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Sunday, 31 December 2023
More than 4,360 dead in Syria War in 2023 but the lowest death toll since the conflict began in 2011: Monitor — ground.news main source: AFP, 24 media reports — 31 December 2023 (LINK)
Felix Tshisekedi re-elected DR Congo president, election commission says: over 70% of the vote, despite opposition candidates questioning the validity of the results because of logistical problems, including late or unopened polling stations and illegible voter cards — ground.news: 111 media reports — 31 December 2023 (LINK)
Ugandan Olympic athlete stabbed to death in brother's car in Kenya — reports — ground.news: 61 media reports — 31 December 2023 (LINK)
In New Year's Eve speech Denmark's queen Margrethe II, 83, unexpectedly announces abdication on January 14th, making way for her son, Crown Prince Frederik — ground.news: 335 media reports — 31 December 2023 (LINK)
China calls Taiwan presidential frontrunner 'destroyer of peace' — ground.news: 12 media reports — 31 December 2023 (LINK)
Saturday, 30 December 2023
Israeli forces bombard Khan Younis as Gaza officials say nearly 200 killed in 24 hours — The Guardian UK ● — 30 December 2023 (LINK)
— Israeli defence minister says troops are reaching Hamas command centres and arms depots, while strikes also reported in central Gaza.
At least 30 killed and 160 wounded across Ukraine in what Kyiv calls biggest Russian air attack of war; Poland claims Russian missile entered its airspace — The Guardian UK ● — 30 December 2023 (LINK)
In its daily intelligence briefing, the UK said the average daily number of Russian casualties (killed and wounded) had risen by almost 300 a day compared with 2022. "The increase in daily averages, as reported by the Ukrainian authorities, almost certainly reflects the degradation of Russia's forces and its transition to a lower quality, high quantity mass army since the 'partial mobilisation' of reservists in September 2022."
Mexico and Venezuela restart repatriation flights amid pressure to curb soaring migration to U.S. — ground.news: 29 media reports — 30 December 2023 (LINK)
Nicaragua arrests 12 priests in 3 days, intensifies crackdown on Catholic Church — ground.news: 17 media reports — 30 December 2023 (LINK)
After weeks at sea 150 Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia despite rejection from locals — ground.news: media reports — 30 December 2023 (LINK)
Pakistan election officials reject former prime minister Khan's candidacy in parliamentary election — ground.news: 37 media reports — 30 December 2023 (LINK)
Friday, 29 December 2023
Bulk carrier hit by Russian mine in Black Sea; Zelenskiy thanks US for latest weapons package amid uncertainty over future aid — The Guardian UK ● — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
— A Panama-flagged bulk carrier that was heading to the River Danube port to load grain hit a Russian mine in the Black Sea, injuring two crew members, Ukrainian officials said.
A Moscow court sentenced two men to several years in prison for taking part in the recital of verses against the Ukraine campaign during an anti-mobilisation protest last year.
Belarus' authoritarian president attended a meeting with children brought from Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, openly defying international outrage over his country's involvement in Moscow's deportation of Ukrainian children.
US approves 'emergency' sale of munitions to Israel — ground.news: 13 media reports — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
Iran has hanged four people convicted of spying for Israel, AFP reports the judiciary said on Friday, less than two weeks after authorities had executed a man on similar grounds. — The Guardian UK ● — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
nypost: Biden admin threatens to sue Texas if state arrests and deport migrants — nypost — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
NATO air forces scrambled over 300 times in 2023 due to Russian military aircraft — ground.news: 25 media reports — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
Thursday, 28 December 2023
World population up 75 million this year, topping 8 billion by Jan. 1 — ground.news: 100 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
— If the current pace continues, the 2020s could be the slowest-growing decade in U.S. History, with a growth rate of less than 4% from 2020 to 2030. Previously, the slowest-growing decade currently was in the aftermath of the Great Depression in the 1930s, when the growth rate was 7.3%.
Israel admits airstrike that killed 86 people at Gaza refugee camp on 24 December was 'regrettable mistake' — ground.news: 47 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Associated Press reported that the number of Israeli forces injured during the war had risen to roughly 3,000. At least 160 IDF troops have been killed during the ground operation in Gaza. — The Guardian UK ● — 28 December 2023(LINK)
Local authorities say that more than 21,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli military action inside Gaza since 7 October, and in addition 300 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. 85% of the civilian population in Gaza has been displaced.
