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Middle East crisis live: ICJ ruling on case alleging genocide by Israel in Gaza and call for it to stop military action (www.theguardian.com)

Live coverage thread of the International Court of Justice and the case of South Africa vs. Israel.

Next generation of billionaires collect more wealth from inheritance than from work, says UBS (www.theguardian.com)

Russia to send combat vessels to Caribbean to project ‘global power’, US official says (www.theguardian.com)

Naval exercises spurred by US support for Ukraine are likely to include port calls in Cuba and Venezuela, says official...

What Hamas Called Its Female Captives, and Why It Matters (www.theatlantic.com)

Reading too much into the language seems, at this point, to be less of a danger than reading too little into it....

'This is a Crime Ahainst Humanity': 600,000 Children in Line of Fire as IDF Moves on Rafah (therealnews.com)

EXCLUSIVE: “You Have Been Warned”: Republican Senators Threaten the ICC Prosecutor over Possible Israel Arrest Warrants (zeteo.com)

A group of influential Republican senators has sent a letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan, warning him not to issue international arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials, and threatening him with “severe sanctions” if he does so....

2 men are charged with cutting down famous 150-year-old tree near Hadrian's Wall in England (apnews.com)

Two men have been charged with cutting down the popular 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree next to Hadrian’s Wall last year in northern England, prosecutors said Tuesday....

Hamas rejects Israel's ceasefire response, sticks to main demands (www.reuters.com)

Russia's primary chipmaker is struggling with a defect rate of about 50 percent (www.techspot.com)

Sanctions have crippled Baikal’s production and packaging capabilities...

South Korean companies are offering workers $75,000 to have babies amid the country's desperate bid for more children (www.businessinsider.com)

Israel drops leaflets on under-siege Palestinians asking for their help to find Israeli hostages, as Gaza death toll hits 25,000 (www.businessinsider.com)

Two Navy SEALS Presumed Dead in Raid on Ship Carrying Iranian-Supplied Weapons (www.vice.com)

Israel used U.S.-made white phosphorus weapons in South Lebanon attack (www.washingtonpost.com)

Vaping: Australia to ban disposable vape imports from January (www.bbc.com)

Zelensky confirms destruction of major Russian warship (www.kyivpost.com)

Israel’s evacuation order for Gaza ‘death sentence’ for patients, WHO says (www.aljazeera.com)

Rishi Sunak wades into debate over trans people, declaring no one can change sex (inews.co.uk)

All the news on his speech seems to be about HS2 but I think that this is important too.

Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find (www.theguardian.com)

Nonbinary genders beyond 'male' and 'female' would have been no surprise to ancient rabbis, who acknowledged tumtums, androgynos and aylonot (theconversation.com)

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