Disney’s Loki remains silent over reported use of generative AI - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
US student held in Dubai for weeks for tapping security officer’s arm (www.theguardian.com)
Cheap and They Don't Snitch: Drones Are the New Drug Mules (www.vice.com)
“Surprising absolutely no one …”
‘Ramen noodles budget’: EU moves to end exploitation of unpaid internships (www.theguardian.com)
Israel is losing the war against Hamas – but Netanyahu and his government will never admit it (europe-solidaire.org)
The official narrative has been that Hamas is weakened, but in reality the IDF’s doctrine of massive force is failing, writes Paul Rogers, emeritus professor of peace studies at UK’s Bradford University.
Palestinians Sue Biden for Failing to Prevent Genocide in Gaza (theintercept.com)
U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose (www.reuters.com)
Expel all Palestinians from Gaza, recommends Israeli gov't ministry (www.972mag.com)
Why does China claim almost the entire South China Sea? (www.aljazeera.com)
US says North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions to Russia for Ukraine war (apnews.com)
Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre from 2025 (www.theguardian.com)
Brave lays off 9% of its workforce | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Oil prices have risen. That's making gas more expensive for US drivers and helping Russia's war (apnews.com)
Top UN court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza but stops short of ordering cease-fire (apnews.com)
Here is a pdf of the ICJ’s Order of 26 January 2024....
UN chief uses rare power to warn Security Council of impending ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza (apnews.com)
Anger across Italy as killing of student highlights country’s femicide rate (www.theguardian.com)
Finland shuts more Russia border points, says asylum inflow must stop (www.reuters.com)
Argentina presidential election: far-right libertarian Javier Milei wins after rival concedes (www.theguardian.com)
Top Trump allies facing charges lose lawyers after failing to pay legal bills (www.theguardian.com)
"When an eight-year-old tells you that she doesn’t want to die, it’s hard not to feel helpless:" toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’, UN says (news.un.org)
"Threats go beyond the bombs and mortars”, UNICEF’s James Elder stressed. Infant deaths due to dehydration are “a growing threat” in the enclave as Gaza’s water production is at five per cent of the required volume due to non-functioning desalination plants which are either damaged or lack fuel....
YouTube is Autogenerating Videos for Songs Advocating the Expulsion of Muslims from India - bellingcat (www.bellingcat.com)
Afghan girls as young as 16 arrested in shops, classes and markets in Kabul by the Taliban, who labelled them ‘infidels’ for wearing ‘bad hijab’ (www.theguardian.com)
The girls – who were detained in shopping centres, classes and street markets – were accused of “spreading and encouraging others to wear a bad hijab” and wearing makeup....
Satellite images show China made an apparent USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier target out in the desert (www.businessinsider.com)
Hamas may have profited from Oct. 7 assault with informed trading — study (www.timesofisrael.com)
Referencing the Study Trading on Terror? which is freely downloadable.
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class, Finally Dies (www.rollingstone.com)
The infamy of Nixon’s foreign-policy architect sits, eternally, beside that of history’s worst mass murderers. A deeper shame attaches to the country that celebrates him