UNOHCR report deplores 'rapid deterioration' of rights in West Bank — ground.news: 9 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
India targeting high-profile journalists with spyware: Amnesty — ground.news: 18 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high — ground.news: 17 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Report: crew's mistaken cutting of power caused Nepal plane crash that killed 72 in January — ground.news: 40 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Russia, NASA agree to continue joint ISS flights until 2025 — ground.news: 20 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
From the moon's south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024 — ground.news: 8 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Wednesday, 27 December 2023
Six dead, tens of thousands hit by southern Thailand flooding — ground.news: 14 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
The US government has announced the release of what it said was its last available package of weapons available for Ukraine, with Congress needing to decide on future support. According to the state department, it is worth up to $250m — The Guardian UK ● — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
Ukraine: Russian shelling of Kherson train station kills policeman during evacuation effort; Turkey takes another step towards letting Sweden into Nato — The Guardian UK ● — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— The commander of Ukraine's armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said his troops remained in part of Maryinka despite Russia's defence minister saying Russian troops were in total control. Little remains of the town.
The Ukrainian air force said it struck Russia's Novocherkassk navy ship during an air attack on Feodosia in Crimea, controlled by Russia. Ukraine said the ship was destroyed while Russia said it was damaged. Footage and photographs showed powerful explosions, fires over a port area, and burnt wreckage.
Japan lifts operational ban on world's biggest nuclear plant — ground.news main source: AP, 50 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
US court rejects 2019 life sentence appeal by Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' — ground.news main source: Reuters, 11 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— Guzman, 66, is serving a life sentence in a Colorado prison known as the "Alcatraz of the Rockies," where prisoners are kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours per day.
After twice escaping from maximum-security prisons in Mexico, including in a mile-long tunnel from his cell, Guzman was in 2017 deported to the United States and convicted on drug trafficking charges in 2019.
Guzman's Sinaloa cartel remains one of the country's two most powerful criminal organizations, alongside its main rival, the Jalisco New Generation cartel.
A powerful faction within the Sinaloa cartel is now led by Guzman's four sons, one of whom has also been extradited to the United States.
New York Times sues Microsoft, ChatGPT maker OpenAI over copyright infringement — ground.news main source: AP, 68 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
Latest search for new exotic particles at CERN — phys.org — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— The new study looks at the possibility of "dark photon" production in the decay of Higgs bosons in the detector. Dark photons are exotic long-lived particles: "Long-lived" because they have an average lifetime of more than a tenth of a billionth of a second—a very long lifetime in terms of particles produced in the LHC—and "exotic" because they are not part of the standard model of particle physics.
Solar-powered Swiss truck breaks EV altitude record at 6,500 meters, paving the way for greener mobility — techtimes — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— The feat took place during an expedition to the western ridge of Ojos del Salado in Chile, the highest active volcano on Earth. The success is anticipated to draw increased attention to alternative drives and their applicability in challenging transportation tasks, including mining. The remarkable Terren, born from the ingenuity of Swiss company Aebi Schmidt, has redefined electric off-road capabilities.
foxnews: Biden anti-consumer crusade targets 4 more types of appliances:
includes dishwashers and air conditioners — foxnews — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
Tuesday, 26 December 2023
UN appoints a former Dutch deputy premier and Mideast expert as its Gaza humanitarian coordinator — ground.news: 72 media reports — 26 December 2023 (LINK)
jewishpress: Guterres Appoints the Wife of Arafat's Deputy Minister to Coordinate Humanitarian Aid in Gaza. Kaag's office supported a group that employed the murderers of 17-year-old Rina Shnerb Hy'd. — see_link — (LINK)
Israel halts automatic visas for UN employees amid rising tensions — ground.news: 10 media reports — 26 December 2023 (LINK)
Israel rebuked for 'baseless' visas bans — see_link — (LINK)
China sanctions US research firm and 2 individuals for their reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang — ground.news: 27 media reports — 26 December 2023 (LINK)
Monday, 25 December 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted peace can only be achieved in Gaza if Hamas is destroyed, the territory demilitarised and Palestinian society "deradicalised", after warning the war is set to intensify — ground news: 40 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
At least 160 dead and 300 wounded after attacks by armed gangs in Nigeria — AFP — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Ukrainian Orthodox Christians mark Christmas on 25 December for first time in snub to Russia. Polish farmers have ended their blockade of one of the border crossings between Ukraine and Poland and the movement of lorries has been fully restored, the Ukrainian border service has said. — The Guardian UK ● — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Pakistani police free 290 Baluch activists arrested while protesting extrajudicial killings — ground.news: 16 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
— The activists had travelled 1,600 kilometers (about 1,000 miles) on Thursday from Turbat, a town in Baluchistan province, to protest forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the militancy-ravaged southwest. The protesters were mostly women and some had brought along their children, aged 7-12, when security forces used batons and water canons to disperse and arrest them.
