French government reflects Macron's electorate shift to the right (www.lemonde.fr)
Nasa unveils quiet supersonic aircraft in effort to revive commercial flights (www.theguardian.com)
Yemen's Houthis vow more operations against Israel despite U.S., British airstrikes (english.news.cn)
Xi urges more ‘bridges’ to be built between China, Europe in meeting with Belgian PM (www.globaltimes.cn)
