Israel breaching international law by limiting Gaza aid, says Unrwa official

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Natalie Boucly says supplies are ready but only about half of what is needed is getting into territory

Israel is breaching international law by continuing to impose restrictions on aid flows into Gaza, where the population remains critically short of food and life-saving goods as winter sets in, a senior official at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said.

In an interview during a recent visit to Brussels, Natalie Boucly, an Unrwa deputy commissioner general, said the whole world – including the EU and US – needed to increase the pressure on Israel’s government to ensure the unrestricted flow of aid into Gaza.

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A crucial system of ocean currents may be on course to collapse. This country just declared it a national security threat – CNN

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  1. A crucial system of ocean currents may be on course to collapse. This country just declared it a national security threat  CNN
  2. Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk  Reuters
  3. Rapid melt from Antarctica could help preserve crucial ocean current  New Scientist
  4. A New Ice Age? The Atlantic Ocean Is on the Brink of Collapse  SURFER Magazine
  5. Are Earth’s oceans nearing collapse? NASA’s 2025 prediction warns of a potential 2050 climate disaster  Times of India
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At least 9 killed and 32 injured in explosion at Indian-administered Kashmir police station; officials rule out foul play – CBS News

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  1. At least 9 killed and 32 injured in explosion at Indian-administered Kashmir police station; officials rule out foul play  CBS News
  2. Nine killed in accidental blast at police station in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say  BBC
  3. "Brave Officer, Was Good In Studies": Family Of Cop Killed In J&K Blast  NDTV
  4. Blast from confiscated explosives at police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir kills nine  The Guardian
  5. Gloom, shock grip Valley as Nowgam blast victims’ bodies reach hometowns  The Hindu
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Kashmir blast: Nine killed in accidental explosion at police station in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say – BBC

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  1. Kashmir blast: Nine killed in accidental explosion at police station in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say  BBC
  2. "Papa, Don't Go," Said Tailor's Daughter. He Died In J&K Blast Minutes Later  NDTV
  3. At least 9 killed and 32 injured in explosion at Indian-administered Kashmir police station; officials rule out foul play  CBS News
  4. Blast from confiscated explosives at police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir kills nine  The Guardian
  5. Gloom, shock grip Valley as Nowgam blast victims’ bodies reach hometowns  The Hindu
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Russia Tried to Cut Ukraine’s Lights. Now It’s Aiming for the Heat. – The New York Times

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  1. Russia Tried to Cut Ukraine’s Lights. Now It’s Aiming for the Heat.  The New York Times
  2. Updates: Russia warns NATO against joining Ukraine after deadly strikes  Al Jazeera
  3. Ukrainian energy workers in endless race to repair damage from Russian strikes  Reuters
  4. 'Wicked' Russian attack fuels anger in Kyiv amid front-line setbacks and corruption scandal  NBC News
  5. Russia launches three ballistic missiles in overnight attacks  Euronews.com
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Icelandic is in danger of dying out because of AI and English-language media, says former PM

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Katrín Jakobsdóttir and her co-author want the 350,000 people who speak the language to fight for its future

Iceland’s former prime minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, has said that the Icelandic language could be wiped out in as little as a generation due to the sweeping rise of AI and encroaching English language dominance.

Katrín, who stood down as prime minister last year to run for president after seven years in office, said Iceland was undergoing “radical” change when it came to language use. More people are reading and speaking English, and fewer are reading in Icelandic, a trend she says is being exacerbated by the way language models are trained.

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Blast from confiscated explosives at police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir kills nine

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The accidental explosion comes days after a deadly car blast in New Delhi which killed at least eight people near the city’s historic Red Fort

At least nine people were killed and 32 injured after a cache of confiscated explosives detonated inside a police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police have announced.

The blast occurred in the Nowgam area of Srinagar, the region’s main city, late on Friday while a team of forensic experts and police were examining the explosive material, said Nalin Prabhat, the region’s police director general. He ruled out any foul play, saying it was an accident.

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‘Bereavement penalty’: people who lost partners hit by insurance premium rises

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Campaigners claim AI algorithms are behind hefty increases in renewal quotes for home and car cover

Shortly after her husband died, Kay Lawley* received renewal quotes from the couple’s home and car insurance provider, Ageas. She told the company of his death and was stunned that the quotes then increased by up to 15%.

Her car insurance quote went from £301 to £348, while her home and contents policy rose by almost 12% – from £1,039 to £1,161.

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