*) Israeli security minister visits Al Aqsa Mosque, draws Palestinian flak

Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has visited the compound that houses the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, a flashpoint holy site sacred to both Jews and Muslims, Israeli media reported.

Israel's opposition leader and former prime minister Yair Lapid had warned that such a visit by Ben-Gvir would spark violence.

Palestine's Foreign Ministry condemned the visit, calling it an "unprecedented provocation." Earlier Palestinian group Hamas, for its part, said it would hold Israel responsible for any consequences of Ben-Gvir’s visit.

*) Türkiye's exports hit all-time high of $254.2B in 2022: Erdogan

Türkiye's exports hit an all-time high of $254.2 billion in 2022, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced, citing preliminary data.

Despite global challenges, the figure increased by 12.9 percent from a year earlier, Erdogan told a news conference in Istanbul.

"Our goal is to ensure that Türkiye takes its place among the top 10 exporting countries in the world," he said.

*) Sweden’s largest wolf cull in modern times ‘disastrous’ for species

Sweden has launched the biggest wolf slaughter in modern times as nature agencies warned that it could severely harm the population.

The government has given permission to hunters to kill 75 out of the 460 wolves currently roaming the country in an attempt to reduce their numbers.

But wildlife organisations argue that Sweden’s wolf population is relatively low compared to Italy, for instance, where there are more than 3,000.

*) Russia plans protracted drone campaign to 'exhaust' Ukraine

Russia is planning a protracted campaign of attacks with drones to "exhaust" Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.

In a video address, Zelenskyy say they have information that Russia is planning a protracted attack using Iranian Shahed drones. 

He said Moscow wants to exhaust people of Ukraine, its anti-aircraft defences and energy.

Ukraine, he says, has to "act and do everything so that the terrorists' fail in their aim.”
 
And finally…

*) Bills safety Hamlin in critical condition after collapsing, game postponed

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was in critical condition after being given CPR and taken from the field in an ambulance National Football League game against Cincinnati.

The 24-year-old briefly got to his feet after making a tackle on the Bengals' Tee Higgins but then fell on his back.

The game was halted as medical staff quickly attended to him while players from both teams took a knee. The NFL later announced the game had been postponed.

January 3, 2023

*) Deadly Russian shelling hit Ukraine's Kherson, Kharkiv cities

Russian shelling of Ukraine's southern city of Kherson has left at least three people dead, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Zelenskyy said in his evening address that the Russian army has been shelling Kherson “all day" and that "there are reports of six wounded and three dead."

Meanwhile, in eastern Kharkiv, the second-largest city in Ukraine, the governor of the regional military administration said a Russian strike hit "a four-storey residential building".

He said an elderly woman died from the attack and the building was partially destroyed.

*) Dozens killed as militant launches attack in eastern DRC

A wave of attacks on villages in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo attributed to Daesh-affiliated ADF militants have killed at least 15 people.

This is according to a local official who said there were seven fatalities in Manyala and "at least eight" in Ofay following “simultaneous attacks”.  He said the final toll might be higher.

Sunday's killings come a week after a similar attack left at least 23 people dead.

*) Israeli-Palestinian cauldron tests US as Blinken visits

An alarming spike in Israeli-Palestinian tensions is testing the Biden administration as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sets out to visit Israel and the occupied West Bank.

Blinken’s trip begins on Monday after he completes a brief visit to Egypt.

US officials say the main theme of Blinken’s conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will be “de-escalation.”
 
Yet Blinken will arrive in Israel just a day after Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet announced a series of punitive measures against Palestinians following deadly raids in the occupied West Bank.

*) Low turnout hobbles Tunisia’s second round of parliamentary polls

Provisional figures showed the turnout in the second round of Tunisia's parliamentary election on Sunday was 11.3 percent. 

This is according to the head of the electoral commission who announced the figure at a news conference. 

A turnout of 11.2 percent had been registered in the first round of the election in December. 

A total of 262 candidates are competing for 131 seats from Tunisia's 161-member legislature, which was largely stripped of its powers following a series of measures by President Kais Saied in 2021.

And finally…

*) Djokovic wins 10th Australian Open title, ties Nadal’s 22nd grand slam title

Novak Djokovic has resumed his reign over Melbourne Park by winning a record-extending 10th Australian Open title. 

Djokovic swept to victory at Rod Laver Arena to reclaim the world number one ranking on Sunday.

In a rematch of the 2021 French Open decider, he again denied Greece's trailblazer Stefanos Tsitsipas a maiden major title.

Djokovic's triumph was the ultimate redemption a year after his deportation from Australia on the eve of the Grand Slam due to his lack of Covid-19 vaccination. With the win, he also ties Rafael Nadal’s 22 grand slam titles.

January 30, 2023

This special edition of IDC TechTalk looks at how the European ICT market has been impacted by the Russia-Ukraine war. IDC’s Anielle Guedes, Andrea Siviero, Robert Farish and Ivana Slaharova look at the effect a year of war has had, and the ongoing ramifications of the conflict.

