Zelenskyy lights Hanukkah candles together with Ukrainian rabbis (www.pravda.com.ua)
Freed Hamas Hostages Were Sexually Assaulted in Captivity: Doctor (themessenger.com)
EU approves ban on destruction of unsold clothing (www.dw.com)
UK Foreign Secretary to US: Blocking Ukraine aid would be "Christmas present" to Putin (euromaidanpress.com)
Belgium wants to deny entry to violent Israeli settlers from occupied West Bank (www.reuters.com)
Col. Richard Kemp: IDF kills fewer civilians per combatant than most other armies (www.israelnationalnews.com)
Spain Expels US Diplomats Over Spy Scandal (euroweeklynews.com)
U.K. says Russia's intelligence service behind sustained attempts to meddle in British democracy (www.ctvnews.ca)
Apple admits to secretly giving governments push notification data (arstechnica.com)
Earth on verge of five catastrophic climate tipping points, scientists warn (www.yahoo.com)
Russia tricks US actors into appearing in propaganda videos (www.bbc.com)
Israel pressures Egypt to accept Gazan refugees after war, report says (www.ynetnews.com)
Brazil urges Venezuela not to attack Guyana (www.stvincenttimes.com)
Venezuela Brands US-Guyana Military Drills 'Provocation' (www.barrons.com)
IDF says Hamas firing rockets from Gaza safe zones as civilian scramble for shelter (www.timesofisrael.com)
Tesla loses legal action in Sweden as dispute with Nordic unions escalates (www.theguardian.com)
Russia warns US that Ukraine will be its ‘second Vietnam’ (www.politico.eu)
Japan to provide $ 4.5 billion to Ukraine (euromaidanpress.com)
New Footage shows dozens of Gaza men said to have surrendered to IDF; reportedly may be Hamas suspects (www.timesofisrael.com)
Number of Deserting Russian Troops Surges (www.kyivpost.com)
Andrew Forrest calls for fossil fuel bosses' 'heads on spikes' in extraordinary outburst on sidelines of UN COP28 climate conference (www.abc.net.au)
New Aid to Ukraine Drops to Lowest Level Since War Began (www.bloomberg.com)
Navalny urges Russians to vote for anyone but Putin in March’s presidential election (novayagazeta.eu)
Iran uses rape, torture to silence detained Mahsa Amini protesters, Amnesty says (www.france24.com)
Norway union joins Tesla blockade in support for Swedish workers (www.reuters.com)
US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan (apnews.com)
Paris knife attacker had planned to target a Jewish site (www.lemonde.fr)
Guyana Defence Force helicopter with three crew members and four passengers missing near Arau border (www.stabroeknews.com)
Dozens of Hamas Terrorists Surrender in Khan Yunis (www.jewishpress.com)
US military Southern Command conducting flight operations over Guyana (newssourcegy.com)
Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah killed by Israeli tank, investigation finds (www.reuters.com)
Leaked documents show that the burning of Korans and anti-Erdogan "protests" we saw in Finland and Sweden were organized by Russian security services. (yle.fi)
Prime Minister: Romania stands by Ukraine until it defeats Russia (www.ukrinform.net)
Hamas leader asks ‘brave’ Pakistan for help; says it can force Israel to retreat from Gaza (www.businesstoday.in)
Putin arrives in Middle East flanked by Russian fighter jets (news.yahoo.com)
French intelligence director: 'IS propaganda is regaining appeal among a new generation' (www.lemonde.fr)
Israeli FM accuses UN head of backing Hamas after he uses rare clause to urge truce (www.timesofisrael.com)
Ukraine holds back Russian assault on Avdiivka as long winter battle looms (kyivindependent.com)
Iran seizes two fuel tankers carrying 4.5 million liters of fuel in Persian Gulf (www.jpost.com)
Leaked audio of heated meeting reveals hostages’ fury at Netanyahu (www.cnn.com)
Tokyo aims to make high school tuition free of charge for all (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Venezuela issues arrest warrants for opposition staffers for treason (www.reuters.com)
Israeli TV: Gaza residents increasingly directing anger at Hamas over war (www.timesofisrael.com)
Germany to consider offering LGBT Russians asylum: Justice Ministry (tvpworld.com)
