1. Japan moves for the first time to criminalize paying for sex

2. Facing high Trump tariffs, Africa''s leading economy says it''s close to a new trade deal with China

3. EU proposes ''powerful'' 20th Russia sanctions package with full ban on oil maritime services

4. US ambassador questions troop presence in Poland after official says Trump doesn''t deserve Nobel Prize

5. In show of support, Canada and France open consulates in Greenland

6. Louvre Museum crown left crushed but ''intact'' after raid

7. Senator Wyden Sends Ominous, Mysterious Letter to CIA Director

8. Russian General Vladimir Alekseev shot multiple times in Moscow, Kremlin confirms

9. “We can breathe easier”: Ukrainian soldiers say Russians in panic after Starlink shutdown

10. Pakistan Suicide Blast: 69 Killed, 169 Injured In Suicide Bombing At Shrine In Islamabad

11. Saudi Arabia is lifting the alcohol ban for wealthy foreigners

12. Ukraine’s kill rate just overtook Russia’s troop replacement, Syrskyi says

13. Russian troops crowdfund radios as assault numbers drop by half after Starlink goes dark

14. Canada condemns Iran after video shows armored car running over protesters

15. Three African countries agree to UK migrant returns after sanctions threat

16. Russian Forces ‘Destroying Themselves’ as Starlink Shutdown Sparks Friendly Fire – ATESH Partisans

17. Russian general shot several times in Moscow

18. Private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank

19. Nunavik Inuit travel to Greenland in solidarity against U.S. threats

20. Trump says he won’t extend nuclear arms treaty with Russia

21. Cuba to roll out rationing plan as US moves to block fuel supply

22. Zelenskyy: No country’s recognition can give away Ukrainian land

23. ''Willing to slaughter'': Canadian man gets 16-year terrorism sentence for joining ISIS

24. Volkswagen overtook Tesla as Europe''s top EV seller in 2025

25. Russian growth slows to 1% as Ukraine war strains economy

26. Steven Spielberg to document Hamas massacre survivors’ stories

27. Alleged helicopter defector arrested for plotting to take a U.S. chinhock helicopter to China after they offered him $15M

28. Cruise missile from Yemen strikes tanker ship -US officials

29. Gallant: Hamas battalions once ‘considered invincible’ now ‘on verge of collapse’

30. Scientists Discover 512-Year-Old Shark, Which Would Be The Oldest Living Vertebrate On The Planet

31. Putin must lose’: Zelenskiy arrives in US to try to save $61bn Ukraine aid package

32. Ireland's lack of sonar forced British navy to chase Russian sub away from Cork Harbour

33. Over 100 European lawmakers call on US Congress to approve aid for Ukraine

34. ‘I am a Zionist,’ says Biden at Hanukkah event, promises continued military assistance to Israel

35. Commercial Ship In Flames After Red Sea Missile Attack

36. White House: Another aid package for Ukraine to be announced before end of year

37. The Qatargate Files: Hundreds of leaked documents reveal scale of EU corruption scandal

38. Farmers Killed 10 Cartel Members with Machetes Over Extortion Fees

39. Argentina's President Javier Milei reduces ministries from 18 to nine on first day in office

40. ‘Verge of complete failure’: Climate summit draft drops the mention of fossil fuel phase-out

41. South Korea’s fertility rate is estimated to reach 0.6 by the end of the year

42. Russian opposition leader Navalny missing from prison, says his team

43. Germany: Thousands rally in Berlin against antisemitism

44. Anguish grows over 'effective ban' on most UK citizens marrying foreign nationals

45. The body of a 150 million-year-old sea monster is hidden under a British cliff, says a scientist. Time is running out to find it.

