Norwegian climber says it would have been impossible to carry injured Pakistani porter down snowy K2 (apnews.com)
Israel bombs 6th UN-run school in Gaza in 10 days, kills dozens (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel’s military has bombed another United Nations-run school as well as an Israeli-designed “safe-zone” in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 42 Palestinians and wounding dozens of others, according to Palestinian officials....
What does a world without Airbnb look like? (www.bbc.com)
On 21 June, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni announced plans to ban short term rentals in the city starting in November 2028. The decision is designed to solve what Collboni described as “Barcelona’s biggest problem” – the housing crisis that has seen residents and workers priced out of the market – by returning the...
Gaza pier used for aid delivery has been reconnected, U.S. officials say (www.usatoday.com)
Holocaust survivors urge young EU voters to shun far right (www.dw.com)
A group of eight Holocaust survivors drew parallels between the current political climate and that of Germany in the 1930s. Some of them condemned the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD)....
Yacht sinks after latest incident involving orcas in strait of Gibraltar (www.theguardian.com)
An unknown number of orcas have sunk a yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the strait of Gibraltar, Spain’s maritime rescue service has said, in the latest in a series of similar incidents involving the animals....
China set to lose 60 percent of population by century's end (www.newsweek.com)
Israel-Gaza war: aid agencies ‘outraged’ by ‘reckless’ decision to cut UNRWA funding (www.theguardian.com)
International aid agencies have said they are “deeply concerned and outraged” at the “reckless” decision by major donors to cut funding to a UN Palestinian aid agency after Israel accused some of its workers of taking part in Hamas’ 7 October attack....
Guterres reveals new details of UNRWA probe: of 12 suspects 9 terminated, one dead (www.ynetnews.com)
Mega-rich renew call on global leaders at Davos to 'tax our extreme wealth' (www.cnbc.com)
More than 250 billionaires and millionaires on Wednesday reiterated their call on elected representatives of the world’s leading economies to introduce higher taxes on the very richest in society....
Hamas says two Israeli hostages have been killed by Israeli airstrikes (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas has released a video announcing the death of two Israeli hostages and claimed that they were killed by Israeli airstrikes....
Prince Andrew ‘tormented’ as Jeffrey Epstein documents set to be made public (www.independent.co.uk)
New Argentinian President Says Adios to Argentina’s Ministry of Culture (www.artnews.com)
Oil CEO says blaming the energy industry for the climate crisis ‘like blaming farmers for obesity’ (www.cnbc.com)
Paris mayor quits X, calling social media site a ‘gigantic global sewer’ (www.theguardian.com)
Anne Hidalgo, whose opponents have used the platform to criticise her, citied disinformation and antisemitism as reasons for leaving...
U.S., Israel and Hamas reach tentative deal to pause conflict and free dozens of hostages (www.washingtonpost.com)
BBC goes inside Al-Shifa hospital with the Israeli army (www.bbc.com)
White House Requests “Unprecedented” Loophole That Would Obscure Arms Sales to Israel (inthesetimes.com)
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Who is eating all the fish? (www.smh.com.au)
Gaza’s largest hospital being bombarded, WHO says (www.theguardian.com)
Palestinians are asking, 'Are you with us?' American Jews are showing we are (www.972mag.com)
U.S. military bulk buys Japanese seafood to counter China ban (www.nbcnews.com)
The United States has started bulk buying Japanese seafood to supply its military there in response to China’s ban on such products imposed after Tokyo released treated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea....
Israel says it will ban UN staff after secretary general’s comments (www.theguardian.com)
How China’s EV Boom Caught Western Car Companies Asleep at the Wheel (www.wired.com)
Auto execs in the US, Europe, and Japan never thought Chinese EVs were a threat. Now they’re coming to wipe the floor with their Western counterparts....