‘Eat the Rich’: A Growing Class Divide
We explore rising class consciousness among Gen Z and millennials and the growing awareness of economic inequality.
Yemen: WFP says worker died in detention in Houthi-held area – BBC.com
- Yemen: WFP says worker died in detention in Houthi-held area BBC.com
- UN suspends operations in Yemen’s Houthi stronghold after staff detained Al Jazeera English
- U.N. Suspends Humanitarian Work in Yemeni Area Over Houthi Hold More Staff The New York Times
- UN says staff member has died in custody of Yemen’s Houthi rebels The Times of Israel
- World News in Brief: Aid activities suspended in Yemeni governorate, Gaza humanitarian update, UN welcomes summit on DR Congo crisis UN News
Why the Gaza ceasefire is in jeopardy
Hamas says it won’t release any more Israeli captives as part of the Gaza ceasefire.
Swedish woman convicted of genocide for IS crimes against Yazidis
Ishaq joined so-called Islamic State in Syria and held nine Yazidi women and children captive as slaves.
Swedish woman Lina Ishaq convicted of genocide for IS crimes against Yazidis – BBC.com
- Swedish woman Lina Ishaq convicted of genocide for IS crimes against Yazidis BBC.com
- Woman who kept Yazidi women and children as slaves in Syria jailed by Swedish court CNN
- Woman jailed in Sweden for keeping Yazidi slaves in Syria Al Jazeera English
- Sweden sentences woman to 12 years in prison for genocide, war crimes in Syria The Jerusalem Post
- Swedish woman jailed for keeping Yazidi slaves in Syria Iosco County News Herald
With Trump’s Gaza Plan, Egypt Could Pull Out Of 1979 Camp David Treaty – Worldcrunch
- With Trump's Gaza Plan, Egypt Could Pull Out Of 1979 Camp David Treaty Worldcrunch
- Egypt tells US top diplomat Rubio that Arab states reject Trump's Gaza plan Reuters
- Egypt planning 'emergency' Arab summit on Palestinian territory as Trump insists US ‘own’ Gaza Fox News
- Egypt’s Sissi urges Gaza reconstruction without ‘displacing Palestinians’ The Times of Israel
- Strained relations: Egypt's Sisi cancels trip to US after Trump aid threats - report The Jerusalem Post
Teacher admits to stabbing pupil to death in South Korea
Teacher at Daejeon elementary school has not yet been arrested for killing of 7-year-old girl, police say.
Key figures behind Phobos and 8Base ransomware arrested in international cybercrime crackdown – Europol
- Key figures behind Phobos and 8Base ransomware arrested in international cybercrime crackdown Europol
- Thai-Swiss-US Operation Nets Hackers Behind 1,000+ Cyber Attacks Khaosodenglish
- Justice Department charges 2 Russians with operating cybercrime group using ransomware CBS News
- Office of Public Affairs | Phobos Ransomware Affiliates Arrested in Coordinated International Disruption Department of Justice
- Thai authorities detain four Europeans in ransomware crackdown CyberScoop
German front-runner Merz will take EU ‘to its grave,’ says Scholz – POLITICO Europe
- German front-runner Merz will take EU ‘to its grave,’ says Scholz POLITICO Europe
- By courting the far right, the man tipped to be Germany’s next chancellor may have sealed his own downfall The Guardian
- Scholz Fails to Land Decisive Blow in German Election TV Debate Bloomberg
- German Chancellor candidates clash on Trump, the far-right and NATO Reuters
- German election: Scholz, Merz vow not to work with far right DW (English)
Italian police arrest 181 in bid to stop Mafia rebuilding in Sicily
More than 1,200 officers were involved in an operation aimed at "dismantling" the mob in the Palermo.
Gaza in need of shelter and supplies as winter storms hit
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is being exacerbated as displaced Palestinians face a shortage of shelter.