46. UN Security Council members to visit Rafah crossing in Egypt, skip Israeli kibbutzim

47. After Putin-Netanyahu talk, Russia demands Hamas releases hostages

48. Poland’s Law and Justice party loses power after eight years of authoritarian rule

49. Zelenskyy will address the US military in Washington as funding for Ukraine's war runs out

50. Russia Forming Assault Units with Disabled Soldiers, Relatives Outraged

51. Elite Afghan troops face return to Taliban after UK 'betrayal'

52. Ukraine war: Zelensky heads to US in bid to rescue $60bn military aid

53. Russia made more money from oil exports in October than it did in any month before the Ukraine war

54. Argentina will stay in Paris climate agreement under Milei: Negotiator

55. Russia targets Kyiv with ballistic missiles. Ukraine says it intercepted all of them.

56. Hezbollah launched rocket ’20 meters’ from UN compound

57. Jerusalem: ‘No UN chief has done more to secure the survival of a terrorist organization’

58. French immigration bill causes uproar

59. US will ‘lose face before world’ if it abandons Kyiv, says ex-Ukraine president

60. South Korean government asks young couples why they refuse to have children

61. Ex-Hamas minister in interrogation: ‘Crazy people’ led by Sinwar ‘destroyed Gaza’

62. Voter turnout plunges below 30% in Hong Kong election after rules shut out pro-democracy candidates

63. Half of Gaza's population is starving, warns UN

64. Zelensky Will Travel From Argentina to Washington To Meet With Biden, Lawmakers

65. 60% of Japan Gen Zs don't mind never getting married

66. 'Just give up and surrender': Hamas outgunned and outnumbered - and some in Gaza blame leader

67. Russians banned from travel to hand over passports within five days

68. Russia Insists on an Expanded Boundary in the Arctic Ocean

69. UK's first air capture plant is turned on to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and turn it into jet fuel

70. Netanyahu tells Putin: your cooperation with Iran is dangerous

71. Iran accuses Swedish EU diplomat of crime that carries the death penalty

72. German Bundeswehr Inspector General warns of potential defensive war against Russia

73. Deforestation hits record low in Brazilian Amazon in November

74. Netanyahu criticizes 'dangerous' Russia-Iran cooperation directly to Putin

75. The skull of a colossal sea monster has been extracted from the cliffs of Dorset's Jurassic Coast

76. Independent: UK foreign secretary calls to use $350 bn in frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine reconstruction

77. Houthi Militia Threatens to Block All Ships Headed to Israel

78. Blinken: Israel, not Washington, to decide when to end Gaza operation

79. Argentine President Milei warns economic shock unavoidable in maiden speech

80. Mossad helps arrest two Iranians in plot to attack Israelis in Cyprus

81. Saudi Arabia Is Trying to Block a Global Deal to End Fossil Fuels, Negotiators Say

82. Hamas: Not a single hostage will leave Gaza alive unless our demands are met

83. Thousands demonstrate against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a rise in incidents

84. Israel ready to act against Houthi rebels if international community fails to, official says | CNN

85. Ukraine says any Russian presidential voting in its occupied regions would be 'null and void'

86. French Navy intercepts two drones fired from Houthi area in Yemen

87. Observers Say OPEC 'Panicking' as COP28 Talks Focus on Possible Fossil Fuel Phase-Out

88. Ukraine and US Sign Historic Joint-Weapons Production Agreement

89. Israel will not bow to international pressure to end war with Hamas, says Netanyahu

90. Saudi Arabia could take ‘effective majority control’ of London Heathrow

91. Sinwar 'denying reality', fled north Gaza in humanitarian convoy

92. Germany warns of ‘warmonger Putin’ pushing propaganda at Paris Olympics

93. Gaza in chaos as Palestinian anger against Hamas grows

94. Qatar PM warns: Gaza war putting entire generation at risk of ‘radicalisation’

95. Israel says over 7,000 militants killed in Gaza Strip

96. IDF releases video of Hamas stealing aid from Gazans

97. Netanyahu ‘appreciates’ US veto in UN, says Gaza war ‘will continue’

98. Thousands of dead fish mysteriously wash up on Hokkaido beach, residents collect to sell & eat

99. John Kerry warns against carbon capture’s ‘great facade’ as a climate cure-all

100. Mysterious Link Between Owning Cats And Schizophrenia Is Real, Study Says

101. Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Missing For Three Days, Life 'At Risk,' Supporters Say