Saudi Arabia asks for US 'restraint' over Houthi ship attacks in Red Sea (www.jpost.com)
Italy tells China it is leaving Belt and Road Initiative (www.reuters.com)
Guyana appeals to US and UN as Maduro advances annexation of territory | Venezuela (www.theguardian.com)
Brazil Deploys 16 Armored Vehicles to Venezuelan Border (www.riotimesonline.com)
Pro-Russia Ukrainian MP Illia Kyva shot dead in Moscow suburb (www.theguardian.com)
Guyana's president says it is preparing for a possible incursion by Venezuela into disputed area (apnews.com)
US Files War Crime Charges Against Russian Troops Accused of Torturing an American in Ukraine (www.military.com)
Iranian regime accused of raping and violating protesters as young as 12 (www.theguardian.com)
Two Russian Officers Sentenced To Four Years Each For 'Failing To Repulse A Ukrainian Attack' (www.rferl.org)
WHO calls for higher taxes on alcohol, sugary drinks (www.dw.com)
Hamas commanders killed by IDF hiding in tunnels (www.jpost.com)
Malala Yousafzai likens Taliban's treatment of women to apartheid in Mandela lecture (www.reuters.com)
Russian forces are killing their own wounded with drones to stop them from surrendering, Ukrainian officials say (www.businessinsider.com)
Venezuela-Guyana dispute: Maduro mobilizes the army and announces annexation of Essequibo (english.elpais.com)
IDF locates 'massive weapons depot' in Gaza (www.ynetnews.com)
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 (www.nytimes.com)
Hamas Terrorists Ignored Israeli Airstrikes and Continued Raping Hostages, Freed Captive Reports (themessenger.com)
Israeli hostage's parents slams Red Cross for lack of action (www.ynetnews.com)
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. (arstechnica.com)
At least 10 freed hostages were sexually abused by Hamas in captivity, doctor says (www.timesofisrael.com)
Kim Jong-un cries as he tells women to have more babies (news.yahoo.com)
Putin Called Out Over ‘Deliberate Extermination’ of Russian Troops (www.thedailybeast.com)
Russians ordered to conquer Avdiivka before Putin's annual phone-in show (www.pravda.com.ua)
US urban warfare expert says 'traumatized' by Hamas atrocities film in viral post (www.ynetnews.com)
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 (www.theguardian.com)
IDF exposes Hamas use of civilian sites for military purposes in northern Gaza (www.ynetnews.com)
European Parliament declares Russia to be a state sponsor of terrorism (www.europarl.europa.eu)
Earth on verge of five catastrophic tipping points, scientists warn (www.theguardian.com)
Maduro orders the 'immediate' exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana's Essequibo (www.sandiegouniontribune.com)
Putin betrayed us, say wives and mothers of Russian soldiers (news.yahoo.com)
Netanyahu, Biden slam global silence on Hamas sexual violence against Israeli women (www.timesofisrael.com)
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai urges world to confront Taliban's 'gender apartheid' against women (apnews.com)
Lula invites Putin to Brazil, sidesteps on war crimes arrest (www.politico.eu)
Spain arrests two intelligence agents who allegedly passed secrets to the USA (www.spainenglish.com)
Ukraine could lose the war if the U.S. delays military aid, top Ukrainian official says (www.nbcnews.com)
Moody's downgrades outlook on China credit rating over debt fears (www.channelnewsasia.com)
SBU Says Russian Helicopter Facility, Radar System and More Hit in Crimea Drone Attack (www.kyivpost.com)
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 650, Part 1 (Thread #796) (www.reddit.com)
Putin threatens Latvia with consequences over Russian minority policies (kyivindependent.com)
In a rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America (apnews.com)
Israeli military says 2 civilians killed for every militant is ‘tremendously positive’ ratio given Gaza combat challenges (www.cnn.com)
Minister: Finland plans shell production boost to arm Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
