Russian court extends detention of US journalist Kurmasheva until February | Freedom of the Press News

Russian court extends detention of US journalist Kurmasheva until February | Freedom of the Press News

A court in Russia has extended the pre-trial detention of Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until February. Kurmasheva, an editor for the United States government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Tatar-Bashkir service, has been accused of failing to register as a “foreign agent” and collecting information on the Russian military, according…

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 56 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 56 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

EXPLAINER Israel military says operations have restarted in Gaza after the truce expired – here are the major updates. Here’s what is to know about the situation on Friday, December 1, 2023: Truce, prisoner and captive release The Israeli army says it has resumed fighting against Hamas in the Gaza…

Hong Kong journalist missing after reporting trip to China, report says | Media News

Hong Kong journalist missing after reporting trip to China, report says | Media News

Kyodo News says South China Morning Post reporter Minnie Chan became unreachable after attending forum in late October. A reporter with Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post has gone missing in China after a work trip, a Japanese news outlet has reported, raising fears that she has been detained by…

‘I missed my family’: Tears and smiles as Thai captives come home | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘I missed my family’: Tears and smiles as Thai captives come home | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Bangkok, Thailand – Three words in English gave Thai migrant worker Khomkrit Chombua the first signal in 50 days that his captors in Gaza were about to release him: “You go Thailand.” Khomkrit was among 17 Thai captives who arrived in Bangkok on Thursday, tired and visibly thin but appearing…

Meta shuts 4,800 accounts over alleged China-based influence operation | Social Media News

Meta shuts 4,800 accounts over alleged China-based influence operation | Social Media News

Tech giant says it has dismantled five China-based networks of fake accounts so far this year. Meta has removed nearly 4,800 fake accounts that were part of a China-based influence campaign aimed at spreading polarising content about United States politics ahead of the 2024 presidential election, the tech giant has…

Panama celebrates court order to cancel mine even as business is hit | Mining

Panama celebrates court order to cancel mine even as business is hit | Mining

For more than a month, protests against Central America’s largest open-pit copper mine have held Panama in a state of siege. Roadblocks have caused gas and propane shortages. Many supermarket shelves have run bare. Restaurants and hotels have sat empty. But on Tuesday, protesters in Panama got the news they…

Israel has lost the war of public opinion | Opinions

Israel has lost the war of public opinion | Opinions

In a new media landscape dominated not by Western media giants but by Instagram reels, TikTok videos and YouTube shorts, Israel’s ongoing war on the besieged Gaza Strip is more than televised. Audiences across the world, and especially young people, have been watching the devastation caused by Israel’s indiscriminate bombardment…

COP28: Israel should not be allowed to greenwash its war on Gaza | Environment

COP28: Israel should not be allowed to greenwash its war on Gaza | Environment

As its war on Gaza continues with no end in sight, Israel will be participating in the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) which started on Thursday in Dubai. For the Israeli government, this will be an invaluable opportunity to engage in “green diplomacy”, promote its climate technologies, and…

Blinken urges Israel to protect civilians amid tough Gaza truce talks | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Blinken urges Israel to protect civilians amid tough Gaza truce talks | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told Israel that it must account for the safety of Palestinian civilians before resuming any military operations in Gaza, where a week-long truce has allowed the exchange of captives held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. As negotiators from Qatar and Egypt…