102. Russia has recruited over 100,000 prisoners for its 'human wave' assaults against Ukraine since the war began, reports say

103. Hamas Leaders: Our Goal Is Establishment Of Global Islamic Caliphate, Not Just Liberation Of Palestine

104. Ukraine's Zelenskyy will travel to Argentina for Milei’s swearing in as president

105. Biden administration uses emergency authority to sell about 14,000 tank shells to Israel

106. Germany’s Social Democrats say their previous policy on Russia was a mistake, underestimated Putin's imperial thinking

107. Thanks to battle won in Black Sea, Ukraine exports almost 7.5M tons of cargoes - Zelensky

108. Israeli National Security Adviser Hanegbi indicates war against Hezbollah likely after defeat of Hamas

109. Kyiv Says World Olympic Body Allowing Russian Athletes is 'Encouraging' War in Ukraine

110. Civilians make up 61% of Gaza deaths from airstrikes, Israeli study finds

111. Houthi official: We'll now target any Israel-bound ship of any ownership

112. Yemen's Houthis say they will target ships in Red Sea en route to Israel

113. Germany must be ready to do more when others weaken – Scholz on supporting Ukraine

114. First tyrannosaur fossil discovered with its last meal perfectly preserved in its stomach

115. 5 now dead in 'major' cantaloupe salmonella outbreak as Canadian cases nearly double

116. IDF reports rockets fired at Israel from Gaza humanitarian zone

117. White House: Costs of not supporting Ukraine too high to pay

118. Ukraine’s first lady warns of ‘mortal danger’ if West backs down over support

119. EU aims to grant Ukraine aid even if Hungary vetoes it at coming summit

120. Russia Warns Israel Over Flooding Tunnels in Gaza: 'War Crime'

121. OPEC Leader Tells Members to Block Any Climate Summit Deal to Curb Fossil Fuels

122. Russian cities cancel New Year celebrations to save money for war

123. Canada's opposition filibusters overnight against PM Trudeau's carbon tax - "We have successfully killed a day of government business," Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer told reporters

124. US bars imports from 3 more Chinese companies over Uyghur forced labor

125. Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse to produce a rare eclipse visible to millions

126. Up to 800,000 Russian citizens illegally arrive in Crimea during its occupation

127. Putin Announces Bid for Fifth Presidential Term

128. Bulgaria to grant access to its skies for Ukraine's F-16 training

129. The world's wealthiest families got $1.5 trillion richer in 2023, with Hermès' owners and the rulers of Abu Dhabi leading the way

130. Ukraine cracks down on draft-dodging as it struggles to find troops

131. Scientists Have Reported a Breakthrough In Understanding Whale Language

132. Orbán openly switches to Russian agenda - Tusk

133. Israeli Defense Minister cites indications that Hamas 'is beginning to break in Gaza'

134. Red Cross reprimanded hostage families: 'Think about the Palestinians'

135. Bulgaria to send 100 armored vehicles to Ukraine, ignoring president’s veto

136. Turkey Warns Israel About Assassinating Hamas Members in its Territory

137. US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

138. Thousands of tons of dead sardines wash ashore in northern Japan

139. Illegal Gold Mines Were Just Blown to Pieces in the Amazon

140. Report: Jewish TikTok staff reveal rampant antisemitism, Israel hate in workplace

141. Hamas says it repelled Israeli rescue attempt in Gaza, hostage killed

142. Dozens of Zimbabwe elephants die as climate change dries up Hwange park

143. US tells UN it does not support call for Gaza ceasefire

144. South Korea could go ‘extinct’ without proper immigration policy, minister says

145. Hamas broke temporary truce in Gaza minutes after it began, senior IDF officer says

146. Latvian Constitutional Court rules in favor of dismantling Soviet monuments

147. 'We don't want war in South America,' says Brazil's Lula on growing Guyana-Venezuela crisis

148. Germany's chancellor lights first Hanukkah candle on a huge menorah at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate

149. Putin to stand for fifth term as Russian president

150. Japan views Hamas as a “terrorist organization”

151. Red Cross reprimanded hostage families: 'Think about the Palestinians'

152. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called off a high-profile briefing with US lawmakers amid an impasse over future US funding for the country