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. (www.reddit.com)
Nigerian army drone strike accident kills at least 85 civilians (www.theguardian.com)
Nepal calls on Russia to stop recruiting Nepalis for war in Ukraine: 6 residents already died (www.pravda.com.ua)
Putin stands 70ft from British ambassador meeting due to 'sanitary reasons' (www.standard.co.uk)
Danish union joins strike action against Tesla by Swedish workers (www.theguardian.com)
Netanyahu corruption trial resumes, as war rages on | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Boris Johnson considered ‘raid’ on vaccine plant in the Netherlands (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas drugged freed Gaza hostages to make them seem calm and happy — Health Ministry (www.timesofisrael.com)
IDF officials: 15,000 likely killed in Gaza since start of war, 5,000 of them are Hamas (www.timesofisrael.com)
Zelensky says Israel-Hamas war taking focus off Ukraine, fears aid reduction (www.timesofisrael.com)
France temporarily freezes assets of Hamas leader Sinwar (www.timesofisrael.com)
White House says Israel 'making effort' to better protect Gaza civilians (www.timesofisrael.com)
US considering 'appropriate action' in response to Houthi missile attacks in Red Sea (abcnews.go.com)
Israel: PM Netanyahu's corruption trial resumes – DW – 12/04/2023 (www.dw.com)
Miss Universe winner claimed to be at centre of alleged plot to overthrow Nicaraguan government (www.telegraph.co.uk)
S. Korea indirectly supplied more 155-mm shells for Ukraine than all European countries combined: WP | Yonhap News Agency (m-en.yna.co.kr)
Indian police accused of harassing Sikh activist in UK before his sudden death (www.theguardian.com)
Putin to Visit Saudi Arabia, UAE in Rare Trip Abroad (www.bloomberg.com)
Hackers stole ancestry data of 6.9 million users, 23andMe finally confirmed (arstechnica.com)
Israel has set up pumps in Gaza for flooding Hamas tunnels with seawater -- WSJ (www.timesofisrael.com)
Iran is enabling attacks on shipping in Red Sea, White House says (uk.news.yahoo.com)
Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow moves to Canada, says she plans to skip bail (globalnews.ca)
Someone bet against the Israeli stock market in the days before hamas' oct. 7 attack (www.cbsnews.com)
Al Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies' emissions pledges at UN summit (apnews.com)
Israel reveals disturbing testimonies of Hamas rape on October 7 at UN (www.ynetnews.com)
Swiss bank Banque Pictet admits hiding $5.6 billion of Americans’ money from IRS (www.cnbc.com)
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un calls for action on falling birth rates (www.nbcnews.com)
Almost 400,000 Palestinians have lost jobs due to war (www.theguardian.com)
Israel kills Hamas commander behind deadly attacks; rocket barrage targets Tel Aviv (www.timesofisrael.com)
Military confirms death of Russian troops who killed Ukrainian POWs (kyivindependent.com)
NATO chief on Ukraine war: ‘Be prepared for bad news’ (thehill.com)
US warns of ‘appropriate responses’ after blaming Iran for attacks on commercial ships in Red Sea (english.nv.ua)
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. (www.theguardian.com)
Gazan residents storm aid trucks amid resumed fighting (www.ynetnews.com)
Deputy Russian army corps commander is killed in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
U.S. researchers claim 'informed traders' profited massively from October 7 attack (www.i24news.tv)
Polish security chief: NATO Eastern Flank states have 3 years to prepare for Russia attack (news.err.ee)
US sends Israel thousands of 'bunker busters,' bombs for Gaza war - report (www.jpost.com)
N. Korea warns 'physical clash, war' on Korean Peninsula a matter of time, not possibility (en.yna.co.kr)
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 (www.bloomberg.com)
MOT: Russia planned Islamophobic campaigns in Finland, Sweden to delay Nato membership | Yle News (yle.fi)
Hong Kong: Protest leader Agnes Chow jumps bail (www.bbc.com)
Dozens of Iranian regime officials denied entry to Canada, says border agency (www.cbc.ca)
