WEF: Future of Jobs Report 2025: 78 million new job opportunities by 2030 but urgent upskilling needed to prepare workforces: 170 million new jobs, displacing 92 million others. — 7 January 2025 (LINK)

— "Some of the fastest-growing jobs found in technology, data and AI, but growth also expected for core economy roles including delivery drivers, care roles, educators and farmworkers."

Ukraine launches new counteroffensive in Russia's Kursk. — 5 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 195 media reports (LINK)

Ukrainian drones hit 54,000 Russian targets in December — Ukraine Commander-in-Chief. — 5 January 2025 (LINK)

Hamas says it has approved list of 34 hostages requested by Israel for release in possible deal. — 5 January 2025 (LINK)

— However, the unnamed Hamas official reiterated that any deal is contingent upon the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and a permanent ceasefire. He says that there has been no progress from the Israeli side in this regard.

Israeli military enlists first group of ultra-Orthodox recruits into brigade. — 5 January 2025 (LINK)

Two boats with more than 260 Rohingya refugees arrives in Indonesia's coast. — 5 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 13 media reports (LINK)

The Brutalist, Emilia Perez triumph at Golden Globes. — 5 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 136 media reports (LINK)

— The Brutalist won Best Movie Drama at the Golden Globes, and Adrien Brody received Best Film Actor for his role. Emilia Perez was awarded Best Movie Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globes. Zoe Saldana won Best Supporting Film Actress for her performance in Emilia Perez. Demi Moore won Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Film for her role in The Substance.

Prince Andrew suffers fresh blow as company managing his private investments seeks to shut down — after mystery donor tried to save it months ago. — 6 January 2025 (LINK)

PBS: Fox News report fueled false claims by Trump and others about the New Orleans suspect. — 5 January 2025 (LINK)

Austrian chancellor quits as coalition talks collapse. — 4 January 2025 (LINK)

UBS investigates undisclosed Nazi-linked accounts at Credit Suisse. — 4 January 2025 (LINK)

Caribbean island of Trinidad is shying away from concrete: homes built with upcycled clay, grass, plastic and glass to make houses more climate-resilient. — 4 January 2025 (LINK)

Visual capitalist: The most viewed wikipedia pages in 2024 in order: deaths in 2024, Kamala Harris, 2024 United States Presidential election, Lyle and Erik Menendez, Donald Trump, Indian Premier League, J.D. Vance, Deadpool and Wolverine, Project 2025, 2024 Indian general election. — 4 January 2025 (LINK)

— "Since 2015, death-related pages have topped the list 5 times."

GOP lawmakers slam Biden for awarding Medal of Freedom to Soros, Clinton. — 4 January 2025 (LINK)

Showdown erupts at UN conference as Saudi Arabia and Russia call for measures to be watered down: 'This is unacceptable'. — 3 January 2025 (LINK)

Morgan Stanley, after Citigroup and Bank of America, to exit global climate coalition. Five in last month — 3 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 27 media reports (LINK)

— The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, consisting of 144 banks, aims to align financial activities with net-zero emissions by 2050. NZBA is coordinated by the U.N. Morgan Stanley affirmed its commitment to achieving net-zero financed emissions and will continue to report on its progress towards 2030 targets.

— The exodus comes two years after 19 state attorneys general, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, launched an investigation into these firms, for alleged deceptive trade practices connected to ESG. It was the third such investigation Paxton initiated, The Center Square reported.

Russians conduct almost 90 attacks on 3 fronts and try to break through Ukrainian defences in Kursk Oblast. — 3 January 2025 (LINK)

Russians target key rail hub Pokrovsk, lose 400 troops daily in Donetsk Oblast push. — (LINK)

Ukraine investigates alleged mass desertion of French-trained 155th 'Anne of Kyiv' Brigade: 1500 awol. — 3 January 2025 (LINK)

China gives government workers first big pay bump in a decade to boost economy. — 3 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 17 media reports (LINK)

South Korean investigators suspend efforts to detain president after dramatic standoff. — 3 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 139 media reports (LINK)

New Orleans attacker acted alone and 'no definitive link' to Las Vegas Tesla explosion, FBI says. — 3 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 360 media reports (LINK)

Apple agrees to pay $95m to users who were spied upon by its voice assistant, Siri. — 3 January 2025 (LINK)

Mike Johnson reelected as House speaker after brief revolt. — 3 January 2025 (LINK)

— Speaker Johnson will oversee narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. — (LINK)

President Biden honours nation's leading scientists, technologists, and innovators. — 3 January 2025 (LINK)

— National Medal of Technology and Innovation Organization Recipients: Moderna, Inc., Pfizer Inc.

Indian investigative journalist found dead inside septic tank. — 3 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 90 media reports (LINK)

Swiss company bankruptcies rise to record high in 2024. — 3 January 2025 (LINK)

Crypto trader turns $17k into $1 million in just 8 mins. — 3 January 2025 (LINK)

Ukraine's military says it struck command post in Russia's Kursk region. — 2 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 20 media reports (LINK)

At least 27 die as two migrant boats sink off Tunisia: 83 rescued. — 2 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 65 media reports (LINK)

Venezuela's government offers $100K reward for whereabouts of opposition's presidential candidate. — 2 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 128 media reports (LINK)

South Korea's Do Kwon pleads not guilty to US fraud charges in $55b crypto collapse. — 2 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 45 media reports (LINK)

US President Biden awards presidential medals, including to Trump critic Liz Cheney. — 2 January 2025 (LINK)

— Biden honours Wintour, Bono and Soros with Medal of Freedom. — (LINK)

Catchup: Elon Musk and the right's war on Wikipedia: The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. — 2 January 2025 (LINK)

Bloomberg: Russia and Ukraine end five decades of gas transit to Europe. — 1 January 2025 (LINK: limited)

Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating and hot water as Russian gas flow ends. — 1 January 2025 (LINK)

EU denies Hungary a billion euros after reform failures. — 1 January 2025 (LINK)

Romania and Bulgaria fully join Europe's borderless travel zone. — 1 January 2025 (LINK)

Pakistan secures peace deal in violence-torn district bordering Afghanistan. — 1 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 36 media reports (LINK)

10 people killed, 30 injured after truck is driven into New Year's Eve crowd in New Orleans: police. — 1 January 2025 (LINK)

Suspect identified as U.S.-born Army vet Shamsud Din Jabbar; officials probe possible ISIS ties. — (LINK)

Fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel used in Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Las Vegas Trump Hotel. — 1 January 2025 (LINK)

Tesla Cybertruck that exploded and the New Orleans attack vehicle were both rented using the Turo app. — (LINK)

Trump blames New Orleans attack on illegal immigrants before police confirm suspect's identity. — 1 January 2025 (LINK)

Gunman shot dead at least 10 people, including two children, in southern Montenegro: At least some of the deaths happened inside a restaurant in the Cetinje area following a verbal argument between guests. It was later confirmed that the attacker had killed himself. — 1 January 2025 (LINK)

Israel's former defence chief Gallant quits parliament. — 1 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 61 media reports (LINK)

— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had sacked Gallant, saying there was a "breakdown in trust" amid disagreements between the two on several issues, notably the exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from military service.

— In November, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza.

Syrian civil war killed more than 528,500: monitor. — 1 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 16 media reports (LINK)