153. Denmark passes law to ban Quran burnings

154. Biden warns of NATO war with Russia if aid disappears

155. Palestinian PM says does not rule out Hamas as 'junior partner' after war

156. Zelenskyy lights Hanukkah candles together with Ukrainian rabbis

157. Freed Hamas Hostages Were Sexually Assaulted in Captivity: Doctor

158. EU approves ban on destruction of unsold clothing

159. UK Foreign Secretary to US: Blocking Ukraine aid would be "Christmas present" to Putin

160. Belgium wants to deny entry to violent Israeli settlers from occupied West Bank

161. Col. Richard Kemp: IDF kills fewer civilians per combatant than most other armies

162. Spain Expels US Diplomats Over Spy Scandal

163. U.K. says Russia's intelligence service behind sustained attempts to meddle in British democracy

164. Apple admits to secretly giving governments push notification data

165. Earth on verge of five catastrophic climate tipping points, scientists warn

166. Russia tricks US actors into appearing in propaganda videos

167. Israel pressures Egypt to accept Gazan refugees after war, report says

168. Brazil urges Venezuela not to attack Guyana

169. Venezuela Brands US-Guyana Military Drills 'Provocation'

170. IDF says Hamas firing rockets from Gaza safe zones as civilian scramble for shelter

171. Tesla loses legal action in Sweden as dispute with Nordic unions escalates

172. Russia warns US that Ukraine will be its ‘second Vietnam’

173. Japan to provide $ 4.5 billion to Ukraine

174. New Footage shows dozens of Gaza men said to have surrendered to IDF; reportedly may be Hamas suspects

175. Number of Deserting Russian Troops Surges

176. Andrew Forrest calls for fossil fuel bosses' 'heads on spikes' in extraordinary outburst on sidelines of UN COP28 climate conference

177. New Aid to Ukraine Drops to Lowest Level Since War Began

178. Navalny urges Russians to vote for anyone but Putin in March’s presidential election

179. Iran uses rape, torture to silence detained Mahsa Amini protesters, Amnesty says

180. Norway union joins Tesla blockade in support for Swedish workers

181. US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan

182. Paris knife attacker had planned to target a Jewish site

183. Guyana Defence Force helicopter with three crew members and four passengers missing near Arau border

184. Dozens of Hamas Terrorists Surrender in Khan Yunis

185. US military Southern Command conducting flight operations over Guyana

186. Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah killed by Israeli tank, investigation finds

187. Leaked documents show that the burning of Korans and anti-Erdogan "protests" we saw in Finland and Sweden were organized by Russian security services.