ICC Prosecutor: Oct. 7 attacks ‘crimes shocking humanity's conscience’ (www.i24news.tv)
Israel, Expanding Offensive, Tells More Gazans to Evacuate (www.nytimes.com)
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. (www.france24.com)
Brazil proposes $250 billion "Tropical Forests Forever" fund for rainforests (news.mongabay.com)
Israel says it's now fighting Hamas in all of Gaza as Palestinians lament 'no place is safe' (www.cbc.ca)
Leaks shows Qatar secretly sent $15 million to Islamist movements in northern Mali (www.i24news.tv)
Brazil launches $204 million drive to restore Amazon rainforest (www.reuters.com)
Royal Navy sends second warship to Gulf (www.bbc.co.uk)
Mexico's next president likely to be a woman after third-party candidate leaves race (abcnews.go.com)
Israel says its ground forces are operating across ‘all of Gaza’ (www.theguardian.com)
COP28: German chancellor Olaf Scholz calls for phase-out of coal, oil and gas (www.dw.com)
Netanyahu: Palestinian Authority can’t return to Gaza, this isn’t Oslo II (www.jpost.com)
Israeli forces reported to be pushing into southern Gaza (www.bbc.com)
Tensions rise as Venezuelans vote on disputed territory in neighbouring Guyana (www.theguardian.com)
Giant seamount discovered in Guatemala is nearly twice the height of the world’s tallest building | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Top Hamas official says hostage negotiations are off until war ends (www.timesofisrael.com)
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 (www.nytimes.com)
IDF has found over 800 tunnel shafts in Gaza and destroyed 500 of them since start of war (www.ynetnews.com)
Israel-Gaza war: Residents of Khan Younis say Israeli strikes heaviest since start of war (thedailymorningnews.com)
Ukraine blocks ex-president from leaving country amid alleged plan to meet pro-Putin Hungary’s Orban (www.france24.com)
New Zealand to ban mobile phones in schools (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Israeli medical experts declare some Gaza hostages dead in absentia (www.reuters.com)
Global private hospital group embroiled in ‘cash for kidneys’ racket enticing the impoverished to sell their organs (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Japan backs tripling global nuclear energy by 2050 (www.asahi.com)
Pentagon: US warship, multiple commercial ships have come under attack in the Red Sea (abcnews.go.com)
We must continue to support Ukraine, as Putin’s victory will be a tragedy – NATO Secretary General (www.pravda.com.ua)
Mindanao: Three killed in explosion at Catholic Mass in Philippines (www.bbc.com)
The Pentagon says a US warship and multiple commercial ships have come under attack in the Red Sea (apnews.com)
Online gaming platforms such as Roblox used as ‘Trojan horse’ for extremist recruitment of children, AFP warns (www.theguardian.com)
Think of what happened to Hong Kong when you vote, Taiwan president says (www.reuters.com)
UN says Israel will not renew visa for top aid official (www.reuters.com)
IDF uncovers 800 Hamas tunnels since start of war, destroys 500 (www.jpost.com)
Tokyo’s fertility rate lowest in Japan as births fall for 7th year (www.asahi.com)
Israeli/Palestinian Arab party leader calls on armed Palestinian factions to throw down their weapons, work with PA to establish state (www.timesofisrael.com)
Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels (www.theguardian.com)
Kyiv Confirms Russian Troops Executed Two Ukrainian Soldiers Upon Surrender (www.kyivpost.com)
Philippine troops kill 11 Islamic militants in one of bloodiest anti-insurgency offensives this year (apnews.com)
Iran ‘using Gaza conflict as cover’ for execution of 127 people since war began (www.theguardian.com)
The Pope threw his weight behind calls for an end to fossil fuels in a message delivered here at COP28. (thedailymorningnews.com)
Macron says Israel ‘must more precisely define’ goal of Hamas assault (www.politico.eu)
In meeting with Egyptian President, US VP Harris says the US will ‘under no circumstances’ permit the forced relocation of Palestinians (www.cnn.com)
