Blinken carries Arab message to Israel: keep Palestinian state hope alive ( www.reuters.com )
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his latest mission to rein in the Gaza war, told Israeli leaders on Tuesday there was still a chance of winning acceptance from their Arab neighbours, if they create a path to a viable Palestinian state....
French PM Borne resigns, Macron to name new government ( www.reuters.com )
China's COSCO halts shipping to Israel - Israeli media ( www.reuters.com )
Spain considers nationwide hospital mask rule, as flu, COVID hit Europe ( www.reuters.com )
Spain's government proposed a nationwide mandate for people to wear masks in hospitals and health clinics on Monday, and Italy said respiratory illness infection rates had hit a record, as flu and COVID spread across Europe....
Britain to invest 300 million pounds in next-generation nuclear fuel programme ( www.reuters.com )
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Britain said it plans to spend 300 million pounds ($380 million) on a new programme to produce advanced nuclear fuel suitable for the next generation of power-generating reactors, seeking to dislodge Russia as the main international supplier.
Pro-Palestinian protesters block bridge outside UK parliament ( www.reuters.com )
Exclusive: US intelligence confirms Islamic State's Afghanistan branch behind Iran blasts ( www.reuters.com )
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Communications intercepts collected by the United States confirmed that Islamic State’s (ISIS) Afghanistan-based branch carried out twin bombings in Iran that killed nearly 100 people, two sources familiar with the intelligence told Reuters on Friday....
Boy survives Gaza strike that kills family after futile search for tents ( www.reuters.com )
Boy survives Gaza strike that kills family after futile search for tents ( www.reuters.com )
India orders new drug-making standards after overseas deaths ( www.reuters.com )
Auto dealers challenge new US FTC car-buyer consumer protection rules ( www.reuters.com )
The FTC said the new rules will ban bait-and-switch advertising tactics, prohibit charging for add-on costs that do not benefit consumers and require dealers to make key disclosures to consumers, including accurate pricing disclosures in advertising and sales communications....
Sudanese women describe being gang-raped in attacks by Arab forces ( www.reuters.com )
Rape is widespread amid the war in Sudan. Young women from the ethnic-African Masalit tribe say they were sexually assaulted at gunpoint by RSF paramilitary and Arab militia forces during attacks on the city of El Geneina in West Darfur.
Florida abortion rights measure gets enough signatures to go before voters ( www.reuters.com )
A state constitutional amendment that would protect abortion access in Florida has received enough signatures of support to appear on ballots in the November election, but a challenge by the state's attorney general could still block it....
Consumer Reports finds 'widespread' presence of plastics in food ( www.reuters.com )
Black Americans would feel the sting of Republican budget cut proposals ( www.reuters.com )
When Charla Plaines saw the toll lead paint took on her granddaughter, she was able to get the hazardous substance scrubbed from her home thanks to a federally funded program that Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives want to cut....
Islamic State claims responsibility for attacks that killed nearly 100 people in Iran - group on telegram ( www.reuters.com )
Gaza's child amputees face further risks without expert care ( www.reuters.com )
Gaza's child amputees face further risks without expert care ( www.reuters.com )
Japan Airlines counts losses from wrecked Tokyo plane ( www.reuters.com )
The airline estimated losses of more than $100 million.
Israel bombed Beirut with a Drone, targeting a Hamas official and killing 4-5 others ( www.reuters.com )
Israel bombed Beirut with a Drone, targeting a Hamas official and killing 4-5 others ( www.reuters.com )
This is a major escalation that could greatly expand the war and drag hezbollah deeper into the war, which was already involved in skirmishes with Israel in Lebanese regions that Israel occupies....