- ‘The Interview’: Antony Blinken Insists He and Biden Made the Right Calls The New York Times
- 'Where is the world'? Blinken decries lack of pressure for Hamas surrender in NYT interview The Jerusalem Post
- Antony Blinken: ‘China has been trying to have it both ways’ Financial Times
- Blinken: After Oct. 7, I threatened to nix Biden visit if Israel didn’t let aid into Gaza The Times of Israel
- Blinken recounts Gaza war, reveals threat that made Netanyahu approve aid to Strip Ynetnews
Fire at market in northern China kills at least eight people and injures 15
Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze at a busy market in the city of Zhangjiakou, Hebei province.
In Mexican Desert, Digging for a ‘Miracle’: Bringing the Missing Back Home – The New York Times
In Mexican Desert, Digging for a ‘Miracle’: Bringing the Missing Back Home The New York Times
Gaza Rescuers Are Haunted by Voices of Those They Couldn’t Save – The New York Times
- Gaza Rescuers Are Haunted by Voices of Those They Couldn’t Save The New York Times
- Israel kills over 200 Palestinians in Gaza in 3 days as truce talks resume Al Jazeera English
- Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza Strip as new ceasefire talks begin Reuters
- IDF strikes over 100 Hamas terror targets in Gaza Strip over weekend The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 21, hospital workers say, as talks underway The Associated Press
New Orleans attacker: How false claims about the suspect spread
A Fox News report fuelled the spread of misinformation online - including a claim the suspect was an illegal immigrant.
Russia attacks strategic city of Pokrovsk aiming to cut off supply lines, Kyiv military says – Yahoo News UK
- Russia attacks strategic city of Pokrovsk aiming to cut off supply lines, Kyiv military says Yahoo News UK
- As Ukraine’s New Leopard 2 Brigade Disintegrates, The Russians Advance On Pokrovsk Forbes
- Kursk Oblast becomes hottest spot on front line – General Staff Ukrainska Pravda
- Russian armored column storms village near strategic city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast Euromaidan Press
- Battles most intense in Pokrovsk, Toretsk axes - National Guard spokesman Ukrinform
Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person at 116 has died – ABC News
India shrug off Bumrah injury to claim first-innings lead in Australia
India captain Jasprit Bumrah is forced off with injury on Day Two of the fifth Test but Australia fail to capitalise.
Brazil ex-official returns toilet she had removed from office
Janaína Lima said she had paid for a bathroom renovation with her own money.
Syria’s FM to head to UAE, Qatar and Jordan to ‘build partnerships’
War-torn country reaches out for much-needed investment, as Saudi Arabia also set to play a big role in reconstruction.
‘Santa Claus’ sarcophagus and more ancient religious relics among big discoveries in 2024 – AOL
- 'Santa Claus' sarcophagus and more ancient religious relics among big discoveries in 2024 AOL
- From Stonehenge's origins to ice age baby genetics — how well did you follow this year's top archaeology stories? Livescience.com
- Seventy-Seven Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2024, From a Mysterious 'Anomaly' Near the Great Pyramid of Giza to a Missing Portrait of Henry VIII Smithsonian Magazine
- A Gladiator Sarcophagus, Bronze Shields, And Ancient Bog Butter: 13 Incredible History News Stories From 2024 All That's Interesting
- Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Discoveries of 2024 Podcast Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology
Russian Gas Shutoff Pumps Up Pressure On Moldova’s Pro-Western Government – Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- Russian Gas Shutoff Pumps Up Pressure On Moldova's Pro-Western Government Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- Moldova breakaway region faces extended blackouts after gas cutoff Reuters
- China may have stopped Putin from using nuclear weapons, Blinken says. Kyiv Independent
- Pro-Russian Moldovan separatists refuse EU gas despite humanitarian crisis warnings POLITICO Europe
- Ukraine's halt of Russian gas to Europe throws breakaway Moldovan region into crisis mode CNBC
Indonesian Hospital in north Gaza is out of service: Gaza health ministry
North Gaza has three hospitals, all of which have been taken out of service by Israel’s offensive.
Poland Launches EU Presidency Amid Row with Hungary – Kyiv Post
- Poland Launches EU Presidency Amid Row with Hungary Kyiv Post
- Hungarian envoy ‘not welcome’ at Poland’s EU presidency gala POLITICO Europe
- Poland inaugurates EU Council presidency with opening gala Euronews
- Poland Pulls Hungarian Envoy From Guest List Over Fugitive Case Bloomberg
- Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU European Commission
The US soldiers returning to Vietnam in search of mass graves
American veterans help former Vietnamese enemies locate mass burial sites 50 years after the war.
Myanmar junta to free about 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty, including 180 foreigners
It was not clear whether Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been held virtually incommunicado since 2021 coup, would be among those released
Myanmar’s military government will release about 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty on Saturday marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain.
There was no sign that the prisoner release would include Aung San Suu Kyi, 79, who has been held virtually incommunicado by the military since it seized power from her elected government in 2021. She is serving a 27-year sentence after being convicted of a series of politically tinged prosecutions brought by the military.
Continue reading...A Ukrainian FPV Drone Meets Its Battlefield Destiny – Kyiv Post
- A Ukrainian FPV Drone Meets Its Battlefield Destiny Kyiv Post
- ‘It is impossible to outrun them’: how drones transformed war in Ukraine The Guardian
- A Ukrainian drone pilot has a novel plan to smash Russia's formidable defenses Business Insider
- How Suicide Drones Transformed the Front Lines in Ukraine The New York Times
- Ukraine Advances Killer Robot Drones With More Automation, Efficiency The Wall Street Journal
Man charged over alleged rape of Virgin Australia crew member in Fiji
Airline staff were celebrating New Year’s Eve in Nadi when the alleged incident occurred
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A man has been charged with the alleged rape and sexual assault of a Virgin Australia crew member in Fiji in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
The man “will be produced in court on Monday”, after having been taken into custody on Wednesday, acting police commissioner Juki Fong Chew said in an email that confirmed a report by ABC.
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Continue reading...State Dept. Tells Congress It Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel – The New York Times
- State Dept. Tells Congress It Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel The New York Times
- Scoop: Biden notifies Congress of $8 billion arms sale to Israel Axios
- US said preparing $8 billion arms package for Israel, including heavy bombs The Times of Israel
- Israel at War Day 456 Report: U.S. Plans to Supply Israel With $8 Billion in Arms Haaretz
- US proposes $8b. arms deal with Israel, Shin Bet publishes Oct. 7 recordings The Jerusalem Post
Myanmar’s military regime to free nearly 6,000 prisoners in amnesty
Myanmar's military rulers announced an amnesty for 5,864 prisoners to mark Independence Day, state media reports.