Steven Spielberg to document Hamas massacre survivors’ stories (nationalpost.com)
Alleged helicopter defector arrested for plotting to take a U.S. chinhock helicopter to China after they offered him $15M (www.taipeitimes.com)
Cruise missile from Yemen strikes tanker ship -US officials (www.reuters.com)
Gallant: Hamas battalions once ‘considered invincible’ now ‘on verge of collapse’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
Scientists Discover 512-Year-Old Shark, Which Would Be The Oldest Living Vertebrate On The Planet (www.beautyofplanet.com)
Putin must lose’: Zelenskiy arrives in US to try to save $61bn Ukraine aid package (www.informeri.net)
Ireland's lack of sonar forced British navy to chase Russian sub away from Cork Harbour (www.irishexaminer.com)
Over 100 European lawmakers call on US Congress to approve aid for Ukraine (www.pravda.com.ua)
‘I am a Zionist,’ says Biden at Hanukkah event, promises continued military assistance to Israel (www.timesofisrael.com)
Commercial Ship In Flames After Red Sea Missile Attack (www.thedrive.com)
White House: Another aid package for Ukraine to be announced before end of year (kyivindependent.com)
The Qatargate Files: Hundreds of leaked documents reveal scale of EU corruption scandal (www.politico.eu)
Farmers Killed 10 Cartel Members with Machetes Over Extortion Fees (www.vice.com)
Argentina's President Javier Milei reduces ministries from 18 to nine on first day in office (gazettengr.com)
‘Verge of complete failure’: Climate summit draft drops the mention of fossil fuel phase-out (www.cnn.com)
South Korea’s fertility rate is estimated to reach 0.6 by the end of the year (m.koreaherald.com)
Russian opposition leader Navalny missing from prison, says his team (www.cnn.com)
Germany: Thousands rally in Berlin against antisemitism (www.dw.com)
Anguish grows over 'effective ban' on most UK citizens marrying foreign nationals (www.euronews.com)
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. (www.businessinsider.com)
UN Security Council members to visit Rafah crossing in Egypt, skip Israeli kibbutzim (www.ynetnews.com)
After Putin-Netanyahu talk, Russia demands Hamas releases hostages (www.i24news.tv)
Poland’s Law and Justice party loses power after eight years of authoritarian rule (www.cnn.com)
Zelenskyy will address the US military in Washington as funding for Ukraine's war runs out (apnews.com)
Russia Forming Assault Units with Disabled Soldiers, Relatives Outraged (www.kyivpost.com)
Elite Afghan troops face return to Taliban after UK 'betrayal' (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine war: Zelensky heads to US in bid to rescue $60bn military aid (www.bbc.com)
Russia made more money from oil exports in October than it did in any month before the Ukraine war (www.businessinsider.com)
Argentina will stay in Paris climate agreement under Milei: Negotiator (www.reuters.com)
Russia targets Kyiv with ballistic missiles. Ukraine says it intercepted all of them. (apnews.com)
Hezbollah launched rocket ’20 meters’ from UN compound (www.jns.org)
Jerusalem: ‘No UN chief has done more to secure the survival of a terrorist organization’ (www.jns.org)
French immigration bill causes uproar (www.dw.com)
US will ‘lose face before world’ if it abandons Kyiv, says ex-Ukraine president (www.theguardian.com)
South Korean government asks young couples why they refuse to have children (www.straitstimes.com)
Ex-Hamas minister in interrogation: ‘Crazy people’ led by Sinwar ‘destroyed Gaza’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
Voter turnout plunges below 30% in Hong Kong election after rules shut out pro-democracy candidates (apnews.com)
Half of Gaza's population is starving, warns UN (www.bbc.com)
Zelensky Will Travel From Argentina to Washington To Meet With Biden, Lawmakers (www.kyivpost.com)
60% of Japan Gen Zs don't mind never getting married (mainichi.jp)
'Just give up and surrender': Hamas outgunned and outnumbered - and some in Gaza blame leader (news.sky.com)
Russians banned from travel to hand over passports within five days (www.reuters.com)
Russia Insists on an Expanded Boundary in the Arctic Ocean (maritime-executive.com)
UK's first air capture plant is turned on to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and turn it into jet fuel (news.sky.com)
