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Russian strikes near Ukrainian capital kill three, including child

Attack comes as US Senate passes new Russia sanctions and Kyiv appeals for air defence interceptors.

地震被害の熊本 氷川町でボランティアが活動開始

今回の地震で大きな被害を受けた熊本県氷川町では、8日からボランティアの活動が始まり、被災した住宅の片づけなどにあたっています。

70 years after South Africa’s women challenged apartheid, some say freedom incomplete

South Africa is commemorating 70 years since the Women's March of 1956, when around 20,000 women protested apartheid laws in Pretoria

US promises $1bn in security aid to Colombia as new rightwing president pledges drugs crackdown

Trump ally Abelardo De La ‌Espriella vows to start ‘profound transformation’ of country’s destiny as he is sworn inThe ​Trump administration plans to provide $1bn in security assistance to the ⁠government of Colombia’s new ​rightwing ‌president, the US state department announced, soon after Abelardo De La ‌Espriella was sworn in and used his inaugural speech to pledge a vigorous fight against drug...

Germans hogging the sunloungers? Poll finds Italians and French are worse

British and Germans themselves share stereotype but other nationalities are likelier to put out towels – or umbrellasGermans are sunlounger hoggers, or so the longstanding stereotype goes. But not only is that cultural trope mostly confined to British – and, even more so, German – perceptions, surprising new data reveals that in fact Italian and French holidaymakers are the ones most likely to use...

Bar Association broadly backs new offence for persistent child sexual abuse

The Hong Kong Bar Association has said it “broadly supports” a dedicated offence for persistent child sexual abuse, after concerns over evidential issues in such cases were resolved in other jurisdictions in the past two decades. Vice-chairman Martin Hui Siu-ting said that while the association had reversed previous reservations it expressed when the city last discussed such a proposal in 2001, th...

Bangkok branches out: secret to Thai capital’s green revival

In recent years, Thailand’s capital has discovered a surprising new attraction to add to its temples, shopping malls and street food: urban greenery. Unlike the others, which took decades to develop, Bangkok’s green credentials are a more recent phenomenon, emerging only during the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite their novelty, the city’s greening efforts are already bearing fruit. Visitors returning t...

Chinese scientists find some Yangtze flood controls may do more harm than good

For centuries, the Yangtze River has been China’s vital lifeblood, yet its floods have claimed countless lives. To tame its waters, flood-control systems have evolved from ancient dykes to the engineering marvel of the Three Gorges Dam. But a new study has uncovered a paradox: some human interventions may have inadvertently worsened the very flood risks they were built to mitigate. “We show that f...

‘Hopeless’: Palestinian Christians leave West Bank as hardships mount

Palestinian Christians call themselves “living stones” and say they have lived continuously in the Holy Land for the last 2,000 years. Maybe not for much longer, believes Reverend Mitri Raheb. “If the current conditions continue, there will not be a single Palestinian Christian left by 2050,” said Raheb, founder and president of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jes...

Eastern China braces for Typhoon Dolphin, shutting schools and tourist activities

Authorities in eastern China are shutting schools and tourist sites as Typhoon Dolphin heads for the coast

Video shows hippo charging boat full of tourists in Botswana

Video captured by a tourist on board a boat in northern Botswana showed the heart-pounding moment the vessel had to outrun a charging hippo.

Saudi intelligence chief meets Iraqi PM, renews Riyadh visit invitation

Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi had cancelled an earlier Saudi trip after deadly July 29 US-Saudi strikes on Iraq.

きょうも猛暑日に熱中症対策徹底を 午後は大気不安定に

8日も西日本などを中心に、午前中から35度以上の猛暑日となっているところがあります。熱中症への対策を徹底してください。一方、午後は、大気の状態が非常に不安定になり、局地的に非常に激しい雨が降るところもある見込みで、低い土地の浸水などに十分注意が必要です。

Amanda Knox takes her story to the Edinburgh Fringe reigniting old wounds

Nearly two decades after the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy, Amanda Knox is taking to the stage at the Edinburgh Fringe with a one-woman comedy show inspired by her own experience.

US Senate passes Russia sanctions that could hurt India and China

The US Senate approved its strongest move against Russia under Trump.

熊本 各地で厳しい暑さ熱中症対策徹底 揺れにも備えを

最大震度7の地震で大きな被害のあった熊本県では8日も午前中から厳しい暑さとなっています。午後も気温が上がる見込みで水分をこまめにとるなどできるかぎりの熱中症対策を続けてください。また、風がやや強い状態が続くとともに、局地的に雷雨となるおそれもあり強風や急な強い雨に注意が必要です。

台風13号 暴風など長時間続く 厳重警戒を【中継映像も】

大型で非常に強い台風13号は、沖縄県の北西の海上を進んでいて久米島などが暴風域に入っています。沖縄・奄美では風や雨の影響が長時間続いていて暴風などに厳重な警戒を続けてください。

Russia’s sole anti-war party targets coming elections, favours ceasefire

Sensing frustration among many Russians towards the Ukraine war, Russia’s liberal Yabloko party is hoping to use parliamentary elections this September to raise its profile, casting itself as the only opposition group in favour of a ceasefire. Elections in Russia are tightly controlled – every parliamentary vote since 2003 has been won by the ruling “United Russia” party, which supports President ...

【ライブ映像】お盆休みで下りの混雑ピーク 高速道路や新幹線

お盆休みをふるさとや行楽地で過ごす人たちの混雑は、8日がピークです。新幹線の下りでは満席が多くなっていて、高速道路の下りも20キロを超える渋滞となっています。

Pentagon strips ex-Air Force secy of security clearance over Air Force One claim

Submerged Indonesian village re-emerges as drought lowers water levels

Drone footage shows the remains of a submerged village re-emerging from Indonesia’s Karian Reservoir after a drought.

高校野球 青森山田が遊学館に競り勝ち2回戦へ

夏の全国高校野球、大会4日目の第1試合は、先に6点をリードした青森山田高校が、石川の遊学館高校の追い上げを振り切って6対5で勝ち、2回戦に進みました。

悠仁さま ボーイスカウトのキャンプで豚汁作りや木工体験

秋篠宮ご夫妻の長男の悠仁さまは、広島県で行われているボーイスカウトのキャンプ大会で、朝食の豚汁作りや木製のコースター作りを体験されました。

US courts clear way for deportations of South Sudan, Myanmar nationals

Rulings allow Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for nationals of the two countries.

Sanchez vs Meloni: Spain imposes Italy border checks as Ceuta migrant row escalates

Spain has implemented temporary border checks on travelers arriving by air and sea from Italy, intensifying tensions between these two European Union nations regarding migration policies. Italy had previously enacted similar measures following a significant influx of migrants into Spain. This ongoing conflict underscores the contrasting perspectives on border regulations and the management of migr...