'Missing' Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny is in Arctic prison colony: Lawyer — ground.news: 212 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
— Navalny's lawyer visited him in the colony and reported that he is doing well. The colony where Navalny is held is known for its harsh conditions and isolation.
Death toll from China earthquake rises to 149, with 2 still missing — ground.news: 51 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Beijing is experiencing its longest cold wave since records began in 1951, with temperatures below zero for over 300 hours — ground.news: 25 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Large parts of Australia experience heatwave conditions, with high bushfire risk in Western Australia, as temperatures reach 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in some regions — ground.news: 14 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
The 10 best James Webb Space Telescope discoveries of 2023 — BBC — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Mammoth underground ocean contains 3x more water than all oceans combined: but in ringwoodite rock sponge — thebrighterside — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
See previous
More than 4,360 dead in Syria War in 2023 but the lowest death toll since the conflict began in 2011: Monitor — ground.news main source: AFP, 24 media reports — 31 December 2023 (LINK)
Felix Tshisekedi re-elected DR Congo president, election commission says: over 70% of the vote, despite opposition candidates questioning the validity of the results because of logistical problems, including late or unopened polling stations and illegible voter cards — ground.news: 111 media reports — 31 December 2023 (LINK)
Ugandan Olympic athlete stabbed to death in brother's car in Kenya — reports — ground.news: 61 media reports — 31 December 2023 (LINK)
In New Year's Eve speech Denmark's queen Margrethe II, 83, unexpectedly announces abdication on January 14th, making way for her son, Crown Prince Frederik — ground.news: 335 media reports — 31 December 2023 (LINK)
China calls Taiwan presidential frontrunner 'destroyer of peace' — ground.news: 12 media reports — 31 December 2023 (LINK)
Israeli forces bombard Khan Younis as Gaza officials say nearly 200 killed in 24 hours — The Guardian UK ● — 30 December 2023 (LINK)
— Israeli defence minister says troops are reaching Hamas command centres and arms depots, while strikes also reported in central Gaza.
At least 30 killed and 160 wounded across Ukraine in what Kyiv calls biggest Russian air attack of war; Poland claims Russian missile entered its airspace — The Guardian UK ● — 30 December 2023 (LINK)
In its daily intelligence briefing, the UK said the average daily number of Russian casualties (killed and wounded) had risen by almost 300 a day compared with 2022. "The increase in daily averages, as reported by the Ukrainian authorities, almost certainly reflects the degradation of Russia's forces and its transition to a lower quality, high quantity mass army since the 'partial mobilisation' of reservists in September 2022."
Mexico and Venezuela restart repatriation flights amid pressure to curb soaring migration to U.S. — ground.news: 29 media reports — 30 December 2023 (LINK)
Nicaragua arrests 12 priests in 3 days, intensifies crackdown on Catholic Church — ground.news: 17 media reports — 30 December 2023 (LINK)
After weeks at sea 150 Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia despite rejection from locals — ground.news: media reports — 30 December 2023 (LINK)
Pakistan election officials reject former prime minister Khan's candidacy in parliamentary election — ground.news: 37 media reports — 30 December 2023 (LINK)
Friday, 29 December 2023
Bulk carrier hit by Russian mine in Black Sea; Zelenskiy thanks US for latest weapons package amid uncertainty over future aid — The Guardian UK ● — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
— A Panama-flagged bulk carrier that was heading to the River Danube port to load grain hit a Russian mine in the Black Sea, injuring two crew members, Ukrainian officials said.
A Moscow court sentenced two men to several years in prison for taking part in the recital of verses against the Ukraine campaign during an anti-mobilisation protest last year.
