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Getty ImagesThe White House has announced the first members of its Gaza "Board of Peace", and the list of names will do little to dispel the criticism from some quarters that the US president's plan resembles, at its heart, a colonial solution imposed over the heads of the Palestinians.There are still several unknowns - namely who else might be added, and the exact structure of what is currently a rather complicated layout.So far, no Palestinian names are included…

Ongoing floods in the north-eastern provinces of South Africa has led to the closure of the world-famous Kruger National Park. Source link

Mark Savage Music CorrespondentSienna RoseSienna Rose has almost three million monthly listeners on SpotifySienna Rose is having a good month. Three of her dusky, jazz-infused soul songs are in Spotify's Viral Top 50. The most popular, a dreamy ballad called Into The Blue, has been played more than five million times.If she continues on this trajectory, Rose could become one of the year's hottest new stars. There's only one problem: All the signs indicate she's not real.Streaming service…

New York City police are searching for multiple suspects after a masked group stole Pokémon merchandise at a Manhattan store on Wednesday, 14 January.Security footage shows three people entered the Poké Court store, stole Pokémon merchandise, smashed glass displays, and appeared to point a weapon at customers and staff.The store's owner told NBC New York that approximately $100,000 (£74,7300) worth of stock was stolen.Police say no one was injured and no arrests have been made. Source link

The mayor of Yokohama has apologised for insulting colleagues after an official publicly accused him of making offensive remarks.At a news conference, the city's human resource chief, Jun Kubota, alleged that Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka had used terms such as "idiot" and "human scum" to disparage staff.It is highly unusual in Japan for a serving city official to openly accuse a sitting mayor and demand an apology.Yamanaka initially denied the allegations, but later admitted to some of them. "I…

Reuters / Getty Images / EPAAjay Banga, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are among those on the committeeThe White House has released the names of the members who will form the Trump administration's new "Board of Peace" for Gaza. With the US president as chair, the founding Executive Board will oversee the work of a committee of technocrats tasked with the temporary governance of Gaza - and its reconstruction.Each member of the executive board is expected to be…