Reuters

1. Indonesians protest law banning sex outside marriage

   

2. Ukrainian drone attacks expose Russian air defenses

   

3. Rescued puppies bring joy to Ukrainian soldiers

   

4. Albanian opposition leader punched by protester

   

5. Beijing drops COVID test burden, wider easing beckons

   

6. Ukraine war spurs some Russians to get combat training

   

7. Iran protestors set fire to objects, block roads

   

8. Experts urge for flu jab as U.S. hospitalizations soar

   

9. A year-end look at the Ukraine war

   

10. Russia faces economic pain and isolation in 2023

    

11. Taiwan at the center of China-U.S. tensions in 2023

    

12. At least seven killed in blast in north Afghanistan

    

13. China holds memorial service for late leader Jiang Zemin

    

14. Protesters try to storm Mongolia government palace

    

15. Students protest COVID rules in China's Nanjing

    

16. Georgia's Walker, Warnock make final push for votes

    

17. Dozens killed after landslide buries bus in Columbia

    

18. Pele’s family to fans: ‘He’s not in ICU’

    

19. Russia pounds a freezing Ukraine with air strikes

    

20. This is what it's like to scalp World Cup tickets

    

21. Ramaphosa challenges 'Farmgate' findings in court

    

22. Charity ship rescues 164 migrants from dinghies at sea

    

23. Israeli general sees Iran regime surviving protests

    

24. Sarkozy seeks to overturn corruption conviction

    

25. Kyiv residents shelter in metro amid strikes