Belarus' authoritarian president attended a meeting with children brought from Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, openly defying international outrage over his country's involvement in Moscow's deportation of Ukrainian children.
US approves 'emergency' sale of munitions to Israel — ground.news: 13 media reports — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
Iran has hanged four people convicted of spying for Israel, AFP reports the judiciary said on Friday, less than two weeks after authorities had executed a man on similar grounds. — The Guardian UK ● — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
nypost: Biden admin threatens to sue Texas if state arrests and deport migrants — nypost — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
NATO air forces scrambled over 300 times in 2023 due to Russian military aircraft — ground.news: 25 media reports — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
Thursday, 28 December 2023
World population up 75 million this year, topping 8 billion by Jan. 1 — ground.news: 100 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
— If the current pace continues, the 2020s could be the slowest-growing decade in U.S. History, with a growth rate of less than 4% from 2020 to 2030. Previously, the slowest-growing decade currently was in the aftermath of the Great Depression in the 1930s, when the growth rate was 7.3%.
Israel admits airstrike that killed 86 people at Gaza refugee camp on 24 December was 'regrettable mistake' — ground.news: 47 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Associated Press reported that the number of Israeli forces injured during the war had risen to roughly 3,000. At least 160 IDF troops have been killed during the ground operation in Gaza. — The Guardian UK ● — 28 December 2023(LINK)
Local authorities say that more than 21,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli military action inside Gaza since 7 October, and in addition 300 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. 85% of the civilian population in Gaza has been displaced.
UNOHCR report deplores 'rapid deterioration' of rights in West Bank — ground.news: 9 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
India targeting high-profile journalists with spyware: Amnesty — ground.news: 18 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high — ground.news: 17 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Report: crew's mistaken cutting of power caused Nepal plane crash that killed 72 in January — ground.news: 40 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Russia, NASA agree to continue joint ISS flights until 2025 — ground.news: 20 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
From the moon's south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024 — ground.news: 8 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Wednesday, 27 December 2023
Six dead, tens of thousands hit by southern Thailand flooding — ground.news: 14 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
The US government has announced the release of what it said was its last available package of weapons available for Ukraine, with Congress needing to decide on future support. According to the state department, it is worth up to $250m — The Guardian UK ● — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
Ukraine: Russian shelling of Kherson train station kills policeman during evacuation effort; Turkey takes another step towards letting Sweden into Nato — The Guardian UK ● — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— The commander of Ukraine's armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said his troops remained in part of Maryinka despite Russia's defence minister saying Russian troops were in total control. Little remains of the town.
The Ukrainian air force said it struck Russia's Novocherkassk navy ship during an air attack on Feodosia in Crimea, controlled by Russia. Ukraine said the ship was destroyed while Russia said it was damaged. Footage and photographs showed powerful explosions, fires over a port area, and burnt wreckage.
Japan lifts operational ban on world's biggest nuclear plant — ground.news main source: AP, 50 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
US court rejects 2019 life sentence appeal by Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' — ground.news main source: Reuters, 11 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— Guzman, 66, is serving a life sentence in a Colorado prison known as the "Alcatraz of the Rockies," where prisoners are kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours per day.
After twice escaping from maximum-security prisons in Mexico, including in a mile-long tunnel from his cell, Guzman was in 2017 deported to the United States and convicted on drug trafficking charges in 2019.
Guzman's Sinaloa cartel remains one of the country's two most powerful criminal organizations, alongside its main rival, the Jalisco New Generation cartel.
A powerful faction within the Sinaloa cartel is now led by Guzman's four sons, one of whom has also been extradited to the United States.
New York Times sues Microsoft, ChatGPT maker OpenAI over copyright infringement — ground.news main source: AP, 68 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
Latest search for new exotic particles at CERN — phys.org — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— The new study looks at the possibility of "dark photon" production in the decay of Higgs bosons in the detector. Dark photons are exotic long-lived particles: "Long-lived" because they have an average lifetime of more than a tenth of a billionth of a second—a very long lifetime in terms of particles produced in the LHC—and "exotic" because they are not part of the standard model of particle physics.
