1. Zelenskyy lights Hanukkah candles together with Ukrainian rabbis

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

3. EU approves ban on destruction of unsold clothing

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

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

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

7. Spain Expels US Diplomats Over Spy Scandal

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

9. Apple admits to secretly giving governments push notification data

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

11. Russia tricks US actors into appearing in propaganda videos

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

13. Brazil urges Venezuela not to attack Guyana

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

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

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

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

18. Japan to provide $ 4.5 billion to Ukraine

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

20. Number of Deserting Russian Troops Surges

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. Dozens of Hamas Terrorists Surrender in Khan Yunis

30. US military Southern Command conducting flight operations over Guyana

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

42. Venezuela issues arrest warrants for opposition staffers for treason

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

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

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

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

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

48. Brazil Deploys 16 Armored Vehicles to Venezuelan Border

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

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

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

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

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

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

55. Hamas commanders killed by IDF hiding in tunnels

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

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

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

59. IDF locates 'massive weapons depot' in Gaza

60. 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

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

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

63. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

69. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

83. Putin threatens Latvia with consequences over Russian minority policies

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

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

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

87. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

97. France temporarily freezes assets of Hamas leader Sinwar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

119. 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.

120. Gazan residents storm aid trucks amid resumed fighting

121. Deputy Russian army corps commander is killed in Ukraine

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

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

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

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

126. 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

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

128. Hong Kong: Protest leader Agnes Chow jumps bail

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

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

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

132. 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.

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

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

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

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

137. Royal Navy sends second warship to Gulf

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

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

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

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

142. Israeli forces reported to be pushing into southern Gaza

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

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

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

146. Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From a Neighbor – The Venezuelan president is holding a referendum to claim sovereignty over Essequibo, a large oil-rich swath of neighboring Guyana

147. IDF has found over 800 tunnel shafts in Gaza and destroyed 500 of them since start of war

148. Israel-Gaza war: Residents of Khan Younis say Israeli strikes heaviest since start of war

149. Ukraine blocks ex-president from leaving country amid alleged plan to meet pro-Putin Hungary’s Orban

150. New Zealand to ban mobile phones in schools

151. Israeli medical experts declare some Gaza hostages dead in absentia

152. Global private hospital group embroiled in ‘cash for kidneys’ racket enticing the impoverished to sell their organs

153. Japan backs tripling global nuclear energy by 2050

154. Pentagon: US warship, multiple commercial ships have come under attack in the Red Sea

155. We must continue to support Ukraine, as Putin’s victory will be a tragedy – NATO Secretary General

156. Mindanao: Three killed in explosion at Catholic Mass in Philippines

157. The Pentagon says a US warship and multiple commercial ships have come under attack in the Red Sea

158. Online gaming platforms such as Roblox used as ‘Trojan horse’ for extremist recruitment of children, AFP warns

159. Think of what happened to Hong Kong when you vote, Taiwan president says

160. UN says Israel will not renew visa for top aid official

161. IDF uncovers 800 Hamas tunnels since start of war, destroys 500

162. Tokyo’s fertility rate lowest in Japan as births fall for 7th year

163. Israeli/Palestinian Arab party leader calls on armed Palestinian factions to throw down their weapons, work with PA to establish state

164. Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels

165. Kyiv Confirms Russian Troops Executed Two Ukrainian Soldiers Upon Surrender

166. Philippine troops kill 11 Islamic militants in one of bloodiest anti-insurgency offensives this year

167. Iran ‘using Gaza conflict as cover’ for execution of 127 people since war began

168. The Pope threw his weight behind calls for an end to fossil fuels in a message delivered here at COP28.

169. Macron says Israel ‘must more precisely define’ goal of Hamas assault

170. In meeting with Egyptian President, US VP Harris says the US will ‘under no circumstances’ permit the forced relocation of Palestinians

171. Man kills tourist near Eiffel Tower, laments Gaza war after arrest

172. Counteroffensive 'did not achieve desired results,' Zelensky says

173. One dead, one injured after assailant attacks passersby in Paris

174. Video Emerges Appearing to Show Russian Soldiers Executing Surrendering Ukrainians

175. Hamas official says no negotiation or captives release until war ends

176. Discovery of Rockets Hidden in UNRWA Relief Supplies Raises Questions, Again

177. Should Venezuela invade its oil-rich neighbor? Maduro will put it to a vote Sunday

178. Lithuania called on NATO to provide Ukraine with all necessary weapons to achieve victory over the Russian Federation

179. Israel tells Arab states it wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza

180. 'Hamas is a reality of Palestine': Turkey's Erdogan refuses to cut ties with terror group

