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....
Hong Kong is building public housing on a golf course in a snub to the old elite ( www.straitstimes.com )
Ukrainian Bombers Just Blew Up Another Russian Warship. ‘Russia’s Fleet Is Getting Smaller And Smaller!’ ( www.forbes.com )
Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank ( www.aljazeera.com )
Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over ( apnews.com )
Ukraine Awaits Delivery Of First F-16 Jets In Coming Days As Kyiv Seeks To Counter Russian Air Superiority ( www.rferl.org )
KYIV -- Ukraine will likely receive it first shipment of advanced F-16s in the next few days, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a phone call as Kyiv seeks to disrupt Russia’s air superiority over Ukrainian skies amid continued battles on December 23 in the east and south of the country....
Hamas Police Officer Fatally Shoots Boy Approaching Humanitarian Aid Truck to Keep Others Away: ( themessenger.com )
Brazilian girl commits suicide due to Fake News on big Instagram Gossip Page ( g1.globo.com )
They basically posted that she had an affair with Whindersson Nunes. When she posted that it was fake, the owner of the page responded: oh come on, you can't fool anyone with those acting skills. She ended up committing suicide due to all the harassment from the fake news....
Blinken calls out other countries for not demanding Hamas surrender and ‘stop hiding behind civilians’ ( www.cnn.com )
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called out other countries for not demanding Hamas surrender....
Revealed: how US residents are funding illegal settlements in the West Bank ( www.theguardian.com )
Anti-war candidate barred from Russia’s presidential election ( www.theguardian.com )
Yekaterina Duntsova wanted to end the conflict in Ukraine, but her candidacy was rejected over alleged flaws in her application...
Airbnb admits misleading Australian customers by charging in US dollars instead of local currency ( apnews.com )
Netherlands to supply Ukraine with 18 F-16 fighter jets ( nltimes.nl )
The Netherlands will supply Ukraine with eighteen F-16 fighter jets, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte confirmed on Friday. He wrote on social media that he notified his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, of the caretaker Cabinet's decision during a phone call on Friday morning....
Russia Plans to Mobilize Ukrainian Children in Occupied Territories ( www.kyivpost.com )
Documents from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) – now supposedly incorporated into Russia by Putin’s decree – showed the Kremlin’s plans to conscript children born in 2007 for its upcoming mobilization, reported Petro Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol....
Israel’s military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in recent history, experts say ( apnews.com )
Moldova Plans to Fully Withdraw From Moscow-led Bloc by 2024 ( www.kyivpost.com )
Moldova plans to withdraw from all agreements – totaling around 330 – signed within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) by the end of 2024....