Solar-powered Swiss truck breaks EV altitude record at 6,500 meters, paving the way for greener mobility — techtimes — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— The feat took place during an expedition to the western ridge of Ojos del Salado in Chile, the highest active volcano on Earth. The success is anticipated to draw increased attention to alternative drives and their applicability in challenging transportation tasks, including mining. The remarkable Terren, born from the ingenuity of Swiss company Aebi Schmidt, has redefined electric off-road capabilities.
foxnews: Biden anti-consumer crusade targets 4 more types of appliances:
includes dishwashers and air conditioners — foxnews — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
Tuesday, 26 December 2023
UN appoints a former Dutch deputy premier and Mideast expert as its Gaza humanitarian coordinator — ground.news: 72 media reports — 26 December 2023 (LINK)
jewishpress: Guterres Appoints the Wife of Arafat's Deputy Minister to Coordinate Humanitarian Aid in Gaza. Kaag's office supported a group that employed the murderers of 17-year-old Rina Shnerb Hy'd. — see_link — (LINK)
Israel halts automatic visas for UN employees amid rising tensions — ground.news: 10 media reports — 26 December 2023 (LINK)
Israel rebuked for 'baseless' visas bans — see_link — (LINK)
China sanctions US research firm and 2 individuals for their reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang — ground.news: 27 media reports — 26 December 2023 (LINK)
Monday, 25 December 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted peace can only be achieved in Gaza if Hamas is destroyed, the territory demilitarised and Palestinian society "deradicalised", after warning the war is set to intensify — ground news: 40 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
At least 160 dead and 300 wounded after attacks by armed gangs in Nigeria — AFP — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Ukrainian Orthodox Christians mark Christmas on 25 December for first time in snub to Russia. Polish farmers have ended their blockade of one of the border crossings between Ukraine and Poland and the movement of lorries has been fully restored, the Ukrainian border service has said. — The Guardian UK ● — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Pakistani police free 290 Baluch activists arrested while protesting extrajudicial killings — ground.news: 16 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
— The activists had travelled 1,600 kilometers (about 1,000 miles) on Thursday from Turbat, a town in Baluchistan province, to protest forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the militancy-ravaged southwest. The protesters were mostly women and some had brought along their children, aged 7-12, when security forces used batons and water canons to disperse and arrest them.
'Missing' Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny is in Arctic prison colony: Lawyer — ground.news: 212 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
— Navalny's lawyer visited him in the colony and reported that he is doing well. The colony where Navalny is held is known for its harsh conditions and isolation.
Death toll from China earthquake rises to 149, with 2 still missing — ground.news: 51 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Beijing is experiencing its longest cold wave since records began in 1951, with temperatures below zero for over 300 hours — ground.news: 25 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Large parts of Australia experience heatwave conditions, with high bushfire risk in Western Australia, as temperatures reach 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in some regions — ground.news: 14 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
The 10 best James Webb Space Telescope discoveries of 2023 — BBC — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Mammoth underground ocean contains 3x more water than all oceans combined: but in ringwoodite rock sponge — thebrighterside — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
See previous
Bulk carrier hit by Russian mine in Black Sea; Zelenskiy thanks US for latest weapons package amid uncertainty over future aid — The Guardian UK ● — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
— A Panama-flagged bulk carrier that was heading to the River Danube port to load grain hit a Russian mine in the Black Sea, injuring two crew members, Ukrainian officials said.
A Moscow court sentenced two men to several years in prison for taking part in the recital of verses against the Ukraine campaign during an anti-mobilisation protest last year.
Belarus' authoritarian president attended a meeting with children brought from Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, openly defying international outrage over his country's involvement in Moscow's deportation of Ukrainian children.
US approves 'emergency' sale of munitions to Israel — ground.news: 13 media reports — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
Iran has hanged four people convicted of spying for Israel, AFP reports the judiciary said on Friday, less than two weeks after authorities had executed a man on similar grounds. — The Guardian UK ● — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
nypost: Biden admin threatens to sue Texas if state arrests and deport migrants — nypost — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
NATO air forces scrambled over 300 times in 2023 due to Russian military aircraft — ground.news: 25 media reports — 29 December 2023 (LINK)
World population up 75 million this year, topping 8 billion by Jan. 1 — ground.news: 100 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
— If the current pace continues, the 2020s could be the slowest-growing decade in U.S. History, with a growth rate of less than 4% from 2020 to 2030. Previously, the slowest-growing decade currently was in the aftermath of the Great Depression in the 1930s, when the growth rate was 7.3%.
