January 17, 2024 Episode

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/1/17/israels-war-on-gaza-live-brutality-of-gaza-crisis-unprecedented-un https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/16/malta-flagged-cargo-ship-hit-by-missile-in-red-sea https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/15/irans-revolutionary-guard-attack-anti-iranian-groups-in-iraqs-erbil https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2023/10/9/israel-hamas-war-in-maps-and-charts-live-tracker https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/17/pakistan-says-two-children-killed-in-completely-unacceptable-iran-attack https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/16/italy-calabria-cuban-doctors-public-health-system https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-overtakes-samsung-top-seller-smartphones-2024-01-17/ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-population-drops-2nd-year-raises-long-term-growth-concerns-2024-01-17/ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/17/wealth-tax-super-rich-davos-abigail-disney-brian-cox-valerie-rockefeller https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-01-15/china-s-dams-are-refilling-and-that-s-good-news-for-the-climate