Tories’ Philp accuses French navy of firing shots near him in Channel incident
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Tories’ Philp accuses French navy of firing shots near him in Channel incident

Chris Philp says patrol vessel may have been trying to stop him highlighting the small boats crisisUK politics live – latest updatesA Conservative MP has claimed a French warship fired warning shots near a boat he was on in the Channel in an attempt to stop him covering the small boats crisis.Chris Philp, who is his party’s home affairs spokesperson, was being interviewed by the BBC a couple of mi...

India’s ‘cockroach’ protests reveal a deeper social mobility crisis

India’s ‘cockroach’ protests reveal a deeper social mobility crisis

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India’s latest youth protests began after examination papers were leaked. They could ultimately be seen as a referendum on the country’s development model. The immediate trigger was the controversy around the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), India’s highly competitive medical entrance exam. Evidence surfaced that examination papers had been leaked and sold. This scandal affected mill...

America declares international law for thee but not for me

America declares international law for thee but not for me

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In Orwellian totalitarianism, two plus two can equal five. But with American hegemony, things can be A and not A at the same time. Earlier this month, Washington declared war on the International Criminal Court (ICC), whose very existence, it claims, poses an “intolerable” challenge to America’s sovereignty. But, citing an international maritime law, it also led a coalition of 14 mainly Western co...

Tory MP accuses French navy of firing shots in Channel incident

Tory MP accuses French navy of firing shots in Channel incident

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Chris Philp says patrol vessel may have been trying to stop him highlighting the small boats crisisUK politics live – latest updatesA Conservative MP has claimed a French warship fired warning shots near a boat he was on in the Channel in an attempt to stop him covering the small boats crisis.Chris Philp, who is his party’s home affairs spokesperson, was being interviewed by the BBC a couple of mi...

Ebola cases in DR Congo top 3,200, nearing record of country’s worst outbreak

Ebola cases in DR Congo top 3,200, nearing record of country’s worst outbreak

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Confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ongoing Ebola outbreak reached 3,262, its ministry of health said in an overnight update, nearly the same as the 2018-2020 outbreak that is the largest ever recorded in the country. Data from the Congolese health ministry showed that 1,437 patients have died out of the 3,262 cases, in what officials have said is the fastest Ebola outbreak on re...

震度7 熊本 宇城の住宅倒壊 “住人家族4人と連絡とれず”警察

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震度7の揺れを観測した熊本県宇城市を管轄する宇城警察署によりますと、市内で住宅が倒壊し、この家に住む家族4人と連絡が取れていないということです。住宅の倒壊に1人が巻き込まれているのが確認され、呼びかけには反応がないということです。消防と警察が救助活動にあたっています。

First Thing: Pentagon accused of disrespecting war dead as Trump threatens to resume Iran war

First Thing: Pentagon accused of disrespecting war dead as Trump threatens to resume Iran war

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Controversial move to classify Iran war as two separate campaigns criticised as attempt to minimise casualty figures. Plus, the man who started an animal shelter after a dog saved his lifeGood morning. A controversial move by the Pentagon to reclassify casualties in the Iran war as being killed in “Overseas Operations” is being taken by US military veterans as a sign of disrespect for the dead.Mic...

More rail services in England set to slow as heatwave shrinks soil

More rail services in England set to slow as heatwave shrinks soil

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South Western Railway expected to join operators in east of England in reducing train speeds and changing timetablesBusiness live – latest updatesPersistent drought conditions caused by the climate crisis are expected to cause further disruption to trains across southern England, as the lack of rainfall affects the ground supporting railway embankments.South Western Railway is expected to become t...

Burnham has clear lead over other party leaders on who would make best PM, poll suggests – UK politics live

Burnham has clear lead over other party leaders on who would make best PM, poll suggests – UK politics live

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Figures from YouGov also suggest support for Farage is fallingIt is not just the Russians firing on Brits in the English Channel; Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, has accused a French warship of firing “warning shots” near him while he was on a boat in the Channel monitoring small boat crossings.In a post on social media, he says:On the channel today monitoring illegal migrant crossings … a...

【速報】イオンモール熊本“従業員20~30人と連絡取れず”

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警察庁によりますとイオンモール熊本で、従業員とみられる複数の安否不明者がいるということです。警察関係者によりますと連絡が取れていない従業員は20人から30人いるという情報があるということで、警察や消防は建物の中に取り残されていないか、確認を急いでいます。一方、客の多くは屋外に避難していたということですが、安否不明者の中に客が含まれているかなど詳しい状況はわかっていないということです。上益城消防組合消防本部によりますと、午後9時現在、イオンモール熊本から4人が病院に搬送され、いずれも意識はあるということです。まだ多数の人が建物の中に閉じ込められているとみられるということで、救助活動が続けられています。また今回の地震でほかにも10人弱の安否不明者がいるという情報があるということです。

【速報】イオンモール熊本で爆発 従業員20~30人と連絡取れず

NHK World •

警察庁によりますとイオンモール熊本で、従業員とみられる複数の安否不明者がいるということです。警察関係者によりますと連絡が取れていない従業員は20人から30人いるという情報があるということで、警察や消防は建物の中に取り残されていないか、確認を急いでいます。一方、客の多くは屋外に避難していたということですが、安否不明者の中に客が含まれているかなど詳しい状況はわかっていないということです。また今回の地震でほかにも10人弱の安否不明者がいるという情報があるということです。