Morning bird: Israeli attack killed dozens of Palestinians waiting for food. Russia does not intend to relent from its demands
Israel fired into a crowd waiting for food
The Israeli army killed at least 67 people who were waiting for trucks with UN humanitarian aid in the northern part of Gaza, said the Ministry of Health, which is run by Hamas. The UN World Food Program said its convoy of 25 trucks "encountered massive crowds of hungry civilians who came under fire", shortly after it crossed from Israel and passed through checkpoints.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said they "fired warning shots" to remove an "immediate threat". It questioned the number of reported dead. On Saturday, the Ministry warned that extreme hunger was growing in Gaza and more and more people were coming to its facilities "in a state of extreme exhaustion and fatigue," according to the BBC.
The Kremlin did not respond to Trump's ultimatum by changing its behavior
Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but its priority remains achieving its goals, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday, a few days after US President Donald Trump gave Moscow a 50-day deadline to agree on a ceasefire, otherwise, it will face stricter sanctions. Peskov and other Russian officials have repeatedly denied Kyiv and its Western partners' accusations of delaying peace talks.
In the meantime, Moscow continues to intensify its long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities, launching more unmanned aircraft in a single night than in some entire months in 2024, and according to analysts, it is likely that the raids will escalate, the agency AP informed.
A hotel for seagulls opened on a Norwegian island due to climate change
Ecological and health issues threaten some sea birds that are part of a unique Norwegian coastal ecosystem in one of the most favorable Arctic bird destinations in the world. Since the 1990s, the population of kittiwakes along the coast of this Scandinavian country has decreased by 80%. This small species of gull is, among other things, endangered by climate change, predation, local fishing, and avian flu.
The city of Vardø on the remote island of Vardøya in the Barents Sea has therefore stepped in to help migrating visitors. Three years ago, local fisherman Jan Vidar Hansen built a "hotel for gulls", where kittiwakes and other sea birds can safely nest. The hotel also limits the spread of unwanted smells, dirty nests, and droppings, which bother the human population on the island, the agency AP reported.
