⚠️ US Warns Houthis to Stop Red Sea Attacks – Axios

The Biden admin has reportedly sent messages to the Houthi rebels in Yemen via several channels recently - warning them to stop their attacks on ships in the Red Sea and against Israel.

Washington is also expected to announce later Friday a special upgraded multinational task force that will start operating in the Red Sea to deter the Houthis from further attacks and counter them.

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🔴 IDF Special Forces Recover Body of 28-Year-Old Elia Toledano – Who Was Kidnapped by Hamas at Music Festival on Oct 7

Toledano had dual Israel-French citizenship. French FM Catherine Colonna said on 𝕏 her country was “deeply saddened” by the news of his death.

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⚠️ Beijing Metro Collision Injures 102 People

An evening rush-hour accident on the Beijing metro left 102 people with fractures after a rear-end collision on an above-ground section of tracks, as per Chinese state media Friday.

A preliminary investigation into the incident found the snowy weather had caused slippery tracks and a "signal degradation", resulting in a rear-end collision, CCTV reported.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Israeli Forces Bomb UNRWA School in Khan Yunis Housing Displaced Palestinians – at Least 12 Dead

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📣 ICYMI: Geert Wilders’ PVV party colleague Martin Bosma has been elected as Speaker of Dutch Parliament for next 4 years

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➡️ China’s MoD Publishes Footage of Joint Patrols with Russian Aerospace Forces in Asia-Pacific Region

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⚡️ NEW: Washington wants to see results on Israel’s intent to avoid civilian casualties – US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan

Sullivan said he has had conversations with Tel Aviv on ammunitions and how and when they are used 'to ensure that Israel is fulfilling their obligations and responsibilities to international humanitarian law.’

Too little, too late.

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❗️ Israeli Airstrikes Continue to Bombard Palestinians on 70th Day of Gaza War

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⚠️ Beijing Ran Belgian Politician in “Influence Operation” (Reports)

Chinese spies allegedly paid a right-wing Belgian politician as an intelligence asset for more than three years as Beijing reportedly conducted influence operations to shape politics in its favour in the West. (FT, Der Spiegel, Le Monde joint investigation citing western security source)

Frank Creyelman – a former Belgian senator – was allegedly pushed to influence discussions in Europe on issues ranging from “China’s crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong” to its purported “persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.”

Daniel Woo, an officer in China’s Ministry of State Security spy agency, reportedly texted Creyelman from 2019 to late 2022 in order to “divide the US-European relationship.”

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☀️ Sun Unleashes Strongest Solar Flare in Six Years – NASA

Powerful magnetic storms are expected in the coming days which could affect the operations of radio comms and geolocation.

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⚠️ JUST IN: Israeli Forces Assault Palestinian Photojournalist to Prevent Him Reporting on Soldiers Again Preventing Muslims from Entering Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday Prayers

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🤔 'Israel Should Fully Occupy Gaza, Rebuild Settlements' - 🇮🇱Heritage Minister

Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu, of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, believes Israel “should fully occupy the Gaza Strip” following the war, as he believes the Palestinians are incapable of controlling the territory without turning it into a “terror hotbed.”

Eliyahu previously made headlines in November when he said one of Israel’s options in the war could be to drop a nuclear bomb on Gaza – which saw him briefly suspended from govt meetings.

The genocidal rhetoric by the extremist govt is neverending.

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☄️ BREAKING: Prince Harry Was Victim of “Extensive” Phone Hacking by 🇬🇧MSM from 2006-2011

The Mirror Group has been found guilty of hacking the phone of the British royal in 15 of 33 cases brought to court by the Duke of Sussex.

Prince Harry will be awarded £140K in compensation, the judge ruled.

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❗️🇺🇸🇺🇦 U.S. will have to choose between its own combat readiness and arms supplies to Ukraine due to running out of funds to support Kiev - Pentagon

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📣 NEW: “Hijack” Shipping Incident – UKMTO

A vessel has been hijacked in the vicinity of Bab El Mandeb and is heading towards Somalia, the UK Maritime Trade Operations reports.

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📝 “This is a War on Children’: James Elder from UNICEF Gives Insight into Dire Situation in Gaza

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😳 German Central Bank Significantly Reduces Growth Forecast for 2024

Growth in 2024 for Europe's largest economy has been reduced to 0.4% from 1.2%, the Frankfurt-based Bundesbank announced Friday.

Germany’s GDP is expected to shrink by 0.1% for 2023, the bank added.

Weak foreign demand was cited as the main factor holding back growth.

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