 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The highest court in the United Nations determined that Israel's conduct could "plausibly" fall under the 1948 Genocide Convention, but declined to order a "ceasefire" or halt to Israel's months-long assault against the civilian population of Gaza. With Kenneth Smith's execution, Alabama has earned the macabre distinction of being the first US state, and likely the first government entity internationally, to utilize nitrogen asphyxiation to deliberately kill a human being. It is a grotesque lie for the UAW leadership to claim that it is advancing the cause of workers in the US while endorsing Biden, who is responsible for genocide in Gaza. After a two-month hiatus, The Economist resumed publishing their daily global excess deaths estimates, showing that more than 700,000 people have died than expected above pre-pandemic levels during the ongoing JN.1 wave. In several media interviews, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Germany had to be prepared for a direct war against Russia, a nuclear power. Yesterday, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal offered a ten-point plan making minor concessions to farmers, even as protests continued to mount across the country. Attendees participated from across the CSU system, including from Stanislaus, Humboldt, Long Beach, Fresno State, Fullerton, Cal Poly SLO, and SDSU. Alsynov, a leading Bashkir nationalist, speaks for sections of the Bashkir elites and upper middle class that see the Putin regime as an obstacle to their own self-enrichment. In a decision with far-reaching implications for democratic rights and scientific research, a Federal Court has endorsed the Canadian government's denial of a visa to a Chinese Ph.D student based solely on his nationality, area of study and previous university affiliation. The Online Safety Bill provides Colombo with wide-ranging powers to suppress anti-government opposition and take harsh punitive measures against anyone deemed to have violated its online new law. Labor's rejigged income tax package delivers a bonanza to the wealthiest layers of society, while offering pittances to millions of financially-stressed working-class households. Pyne's film, amiable and perfectly generous, but not greatly challenging, has received more than 180 nominations globally for film awards, and has won more than 100 awards. Educators and other workers in New York spoke to the WSWS to express their anger over the attack with skunk water by two Zionist provocateurs during a pro-Palestine rally at Columbia University. India: NLC contract workers in Tamil Nadu fight for permanent jobs; Bangladeshi food workers strike for higher pay; Australia: V/Line rail workers strike in Victoria Train services will be hit that affect millions of passengers by strikes from Tuesday January 30 to Monday February 5. Among the companies involved are inter-city operators Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway, LNER and TransPennine Express. About the WSWS The World Socialist Web Site is published by the International Committee of the Fourth International, the world Trotskyist movement, and its affiliated sections in the Socialist Equality Parties around the world. Find out more about joining the Socialist Equality Party.
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