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A former US Army member revealed that his nation's "unqualified support" for Israel's Gaza conflict prompted his resignation several months ago. Major Harrison Mann wrote on LinkedIn on Monday that he felt "indescribable shame and guilt." November marked his resignation from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).

If catheter-assisted patients might be less susceptible to urinary tract infections if they were affixed with minute spikes resembling shark fins. These pliable, hollow plastic tubes facilitate the drainage of urine from the bladder into a receptacle for hospitalized patients confined to their beds who are unable to access the lavatory. They also serve the purpose of monitoring a patient's urine excretion and preventing excessive bladder swelling during an operation.

The Georgian parliament passed a divisive "foreign agent" law, sparking weeks of widespread street protests. However, the president of Georgia is currently likely to veto the measure; an additional vote in the Tbilisi parliament could override this veto. Critics claim that some could manipulate the legislation, known as "Russian law," to violate civil liberties.

Early next year, Klarna, which is establishing a new holding company in the United Kingdom, is focusing on a listing in New York. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) finance behemoth Klarna has successfully surmounted a significant obstacle in its pursuit of a stock market listing, which could potentially fetch it $20 billion (£15.9 billion) in value.