Man kills tourist near Eiffel Tower, laments Gaza war after arrest (www.smh.com.au)
Counteroffensive 'did not achieve desired results,' Zelensky says (kyivindependent.com)
One dead, one injured after assailant attacks passersby in Paris (www.reuters.com)
Video Emerges Appearing to Show Russian Soldiers Executing Surrendering Ukrainians (www.kyivpost.com)
Hamas official says no negotiation or captives release until war ends (www.ynetnews.com)
Discovery of Rockets Hidden in UNRWA Relief Supplies Raises Questions, Again (www.jewishpress.com)
Should Venezuela invade its oil-rich neighbor? Maduro will put it to a vote Sunday (www.miamiherald.com)
Lithuania called on NATO to provide Ukraine with all necessary weapons to achieve victory over the Russian Federation (odessa-journal.com)
Israel tells Arab states it wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza (www.reuters.com)
'Hamas is a reality of Palestine': Turkey's Erdogan refuses to cut ties with terror group (www.firstpost.com)
Mossad: Negotiating team in Qatar ordered home as truce talks hit a ‘dead end’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
Mexico's minimum wage will rise by 20% next year, to about $14.25 per day (apnews.com)
Russia 'paying off' soldiers' wives to silence anti-war dissent before election (inews.co.uk)
Arab Israeli lawmaker calls on Palestinian terrorist groups to lay down their arms (www.ynetnews.com)
Russia not re-elected to International Maritime Organization’s Council (euromaidanpress.com)
After 8 weeks, UN Women condemns Hamas's sexual violence on Oct.7 (www.i24news.tv)
Russians' support of Ukraine war collapses, finds poll (www.euronews.com)
Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ movement 'extremist' (apnews.com)
Hamas Leader Says He Doesn’t Know How Many Hostages Remain Alive in Gaza: ‘The Number Is Not So Important' (themessenger.com)
Seven more Israeli captives confirmed murdered by Hamas (www.i24news.tv)
Hamas drugged Israeli children, according to new testimonies of released captives (allisrael.com)
Putin orders Russian military to boost troop numbers by 170,000 | Russia (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine war: Putin to boost Russian troop numbers by 15% (thedailymorningnews.com)
Truce fell apart after Hamas refused to release more Israeli female hostages (www.timesofisrael.com)
Hamas claims it's only holding three more women and children hostage (m.jpost.com)
Alleged Montreal-area 'Chinese police stations' threaten to sue RCMP for $2.5 million (montreal.ctvnews.ca)
"Not reduce. Not abate." UN chief says ending fossil fuel use is only way to save burning planet (www.reuters.com)
'Leaning tower' in Bologna, Italy on 'high alert' for collapse | CNN (www.cnn.com)
NATO chief tells Erdogan 'time has come' to let Sweden join the alliance (www.business-standard.com)
Airbnb's silent killer: 19 carbon monoxide deaths in 10 years, but detectors still not required (www.nbcnewyork.com)
Crimean Bridge left vulnerable after strong storm washes away Russian-installed protective barriers (english.nv.ua)
US blames Hamas for end of ceasefire as rocket barrages fired at central Israel, south (www.timesofisrael.com)
Lithuanian, Latvian, Polish leaders refuse to take photo with Lukashenko at COP28 (www.lrt.lt)
Hamas: It doesn't matter how many hostages are still alive (www.jpost.com)
Israel informs Arab states it wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza (www.ynetnews.com)
US tells Israel it will announce visa ban on violent settlers in coming weeks — officials (www.timesofisrael.com)
Russian general 'blown up on mine in Ukraine' - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Israel Plans to Kill Hamas Bosses Around Globe After War (www.thedailybeast.com)
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 (www.ynetnews.com)
‘Everything indicates’ Chinese ship damaged Baltic pipeline on purpose, Finland says (www.politico.eu)
IDF uncovers terrorist tunnel in Gaza kindergarten (www.i24news.tv)
