independent.co.uk (2022-12-08).  Ukraine news – live: Putin warns risk of nuclear war 'growing' but says won't strike first

"We haven't gone mad, we realise what nuclear weapons are", Mr Putin said in a televised meeting of the Human Rights Council yesterday.

Al Jazeera English: Youtube.com (2022-12-07).  Peru: President Castillo dissolves congress, calls for elections

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo said on Wednesday he will dissolve Congress and call for elections, barely 18 months into a five-year term. A state of emergency has also been declared and a curfew has been announced.

theguardian.com (2022-12-07).  Peru's president dissolves congress hours before impeachment vote

Peru's President Pedro Castillo has announced the immediate dissolution of congress and the installation of a "government of exception" to rule by decree until new legislative elections – just hours before he was due to face an impeachment vote in a dramatic escalation of his fight with the opposition-led chamber.

houstonpublicmedia.org (2022-12-07).  Argentina's vice president is found guilty of corruption

A panel sentenced Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding political office. She will not be jailed while appealing the verdict, which could take years.

theguardian.com (2022-12-07).  Cristina Fernández may not go to jail but verdict upends Argentina's politics

Fernández enjoys immunity from arrest because of her role as senator and vice-president, and she cannot legally be sent to jail until she has exhausted her appeals – a process which could take years.

DW News on Youtube.com (2022-12-07).  3000 police officers deployed in raids over plot to overthrow German government

In a nationwide raid, 25 suspected members and supporters of a terrorist organization were arrested early Wednesday. Officials said the network, part of a wider right-wing movement, was already well established with a concrete plan to overthrow the German state by force and install a new government.

aljazeera.com (2022-12-07).  US opposes Al Jazeera's push to take the Abu Akleh case to ICC

The United States has voiced opposition to Al Jazeera's push to ensure accountability at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank earlier this year.

theguardian.com (2022-12-07).  World's poorest countries' debt interest payments rise 35%, report says

time.com (2022-12-07).  Zelensky is Time Magazine's 2022 Person of the Year