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Federal judge in Oakland dismisses case seeking to force US to pressure Israel to stop bombing Gaza (www.eastbaytimes.com)

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White said he didn’t have jurisdiction over the matter, but he still offered harsh criticism of the administration and said Israel’s actions may amount to genocide....

(1 Feb 2024) US approves strikes on Iranian personnel and facilities in Iraq, Syria — Al Mayadeen (english.almayadeen.net)

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Argentine Court Invalidates President Milei's Labor Reform (www.telesurenglish.net)

Armed attacker takes hostages at P&G plant in Turkey in protest of Gaza war (www.turkishminute.com)

(12 Jan 2024) How Israeli forces trapped and killed ravers at the Nova Festival — TheCradle (thecradle.co)

Video shows Israeli soldier forcing detained Palestinians to say 'we want to be slaves' (www.middleeasteye.net)

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Leftists step up protests over Dutch backing of Israeli war on Gaza (peoplesdispatch.org)

Journalists in Croatia Fight Against Government’s Attempts to Stifle Press Freedom (peoplesdispatch.org)

Washington Announces Sanction Resumption Against Venezuela, Caracas Responds (+Migrant Repatriations) (orinocotribune.com)

ICJ rejects most of Ukraine’s ‘terrorism’ case against Russia (www.aljazeera.com)

China is ‘world’s sole manufacturing superpower’, with 35% of global output (geopoliticaleconomy.com)

Three years after coup, Myanmar junta chief under unprecedented pressure (www.reuters.com)

Bi-2 band members freed from Thai jail, en rout to Israel (www.ynetnews.com)

Eventually all members of the band, even the non Israeli ones will be transferred to Israel instead of deported to Russia....

Iran says 'No Threat Will Be Left Unanswered' as US Response to Jordan Attack Looms (thecradle.co)

UAE Completes First Cross-Border Digital Dirham CDBC Payment Worth $13.6M to China (finance.yahoo.com)

U.S. F-16 Crashes off South Korea, Again (time.com)

Ukraine’s Democracy in Darkness (www.newyorker.com)

Campania. Controllo caldaie: passa la linea di CNA Campania Nord, via libera alla proroga di tre mesi (www.caserta24ore.it) Italian

Companies that announced Major Layoffs and Hiring Freezes (intellizence.com)

How the Unjust Assault on the UNRWA Undermines Liberal Humanitarianism (www.thenation.com)

The liberal order, memorialized in founding documents such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and upheld in institutions such as the United Nations, has been on life support for some time now. A key collateral casualty of its ailing condition has been the doctrine of humanitarianism, which seeks to curb the most...

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