Israel admits airstrike that killed 86 people at Gaza refugee camp on 24 December was 'regrettable mistake' — ground.news: 47 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Associated Press reported that the number of Israeli forces injured during the war had risen to roughly 3,000. At least 160 IDF troops have been killed during the ground operation in Gaza. — The Guardian UK ● — 28 December 2023(LINK)
Local authorities say that more than 21,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli military action inside Gaza since 7 October, and in addition 300 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. 85% of the civilian population in Gaza has been displaced.
UNOHCR report deplores 'rapid deterioration' of rights in West Bank — ground.news: 9 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
India targeting high-profile journalists with spyware: Amnesty — ground.news: 18 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high — ground.news: 17 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Report: crew's mistaken cutting of power caused Nepal plane crash that killed 72 in January — ground.news: 40 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Russia, NASA agree to continue joint ISS flights until 2025 — ground.news: 20 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
From the moon's south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024 — ground.news: 8 media reports — 28 December 2023 (LINK)
Wednesday, 27 December 2023
Six dead, tens of thousands hit by southern Thailand flooding — ground.news: 14 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
The US government has announced the release of what it said was its last available package of weapons available for Ukraine, with Congress needing to decide on future support. According to the state department, it is worth up to $250m — The Guardian UK ● — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
Ukraine: Russian shelling of Kherson train station kills policeman during evacuation effort; Turkey takes another step towards letting Sweden into Nato — The Guardian UK ● — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— The commander of Ukraine's armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said his troops remained in part of Maryinka despite Russia's defence minister saying Russian troops were in total control. Little remains of the town.
The Ukrainian air force said it struck Russia's Novocherkassk navy ship during an air attack on Feodosia in Crimea, controlled by Russia. Ukraine said the ship was destroyed while Russia said it was damaged. Footage and photographs showed powerful explosions, fires over a port area, and burnt wreckage.
Japan lifts operational ban on world's biggest nuclear plant — ground.news main source: AP, 50 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
US court rejects 2019 life sentence appeal by Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' — ground.news main source: Reuters, 11 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— Guzman, 66, is serving a life sentence in a Colorado prison known as the "Alcatraz of the Rockies," where prisoners are kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours per day.
After twice escaping from maximum-security prisons in Mexico, including in a mile-long tunnel from his cell, Guzman was in 2017 deported to the United States and convicted on drug trafficking charges in 2019.
Guzman's Sinaloa cartel remains one of the country's two most powerful criminal organizations, alongside its main rival, the Jalisco New Generation cartel.
A powerful faction within the Sinaloa cartel is now led by Guzman's four sons, one of whom has also been extradited to the United States.
New York Times sues Microsoft, ChatGPT maker OpenAI over copyright infringement — ground.news main source: AP, 68 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
Latest search for new exotic particles at CERN — phys.org — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— The new study looks at the possibility of "dark photon" production in the decay of Higgs bosons in the detector. Dark photons are exotic long-lived particles: "Long-lived" because they have an average lifetime of more than a tenth of a billionth of a second—a very long lifetime in terms of particles produced in the LHC—and "exotic" because they are not part of the standard model of particle physics.
Solar-powered Swiss truck breaks EV altitude record at 6,500 meters, paving the way for greener mobility — techtimes — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— The feat took place during an expedition to the western ridge of Ojos del Salado in Chile, the highest active volcano on Earth. The success is anticipated to draw increased attention to alternative drives and their applicability in challenging transportation tasks, including mining. The remarkable Terren, born from the ingenuity of Swiss company Aebi Schmidt, has redefined electric off-road capabilities.
