Heads of 3 top US colleges refuse to say calling for genocide of Jews is harassment (www.timesofisrael.com)
Lesbian couple flees Italy as government strips them of parental rights (www.lgbtqnation.com)

Putin: Russia will concentrate more military units near Finland (yle.fi)
As a Finn I say this is fine. Every military resource that is tied down and not raping and destroying Ukraine is net positive.

Council of Europe votes to recognize Holodomor as genocide (www.dw.com)

Venezuela-Guyana dispute: Maduro mobilizes the army and announces annexation of Essequibo (english.elpais.com)

Why Is Pakistan Expelling 1.7 Million Afghans? (foreignpolicy.com)

Hamas Official Ghazi Hamad: We Will Repeat The October 7 Attack, Time And Again, Until Israel Is Annihilated (www.memri.org)
Hamad said that Palestinians are the victims of the occupation, therefore no one should blame them for the events of October 7 or anything else, adding: “Everything we do is justified.”

"Lisbon should be Russian", says Kremlin propagandist (www.theportugalnews.com)

The Economist: Which economy did best in 2023? (www.economist.com)
Greece at #1 thanks to a decade of austerity, Finland at last position thanks to 4 years of leftist expansiory fiscal politics.

Lesbian couple flees Italy as government strips them of parental rights (www.lgbtqnation.com)

China’s ties with America are warming, a bit (www.economist.com)

Police chief hails ‘exemplary behavior’ of Arab Israelis amid war with Hamas (www.timesofisrael.com)

Russian sources disappeared after Trump declassified ex-spy’s evidence, UK court told (www.theguardian.com)

Russia dismisses Ukraine peace plan: ‘Let’s decide it on the battlefield’ (www.scmp.com)
