Israel sharpens its tone to Spain: "The Inquisition is over. Those who harm us, we will harm them" ( www.elnacional.cat )
Man detained in mental hospital after trying to set up Pakistan’s first gay club ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
Hamas Wants Guarantees Ceasefire Will Actually Happen, While US Says Hamas Is Rejecting the Proposal ( truthout.org )
Following the UN Security Council vote to approve a three-phase ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. officials and other international allies of Israel are cynically placing blame on Hamas for a stall in current ceasefire negotiations — even as Israel has insisted on indefinitely continuing its massacre in Gaza and Hamas has said its main...
Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal ( apnews.com )
Israeli Politician Quotes Hitler to Argue for Resettlement of Gaza ( www.commondreams.org )
Former Israeli Knesset member Moshe Feiglin quoted Adolf Hitler as he called for Israel to resettle the Gaza Strip and create a "Hebrew Gaza."...
Israel says Hamas weaponised rape. Does the evidence add up? ( www.thetimes.com )
The Israeli government insists that Hamas formally sanctioned sexual assault on October 7, 2023. But investigators say the evidence does not stand up to scrutiny. Catherine Philp and Gabrielle Weiniger report on eight months of claim and counter-claim...
Israel describes a permanent cease-fire in Gaza as a ‘nonstarter,’ undermining Biden’s proposal ( www.nbcnews.com )
Zelenskyy thanks US after House passes aid bill ( www.euronews.com )
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders have applauded the US for passing a vital €89 billion aid bill which has been struggling to make it through the House of Representatives for months....
America’s Commute to Work Is Getting Longer and Longer ( www.wsj.com )
UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza without improved safety, UN officials say ( apnews.com )
Europe’s rapidly rising right: Hard-right forces are gaining ground ahead of next month’s European Parliament election ( www.politico.eu )
The longstanding effort to keep extremist forces out of government in Europe is officially over....
Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel ( apnews.com )
77 Groups Worldwide Back Genocide Lawsuit Against Biden in U.S. Court ( theintercept.com )
In late December, 77 groups — representing tens of thousands of lawyers, civil society leaders, and activists from six continents — filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit that Palestinian human rights organizations, residents of Gaza, and U.S. citizens with family members impacted by Israel’s ongoing assault brought against...
Woman killed by her two XL bully dogs at home in east London ( www.theguardian.com )
Israeli settlers storm West Bank village, setting cars and homes ablaze ( edition.cnn.com )
It's estimated that between 1,000 and 1,200 settlers surrounded the village, and around 500 stormed it just after midday local time on Friday, blocking all the roads in the area....
‘Get on a plane’: Danish minister urged to meet Greenland coil scandal women ( www.theguardian.com )
The Danish health minister should “get on a plane and visit” some of the thousands of women thought to be living with the consequences of being forcibly fitted with the contraceptive coil as children, Greenland’s gender equality minister has said....
Israel’s obstruction of investigation into 7 October rape allegations risks truth never being found, advocates warn ( www.middleeastmonitor.com )
Israel’s leadership is pushing the allegations that Hamas fighters raped Israeli women during the October 7 attacks for its own political objectives while the government’s ongoing refusal to allow the United Nations to conduct a full investigation into the matter threatens to hinder any evidence, advocates have warned.
Iran launches drone attack against Israel as Biden rushes to White House ( www.theguardian.com )
Iran said it launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles towards Israel on Saturday in a major attack following days of acute tension building up in the region and warnings from the US and elsewhere about a wider conflict erupting....
Iranian in UK flees to Israel after pulling off headscarves ( www.middleeastmonitor.com )
An Iranian monarchist who filmed herself pulling the headscarves off Iranians in London fled to Israel after UK police announced they were investigating her....
UK’s richest family on trial in Switzerland for human trafficking, confiscating staff passports, paying as little as £7/day ( www.bbc.com )
Vladimir Putin issues fresh demands to Ukraine to end war ( www.theguardian.com )
Vladimir Putin has demanded that Kyiv cede more land, withdraw troops deeper inside its own country, and drop its Nato bid in order for him to end Russia’s war in Ukraine....
Drunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years ( abcnews.go.com )
Darryl Anderson was drunk behind the wheel of his Audi SUV, had his accelerator pressed to the floor and was barreling toward a car ahead of him when he snapped a photo of his speedometer. The picture showed a car in the foreground, a collision warning light on his dashboard and a speed of 141 mph (227 kph)....
Fired employee hacked into company’s computer system and deleted servers, causing it to lose S$918,000 - CNA ( www.channelnewsasia.com )
Israel Has Used White Phosphorus on 17 Towns in Lebanon Since October ( truthout.org )
Germany’s first African-born MP to stand down after racist abuse ( www.theguardian.com )
The first African-born MP to enter the German parliament has announced he will not be standing in next year’s federal election, weeks after he revealed the hate mail, including racist slurs and death threats, he and his staff had received....