181. Mossad: Negotiating team in Qatar ordered home as truce talks hit a ‘dead end’

182. Mexico's minimum wage will rise by 20% next year, to about $14.25 per day

183. Russia 'paying off' soldiers' wives to silence anti-war dissent before election

184. Arab Israeli lawmaker calls on Palestinian terrorist groups to lay down their arms

185. Russia not re-elected to International Maritime Organization’s Council

186. After 8 weeks, UN Women condemns Hamas's sexual violence on Oct.7

187. Russians' support of Ukraine war collapses, finds poll

188. Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ movement 'extremist'

189. Hamas Leader Says He Doesn’t Know How Many Hostages Remain Alive in Gaza: ‘The Number Is Not So Important'

190. Seven more Israeli captives confirmed murdered by Hamas

191. Hamas drugged Israeli children, according to new testimonies of released captives

192. Putin orders Russian military to boost troop numbers by 170,000 | Russia

193. Ukraine war: Putin to boost Russian troop numbers by 15%

194. Truce fell apart after Hamas refused to release more Israeli female hostages

195. Hamas claims it's only holding three more women and children hostage

196. Alleged Montreal-area 'Chinese police stations' threaten to sue RCMP for $2.5 million

197. "Not reduce. Not abate." UN chief says ending fossil fuel use is only way to save burning planet

198. 'Leaning tower' in Bologna, Italy on 'high alert' for collapse | CNN

199. NATO chief tells Erdogan 'time has come' to let Sweden join the alliance

200. Airbnb's silent killer: 19 carbon monoxide deaths in 10 years, but detectors still not required

201. Crimean Bridge left vulnerable after strong storm washes away Russian-installed protective barriers

202. US blames Hamas for end of ceasefire as rocket barrages fired at central Israel, south

203. Lithuanian, Latvian, Polish leaders refuse to take photo with Lukashenko at COP28

204. Hamas: It doesn't matter how many hostages are still alive

205. Israel informs Arab states it wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza

206. US tells Israel it will announce visa ban on violent settlers in coming weeks — officials

207. Russian general 'blown up on mine in Ukraine' - BBC News

208. Israel Plans to Kill Hamas Bosses Around Globe After War

209. IDF posts map of Gaza to guide civilians away from bombings. Interactive map divides Strip into zones, by number as military urges Gazans to locate relevant section and follow warnings to escape danger

210. ‘Everything indicates’ Chinese ship damaged Baltic pipeline on purpose, Finland says

211. IDF uncovers terrorist tunnel in Gaza kindergarten

212. Golden mole not seen for 80 years and presumed extinct is found again in South Africa

213. Russian Troops Say They’re Starving, Sent to Slaughter – New Video

214. Swiss have frozen $8.8 billion of Russian assets

215. Japan has no plans to recognize Palestine as a state

216. SBU Strikes Again: Another Train Blown Up On Critical Russia-China Railway

217. Palestinians say IDF drops flyers in Khan Younis telling residents to move out

218. Russian Orthodox Church forces parishioners to pray to ‘Saint Putin’ on giant screen

219. Israel recalls its ambassador to Spain 'indefinitely'

220. Russian forces killed 2000 Ukrainian civilians in 2023

221. Not so dead as a dodo: ‘De-extinction’ plan to reintroduce bird to Mauritius

222. Revenues of Russia's top oil and gas producers fall 41% in first 9 months of 2023

223. Truce ends, fighting in Gaza resumes; IDF says Hamas violates terms after rocket fire

224. New report says the IDF's elite intelligence unit saw signs Hamas was preparing a terror attack

225. Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago

226. US military in Guyana to boost capability in response to security threats - Guyana Times

227. Israel: 2,005 soldiers injured since Oct. 7

228. Blinken said to tell Israel to change strategy for southern Gaza, suggest it won’t have months to win war

229. Russia's Lavrov faces Western critics at security meeting, walks out after speech

230. Canada’s homicide rate is at the highest level in 30 years

231. Hamas drugged children; burned legs with exhaust for identification

232. Argentina's incoming foreign minister says country will not join BRICS bloc

233. Indigenous community in Ecuador wins legal fight to reclaim ancestral land after more than 80 years

234. UN will investigate sexual assault, rape, in Hamas' October 7 attack, Guterres assures

235. Russia bans international LGBT movement as ‘extremist’

236. ‘Oct. 7 was just a rehearsal,' warns Sinwar

237. Israel recalls ambassador to Spain after PM comments

238. Blinken: 'No Fatigue' in NATO Support of Ukraine

239. Top Russian court bans LGBT movement as "extremist"

240. Nepal becomes first South Asian country to officially register same-sex marriage

241. Truce in Israel-Hamas war extended by a day, minutes before it was set to expire

242. Japan plans to suspend its own Osprey flights after a fatal US Air Force crash of the aircraft

243. Taiwan president: China too overwhelmed to consider invasion

244. US Navy warship shoots down a drone launched by Houthis from Yemen

245. Russia replacing Ukrainian population in occupied territories by importing 100,000+ Central Asians

246. New Zealand plans to ban cellphone use in schools

247. Plans to present meat as ‘sustainable nutrition’ at Cop28 revealed. Documents show industry intends to go ‘full force’ in arguing meat is beneficial to the environment at climate summit.

