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January 30 Deadline Approaches for UNRWA to cease Operations in Jerusalem
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) must halt all operations in Jerusalem and vacate its premises by January 30, 2025, according to Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon. This directive aligns with a controversial Israeli law recently passed by lawmakers, despite significant international concern. The legislation prohibits UNRWA, an agency considered essential for Palestinian humanitarian support, from operating in Israel or in east Jerusalem, a sector annexed by Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War. While the agency has long faced criticism from Israel, tensions have escalated since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict. Israel has accused several UNRWA staff members in Gaza of being involved in the deadly October 7, 2023, Hamas attack. In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Danon confirmed the deadline, stating, "UNRWA is required to cease its operations in Jerusalem, and evacuate all premises in which it operates in the city, no later than 30 January 2025." UNRWA provides critical assistance to over six million Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. In east Jerusalem, the agency has played a pivotal role in running schools, health clinics, and administrative services. Despite the new restrictions, Israel has not extended the ban to UNRWA operations in Gaza or the West Bank, although it has passed legislation barring Israeli officials from engaging with the agency. Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of UNRWA, warned that curtailing the agency's work could have dire consequences, particularly for Gaza. "Preventing the agency from operating might sabotage the Gaza ceasefire, failing once again hopes of people who have gone through unspeakable suffering," he cautioned. On social media platform X, Lazzarini emphasized the importance of UNRWA’s mission: "The work of UNRWA must continue in Gaza + across the occupied Palestinian territory." Based on a report by AFP 2025-01-28 -
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Depraved transgender raped a sobbing 14-year-old girl at knifepoint as she walked to school
A depraved transgender sex predator was today jailed for 12 years after lying in wait at a beauty spot and abducted and raped a 14-year-old girl at knifepoint on her walk to school. Oliver Smith, 21, pounced on the terrified lone teenager in her school uniform and pulled a box-cutter blade on her as she walked through a nature area. In the 45 minute ordeal, the porn addict subjected her to 'gratuitous threats of violence' and forced her to a secluded woodland spot where Smith raped her. When the 'scared' and 'sobbing' schoolgirl tried to flee, Smith chased after her and grabbed hold of her mouth to cover her screams, threatening they would stab her in the throat. A court heard the pervert meticulously planned the attack by scoping out the woods, wearing gloves, washing the victim in a river afterwards, and had a 'deeply disturbing' manifesto. Nine months before the attack Smith was convicted of voyeurism and having child abuse images - but escaped jail. After the horrific rape they fled to 600 miles away to Scotland but couldn't go any further as the 21-year-old didn't have their passport. Today, at Portsmouth Crown Court Smith - who the court heard uses they/them pronouns and suffers from 'gender issues' - was jailed for 12 years as the schoolgirl's parents watched on. The court heard Smith raped the girl at woodland by Bordon Inclosure in Bordon, Hants, on the morning September 27 last year. Home-educated Smith, who lived with their grandmother in the town, was seen leaving home early in the morning but not in his work clothes. Prosecutor Simon Foster said Smith was waiting at the woods for 30 minutes before the girl arrived. A week before, a walker had seen 'a man standing there in a manner that scared her'. Mr Foster said: 'On any view the defendant was at the scene some time before she [the schoolgirl] entered the woods. 'He must have either been waiting for her - she said she had seen someone like him standing in the woods on her walks to school - or he was waiting for someone like her. 'She said he knew exactly where he was going as if it was planned before. In mitigation, Rupert Hallowes said Smith suffers from 'gender issues' and at the time was suffering from a depressive episode. 'This defendant is beginning to wake up to the impact their actions on this family', Mr Hallowes said. Smith 'lacked maturity' and is 'very sorry', he added. Judge James Newton-Price KC jailed Smith for 12 years. He said it was a 'horrific and traumatic ordeal' and that he 'paid tribute to the extraordinary courage' shown by the girl. Based on a report by The Daily Mail 2025-01-28 -
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Harvard Astronomers Mistake Tesla Roadster for a Near-Earth Asteroid
Astronomers affiliated with Harvard University recently announced what seemed to be the discovery of a new asteroid dangerously close to Earth. However, the excitement turned to embarrassment when they realized the so-called asteroid was actually a Tesla sports car that Elon Musk launched into space as part of a publicity stunt seven years ago. Just 17 hours later, the discovery was revoked. The astronomers learned that the object was not a newly identified asteroid but Musk’s cherry-red Tesla Roadster. The car had been launched into space in February 2018 during a SpaceX test of the Falcon Heavy rocket. For added flair, the stunt included a mannequin in a white spacesuit sitting behind the wheel of the electric vehicle, which was sent into orbit as part of Musk’s audacious and unconventional demonstration of SpaceX’s capabilities. On January 3, the Minor Planet Center officially removed “2018 CN41” from its records, acknowledging the misidentification. The error highlighted a broader issue in the field of astronomy: the increasing challenge posed by untracked objects in space. Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, expressed concern over the implications of such incidents. “Objects like Musk’s car could hinder astronomers’ ability to protect the Earth from potentially hazardous asteroids,” McDowell told *Astronomy*. McDowell warned of the risks associated with mistakenly identifying such objects. “Worst case, you spend a billion launching a space probe to study an asteroid and only realize it’s not an asteroid when you get there,” he said. The bizarre mix-up serves as a reminder of the complexities of modern space observation, as well as the growing clutter of artificial objects in the cosmos. While Musk’s Roadster may not be a threat to Earth, its confusion with an asteroid underscores the challenges scientists face in distinguishing genuine celestial dangers from man-made debris. Based on a report by NYP 2025-01-28
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