(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Overnight News Digest: Approaching the end of the year [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-12-29 Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to) Interceptor 7, Man Oh Man, wader, Neon Vincent, palantir, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse (RIP), ek hornbeck (RIP), rfall, ScottyUrb, Doctor RJ, BentLiberal, Oke (RIP) and jlms qkw. OND is a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors of OND impart their own presentation styles and content choices, typically publishing each day near 12:00 AM Eastern Time. Please feel free to share your articles and stories in the comments. Some of the odder stories in the news in the past 24 hours above the fold. Other stories below. We begin with a Russian story from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: From the National Post: British cheese in Canada about to get harder to find, more expensive as trade deal runs out Dec. 31 will mark the end of a temporary arrangement in which Ottawa offered London a special quota of cheese that could be imported under low tariffs The Canadian Press, Dylan Robertson OTTAWA — Canadian supermarkets will soon see their supply of British cheese crumble, as both countries seek fair trade terms following the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. Dec. 31 will mark the end of a temporary arrangement in which Ottawa offered London a special quota of cheese that could be imported under low tariffs. Not exactly news, but explaining… From the CBC: Bag or jug? Why milk is sold differently across Canada Milk bags first entered the Canadian market in the late 1960s. But why is bagged milk the norm in Ontario, Quebec and Maritime provinces but not other parts of the country? The answer involves the metric system and consumer habits. Since we have been talking about Canada, let’s continue with this opinion piece from the Globe and Mail: Canada’s future prosperity, even independence hinges on the 2024 U.S. presidential election JOHN IBBITSON Next Nov. 5, Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States, could be elected its 47th president. If that happens, both America and Canada will be thrown into crisis. And there is nothing Canadians can do, except watch. And from Global News: Canada’s governor general urges unity, kindness in end-of-year address DESCREASE ARTICLE FONT SIZE INCREASE ARTICLE FONT SIZE Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is calling on Canadians to commit themselves to kindness in her annual year-end message. The Governor General says the year 2023 presented challenges brought on by climate change and global conflict. Across the pond, from The Guardian, about someone you might have forgotten already: Liz Truss gives peerages to Brexit architect and Tory donor Ousted prime minister allowed a resignation honours list despite lasting just 49 days in Downing Street Rowena Mason Ousted prime minister Liz Truss has been allowed to confer a host of honours and three new peerages – including for one of the architects of Brexit, for a Tory donor and for her former deputy chief of staff. Truss was granted a “resignation honours” list by Rishi Sunak, despite having to resign from No 10 after only 49 days because of turmoil in the financial markets caused by her chancellor’s mini-budget. And from the BBC, the King’s list: New Year Honours 2024: Michael Eavis and Jilly Cooper lead list By Sarah Bell Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis and bestselling writer Jilly Cooper are among those recognised in the 2024 New Year Honours list. Actress Emilia Clarke is named MBE alongside England goalkeeper Mary Earps, while captain Millie Bright and singer Leona Lewis become OBEs. Ex-rugby league players Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield become CBEs for raising awareness of motor neurone disease. From the Associated Press, via ABC News: France heightens security for New Year's Eve, with 90,000 officers to be mobilized French officials say security will be tight across the country on New Year’s Eve, with 90,000 law enforcement officers set to be deployed PARIS -- Security will be tight across France on New Year’s Eve, with 90,000 law enforcement officers set to be deployed, domestic intelligence chief Céline Berthon said Friday. Of those, 6,000 will be in Paris, where French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said over 1.5 million people are expected to attend celebrations on the Champs-Elysees. From the same route, AP via ABC: Turkey reportedly detains 32 IS militants, foils possible attacks Turkey's state-run news agency says security forces have detained 32 people suspected of links to the Islamic State extremist group ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish security forces have detained 32 people suspected of links to the Islamic State extremist group who were allegedly planning to carry out attacks on synagogues and churches as well as the Iraqi Embassy, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported Friday. The suspects, including three alleged senior IS militants, were detained in raids carried out at dawn in nine provinces across Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported, citing unnamed security sources. From The Guardian: Like Tal Mitnick, I refused to serve Israel as a soldier. It’s important to understand why Etan Nechin Military service defines who you are in Israeli society but dissent has a long tradition, despite the many obstacles Last week, 18-year-old Tal Mitnick was jailed for 30 days for refusing Israel Defense Forces enlistment, becoming the first conscientious objector imprisoned since the Israel-Hamas war began. “I refuse to believe that more violence will bring security. I refuse to take part in a war of revenge,” Mitnick wrote in a statement. Military conscription is a unifying cornerstone in Israeli society. It is hard to completely trust the IDF figures due to a lack of transparency, but its official numbers show that 69% of men and 56% of women are conscripted for service at 18. This makes the military uniform an emblem of collective national identity, perhaps even more important than the flag, epitomised by the Israeli maxim: “A nation building an army is a nation building itself.” From The Guardian: Iran says it executed four people it claims engaged in ‘sabotage’ for Israel Three men and one woman hanged on charges of ‘moharebeh’ – or waging war against God Patrick Wintour Iran has announced it has hanged four people it claims were engaged in “sabotage” on behalf of Israel. They were executed in Iran’s north-west province of West Azerbaijan, the judiciary’s Mizan website reported. From The Times of Israel: 9-year-old boy and his 20-year-old uncle shot dead in Lod Third person moderately wounded as shooting brings total number of Arab Israelis slain in violent crime so far in 2023 to 232 A nine-year-old boy and his 20-year-old uncle were shot dead in the central city of Lod on Friday evening, according to police. A third person, a 28-year-old man, was wounded and was being treated at a hospital, according to first responders. From Al Jazeera: India formally asks Pakistan to extradite Mumbai attack suspect Hafiz Saeed Saeed is accused by India and the US of being involved in the 2008 attacks, which killed 166 people. India has formally requested that Pakistan extradite the 2008 Mumbai attacks suspect Hafiz Saeed for trial in India, according to New Delhi’s Ministry of External Affairs. “We have conveyed a request along with relevant supporting documents to the government of Pakistan,” ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told reporters in a briefing on Friday. From NDTV: New Airport, Revamped Railway Station: PM Modi's Big Ayodhya Visit Today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also flag off six Vande Bharat and two new Amrit Bharat trains. Ayodhya: Ahead of the much-awaited consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple on January 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya today to inaugurate the new airport as well as the redeveloped railway station. Also from NDTV: [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/29/2214492/-Overnight-News-Digest-Approaching-the-end-of-the-year?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=community_groups_Overnight+News+Digest&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/