Donald Trump has told Vladimir Putin to &stop this ridiculous war& or face a fresh round of tariffs and sanctions.

At least 10 Palestinians have been killed dozens injured in an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, with neighbouring Jordan&s foreign minister warning that the offensive could lead the West Bank to &explode&. The raid in the northern city of Jenin wounded at least 40 people, Palestinian health officials said, in an operation which Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said would be &extensive and significant&.

A 23-year-old Irish citizen has been killed in Gaza. The man died earlier this month, but his citizenship was only confirmed to Irish officials last night.

A week before Christmas in 2021, Elon Musk tweeted: &Traceroute woke mind virus&. It referred to a networking command to determine the source of information, in this case the woke culture of progressive social-justice activists. The centi-billionaire believed that it was this that had caused him to become estranged from his transgender daughter.