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Is Trump the end of the international rules-based order?

Al Jazeera

After more than a year of Israeli bombing, tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths, and a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, the world was largely united in saying "enough is enough". United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution 12667 in December was clear in its demand: An immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Countries as diverse as Vietnam, Zimbabwe and Colombia echoed that call. And yet, bucking that consensus were nine "no" votes – chief among them, as is typical when it comes to resolutions calling for Israel to adhere to international law or human rights, was the United States. The US has provided unwavering support to Israel throughout its war on Gaza, even as Israel faces accusations of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and its prime minister has an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant to his name.


Flying cars remain science fiction as 24 teams fail to claim $1m prize

New Scientist

With a forceful buzz, Pete Bitar's home-made personal aircraft takes to the skies above Silicon Valley, his aluminium pilot chair glinting in the morning sunlight above four spinning propellers. Dubbed the Verticycle, it wobbles to a height of about three metres before tipping sideways and plunging back to the runway with a loud crash. Fortunately, Bitar is piloting the vehicle remotely today from a wireless controller nearby. The craft's battery packs were damaged in another crash the week before, and replacements couldn't generate enough thrust to lift him and the …