After Trump pardon, Honduras ex-president Hernandez returns home
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After Trump pardon, Honduras ex-president Hernandez returns home

Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez returned to his country on Sunday, almost eight months after US President Donald Trump controversially pardoned his 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking. Hernandez arrived on a private flight at Palmerola Airport near the capital Tegucigalpa and was greeted by his family and supporters, Agence France-Presse journalists observed. “We are very hap...

Former Honduras president Hernandez returns home after Trump pardon
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Former Honduras president Hernandez returns home after Trump pardon

Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez returned to his country on Sunday, almost eight months after US President Donald Trump controversially pardoned his 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking. Hernandez arrived on a private flight at Palmerola Airport near the capital Tegucigalpa and was greeted by his family and supporters, Agence France-Presse journalists observed. “We are very hap...

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Darfur: Weaponising Identity

How land conflict, state neglect and racist ideology have driven Darfur towards alleged genocide.

‘Climate of fear has collapsed’: India’s protest victory signals trouble ahead for Modi

‘Climate of fear has collapsed’: India’s protest victory signals trouble ahead for Modi

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Strongman leader’s grip over media channels has been rocked and opposition parties reinvigorated by CJPEven the night before Narendra Modi accepted the resignation of his education minister, India’s prime minister appeared confident that the largest mass uprising to take place in his 12 years in power would do little to rattle his government.Addressing his “young friends,” in a late-night Instagra...

新潟 糸魚川にレベル4土砂災害危険警報

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新潟地方気象台は午前0時26分、糸魚川市に「レベル4大雨危険警報」と「レベル4土砂災害危険警報」を発表しました。低い土地の浸水や川の氾濫の危険性が非常に高くなっていて、厳重な警戒が必要です。また、土砂災害の危険性も非常に高くなっているため、厳重な警戒が必要です。気象台は自治体からの避難の情報を確認し、危険な場所にいる人は速やかに安全な場所に避難するよう呼びかけています。

新潟 糸魚川にレベル4大雨危険警報

NHK World •

新潟地方気象台は午前0時26分、糸魚川市に「レベル4大雨危険警報」と「レベル4土砂災害危険警報」を発表しました。低い土地の浸水や川の氾濫の危険性が非常に高くなっていて、厳重な警戒が必要です。また、土砂災害の危険性も非常に高くなっているため、厳重な警戒が必要です。気象台は自治体からの避難の情報を確認し、危険な場所にいる人は速やかに安全な場所に避難するよう呼びかけています。

Water supply restored to Gatwick airport after hours without working toilets

Water supply restored to Gatwick airport after hours without working toilets

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Airport’s bars and restaurants were also unable to serve drinks to passengers because of lack of running waterWater supply has been restored to most of Gatwick airport after passengers spent hours without access to working toilets and bars and restaurants were closed.Most toilets had reopened across both terminals on Sunday evening, with the remaining facilities, including bars and restaurants, ex...

Water supply failure leaves Gatwick airport without working toilets

Water supply failure leaves Gatwick airport without working toilets

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Airport’s bars and restaurants also unable to serve drinks to passengers because of lack of running waterA water supply failure at Gatwick left passengers without access to working toilets or bars and restaurants.Passengers posted online that they were unable to get hot drinks, wash their hands or fill up water bottles at the airport in Sussex. Continue reading...

Berlin Pride van and knife rampage an ‘Islamist terrorist attack’, say German authorities

Berlin Pride van and knife rampage an ‘Islamist terrorist attack’, say German authorities

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Hunt ongoing for main suspect, named as Abdul Ballout, 21, after fatal attack in Tiergarten park close to LGBTQ eventA deadly van ramming and knife rampage near Berlin’s Pride festival was an Islamist terrorist attack, German authorities have said, with a hunt ongoing to find the main suspect.One person was killed and 29 were injured after a man drove a minivan into a crowd of pedestrians, then st...

Joy in Greece as Mount Olympus joins Unesco list of world heritage sites

Joy in Greece as Mount Olympus joins Unesco list of world heritage sites

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Mythical home of the ancient Greek gods designated alongside the D-day landing beaches in NormandyAfter a 12-year wait, Mount Olympus, the mythical home of the ancient Greek gods, has been inducted into a hall of more modern fame as Unesco announced it would be added to its world heritage list.Greece’s highest mountain made the list alongside the second world war D-day landing beaches in northern ...

