Armed gang storms Ecuador TV station as state of ‘internal armed conflict’ declared (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba: ‘Putin does not want a frozen conflict, or peace’ (english.elpais.com)
On February 1, the EU will again discuss a €50 billion financial lifeline for Ukraine — currently blocked by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — while another similar aid package remains frozen in Washington. Kuleba believes the funds will come. “We do not have a plan B,” he insists.
Chinese election interference tests Taiwan’s capability to defend freedom of speech (www.indexoncensorship.org)
As Taiwan gears up for the presidential and legislative election on 13 January, the Chinese government is also ramping up its efforts to interfere. From sponsored trips to China for local leaders, economic coercion, fake opinion polls, and disinformation campaigns, some analysts say the wide-ranging tactics that Beijing has...
Ukraine-Russia war: Putin citizenship decree violates children's rights, Ukraine says (www.bbc.com)
China deployed over 1,700 military planes around Taiwan in 2023 (www.newsweek.com)
This aerial activity, which now occurs on a near-daily basis, is reported by the Taiwan Defense Ministry. The Taiwan ADIZ Violations Database, compiled by independent defense analyst Benjamin Lewis, illustrates a marked escalation in Chinese military operations near Taiwan in recent years.
Turkey detains 33 people suspected of spying on behalf of Israel (apnews.com)
Strong quake prompts tsunami warning for Japan's western coast (www.japantimes.co.jp)
China: Pro-Colonisation Influencers In Xinjiang --- [video documentary, 13 min] (www.arte.tv)
The Xinjiang region in China is the historical homeland of the Uyghurs, a persecuted Muslim minority. Open data reveals how Chinese influencers are convincing people from across the country to colonise this province....
Poland says Russian missile entered airspace then went into Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
China cracks down on negativity over economy in bid to boost confidence (www.theguardian.com)
One man’s mission to end the Uyghur genocide in China: a physician, who helped set up a campaign to protest against the persecution of the Uyghurs, says that Jews had “a duty to join the protest” (www.thejc.com)
Sheldon Stone, 68, became involved in Stop Uyghur Genocide after coming across a testimony from a survivor of a Uyghur concentration camp in China....
"Beijing’s lack of good faith is the first problem:" China will try to manipulate a U.N. human rights review in January which may even worsen the situation in China, experts warn (thediplomat.com)
A United Nations review of China’s human rights record set to occur in January should shine a light on Beijing’s atrocity crimes, but China will play the game to their favor which may actually worsen rather than improve the human rights situation inside China, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) warns....
China provocations worrisome but his country will not yield an inch of its territory to any foreign entity, Philippine President Marcos says (www.manilatimes.net)
Nations like France, the United States, Canada, India, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Japan are planning maritime patrols with the Philippines to illustrate their opposition to China’s incursions in the West Philippine Sea.
The plight of Gaza’s ‘WCNSFs’ – wounded child, no surviving family: A chilling acronym used by aid workers reflects the reality of a conflict in which 40% of casualties are believed to be minors (www.theguardian.com)
"We had a 14-year-old girl just walk out of some war zone of Gaza City, stunned, mute, bloodied, and she absolutely had no one,” says James Elder, Unicef’s chief spokesperson, who spent weeks in Gaza under bombardment. “How many other children are like that right now? We simply don’t know.”
No functional hospital left in northern Gaza, WHO says (www.aljazeera.com)
Canada lays out plan to phase out sales of gas-powered cars, trucks by 2035 (www.cbc.ca)
In a First, Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels (www.nytimes.com)
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of deliberately attacking civilians and journalists in Lebanon (feddit.de)
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Israel storms Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing scores (www.reuters.com)
Facebook Approved an Israeli Ad Calling for Assassination of Pro-Palestine Activist (theintercept.com)
"Lisbon should be Russian", says Kremlin propagandist (www.theportugalnews.com)
Victims of French serial killer face last chance for justice as accomplice of ‘Ogre’ goes on trial (www.theguardian.com)
Sudan aid workers risk ‘kidnap and rape’, experts warn (www.aljazeera.com)
Russia wages electronic warfare ‘using UK-made tech’, Ukraine dossier claims (www.theguardian.com)
Mountain villages fight for future as melting glaciers threaten floods (www.reuters.com)
