- Maine officials trying to hide scale of ex-navy base PFAS spill, advocates suspect (theguardian.com)
- After U.S. Strikes, Iran’s Proxies Scale Back Attacks on American Bases (nytimes.com)
- Israel Launches ‘Wide Scale’ Strikes on Gaza (nytimes.com)Israel vows to ‘teach the UN a lesson’ as row over secretary-general’s speech escalates (theguardian.com)U.S. to send Iron Dome systems to Israel (washingtonpost.com)Gaza hospitals ceasing to function as water and fuel run out (theguardian.com)U.S. Cites ‘High Confidence’ That Palestinian Rocket Caused Hospital Blast (nytimes.com)A Close Look at Some Key Evidence in the Gaza Hospital Blast (nytimes.com)Israel drops leaflets in Gaza offering reward for hostage information (theguardian.com)
- US cities scale back New Year’s Eve events and urge people to scrap parties (theguardian.com)
- US aiming to ‘crack the code’ on deploying geothermal energy at scale (theguardian.com)
- U.S. to Push Israel to Scale Back War (nytimes.com)France adds to international pressure on Israel for truce (theguardian.com)Crowds strip aid trucks of food and supplies at Gaza's Rafah crossing (bbc.com)US and Britain say their navies shot down 15 attack drones over the Red Sea (apnews.com)
- Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow warns of ‘retaliatory steps’ over Finnish Nato bid; scale of unlawful killings ‘shocking’, says UN – liveUkraine regains territory, and crime scene investigators move in (washingtonpost.com)