foxnews: Biden anti-consumer crusade targets 4 more types of appliances:
includes dishwashers and air conditioners — foxnews — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
Tuesday, 26 December 2023
UN appoints a former Dutch deputy premier and Mideast expert as its Gaza humanitarian coordinator — ground.news: 72 media reports — 26 December 2023 (LINK)
jewishpress: Guterres Appoints the Wife of Arafat's Deputy Minister to Coordinate Humanitarian Aid in Gaza. Kaag's office supported a group that employed the murderers of 17-year-old Rina Shnerb Hy'd. — see_link — (LINK)
Israel halts automatic visas for UN employees amid rising tensions — ground.news: 10 media reports — 26 December 2023 (LINK)
Israel rebuked for 'baseless' visas bans — see_link — (LINK)
China sanctions US research firm and 2 individuals for their reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang — ground.news: 27 media reports — 26 December 2023 (LINK)
Monday, 25 December 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted peace can only be achieved in Gaza if Hamas is destroyed, the territory demilitarised and Palestinian society "deradicalised", after warning the war is set to intensify — ground news: 40 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
At least 160 dead and 300 wounded after attacks by armed gangs in Nigeria — AFP — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Ukrainian Orthodox Christians mark Christmas on 25 December for first time in snub to Russia. Polish farmers have ended their blockade of one of the border crossings between Ukraine and Poland and the movement of lorries has been fully restored, the Ukrainian border service has said. — The Guardian UK ● — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Pakistani police free 290 Baluch activists arrested while protesting extrajudicial killings — ground.news: 16 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
— The activists had travelled 1,600 kilometers (about 1,000 miles) on Thursday from Turbat, a town in Baluchistan province, to protest forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the militancy-ravaged southwest. The protesters were mostly women and some had brought along their children, aged 7-12, when security forces used batons and water canons to disperse and arrest them.
'Missing' Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny is in Arctic prison colony: Lawyer — ground.news: 212 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
— Navalny's lawyer visited him in the colony and reported that he is doing well. The colony where Navalny is held is known for its harsh conditions and isolation.
Death toll from China earthquake rises to 149, with 2 still missing — ground.news: 51 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Beijing is experiencing its longest cold wave since records began in 1951, with temperatures below zero for over 300 hours — ground.news: 25 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Large parts of Australia experience heatwave conditions, with high bushfire risk in Western Australia, as temperatures reach 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in some regions — ground.news: 14 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
The 10 best James Webb Space Telescope discoveries of 2023 — BBC — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Mammoth underground ocean contains 3x more water than all oceans combined: but in ringwoodite rock sponge — thebrighterside — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
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Six dead, tens of thousands hit by southern Thailand flooding — ground.news: 14 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
The US government has announced the release of what it said was its last available package of weapons available for Ukraine, with Congress needing to decide on future support. According to the state department, it is worth up to $250m — The Guardian UK ● — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
Ukraine: Russian shelling of Kherson train station kills policeman during evacuation effort; Turkey takes another step towards letting Sweden into Nato — The Guardian UK ● — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— The commander of Ukraine's armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said his troops remained in part of Maryinka despite Russia's defence minister saying Russian troops were in total control. Little remains of the town.
The Ukrainian air force said it struck Russia's Novocherkassk navy ship during an air attack on Feodosia in Crimea, controlled by Russia. Ukraine said the ship was destroyed while Russia said it was damaged. Footage and photographs showed powerful explosions, fires over a port area, and burnt wreckage.
Japan lifts operational ban on world's biggest nuclear plant — ground.news main source: AP, 50 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
US court rejects 2019 life sentence appeal by Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' — ground.news main source: Reuters, 11 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— Guzman, 66, is serving a life sentence in a Colorado prison known as the "Alcatraz of the Rockies," where prisoners are kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours per day.
After twice escaping from maximum-security prisons in Mexico, including in a mile-long tunnel from his cell, Guzman was in 2017 deported to the United States and convicted on drug trafficking charges in 2019.
Guzman's Sinaloa cartel remains one of the country's two most powerful criminal organizations, alongside its main rival, the Jalisco New Generation cartel.
A powerful faction within the Sinaloa cartel is now led by Guzman's four sons, one of whom has also been extradited to the United States.
New York Times sues Microsoft, ChatGPT maker OpenAI over copyright infringement — ground.news main source: AP, 68 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
Latest search for new exotic particles at CERN — phys.org — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— The new study looks at the possibility of "dark photon" production in the decay of Higgs bosons in the detector. Dark photons are exotic long-lived particles: "Long-lived" because they have an average lifetime of more than a tenth of a billionth of a second—a very long lifetime in terms of particles produced in the LHC—and "exotic" because they are not part of the standard model of particle physics.