新潟 糸魚川市付近で「記録的短時間大雨」

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気象庁によりますと、新潟県の糸魚川市付近では、レーダーによる解析で午前0時までの1時間におよそ100ミリの猛烈な雨が降ったとみられます。災害が発生する危険が迫っていることから、気象庁は「記録的短時間大雨」の気象防災速報を発表し、安全を確保するよう、呼びかけています。

Thailand monastery added to Unesco heritage list, boosting tourism hopes

Thailand monastery added to Unesco heritage list, boosting tourism hopes

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A centuries-old monastery in southern Thailand is the country’s latest cultural landmark to be inscribed on Unesco’s World Heritage List, which will aid in the site’s conservation, the government said on Sunday. Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat province is Thailand’s ninth World Heritage site, but its first in the nation’s southern region, the Thai foreign ministry said in a ...

New Jersey governor signs law banning surveillance pricing to protect shoppers

New Jersey governor signs law banning surveillance pricing to protect shoppers

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New law prohibits retailers from using personal data to charge different prices for identical productsNew Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill recently signed a new law prohibiting businesses from using shoppers’ personal information to charge different prices for identical products, making her state the third in the US to ban the practice.The Fair Price Protection Act passed by New Jersey’s legislature...

Former NSW Liberal powerbroker at heart of Icac allegations now living in UK and not expected to appear

Former NSW Liberal powerbroker at heart of Icac allegations now living in UK and not expected to appear

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Christian Ellis, a former registered lobbyist, is named in two Independent Commission Against Corruption allegationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA key figure at the centre of an anti-corruption inquiry involving the New South Wales Liberal party has moved to the UK and is not expected to give evidence during eight ...

‘Get rid of them’: One Nation senator claims party will ‘remigrate’ illegal visa holders in resurfaced interview

‘Get rid of them’: One Nation senator claims party will ‘remigrate’ illegal visa holders in resurfaced interview

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Exclusive: Malcolm Roberts uses white supremacist concept to describe the party’s plans for deporting 200,000 people from AustraliaSenator Malcolm Roberts claims One Nation wants to deport at least 200,000 people and has repeatedly referred to the far-right concept of “remigration” in podcast interviews and speeches to niche platforms.In two recent podcasts, Roberts said One Nation wanted to depor...

Israeli siblings who fear breaking law in Gaza under IDF owed protection by Australia, tribunal finds

Israeli siblings who fear breaking law in Gaza under IDF owed protection by Australia, tribunal finds

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Exclusive: Tribunal accepts three siblings could face ‘persecution’ for refusing military conscription due to their political opinion on warThree Israeli citizens facing conscription into the Israel Defense Forces have been granted the right to reapply for protection visas in Australia, after a government tribunal found they held a genuine fear they would be forced to break international humanitar...

Burnham v Starmer: one week in, how do their leadership styles compare?

Burnham v Starmer: one week in, how do their leadership styles compare?

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From TikTok appearances to ‘sugar rush’ policies, new prime minister is taking different approach to predecessorSix weeks ago Andy Burnham was not even an MP; now the former mayor of Greater Manchester is the most important political figure in Britain. After orchestrating a bloodless coup against Keir Starmer, in which he was crowned as Labour leader unopposed, the new prime minister has started h...

V&A workers hold ballot to strike over pay and heatwave conditions

V&A workers hold ballot to strike over pay and heatwave conditions

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Union calls for museum to become accredited London living wage employer and let staff carry water during shiftsWorkers at one of the world’s leading art and design museums are balloting for “heatwave” strike action.The ballot at V&A is taking place because of concerns about soaring temperatures and access to drinking water, along with pay and conditions. Continue reading...

Europe wildfires: ‘Difficult hours lie ahead’ in battle to contain fires, says Pedro Sánchez as more than 300,000 flee homes in France and Spain – as it happened

Europe wildfires: ‘Difficult hours lie ahead’ in battle to contain fires, says Pedro Sánchez as more than 300,000 flee homes in France and Spain – as it happened

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Fires displace people on massive scale and trigger one of the largest peacetime civilian evacuation operations ever carried out in FranceMore than 250,000 people flee wildfires in France and SpainAs my colleagues note in this story, scientists say climate breakdown is triggering more frequent and more extreme weather events, evaporating soils and waterways, fuelling wildfires and leading to thousa...