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European AI Market Continues to Grow Steadily Despite Economic Uncertainty, Says IDC [Press Release] - idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prEUR250299023

European Cloud Spending Will Reach $148 billion this year, Despite Tug of War Effect Caused by Economic Pressures [Press Release] - idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prEUR250293723

European ICT Spending to Reach $1.2 Trillion This Year Despite Fear of Recession, Says IDC [Press Release] -idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prEUR250406323

The Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on the Global ICT Market Landscape [Presentation] - idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=EUR148961322

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Episode #85 - One Year On: The Russia Ukraine War and the European IT Market

Gillian Tett is a British journalist and author. She is chair of the editorial board and US editor-at-large of the Financial Times. She is the author of "Fool's Gold"; "The Silo Effect" and "Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See in Business and Life". Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and chief editor of UkraineWorld, speaks to Gillian Tett about how anthropology can help us understand the world, what the West has gotten wrong about Ukraine in the past, and how Russian imperialism is different from the Western imperialisms. This is "Thinking in Dark Times", a podcast series by UkraineWorld. UkraineWorld is brought to you by Internews Ukraine, one of the oldest Ukrainian media NGOs. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld. Support our humanitarian trips to the frontline areas: Paypal - ukraine.resisting@gmail.com

Gillian Tett - on anthropology, imperialism, and the West’s (mis)perceptions of Ukraine

Andrii Portnov is a Ukrainian historian and essayist, the Chair Professor of Entangled History of Ukraine at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) in Germany, and one of the EU's rare professors of Ukrainian history. Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and chief editor of UkraineWorld, speaks to Andrii Portnov about stereotypes we need to overcome when looking at Ukrainian history, about the blind spots of the Ukrainian past, and the ideological diversity of Ukrainian intellectual history. UkraineWorld is brought to you by Internews Ukraine, one of the oldest Ukrainian media NGOs. The goal of the series Thinking in Dark Times is to make Ukraine and the current war a focal point of our common reflection about the world’s present, past and future. We try to see the light through and despite the current darkness. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld. Support our humanitarian trips to the frontline areas: Paypal - ukraine.resisting@gmail.com

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Где вы "Облезлые кошки"?
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Ep 341 What really happened to Alexei Navalny

All eyes were on The Hague this week, as a historic NATO summit concluded on Wednesday with new commitments to increase defence spending. 

US president Donald Trump dominated the conversation and managed to do what many previous US presidents had more or less openly hoped to achieve: get the allies to pay up more. 

The 32 members of the alliance agreed to a steep hike in defense spending, up to 5% of GDP, but starting with a target of 3.5% by 2035. Most of that would go to armament and technology, but 1.5% of defense-related spending must also go towards improving the infrastructure needed to deploy this new technology: from roads and bridges to railroads and ports. An easy feat for budget champion Poland, but an uncomfortable target for countries like Spain or France. 

Our new podcast host, Sabina Șancu, sits down with two former high-ranking NATO officials to unravel the most important developments from this summit and look to the future, both within and outside the alliance. 

Rose Gottemoeller, former deputy secretary general of NATO and trustee of Friends of Europe, comments on the tense ‘bromance’ between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

Jamie Shea is the senior fellow for peace security and defence at Friends of Europe and a former deputy assistant secretary general for emerging security challenges at NATO. Shea wonders if Trump will truly commit to upholding Article 5 of the NATO treaty, conditioned on his allies implementing the promised spending boost.

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Policy Voices | A historic NATO summit raises defence spending target to 5% of GDP

This is the second episode of Overcoming Polarisation: Paths to Common Ground, a new podcast series from Debating Europe, Friends of Europe’s citizen engagement unit. In this episode, we’re discussing distrust, disinformation and a dissonant future in the EU, NATO and Ukraine. 
Europe is feeling fractured. Whether it’s politics, climate, tech, or trust in institutions, more and more people are feeling left out, unheard, and uncertain about the future. But what if we could flip the script? What if instead of fuelling division, we looked for common ground? 
In this series, we’re diving into the real issues behind polarisation. Economic inequality, climate anxiety, digital disruption, and bringing together voices from across the spectrum. From policymakers, activists, business leaders, and most importantly, citizens’ voices via our latest study “Voices for Choices”. 
In today’s show, host Sabina Șancu is speaking with Eugene Slavnyi, news director at United24 Media Ukraine, the biggest English-speaking outlet covering all things Ukraine, about trust within communities, combating Russian disinformation by mastering social media narratives and the importance of preventing war in order to protect tomorrow’s climate.  
Former host Catarina Vila Nova sat down with Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow for Peace, Security and Defence at Friends of Europe, to discuss building a European defence project and who will take charge of it, in light of intricate regional relationships and a complicated rapport with the United States.  
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Policy Voices | Defence in the time of distrust

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