Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Terrorist Designation of the Houthis ( www.whitehouse.gov )
Nauru's financial demands key to breaking ties with Taiwan: Official - Focus Taiwan ( focustaiwan.tw )
Immigration Center Funding May Have Prompted Nauru Split: Source - TaiwanPlus News | Don't Miss This ( www.cleburnetimesreview.com )
Asylum centre funding hole behind Beijing ‘ambush’ of Taiwan on Nauru ( www.afr.com )
67% of Arab world: October 7 was 'legitimate resistance' against Israel ( www.jpost.com )
New Year, New Mod Drama
Sorry to throw this on everyone in the group, but there has been another mod shakeup and it feels fair to address it publicly....
Russian election candidate calls Ukraine war a ‘big mistake’ by Putin ( www.nbcnews.com )
Boris Nadezhdin told the wives of Russia's mobilized soldiers the war was “a big mistake by Putin, of course, and the consequences will be very grave.”...
UK-US air strikes launched against Houthis in Yemen ( www.bbc.com )
Netanyahu: Let me be clear — Israel has no intention of displacing Gaza’s population ( www.timesofisrael.com )
PM says IDF will also not permanently occupy the Strip; Likud MK: Netanyahu told me he’d like Gaza voluntary migration but is under US pressure...
Gabriel Attal is France's youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister ( apnews.com )
Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right....
China’s Youth Are Quitting the Rat Race to ‘Let It Rot’ ( www.wsj.com )
Young people in China are becoming more rebellious, questioning their nation’s traditional expectations of career and family
Moscow Deploys 35,000 National Guards to Counter Partisans in Occupied Ukraine ( www.kyivpost.com )
Russia has become concerned about partisan activity and anti-Kremlin attitudes among the local population in the occupied territories of Ukraine as its presidential elections approach....
All Internet Access Blocked In Pakistan ( english.alarabiya.net )
Internet and social media services in Pakistan faced severe disruptions on Sunday night as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, led by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, prepared for a massive online campaign ahead of elections. Khan and key PTI leaders were disqualified as candidates, alleging interference by the...
China’s Tesla-beating EV maker BYD has carmakers around the world ‘in a state of shock’ over its prices ( fortune.com )
When China’s BYD recently overtook Elon Musk’s Tesla as the global leader in sales of electric vehicles, casual observers of the auto industry might have been surprised....
South Korea tells Russia to stop getting arms from North Korea ( www.koreaherald.com )
Armed ethnic alliance in northern Myanmar is said to have seized a city that was a key goal ( apnews.com )
Belarusian president signs law granting him lifelong immunity from prosecution | Alexander Lukashenko | The Guardian ( www.theguardian.com )
Russia accidentally bombs own village, vows to rebuild homes ( www.reuters.com )
It's Clear to Everyone Gazans Must Be Destroyed, Israeli Lawmaker Says ( www.haaretz.com )
US Says No Recognition For Breakaway Somaliland After Ethiopia Deal ( www.barrons.com )
The United States on Wednesday rejected international recognition for breakaway Somaliland and called for calm after the region's leaders signed a deal with Ethiopia....
US Pedestrian deaths rose a troubling 77% between 2010 and 2021. ( www.ghsa.org )
GHSA previously issued a report finding that 3,434 pedestrians were killed on U.S. roadways in the first half of 2022, based on preliminary data reported by State Highway Safety Offices. A second report analyzing state-reported data for all of 2022 found that roadways continue to be incredibly deadly for pedestrians. There were...
Almost 100 dead in blasts at Iran memorial for assassinated commander ( www.theguardian.com )
Two explosions at Kerman ceremony marking anniversary of killing of Qassem Suleimani raise Middle East tensions further...
Russia Lost 413 Tanks, Nearly 30,000 Troops in One Month: Ukraine ( www.thedefensepost.com )
Russia announced it had deployed, to Ukraine, its best new artillery-detecting radar. Hours later, the Ukrainians blew it up—with artillery. ( www.forbes.com )
Ukraine plinking a Russian GPS-jammer with a GPS-guided bomb. Ukrainian drones blowing up Russian drone-jammers. Ukraine’s cruise missiles striking Russian air-defense sites whose missions include, you guessed it, shooting down cruise missiles....