Netanyahu tells Putin: your cooperation with Iran is dangerous (www.jpost.com)
Iran accuses Swedish EU diplomat of crime that carries the death penalty (www.theguardian.com)
German Bundeswehr Inspector General warns of potential defensive war against Russia (news.yahoo.com)
Deforestation hits record low in Brazilian Amazon in November (phys.org)
Netanyahu criticizes 'dangerous' Russia-Iran cooperation directly to Putin (www.i24news.tv)
The skull of a colossal sea monster has been extracted from the cliffs of Dorset's Jurassic Coast (www.bbc.com)
Independent: UK foreign secretary calls to use $350 bn in frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine reconstruction (euromaidanpress.com)
Houthi Militia Threatens to Block All Ships Headed to Israel (www.nytimes.com)
Blinken: Israel, not Washington, to decide when to end Gaza operation (www.i24news.tv)
Argentine President Milei warns economic shock unavoidable in maiden speech (www.reuters.com)
Mossad helps arrest two Iranians in plot to attack Israelis in Cyprus (www.jpost.com)
Saudi Arabia Is Trying to Block a Global Deal to End Fossil Fuels, Negotiators Say (www.nytimes.com)
Hamas: Not a single hostage will leave Gaza alive unless our demands are met (www.timesofisrael.com)
Thousands demonstrate against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a rise in incidents (apnews.com)
Israel ready to act against Houthi rebels if international community fails to, official says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Ukraine says any Russian presidential voting in its occupied regions would be 'null and void' (apnews.com)
French Navy intercepts two drones fired from Houthi area in Yemen (m.jpost.com)
Observers Say OPEC 'Panicking' as COP28 Talks Focus on Possible Fossil Fuel Phase-Out (www.voanews.com)
Ukraine and US Sign Historic Joint-Weapons Production Agreement (www.kyivpost.com)
Israel will not bow to international pressure to end war with Hamas, says Netanyahu (www.thejc.com)
Saudi Arabia could take ‘effective majority control’ of London Heathrow (www.theguardian.com)
Sinwar 'denying reality', fled north Gaza in humanitarian convoy (www.jpost.com)
Germany warns of ‘warmonger Putin’ pushing propaganda at Paris Olympics (www.politico.eu)
Gaza in chaos as Palestinian anger against Hamas grows (m.jpost.com)
Qatar PM warns: Gaza war putting entire generation at risk of ‘radicalisation’ (www.hindustantimes.com)
Israel says over 7,000 militants killed in Gaza Strip (www.pravda.com.ua)
IDF releases video of Hamas stealing aid from Gazans (www.ynetnews.com)
Netanyahu ‘appreciates’ US veto in UN, says Gaza war ‘will continue’ (www.france24.com)
Thousands of dead fish mysteriously wash up on Hokkaido beach, residents collect to sell & eat (mothership.sg)
John Kerry warns against carbon capture’s ‘great facade’ as a climate cure-all (www.politico.eu)
Mysterious Link Between Owning Cats And Schizophrenia Is Real, Study Says (www.sciencealert.com)
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Missing For Three Days, Life 'At Risk,' Supporters Say (www.rferl.org)
Russia has recruited over 100,000 prisoners for its 'human wave' assaults against Ukraine since the war began, reports say (www.businessinsider.com)
Hamas Leaders: Our Goal Is Establishment Of Global Islamic Caliphate, Not Just Liberation Of Palestine (www.memri.org)
Ukraine's Zelenskyy will travel to Argentina for Milei’s swearing in as president (buenosairesherald.com)
Biden administration uses emergency authority to sell about 14,000 tank shells to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
Germany’s Social Democrats say their previous policy on Russia was a mistake, underestimated Putin's imperial thinking (www.pravda.com.ua)
Thanks to battle won in Black Sea, Ukraine exports almost 7.5M tons of cargoes - Zelensky (www.ukrinform.net)
Israeli National Security Adviser Hanegbi indicates war against Hezbollah likely after defeat of Hamas (www.timesofisrael.com)
Kyiv Says World Olympic Body Allowing Russian Athletes is 'Encouraging' War in Ukraine (www.themoscowtimes.com)
Civilians make up 61% of Gaza deaths from airstrikes, Israeli study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Houthi official: We'll now target any Israel-bound ship of any ownership (www.timesofisrael.com)