Solar-powered Swiss truck breaks EV altitude record at 6,500 meters, paving the way for greener mobility — techtimes — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
— The feat took place during an expedition to the western ridge of Ojos del Salado in Chile, the highest active volcano on Earth. The success is anticipated to draw increased attention to alternative drives and their applicability in challenging transportation tasks, including mining. The remarkable Terren, born from the ingenuity of Swiss company Aebi Schmidt, has redefined electric off-road capabilities.
foxnews: Biden anti-consumer crusade targets 4 more types of appliances: includes dishwashers and air conditioners — foxnews — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
UN appoints a former Dutch deputy premier and Mideast expert as its Gaza humanitarian coordinator — ground.news: 72 media reports — 26 December 2023 (LINK)
jewishpress: Guterres Appoints the Wife of Arafat's Deputy Minister to Coordinate Humanitarian Aid in Gaza. Kaag's office supported a group that employed the murderers of 17-year-old Rina Shnerb Hy'd. — see_link — (LINK)
Israel halts automatic visas for UN employees amid rising tensions — ground.news: 10 media reports — 26 December 2023 (LINK)
Israel rebuked for 'baseless' visas bans — see_link — (LINK)
China sanctions US research firm and 2 individuals for their reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang — ground.news: 27 media reports — 26 December 2023 (LINK)
Monday, 25 December 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted peace can only be achieved in Gaza if Hamas is destroyed, the territory demilitarised and Palestinian society "deradicalised", after warning the war is set to intensify — ground news: 40 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
At least 160 dead and 300 wounded after attacks by armed gangs in Nigeria — AFP — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Ukrainian Orthodox Christians mark Christmas on 25 December for first time in snub to Russia. Polish farmers have ended their blockade of one of the border crossings between Ukraine and Poland and the movement of lorries has been fully restored, the Ukrainian border service has said. — The Guardian UK ● — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Pakistani police free 290 Baluch activists arrested while protesting extrajudicial killings — ground.news: 16 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
— The activists had travelled 1,600 kilometers (about 1,000 miles) on Thursday from Turbat, a town in Baluchistan province, to protest forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the militancy-ravaged southwest. The protesters were mostly women and some had brought along their children, aged 7-12, when security forces used batons and water canons to disperse and arrest them.
'Missing' Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny is in Arctic prison colony: Lawyer — ground.news: 212 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
— Navalny's lawyer visited him in the colony and reported that he is doing well. The colony where Navalny is held is known for its harsh conditions and isolation.
Death toll from China earthquake rises to 149, with 2 still missing — ground.news: 51 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Beijing is experiencing its longest cold wave since records began in 1951, with temperatures below zero for over 300 hours — ground.news: 25 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Large parts of Australia experience heatwave conditions, with high bushfire risk in Western Australia, as temperatures reach 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in some regions — ground.news: 14 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
The 10 best James Webb Space Telescope discoveries of 2023 — BBC — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Mammoth underground ocean contains 3x more water than all oceans combined: but in ringwoodite rock sponge — thebrighterside — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted peace can only be achieved in Gaza if Hamas is destroyed, the territory demilitarised and Palestinian society "deradicalised", after warning the war is set to intensify — ground news: 40 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
At least 160 dead and 300 wounded after attacks by armed gangs in Nigeria — AFP — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Ukrainian Orthodox Christians mark Christmas on 25 December for first time in snub to Russia. Polish farmers have ended their blockade of one of the border crossings between Ukraine and Poland and the movement of lorries has been fully restored, the Ukrainian border service has said. — The Guardian UK ● — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Pakistani police free 290 Baluch activists arrested while protesting extrajudicial killings — ground.news: 16 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
— The activists had travelled 1,600 kilometers (about 1,000 miles) on Thursday from Turbat, a town in Baluchistan province, to protest forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the militancy-ravaged southwest. The protesters were mostly women and some had brought along their children, aged 7-12, when security forces used batons and water canons to disperse and arrest them.
'Missing' Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny is in Arctic prison colony: Lawyer — ground.news: 212 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
— Navalny's lawyer visited him in the colony and reported that he is doing well. The colony where Navalny is held is known for its harsh conditions and isolation.
Death toll from China earthquake rises to 149, with 2 still missing — ground.news: 51 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Beijing is experiencing its longest cold wave since records began in 1951, with temperatures below zero for over 300 hours — ground.news: 25 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Large parts of Australia experience heatwave conditions, with high bushfire risk in Western Australia, as temperatures reach 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in some regions — ground.news: 14 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
The 10 best James Webb Space Telescope discoveries of 2023 — BBC — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Mammoth underground ocean contains 3x more water than all oceans combined: but in ringwoodite rock sponge — thebrighterside — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
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