India targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware ( www.aljazeera.com )
Israeli minister Gantz says situation on Lebanon border ‘demands change’ ( www.aljazeera.com )
Russia, India closer to joint military equipment production - minister ( www.reuters.com )
MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Russia and India have made tangible progress in talks on plans to jointly produce military equipment, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, after talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow.
Analysis: Putin promises Xi to 'fight for five years' in Ukraine ( asia.nikkei.com )
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize....
Ukraine F-16 Speculation Mounts as Russia Loses 8 Fighter Jets in 3 Weeks ( www.newsweek.com )
Myanmar Infantry Division Surrenders in Laukkai, Shan State: Reports ( www.irrawaddy.com )
Troops from the 55th Light Infantry Division (LID) stationed in Laukkai, the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone in northern Shan State, have surrendered to the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), according to military analysts close to sources on the ground....
Iran undoes slowdown in enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade -IAEA ( www.reuters.com )
Iran already has enough uranium enriched to up to 60%, if enriched further, to make three nuclear bombs, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency's theoretical definition, and more at lower enrichment levels. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons....
Right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy ( m.timesofindia.com )
Russia warns Japan over providing Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine ( www.reuters.com )
A move by Japan to provide Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine will have "grave consequences" for Russia-Japan ties, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday....
Prince Andrew ‘tormented’ as Jeffrey Epstein documents set to be made public ( www.independent.co.uk )
China uses AI to generate propaganda on YouTube, report finds ( www.rfa.org )
In a YouTube video, a voice in English announces that China has researched and developed its own ultra-thin 1-nanometer chip – a staggering claim given that the chip isn’t expected in commercial devices for another decade....
Woman paraded naked: A familiar headline in India, legal experts and gender rights activists say the law is still not equipped to deal with such heinous crimes against women. ( www.bbc.co.uk )
US Claims Huge Chunk of Seabed Amid Strategic Push for Resources ( www.bnnbloomberg.ca )
Sweden moves one step closer to NATO membership after a Turkish parliamentary committee gives approval ( apnews.com )
Best way for US to constrain Israel is through public pressure: Analyst ( www.aljazeera.com )
Russia confirms Ukraine destroyed its warship in Crimea attack ( www.aljazeera.com )
The right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy ( english.elpais.com )
Younger Americans are friendlier to China ( www.economist.com )
Amazon drought: 'We've never seen anything like this' ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Israel receives 230 planes, 20 ships loaded with US arms amid Gaza war ( www.aa.com.tr )
Hindu bus conductor fired for helping Muslim passengers: Does it reflect an increasingly polarised India? ( www.straitstimes.com )
On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem resembles a ghost town. Celebrations are halted due to Israel-Hamas war ( apnews.com )
The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war....