- Israel rejects HRW accusations of ‘forcible transfer,’ ‘ethnic cleansing’ in north Gaza The Times of Israel
- Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of mass displacement in Gaza amounting to a war crime CNN
- Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza Strip The Hill
- “Hopeless, Starving, and Besieged”: Israel’s Forced Displacement of Palestinians in Gaza | HRW Human Rights Watch
- Israel committing ethnic cleansing with mass forced displacements in Gaza, Human Rights Watch says NBC News
Israeli strikes intensify on three fronts as Lebanon talks reach critical stage
IDF hits Gaza, Syria and Beirut suburbs, as analysts say raids could be aimed at forcing hand of Hezbollah in negotiations
Israel has intensified its air offensives on three fronts, launching dozens of new strikes in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria as negotiations for a ceasefire on its northern border reach a critical point.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said about 30 targets had been struck in the southern suburbs of Beirut in 48 hours and described continuing efforts to “dismantle and degrade” the military capabilities of the militant Islamist organisation.
Continue reading...UK court sides with Icelandic firm over artist’s spoof corruption apology
Judge considering complaint by fishing firm Samherji rules artist Odee unlikely to be able to defend work as parody
The property rights of Iceland’s largest fishing company prevail over the right to artistic expression of an artist who spoofed the firm’s website to draw attention to a high-profile corruption scandal, London’s high court has ruled.
For his 2023 work We’re Sorry, the Icelandic artist Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson, who goes by the moniker Odee, copied the corporate identity of Samherji, a major supplier to Britain’s fish and chips industry, and uploaded on to the spoof website a statement titled “Samherji Apologizes, Pledges Restitution and Cooperation with Authorities”.
Continue reading...Banana-phobe Swedish minister’s staff insisted on ‘no traces in the room’
Colleagues speak up in Paulina Brandberg’s support after leaked emails reveal efforts to spare her from the fruit
A Swedish government minister’s fear of bananas has become a national talking point after emails revealed that such is the strength of her aversion that aides try to clear rooms of the fruit before she enters.
Paulina Brandberg, the minister for gender equality and work life, has previously spoken out about her issue with bananas, describing it as “the world’s weirdest phobia”.
Continue reading...Hezbollah’s war with Israel cost Lebanon at least $8 billion — World Bank – The Times of Israel
- Hezbollah’s war with Israel cost Lebanon at least $8 billion — World Bank The Times of Israel
- New World Bank Report Assesses Impact of Conflict on Lebanon’s Economy and Key Sectors World Bank Group
- Israel-Hezbollah conflict cost Lebanon $8.5 billion, World Bank says Reuters
- What Can the Lebanese Government Do to Stop War Crimes? Human Rights Watch
- World Bank says war in Lebanon has caused billions in losses Yahoo! Voices
India’s capital New Delhi shuts all primary schools as air quality worsens
The pollution in New Delhi is likely to stay 'severe' on Friday, after which it will improve to 'very poor'.
Hamas official says group is ready for ‘immediate’ ceasefire – report – The Jerusalem Post
- Hamas official says group is ready for 'immediate' ceasefire - report The Jerusalem Post
- Hamas ready for Gaza ceasefire 'immediately' - but claims Israel has put forward no 'serious proposals' in months Sky News
- Claims Hamas called for end to war after Trump’s election are misleading VERIFYThis.com
- Jake Sullivan: 'Israel not delaying deal - Hamas is' Arutz Sheva
- Israel, US Say Hamas Blocking Hostage Deal AllSides
France’s new dictionary struggles to keep up with the times
The full ninth edition of the Dictionnaire de l’Académie Française has been presented to France's President Macron.
Tropical Storm Sara forms in Caribbean, threatening Central America
The late season storm is forecast to bring heavy rains to flood-prone Central America before moving east towards the US.
Almost half of Valencia’s flood victims were aged over 70, figures show
Police reveal ages and genders of the 216 people who died in Valencia, along with eight other victims elsewhere in Spain
Almost half of the 216 people known to have died in the catastrophic floods that hit the eastern Spanish region of Valencia at the end of October were 70 or above, according to a police analysis.
Figures from the data integration centre set up after the disaster show that 131 of the victims were male, 85 were female and 104 were aged over 70, including 15 aged over 90.
Continue reading...Diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette sells for $4.8m
Experts say some of the stones in the piece are a match with the original diamonds central to a royal scandal.
Iran Plans To Send Women Revolting Against Hijab Mandate To Psychiatric Facilities – NDTV
Gulag History Museum in Moscow temporarily closed ‘for safety reasons’
Kremlin critics fear move is part of Russia’s efforts to whitewash Soviet past and shut independent cultural institutions
Moscow’s award-winning Gulag History Museum announced its surprise closure on Thursday, a move critics attribute to the Kremlin’s efforts to whitewash Russia’s Soviet past.
The closure was officially put down to alleged violations of fire safety regulations but comes amid an intense campaign by Russian officials against independent civil society and those who question the state’s interpretation of history.
Continue reading...The Onion buys Alex Jones’s Infowars at auction
Infowars was auctioned as part of a defamation ruling after Jones falsely called the Sandy Hook School shooting a hoax.
Israel’s maximalist demands unlikely to lead to ceasefire with Hezbollah
Israel says it is open to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, but analysts say no truce is on the horizon.
South African authorities blockade illegal mine with 4,000 people inside
South African authorities are blocking supplies for an estimated 4,000 people who are underground in an illegal mine.
South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground
About 1,000 gold miners have already been arrested and the army and police are waiting for the rest.
At least 15 people killed in Israeli strikes on Syria’s Damascus
Israel has ramped up attacks on Iran-linked targets in Syria since it began its war on Gaza last year.
French military systems in Sudan may break UN arms embargo, says Amnesty
Group says it has identified the Galix defence system on armoured vehicles imported from the UAE and calls for government to investigate
France must investigate the use of its military systems by Sudan’s paramilitary forces, which could be in breach of an arms embargo, Amnesty International has said.
The group said it had identified the French-made Galix defence system being used in Sudan on armoured vehicles manufactured in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – considered a key supplier of weapons to the Rapid Support Force (RSF).
Continue reading...Investigators Assess if Netanyahu’s Aides Forged Oct. 7 Phone Records – The New York Times
- Investigators Assess if Netanyahu’s Aides Forged Oct. 7 Phone Records The New York Times
- Gag order lifted: PM’s chief of staff suspected of forgery, illegally altering records The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu's Chief of Staff Suspected of Altering PM's Call Logs From Morning of Oct. 7 Attack Haaretz
- ‘Nonsense and disgrace’: Ex-Shin Bet Deputy Director slams PMO over classified leak The Jerusalem Post
- Shin Bet vs. Netanyahu Tablet Magazine