Golden mole not seen for 80 years and presumed extinct is found again in South Africa (apnews.com)
Russian Troops Say They’re Starving, Sent to Slaughter – New Video (www.kyivpost.com)
Swiss have frozen $8.8 billion of Russian assets (www.reuters.com)
Japan has no plans to recognize Palestine as a state (www.arabnews.jp)
SBU Strikes Again: Another Train Blown Up On Critical Russia-China Railway (www.kyivpost.com)
Palestinians say IDF drops flyers in Khan Younis telling residents to move out (www.timesofisrael.com)
Russian Orthodox Church forces parishioners to pray to ‘Saint Putin’ on giant screen (english.nv.ua)
Israel recalls its ambassador to Spain 'indefinitely' (www.euronews.com)
Russian forces killed 2000 Ukrainian civilians in 2023 (kyivindependent.com)
Not so dead as a dodo: ‘De-extinction’ plan to reintroduce bird to Mauritius (www.cnn.com)
Revenues of Russia's top oil and gas producers fall 41% in first 9 months of 2023 (www.reuters.com)
Truce ends, fighting in Gaza resumes; IDF says Hamas violates terms after rocket fire (www.ynetnews.com)
New report says the IDF's elite intelligence unit saw signs Hamas was preparing a terror attack (www.businessinsider.com)
Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago (www.nytimes.com)
US military in Guyana to boost capability in response to security threats - Guyana Times (guyanatimesgy.com)
Israel: 2,005 soldiers injured since Oct. 7 (www.jns.org)
Blinken said to tell Israel to change strategy for southern Gaza, suggest it won’t have months to win war (www.timesofisrael.com)
Russia's Lavrov faces Western critics at security meeting, walks out after speech (apnews.com)
Canada’s homicide rate is at the highest level in 30 years (globalnews.ca)
Hamas drugged children; burned legs with exhaust for identification (m.jpost.com)
Argentina's incoming foreign minister says country will not join BRICS bloc (www.reuters.com)
Indigenous community in Ecuador wins legal fight to reclaim ancestral land after more than 80 years (www.cnn.com)
UN will investigate sexual assault, rape, in Hamas' October 7 attack, Guterres assures (www.ynetnews.com)
Russia bans international LGBT movement as ‘extremist’ (www.washingtonpost.com)
‘Oct. 7 was just a rehearsal,' warns Sinwar (www.jns.org)
Israel recalls ambassador to Spain after PM comments (www.ynetnews.com)
Blinken: 'No Fatigue' in NATO Support of Ukraine (www.voanews.com)
Top Russian court bans LGBT movement as "extremist" (www.reuters.com)
Nepal becomes first South Asian country to officially register same-sex marriage (www.tribuneindia.com)
Truce in Israel-Hamas war extended by a day, minutes before it was set to expire (apnews.com)
Japan plans to suspend its own Osprey flights after a fatal US Air Force crash of the aircraft (apnews.com)
Taiwan president: China too overwhelmed to consider invasion (www.reuters.com)
US Navy warship shoots down a drone launched by Houthis from Yemen (apnews.com)
Russia replacing Ukrainian population in occupied territories by importing 100,000+ Central Asians (english.nv.ua)
New Zealand plans to ban cellphone use in schools (abcnews.go.com)
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. (www.theguardian.com)
After 7 weeks of silence, UN chief calls to investigate Hamas sex crimes on Oct 7 (www.timesofisrael.com)
Hamas Claims Jerusalem Shooting That Killed 3, Calls For 'Escalation' (www.barrons.com)
Putin is urging women to have as many as 8 children after so many Russians died in his war with Ukraine (www.businessinsider.com)
London council will not light Hanukkah candles over fears of ‘inflaming’ tensions (www.standard.co.uk)
Sudanese women describe being gang-r****d in attacks by Arab forces (www.reuters.com)
Seven wounded in Jerusalem shooting attack, terrorists killed (www.jpost.com)
Ukraine’s SBU Blows Up Freight Train in Rail Tunnel Deep Inside Russia (www.kyivpost.com)
‘No way’ Israel will agree to end war against Hamas, says Netanyahu (www.thejc.com)
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 (www.france24.com)
3 killed, at least 11 injured in shooting attack near entrance to Jerusalem (www.ynetnews.com)
