Trump Appears to Back Away From His Gaza Plan

Earlier this month, the president said he favored taking control of Gaza and displacing the Palestinian population of the devastated seaside enclave. But Egypt and Jordan flatly rejected cooperating.

Source: New York Times

As the Kernel Turns: Rust in Linux saga reaches the “Linus in all-caps” phase

Torvalds: You can avoid Rust as a C maintainer, but you can't interfere with it.

Source: Ars Technica

Train strikes elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing 6 animals

A passenger train hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, killing six of the animals, an official said Thursday.

Source: NBC News

Leaked chat logs expose inner workings of secretive ransomware group

Researchers are poring over the data and feeding it into ChatGPT.

Source: Ars Technica

What do countries call themselves? The stories behind their original names

Around half of the world's countries have native or local names that differ from their English versions.

Source: Al Jazeera

Flights diverted off Australia as Chinese navy conducts ‘show of force’

The Chinese naval exercises, in international waters off Australia’s eastern coast, while legal, have nonetheless sparked alarm in Australia and New Zealand.

Source: Washington Post

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner refused to sign memo saying Trump was not antisemitic, book says

Pair declined to give public endorsement of Trump in wake of 7 October attacks, All or Nothing by Michael Wolff reveals

Donald Trump’s Jewish daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump …

Source: The Guardian

Apple removes advanced data protection tool in face of UK government request

Apple says removal of tool after government asked for right to see data will make iCloud users more vulnerable

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Source: The Guardian

Invisible Disabilities: Raising Awareness

On The Stream: We explore the challenges faced by individuals living with invisible disabilities.

Source: Al Jazeera

Three buses explode in Israel in 'suspected terror attack', police say

While no casualties have been reported at this stage, all public transport services have been paused.

Source: BBC

If COBOL is so problematic, why does the US government still use it?

If you've gotten cash from an ATM, you've interacted with a COBOL-based system. Here's why this old programming language will probably outlive us all.

Source: ZDNet

What does Jack Ma's return to the spotlight in China mean?

Analysts say the Alibaba founder's re-emergence could signal a policy change in Beijing.

Source: BBC