Top Republican condemns Elon Musk for ‘supplication’ to China in new book
Exclusive: Tom Cotton, Senate intelligence chair, risks angering key Trump ally with harsh words for ‘tech titans’
In a new book, the Arkansas senator Tom Cotton condemns Elon Musk for “chasing Chinese dollars” and having “shamefully supplicated China’s Communist rulers”, in order to advance his own interests as chief executive of companies including Tesla and SpaceX.
It’s an explosive charge from the Republican chair of the powerful Senate intelligence committee, given that Musk, the world’s richest person, is a major donor and close adviser to Donald Trump, now working at the heart of the president’s administration to slash costs and reshape the federal government.
Continue reading...Vance rails against AI regulation in Paris as US faces off with EU, China
US vice president warns global leaders against striking AI deals with 'authoritarian regimes' in a veiled jab at China.
Rangers search for feral pigs thought to have been released in Cairngorms
Animals suspected of being illegally left in ‘extremely harsh’ environment near where lynx were found last month
Rangers in the Cairngorms are searching for a herd of feral pigs believed to have been illegally released in the national park.
The animals were spotted near the Uath Lochans area, close to the village of Inch and only 5 miles from where four lynx were illegally released last month.
Continue reading...Did Israel violate the Gaza ceasefire? What to know about Hamas’s pause
Hamas says it will halt its captive releases until Israel complies with the terms of the ceasefire agreed between them.
First Thing: Musk-led group bids $97.4bn for control of OpenAI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the offer will not be accepted. Plus, $500m of food aid could spoil amid USAid cuts
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Elon Musk leads a consortium of investors that on Monday submitted a bid of $97.4bn for “all assets” of the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, with Musk escalating his feud with OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman.
What did the bidders say? “If Sam Altman and the present OpenAI, Inc. board of directors are intent on becoming a fully for-profit corporation, it is vital that the charity be fairly compensated for what its leadership is taking away from it: control over the most transformative technology of our time,” said Marc Toberoff, the attorney representing the investors.
How did Altman respond? Altman posted on X: “no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74bn if you want.” Musk bought Twitter in 2022 for $44bn and renamed it X.
What are analysts saying now? “Now the election isn’t going to be about Trudeau,” said Éric Grenier, a political analyst at the Writ. “It will most likely be about the next four years – and who is best able to deal with Trump.”
Continue reading...Woman jailed in Sweden for keeping Yazidi slaves in Syria
The 52-year-old gets 12 years in jail for 'genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes' by ISIL in 2015.
Migrants’ bodies in Libya mass graves had gunshot wounds, IOM says – NBC News
- Migrants’ bodies in Libya mass graves had gunshot wounds, IOM says NBC News
- Libya finds two mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants, refugees Al Jazeera English
- Bodies of migrants found in Libya mass grave, authorities say BBC.com
- Two mass graves of migrants uncovered in Libya UN News
- Mass graves holding bodies of migrants discovered in Libya Semafor
Trump’s mass deportation plans spark panic in the Caribbean amid fake news
Nations try to reassure citizens as Trump threatens unprecedented crackdown but scale remains unclear
Nations across the Caribbean have been attempting to reassure their citizens at home and in the US after misinformation spread on social media channels caused widespread panic over Donald Trump’s plans for trade tariffs and mass deportations.
Alarming stories claiming that 5,000 Jamaicans had already been given final removal orders or that more than 1 million undocumented people were on federal enforcement lists, have caused concern across the region.
Continue reading...Most charges against Gaza protesters dismissed but ‘intent is to scare people’
Protesters are facing increasingly draconian charges that get dismissed but could still have a chilling effect
As pro-Palestinian demonstrations broke out across the US during the first year of war in Gaza, thousands of people were arrested, charged, or cited for their involvement. Most of the cases against them did not stick, a new Guardian analysis of prosecution data in a dozen major cities finds.
About 60% of alleged offenses committed by protesters did not result in prosecutions. The Guardian identified about 2,800 charges, summons and citations brought or requested against Gaza protesters. Around 1,600 were dropped, dismissed or otherwise not filed, data shows.
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