248. After 7 weeks of silence, UN chief calls to investigate Hamas sex crimes on Oct 7

249. Hamas Claims Jerusalem Shooting That Killed 3, Calls For 'Escalation'

250. Putin is urging women to have as many as 8 children after so many Russians died in his war with Ukraine

251. London council will not light Hanukkah candles over fears of ‘inflaming’ tensions

252. Sudanese women describe being gang-r****d in attacks by Arab forces (NSFW)

253. Seven wounded in Jerusalem shooting attack, terrorists killed

254. Ukraine’s SBU Blows Up Freight Train in Rail Tunnel Deep Inside Russia

255. ‘No way’ Israel will agree to end war against Hamas, says Netanyahu

256. Far-right Dutch leader Geert Wilders suffered a major setback to his goal of forming a governing coalition Wednesday when a key potential partner ruled itself out, uncomfortable with his extreme views

257. 3 killed, at least 11 injured in shooting attack near entrance to Jerusalem

258. Hostages held in homes of Hamas-sympathetic UNRWA employees

259. Solar storm to hit Earth on November 30, will disrupt mobile communication

260. Israeli Hostages’ Family Members Are Being Threatened By Suspicious Texts

261. U.S. Charges Indian Man With Plotting to Kill Sikh Activist in New York: American officials had expressed concerns to New Delhi about the thwarted plan to kill the man, who is a U.S. citizen

262. Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids as young as 5 in Ghana: CBS News investigation

263. ‘We have to work urgently’: Mexican ecologists start campaign to save axolotl | Mexico

264. Thousands of Americans leave everything behind to join Israel's war in Gaza, WaPo reports

265. November was Russia’s worst month for casualties since the war began, UK says

266. Pope strips anti-gay US cardinal of his Vatican apartment and salary

267. Liora Argamani, who suffers from brain cancer, appeals to Biden and Red Cross in video to bring her daughter Noa back as her health deteriorates

268. Released Thai hostage says Israelis held with him were beaten with electric cables

269. Australia: Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked hotel where families of hostages staying

270. Three assassinations plotted by India on Canadian soil: US indictment

271. Somali Pirates Tried to Hijack an Israeli-Owned Ship. Security Officials Are Perplexed.

272. Released Palestinian terrorist refuses to leave Israeli jail

273. Ex-US Marine Paul Whelan Assaulted in Russian Prison, Family Says

274. IDF is investigating Hamas claims that Bibas children, mother are dead

275. Iran execution of child condemned by UN human rights office

276. Netanyahu: Don’t accuse me of boosting Hamas with Qatari money

277. Ukraine tells Nato it won't 'back down' in Russia fight

278. Hamas to release two Russian hostages in act of ‘appreciation’ to Putin

279. Russia's Ryabkov warns US against entering new arms race

280. NSW drug law overhaul would allow six marijuana plants for personal use

281. Hamas announces death of youngest hostage Kfir Bibas

282. A Russian soldier says his regiment lost over 1,000 men in just 10 days of fighting in Ukraine

283. Israeli girl released from Hamas captivity now only ‘whispers’, says her father

284. US military aircraft with eight aboard crashes off Japan island

285. Freed Hamas captives tell of fear, squalor and hunger

286. Australian Federal government moves to ban Nazi salute after spike in anti-Semitism, racism

287. ‘There are 2 million Nazis’ in West Bank, says Israeli Finance Minister

288. Working more than 55 hours a week kills 750,000 people a year worldwide

289. ‘Forever chemicals’ found in drinking water sources across England - Experts ‘alarmed’ after potentially toxic chemicals detected in sources at 17 of England’s 18 water firms

290. Amid outcry over silence, UN Women posts, then deletes, condemnation of Hamas attack

291. Greek officials angry and puzzled after UK's Sunak scraps leaders' meeting over Parthenon Marbles

292. Marianna Budanova, the wife of Ukraine's Military Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov, was poisoned

293. Ukraine Support of ‘Existential Importance’ to Europe, Says Scholz

294. North Korea cites rare dissent in elections even as 99% back candidates

295. Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says

296. Iran Says It Secures Deal For Sukhoi-35 Fighter Jet From Russia

297. Employees can be banned from wearing headscarves, top EU court rules

298. Germany records over 300% increase in antisemitic incidents

299. Incoming Argentina president Javier Milei converting to Judaism

300. Putin won't make peace in Ukraine before 2024 US election -US official