Gaza: World court issues fresh measures for Israel as crisis deepens

© ICJ-CIJ/ Frank van Beek The International Court of Justice delivers its ruling in the case of South Africa v. Israel in The Hague in January. (file)

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as the humanitarian situation in bombarded and besieged Gaza continues to deteriorate.


The world court issued the new order in response to a recent request made by South Africa, which submitted a case in December accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, based on its continuing offensive following Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel which left almost 1,200 dead and more than 240 taken hostage.

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Western governments struggle to coordinate response to Chinese hacking

Seven individuals associated with the APT31 hacking outfit are accused of sending more than 10,000 malicious emails to politicians, officials, journalists and critics of China. Photograph: Tero Vesalainen/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Experts say UK-imposed sanctions will make no difference when hacking is part of ecosystem of dealing with Beijing

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

With the announcement that the UK government would be imposing sanctions on two individuals and one entity accused of targeting – without success – UK parliamentarians in cyber-attacks in 2021, the phrase “tip of the iceberg” comes to mind.… Read the rest

Canada school boards accuse social media firms of ‘rewiring’ how kids think

In recent years, educators have spend a growing share of their time in the classroom attempting to get students to focus, the boards said. Photograph: Monkey Business Images/Rex/Shutterstock

District education authorities launch multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Meta, Snap Inc and ByteDance

Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Four of Canada’s largest school boards have launched a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the social media companies Meta, Snap Inc and ByteDance, accusing them of acting in a “high-handed, reckless, malicious, and reprehensible manner” with products the boards claim harm student learning and “rewire” how children think.… Read the rest

A street food tour of Genoa

Genoa is a brilliant city to visit for cuisine – whether it’s at a beautiful restaurant or a street food outlet. Photograph: imagebroker/Alamy

Laura Coffey

From fluffy focaccia to creamy pànera, local Michelin-starred chef Ivano Ricchebono introduces our writer to a taste of the Italian port city

enoa-born chef Ivano Ricchebono looks like a Hollywood actor playing a chef in a movie. His restaurant The Cook is in a 14th-century palazzo in the old town, and as I step into the dining room I stop and stare – the entire place is covered with frescoes.

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