Gunmen kidnap 227 pupils from school in Nigeria (www.reuters.com)
Protests in New Zealand denounce government’s complicity in genocide in Gaza (www.wsws.org)
Hungary blocks EU leaders’ statement pledging support for Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Statement offering support was instead sent by Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel and Roberta Metsola....
UK Conservatives suspend MP for saying London's mayor was under the control of Islamists (www.france24.com)
US intelligence casts doubt on Israeli claims of UNRWA-Hamas links, report says | Israel-Gaza war (www.theguardian.com)
Russian soldiers loot apartments damaged by shelling and abandoned by civilians in Sievierodonetsk. (streamable.com)
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AI hiring tools may be filtering out the best job applicants - BBC Worklife (www.bbc.com)
AI hiring tools may be filtering out the best job applicants...
Egypt scraps plan to restore cladding on one of three great pyramids of Giza (www.theguardian.com)
5 patients die after oxygen cut off in Gaza hospital seized by Israeli forces, health officials say (www.cbsnews.com)
Five patients in intensive care died after their oxygen was cut off in southern Gaza’s main hospital that was stormed by Israeli troops, causing chaos for hundreds of staff and wounded inside, health officials said Friday. Troops were searching the complex where the military said it believes the remains of hostages abducted by...
FBI disrupts Moobot botnet used by Russian military hackers (abcnews.go.com)
BYD may build electric vehicle factory in Mexico for US market (arstechnica.com)
Unprecedented' levels of 'near famine-like conditions' in Gaza — UN (jordantimes.com)
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Sweden Democrats threaten to quit right-wing EU group if Orbán joins (www.politico.eu)
MEP Charlie Weimers says his party has had to consider ‘other options’ in light of Orbán’s stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....
Imran Khan allies win shock victory in Pakistan election despite crackdown (www.theguardian.com)
Politicians allied with the former prime minister Imran Khan’s party have defied a military-led crackdown and alleged widespread rigging to win the most seats in Pakistan’s election, but opponent Nawaz Sharif claimed victory and said he would form a coalition government....
2024 Begins With More Record Heat Worldwide | On the heels of Earth’s warmest year, January was the eighth month in a row in which global temperatures blew past previous records. (www.nytimes.com)
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At least 32 of remaining hostages in Gaza are dead, report says (www.theguardian.com)
More than a fifth of the remaining hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza are dead, according to available intelligence collated by the Israeli military....
Netherlands pledges six extra F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
The Dutch government today said it would send Ukraine six additional F-16 fighter jets after cancelling the planned sale of the aircraft to a private contractor, said Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren.
Netanyahu tells UN envoys UNRWA is totally infiltrated by Hamas, must be replaced PM says a humanitarian agency is needed in Gaza, but UNRWA cant play role, after employees accused of involved in oct7 (www.timesofisrael.com)
Framework for ceasefire deal being put to Hamas, Qatar’s PM says (www.theguardian.com)
The framework for a deal that could lead to a ceasefire and the release of hostages held in Gaza is being put to the Hamas leadership, Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, said on Monday....
Spain to continue Palestinian funding amid international controversy (euroweeklynews.com)
US to Sell 40 F-35 Fighter Jets to Greece, Gift Other Aircraft (www.bloomberg.com)
The US plans to sell as many as 40 F-35 jets to Greece and will also gift the country various defense equipment, according to a letter sent by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis....
Israeli settlers have found a new way to abuse Palestinian shepherds: Bankrupting them (www.haaretz.com)
This week police impounded 700 sheep, claiming they had passed through a forbidden zone. To retrieve the animals the shepherds paid 150,000 shekels ($40,000) to the settlers' regional council
Israel Rebuts Genocide Charge by Declassifying Cabinet Decisions (www.nytimes.com)
Israel has declassified more than 30 secret orders made by government and military leaders, which it says rebut the charge that it committed genocide in Gaza, and instead show Israeli efforts to diminish deaths among Palestinian civilians....
North Korea demolishes symbol of hope for reunification with South – report (www.theguardian.com)
Zelenskiy slams Trump’s rhetoric on stopping the war as ‘very dangerous’ (www.theguardian.com)
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, fears that if Donald Trump returns to the White House next year he could make unilateral concessions to Russia that override Ukraine’s interests and branded the former US president’s claims he could stop the war in 24 hours as “very dangerous”....