188. Prime Minister: Romania stands by Ukraine until it defeats Russia

189. Hamas leader asks ‘brave’ Pakistan for help; says it can force Israel to retreat from Gaza

190. Putin arrives in Middle East flanked by Russian fighter jets

191. French intelligence director: 'IS propaganda is regaining appeal among a new generation'

192. Israeli FM accuses UN head of backing Hamas after he uses rare clause to urge truce

193. Ukraine holds back Russian assault on Avdiivka as long winter battle looms

194. Iran seizes two fuel tankers carrying 4.5 million liters of fuel in Persian Gulf

195. Leaked audio of heated meeting reveals hostages’ fury at Netanyahu

196. Tokyo aims to make high school tuition free of charge for all

197. Venezuela issues arrest warrants for opposition staffers for treason

198. Israeli TV: Gaza residents increasingly directing anger at Hamas over war

199. Germany to consider offering LGBT Russians asylum: Justice Ministry

200. Saudi Arabia asks for US 'restraint' over Houthi ship attacks in Red Sea

201. Italy tells China it is leaving Belt and Road Initiative

202. Guyana appeals to US and UN as Maduro advances annexation of territory | Venezuela

203. Brazil Deploys 16 Armored Vehicles to Venezuelan Border

204. Pro-Russia Ukrainian MP Illia Kyva shot dead in Moscow suburb

205. Guyana's president says it is preparing for a possible incursion by Venezuela into disputed area

206. US Files War Crime Charges Against Russian Troops Accused of Torturing an American in Ukraine

207. Iranian regime accused of raping and violating protesters as young as 12

208. Two Russian Officers Sentenced To Four Years Each For 'Failing To Repulse A Ukrainian Attack'

209. WHO calls for higher taxes on alcohol, sugary drinks

210. Hamas commanders killed by IDF hiding in tunnels

211. Malala Yousafzai likens Taliban's treatment of women to apartheid in Mandela lecture

212. Russian forces are killing their own wounded with drones to stop them from surrendering, Ukrainian officials say

213. Venezuela-Guyana dispute: Maduro mobilizes the army and announces annexation of Essequibo

214. IDF locates 'massive weapons depot' in Gaza

215. Arab Citizens of Israel Released in Deals With Hamas Fear a Backlash: Almost all the 15 Israeli-Arab women freed in the swaps were released against their will

216. Hamas Terrorists Ignored Israeli Airstrikes and Continued Raping Hostages, Freed Captive Reports

217. Israeli hostage's parents slams Red Cross for lack of action

218. India reveals that it has returned lunar spacecraft to Earth orbit | India now credibly has the third most advanced deep-space program in the world.

219. At least 10 freed hostages were sexually abused by Hamas in captivity, doctor says

220. Kim Jong-un cries as he tells women to have more babies

221. Putin Called Out Over ‘Deliberate Extermination’ of Russian Troops

222. Russians ordered to conquer Avdiivka before Putin's annual phone-in show

223. US urban warfare expert says 'traumatized' by Hamas atrocities film in viral post

224. Nine arrested over pro-Palestinian banner in London. Banner reading ‘globalise the intifada’ was hung outside building that police say was being used by squatters

225. IDF exposes Hamas use of civilian sites for military purposes in northern Gaza

226. European Parliament declares Russia to be a state sponsor of terrorism

227. Earth on verge of five catastrophic tipping points, scientists warn

228. Maduro orders the 'immediate' exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana's Essequibo

229. Putin betrayed us, say wives and mothers of Russian soldiers

230. Netanyahu, Biden slam global silence on Hamas sexual violence against Israeli women

231. Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai urges world to confront Taliban's 'gender apartheid' against women

232. Lula invites Putin to Brazil, sidesteps on war crimes arrest

233. Spain arrests two intelligence agents who allegedly passed secrets to the USA

234. Ukraine could lose the war if the U.S. delays military aid, top Ukrainian official says

235. Moody's downgrades outlook on China credit rating over debt fears

236. SBU Says Russian Helicopter Facility, Radar System and More Hit in Crimea Drone Attack

237. /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 650, Part 1 (Thread #796)

238. Putin threatens Latvia with consequences over Russian minority policies

239. In a rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America

240. Israeli military says 2 civilians killed for every militant is ‘tremendously positive’ ratio given Gaza combat challenges

241. Minister: Finland plans shell production boost to arm Ukraine

242. I'm a French business school professor and an expert in crime economics. For two years, I conducted an investigation into Mexico's secret fentanyl labs. AMA about the violent and ultra-profitable business of manufacturing, selling, and exporting fentanyl worldwide.

243. Nigerian army drone strike accident kills at least 85 civilians

244. Nepal calls on Russia to stop recruiting Nepalis for war in Ukraine: 6 residents already died

245. Putin stands 70ft from British ambassador meeting due to 'sanitary reasons'

246. Danish union joins strike action against Tesla by Swedish workers

247. Netanyahu corruption trial resumes, as war rages on | CNN

248. Boris Johnson considered ‘raid’ on vaccine plant in the Netherlands

249. Hamas drugged freed Gaza hostages to make them seem calm and happy — Health Ministry

250. IDF officials: 15,000 likely killed in Gaza since start of war, 5,000 of them are Hamas

251. Zelensky says Israel-Hamas war taking focus off Ukraine, fears aid reduction

252. France temporarily freezes assets of Hamas leader Sinwar

253. White House says Israel 'making effort' to better protect Gaza civilians

254. US considering 'appropriate action' in response to Houthi missile attacks in Red Sea

255. Israel: PM Netanyahu's corruption trial resumes – DW – 12/04/2023

256. Miss Universe winner claimed to be at centre of alleged plot to overthrow Nicaraguan government

257. S. Korea indirectly supplied more 155-mm shells for Ukraine than all European countries combined: WP | Yonhap News Agency