Hostages held in homes of Hamas-sympathetic UNRWA employees (www.israelnationalnews.com)
Solar storm to hit Earth on November 30, will disrupt mobile communication (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Israeli Hostages’ Family Members Are Being Threatened By Suspicious Texts (www.forbes.com)
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 (www.nytimes.com)
Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids as young as 5 in Ghana: CBS News investigation (www.cbsnews.com)
‘We have to work urgently’: Mexican ecologists start campaign to save axolotl | Mexico (www.theguardian.com)
Thousands of Americans leave everything behind to join Israel's war in Gaza, WaPo reports (www.ynetnews.com)
November was Russia’s worst month for casualties since the war began, UK says (www.semafor.com)
Pope strips anti-gay US cardinal of his Vatican apartment and salary (www.queerty.com)
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 (www.ynetnews.com)
Released Thai hostage says Israelis held with him were beaten with electric cables (www.timesofisrael.com)
Australia: Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked hotel where families of hostages staying (www.ynetnews.com)
Three assassinations plotted by India on Canadian soil: US indictment (www.cbc.ca)
Somali Pirates Tried to Hijack an Israeli-Owned Ship. Security Officials Are Perplexed. (www.vice.com)
Released Palestinian terrorist refuses to leave Israeli jail (www.jpost.com)
Ex-US Marine Paul Whelan Assaulted in Russian Prison, Family Says (www.voanews.com)
IDF is investigating Hamas claims that Bibas children, mother are dead (www.ynetnews.com)
Iran execution of child condemned by UN human rights office (www.theguardian.com)
Netanyahu: Don’t accuse me of boosting Hamas with Qatari money (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine tells Nato it won't 'back down' in Russia fight (m.timesofindia.com)
Hamas to release two Russian hostages in act of ‘appreciation’ to Putin (www.timesofisrael.com)
Russia's Ryabkov warns US against entering new arms race (www.reuters.com)
NSW drug law overhaul would allow six marijuana plants for personal use (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas announces death of youngest hostage Kfir Bibas (www.thejc.com)
A Russian soldier says his regiment lost over 1,000 men in just 10 days of fighting in Ukraine (www.businessinsider.com)
Israeli girl released from Hamas captivity now only ‘whispers’, says her father (www.hindustantimes.com)
US military aircraft with eight aboard crashes off Japan island (www.bbc.com)
Freed Hamas captives tell of fear, squalor and hunger (www.bbc.co.uk)
Australian Federal government moves to ban Nazi salute after spike in anti-Semitism, racism (www.abc.net.au)
‘There are 2 million Nazis’ in West Bank, says Israeli Finance Minister (www.timesofisrael.com)
Working more than 55 hours a week kills 750,000 people a year worldwide (english.elpais.com)
‘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 (www.theguardian.com)
Amid outcry over silence, UN Women posts, then deletes, condemnation of Hamas attack (www.timesofisrael.com)
Greek officials angry and puzzled after UK's Sunak scraps leaders' meeting over Parthenon Marbles (www.washingtonpost.com)
Marianna Budanova, the wife of Ukraine's Military Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov, was poisoned (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine Support of ‘Existential Importance’ to Europe, Says Scholz (www.kyivpost.com)
North Korea cites rare dissent in elections even as 99% back candidates (asia.nikkei.com)
Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says (news.yahoo.com)
Iran Says It Secures Deal For Sukhoi-35 Fighter Jet From Russia (iranintl.com)
Employees can be banned from wearing headscarves, top EU court rules (news.yahoo.com)
Germany records over 300% increase in antisemitic incidents (www.dw.com)
Incoming Argentina president Javier Milei converting to Judaism (www.smh.com.au)
Putin won't make peace in Ukraine before 2024 US election -US official (www.reuters.com)