Yemen's Houthis say they will target ships in Red Sea en route to Israel (www.reuters.com)
Germany must be ready to do more when others weaken – Scholz on supporting Ukraine (www.pravda.com.ua)
First tyrannosaur fossil discovered with its last meal perfectly preserved in its stomach (www.cnn.com)
5 now dead in 'major' cantaloupe salmonella outbreak as Canadian cases nearly double (www.cbc.ca)
IDF reports rockets fired at Israel from Gaza humanitarian zone (www.ynetnews.com)
White House: Costs of not supporting Ukraine too high to pay (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine’s first lady warns of ‘mortal danger’ if West backs down over support (www.standard.co.uk)
EU aims to grant Ukraine aid even if Hungary vetoes it at coming summit (www.reuters.com)
Russia Warns Israel Over Flooding Tunnels in Gaza: 'War Crime' (www.newsweek.com)
OPEC Leader Tells Members to Block Any Climate Summit Deal to Curb Fossil Fuels (www.nytimes.com)
Russian cities cancel New Year celebrations to save money for war (news.yahoo.com)
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 (www.reuters.com)
US bars imports from 3 more Chinese companies over Uyghur forced labor (www.reuters.com)
Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse to produce a rare eclipse visible to millions (apnews.com)
Up to 800,000 Russian citizens illegally arrive in Crimea during its occupation (www.pravda.com.ua)
Putin Announces Bid for Fifth Presidential Term (www.kyivpost.com)
Bulgaria to grant access to its skies for Ukraine's F-16 training (euromaidanpress.com)
The world's wealthiest families got $1.5 trillion richer in 2023, with Hermès' owners and the rulers of Abu Dhabi leading the way (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukraine cracks down on draft-dodging as it struggles to find troops (www.washingtonpost.com)
Scientists Have Reported a Breakthrough In Understanding Whale Language (www.vice.com)
Orbán openly switches to Russian agenda - Tusk (www.ukrinform.net)
Israeli Defense Minister cites indications that Hamas 'is beginning to break in Gaza' (www.timesofisrael.com)
Red Cross reprimanded hostage families: 'Think about the Palestinians' (www.jpost.com)
Bulgaria to send 100 armored vehicles to Ukraine, ignoring president’s veto (euromaidanpress.com)
Turkey Warns Israel About Assassinating Hamas Members in its Territory (www.vice.com)
US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire (www.semafor.com)
Thousands of tons of dead sardines wash ashore in northern Japan (apnews.com)
Illegal Gold Mines Were Just Blown to Pieces in the Amazon (www.vice.com)
Report: Jewish TikTok staff reveal rampant antisemitism, Israel hate in workplace (www.timesofisrael.com)
Hamas says it repelled Israeli rescue attempt in Gaza, hostage killed (www.reuters.com)
Dozens of Zimbabwe elephants die as climate change dries up Hwange park (www.reuters.com)
US tells UN it does not support call for Gaza ceasefire (www.reuters.com)
South Korea could go ‘extinct’ without proper immigration policy, minister says (www.straitstimes.com)
Hamas broke temporary truce in Gaza minutes after it began, senior IDF officer says (www.timesofisrael.com)
Latvian Constitutional Court rules in favor of dismantling Soviet monuments (tvpworld.com)
'We don't want war in South America,' says Brazil's Lula on growing Guyana-Venezuela crisis (www.lemonde.fr)
Germany's chancellor lights first Hanukkah candle on a huge menorah at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate (apnews.com)
Putin to stand for fifth term as Russian president (www.bbc.com)
Japan views Hamas as a “terrorist organization” (www.arabnews.jp)
Red Cross reprimanded hostage families: 'Think about the Palestinians' (m.jpost.com)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called off a high-profile briefing with US lawmakers amid an impasse over future US funding for the country (www.bbc.com)
Denmark passes law to ban Quran burnings (www.bbc.com)
Biden warns of NATO war with Russia if aid disappears (responsiblestatecraft.org)
Palestinian PM says does not rule out Hamas as 'junior partner' after war (www.ynetnews.com)
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)