258. Indian police accused of harassing Sikh activist in UK before his sudden death

259. Putin to Visit Saudi Arabia, UAE in Rare Trip Abroad

260. Hackers stole ancestry data of 6.9 million users, 23andMe finally confirmed

261. Israel has set up pumps in Gaza for flooding Hamas tunnels with seawater -- WSJ

262. Iran is enabling attacks on shipping in Red Sea, White House says

263. Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow moves to Canada, says she plans to skip bail

264. Someone bet against the Israeli stock market in the days before hamas' oct. 7 attack

265. Al Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies' emissions pledges at UN summit

266. Israel reveals disturbing testimonies of Hamas rape on October 7 at UN

267. Swiss bank Banque Pictet admits hiding $5.6 billion of Americans’ money from IRS

268. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un calls for action on falling birth rates

269. Almost 400,000 Palestinians have lost jobs due to war

270. Israel kills Hamas commander behind deadly attacks; rocket barrage targets Tel Aviv

271. Military confirms death of Russian troops who killed Ukrainian POWs

272. NATO chief on Ukraine war: ‘Be prepared for bad news’

273. US warns of ‘appropriate responses’ after blaming Iran for attacks on commercial ships in Red Sea

274. Police in Spain and Italy seize 5,000 litres of adulterated olive oil in raids. International gang allegedly sought to pass off lower-quality oils as virgin and extra virgin.

275. Gazan residents storm aid trucks amid resumed fighting

276. Deputy Russian army corps commander is killed in Ukraine

277. U.S. researchers claim 'informed traders' profited massively from October 7 attack

278. Polish security chief: NATO Eastern Flank states have 3 years to prepare for Russia attack

279. US sends Israel thousands of 'bunker busters,' bombs for Gaza war - report

280. N. Korea warns 'physical clash, war' on Korean Peninsula a matter of time, not possibility

281. Fifteen years of economic stagnation have left the typical UK household £8,300 poorer than peers in countries like France and Germany, according to a major report

282. MOT: Russia planned Islamophobic campaigns in Finland, Sweden to delay Nato membership | Yle News

283. Hong Kong: Protest leader Agnes Chow jumps bail

284. Dozens of Iranian regime officials denied entry to Canada, says border agency

285. ICC Prosecutor: Oct. 7 attacks ‘crimes shocking humanity's conscience’

286. Israel, Expanding Offensive, Tells More Gazans to Evacuate

287. Venezuelan electoral authorities on Sunday claimed that 95 percent of voters in a nonbinding referendum approved of the nation's territorial claim on a huge chunk of neighbouring oil-rich Guyana.

288. Brazil proposes $250 billion "Tropical Forests Forever" fund for rainforests

289. Israel says it's now fighting Hamas in all of Gaza as Palestinians lament 'no place is safe'

290. Leaks shows Qatar secretly sent $15 million to Islamist movements in northern Mali

291. Brazil launches $204 million drive to restore Amazon rainforest

292. Royal Navy sends second warship to Gulf

293. Mexico's next president likely to be a woman after third-party candidate leaves race

294. Israel says its ground forces are operating across ‘all of Gaza’

295. COP28: German chancellor Olaf Scholz calls for phase-out of coal, oil and gas

296. Netanyahu: Palestinian Authority can’t return to Gaza, this isn’t Oslo II

297. Israeli forces reported to be pushing into southern Gaza

298. Tensions rise as Venezuelans vote on disputed territory in neighbouring Guyana

299. Giant seamount discovered in Guatemala is nearly twice the height of the world’s tallest building | CNN

300. Top Hamas official says hostage negotiations are off until war ends