As a cool foggy Tuesday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From The Mainichi, a cursing festival gets underway at Atago Shrine in eastern Japan.
From the Borneo Post, in the Malaysian state of Johor, watch out for crocodiles.
From Free Malaysia Today, two Malaysians suspected of being ISIS members return from Syria and face 30 years in jail.
From The Straits Times, protesters in Hong Kong weaponize their spending power as they dig in for the long haul.
From The Jakarta Post, prosecutors in West Java want an eight-month sentence for a woman accused of blasphemy.
From the Daily Mirror, four teams of Sri Lankan officials are assigned to protect a seal.
From the Colombo Page, environmental organizations commend Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for deciding to stop using plastic water bottles.
From The Hans India, according to its chief minister, the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh will have three capitals.
From the Hindustan Times, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah tells people who are against the Citizenship Act to oppose it as much as they want.
From ANI, the Indian Air Forces successfully test fires the air version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
From India Today, the vice chairman of India's National Commission for Minorities welcome the Citizenship Act.
From Khaama Press, raids by Afghan Special Forces and air strikes send 38 Taliban terrorists to their virgins.
From Dawn, former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is sentenced to death for high treason.
From The Express Tribune, according to Pakistani Attorney General Anwar Khan, Musharraf was not given a fair trial.
From Pakistan Today, according to Major General Asif Ghafoor, the Pakistani army has received "pain and anguish" from the Musharraf verdict.
From Radio Farda, three reformist Iranian lawmakers harshly criticize their government for killing protesters.
From IranWire, according to an official in the Iranian province of Khuzestan, 148 people were killed during protests in the city of Mahshahr.
From StepFeed, Arab women were involved in five significant movements in 2019.
From The New Arab, Sudanese soldiers withdraw from Yemen.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey names a star Anadolu and its planet Göktürk.
From Turkish Minute, Urla Mayor İbrahim Burak Oğuz, from Turkey's main opposition party, is arrested for alleged Gülen links.
From Rûdaw, how can Iraqi Shiites learn to understand the Kurds?
From In-Cyprus, Cyprus names a star Alasia and its planet Onasilos.
From The Syrian Observer, people in camps in northwestern Syria endure winter weather.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu "promises" to bring Naama Issachar from Russia, where she is in prison.
From The Times Of Israel, an Israeli aircraft fires at an armed Palestinian seen approaching the border fence from Gaza.
From The Jerusalem Post, the Dutch organization Christians for Israel donates a 12-meter-tall hanukkiah, which is set up in the city of Sderot.
From YNetNews, the IDF is reportedly considering scrapping rocket alert sirens.
From the Egypt Independent, Egyptian officials warn against unlicensed New Year celebration camps.
From Egypt Today, Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi and an international group of young people get on their bikes and ride.
From Morocco World News, according to an opinion column, Moroccan diplomats should arrange for King Mohammed VI to meet U.S. President Trump.
From WPVI-TV, an arrest warrant is issued for a minister in Pennsylvania who is a registered sex offender. (From the name which the minister has given himself, I don't think that he's a Baptist or a Presbyterian.)
From Clarion Project, New York City's Muslim Patrol find out that the Bloods are willing to stand up to them.
And from Gatestone Institute, there's a big hole in the U.S.-China trade agreement.
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