At least 34 dead, dozen hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor in southern India (www.pbs.org)
EU approves first-ever sanctions on Russian gas (www.politico.eu)
It’s a notable evolution in strategy for the EU, and came after Germany and Hungary held up a deal for weeks....
Hunter Biden used crack 'every 20 minutes or so', court hears (www.google.com)
Drug-resistant tuberculosis leaves EU scrambling for medicines (www.politico.eu)
Vital drugs are either not authorized or are deemed too expensive, as cases rise....
New legal powers for Jewish settlers open door to 'actual annexation' of West Bank (thecradle.co)
The Israeli military has given religious settler and minister Bezalel Smotrich increased legal control over the occupied West Bank...
Nissan to close auto plant in China amid intensifying EV price war (english.kyodonews.net)
Taiwan to acquire more than 1,000 armed drones in new US arms sale (www.cnn.com)
The United States has approved the $360 million sale of more than 1,000 small armed drones to Taiwan, as the self-ruled island claimed by China aims to strengthen its asymmetrical warfare abilities with an eye on successful tactics used on the battlefield in Ukraine....
More countries to reach NATO's 2% defense spending goal (www.dw.com)
Philippines accuses Chinese Coast Guard of boarding boats (www.dw.com)
Chinese Coast Guard rammed and boarded Philippine naval boats and confiscated their weapons in the South China Sea, injuring a Filipino soldier, the Philippine military said on Wednesday....
Drag Goes Mainstream in the Philippines, a Bastion of Christianity (www.nytimes.com)
Farage doubles down on Ukraine comments after Sunak and Starmer condemned Reform UK leader (www.lbc.co.uk)
New Drug Provides Total Protection From H.I.V. in Trial of Young African Women (www.nytimes.com)
Europe and Australia both back down on CSAM scanning (9to5mac.com)
Spanish police arrest 10 after discovery of ‘highly sophisticated’ meth lab (www.theguardian.com)
Spanish police have arrested 10 people and seized 70kg of methamphetamine after discovering a “highly sophisticated” synthetic drug laboratory capable of producing up to 10kg of meth a day....
N. Korea launches some 350 trash-carrying balloons overnight: Seoul military (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Veronika Slowikowska worked toward making it as an actor for years. Then she went viral (apnews.com)
When Veronika Slowikowska graduated from college in 2015, she did what conventional wisdom says aspiring actors should do: Work odd jobs to pay the bills while auditioning for commercials and background roles, hoping you eventually make it....
South Korea: Exploding lithium batteries spark deadly factory fire (www.bbc.com)
Gunmen Attack Synagogues and Churches in Russian Republic (www.nytimes.com)
BBC.com: Unable to back down, Israel and Hezbollah move closer to all-out war (www.bbc.com)
Second Canadian scientist alleges brain illness investigation was shut down (www.theguardian.com)
As France reels from alleged rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to fore in election campaign (apnews.com)
Aer Lingus begins contacting up to 40,000 passengers to be affected by flight cancellations from next week (m.independent.ie)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16769411...
640 Palestinian children detained in West Bank since October 7 (www.newarab.com)
The Israeli army has arrested and beaten children as young as seven in the West Bank amid its indiscriminate war on Gaza....
Israel Has “Systematically Violated” Laws Regarding Civilian Harm, UN Finds (truthout.org)
Israeli forces have demonstrated a pattern of systematically targeting densely populated civilian areas across hundreds of attacks in Gaza that likely violate international wartime laws, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) found in a report released Wednesday....
Red Crescent Refutes State Department, Says Israel Never Reached Out About Hind Rajab’s Death (theintercept.com)
THE ISRAELI MILITARY never contacted the Palestine Red Crescent Society about Israel’s killing of a 6-year-old Palestinian girl, her family members, and the paramedics sent to save her, a Red Crescent spokesperson told The Intercept, refuting the State Department’s first substantive remarks about the killing that took place...
