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23 Dec
We look at reactions in Denmark after the parliament voted to ban the desecration of religious texts after a series of Koran burnings. In France, papers react to the latest allegations of sexual misconduct against Gérard Depardieu, including a video of the actor spouting lewd comments and sexualising a young girl.
23 Dec
With Israel expanding its ground operations in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinians are running out of safe spaces to take shelter.
23 Dec
During their first in-person meeting since the pandemic, China and the European Union have agreed that trade between the two parties needs to be more "balanced". Officials from Brussels have been highlighting the bloc's trade deficit with Beijing, which has doubled in the last two years to reach almost €400 billion.
23 Dec
Beijing’s narrative pushes Taiwan to rethink its own history
23 Dec
How long can Israel's government dismiss the pressure? The US defence secretary is in town after a week in which Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu, for the first time in 10 weeks of war, pointedly aired their differences publicly over the way Israel is conducting its ground operation in Gaza and the plan for what happens next.
23 Dec
Six minors are standing trial in Paris for their alleged role in the killing of a teacher. But some feel the authorities are missing this opportunity to examine the state of freedom of expression in France.
23 Dec
Reporting in Gaza has been severely restricted under intense Israeli bombardment, with repeated communications blackouts and a lack of food, fuel and housing, said CPJ, adding that foreign journalists have not been able to independently access the strip for most of the war.
22 Dec
Analysts previously believed that it would be impossible for a woman to lead the nation, but there is growing evidence that the "Morning Star of Korea" is the chosen heir to the world's only hereditary communist dynasty.
22 Dec
Czech police say the shooter has been "eliminated" following a shooting that left several dead in the capital, Prague. Interior Minister Vit Rakusan said there were no indications of links to international terrorism.
22 Dec
Authorities continued to investigate the motive that drove a person to shoot 13 people dead and injure 25 more in Prague. Saturday has been declared a national day of mourning.
22 Dec
Posts claiming to show Israeli troops 'arresting' Palestinian children and detaining them 'in cages' went viral online, with users denouncing Israel's mistreatment of children. This comes as the United Nations deemed Gaza 'the most dangerous place to be a child.' But whilst these videos are indeed from Palestinian territories, they're not linked to the current Israeli offensive on Gaza -- Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth or Fake.
22 Dec
Police have stepped up preparations to deal with violence against them and emergency service staff on New Year's Eve. There are worries that the situation in the Middle East could worsen the problem.

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