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US senator wants urgent answers from Barclays over Jes Staley’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Exclusive: Elizabeth Warren says it is unclear how bank failed to uncover former CEO’s links with sex offenderThe leading US senator Elizabeth Warren has called for urgent answers from Barclays over what she claimed was its “apparent failure to meaningfully investigate” ties between the bank’s former boss, Jes Staley, and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.In a letter sent privately to Barclays...

‘I would rather be poor’: man says money cannot compensate for partner’s death after failed cancer diagnosis

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Exclusive: Darren Rosheski won NHS payout over partner Helen Dutton’s death from rectal cancer after GP misjudged her symptoms“I remember the doctor, after he’d examined Helen and found a large lump in her colon, saying ‘it’s very sinister – we need to bring you in to be investigated.”Darren Rosheski is recalling the moment a consultant doctor at Tameside hospital broke the news to his partner, He...

Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Scientists believe sunfish-smashing behaviour could be form of entertainment or to help younger whales feedOrcas have been observed ramming into giant fish so hard that the prey explode, possibly as a form of gory entertainment.On several occasions, orcas were observed to hold sunfish in their jaws while a second whale smashed into the target at high speed, causing it to break into thousands of pi...

US-China trade war reaches India’s streets as Modi weighs risks of Washington bet

SCMP • 3 months ago

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing mounting domestic backlash over a potential trade deal with the United States that would place India at the centre of US President Donald Trump’s efforts to redirect agricultural exports displaced by the US-China trade conflict, raising fresh questions about New Delhi’s broader strategic alignment with Washington against Beijing. Thousands of farmers f...

Jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi faints in Tunisian prison due to heat

Al Jazeera • 3 months ago

The incident was witnessed by the daughter of Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, another prominent political prisoner.

Five soldiers killed in southern Thailand checkpoint attack

Al Jazeera • 3 months ago

The assault in Narathiwat comes a day after a car bombing elsewhere in the province wounded a police officer.

Malaysia’s Anwar rejects ‘totally absurd’ US lawmakers’ demand to lift Israel ban

SCMP • 3 months ago

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has rebuffed a threat by eight US lawmakers to suspend military training funds unless Kuala Lumpur reverses its long-standing restrictions on Israeli nationals. Muslim-majority Malaysia has no diplomatic relations with Israel and has long been one of Southeast Asia’s most vocal supporters of Palestinian statehood. Anwar said Malaysia was exercising its sovere...

Hong Kong mechanic dies after being crushed under bus

SCMP • 3 months ago

A Hong Kong mechanic died earlier this week after being crushed by a 28-seater bus while he was inspecting its undercarriage, police revealed on Thursday. The force said a colleague of the victim had contacted police at 3.45pm on Tuesday about the incident, which took place in a garage on Tin Ha Road in Tin Shui Wai. Police said the deceased, a 52-year-old man surnamed Leung, managed to climb out ...

Calls for Moroccan rapper’s release outside a Casablanca court

Al Jazeera • 3 months ago

Protesters gathered outside a court in Casablanca, Morocco to demand the release of Moroccan rapper Mehdi El Youbi.

Heatwave-fuelled wildfires rage in southern France, Italy and Spain

SCMP • 3 months ago

Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, having claimed the lives of three firefighters and sparked thousands of evacuations. Temperatures topped 40 degrees Celsius and gusts of hot wind fanned the flames in the southern Italian island, where wildfires have been raging for several days. Around 6,000 firefighters, forest guards and civil protection officials we...

三重 桑名で「酷暑日」 各地で気温上昇 熱中症に厳重警戒

NHK World • 3 months ago

23日も西日本と東日本を中心に気温が上がり、午前中から39度を超える危険な暑さになっているところがあります。東海や近畿などでは40度以上の「酷暑日」が予想されるなど、命に関わる危険な暑さとなる見込みで、熱中症に厳重に警戒してください。一方、関東甲信や東北南部では午後、局地的に雨雲が発達するおそれがあり、低い土地の浸水や川の増水などに十分注意が必要です。

Australia news live: Husic says Labor must show ‘it’s got steel in the spine’ on gas export tax after PM resists policy change

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Follow liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSelf-reported domestic violence incidents declining in NSW but deaths and hospitalisations fail to fallNew data shows self-reported domestic violence incidents in New South Wales have declined, but the number of women and children murdered or hospitalised in domestic and family violence incidents over the past eight years has no...

Trump links landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia to normalisation with Israel

Euronews • 3 months ago

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman formally signed the agreement, along with "bilateral safeguards" against non-proliferation.

US announces landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

Euronews • 3 months ago

The Trump administration did not release details of the deal, but the framework could potentially provide Saudi Arabia with a facility that would allow it to enrich uranium.

高知 鏡川で「男子中学生が溺れている」通報 容体は不明

NHK World • 3 months ago

消防によりますと、23日午前11時すぎ、高知市を流れる鏡川で「男子中学生が溺れている」と通報がありました。消防や警察によりますと、中学生は友人数人と川で遊んでいたとみられ、駆けつけた消防隊員が水の中から救助したということです。詳しい容体は分かっておらず、警察と消防が当時の状況などを詳しく調べています。

Armed attackers kill more than 20 in northwest Nigeria

Al Jazeera • 3 months ago

The attacks reflect a surge in violence as armed gangs continue raiding villages in northwest and central Nigeria.

自民 小林政調会長 高市首相に「寝てください」と伝える

NHK World • 3 months ago

高市総理大臣がみずからの睡眠時間は0時間から3時間が常態化しているなどと投稿したことについて、自民党の小林政務調査会長は、仕事のやり方は人によって違ってしかるべきだと理解を示す一方、本人と面会した際に「寝てください」と伝えたことも明らかにしました。

Houthis claim attack on oil tankers as US launches more strikes on Iran

BBC • 3 months ago

The Houthi attacks would be the first in the Red Sea since the Iran-backed group announced a "maritime embargo" against Saudi Arabia.

クロマグロ漁獲枠拡大へ “交渉再開を” 自民が鈴木農相に要請

NHK World • 3 months ago

太平洋クロマグロの資源管理を話し合う国際会議で、漁獲枠の拡大で合意に至らなかったことを受け、自民党の水産関連の幹部が鈴木農林水産大臣に対し、合意に向けて再交渉に取り組むよう求めました。

Climate change has intensified Europe's risk of drought, scientists say

France 24 • 3 months ago

Human-caused climate change has intensified Europe's drought by making extreme heat, rather than low rainfall, the main driver of exceptionally dry conditions, an international team of scientists said on Thursday, warning that a warmer atmosphere is sharply increasing drought and wildfire risks.

In Gaza, a long path to recovery for one woman who lost eye, and daughter

Al Jazeera • 3 months ago

Psychological wounds compound Najwa's physical injuries after losing her daughter in an Israeli air strike.

セブン-イレブン キャラ商品を販売日前買い占めなど不適切事例

NHK World • 3 months ago

コンビニ大手のセブン-イレブンは、アニメやゲームなどのキャラクター商品について、一部の店舗で店の関係者が販売日よりも前に大量に買い占めるなどの不適切な事例が確認されたとして、全国の店舗に向けて販売のルールを厳守するよう求める文書を出しました。

和歌山市のため池に男性2人転落 草刈り中か 搬送時意識なし

NHK World • 3 months ago

23日午前、和歌山市の農業用のため池で男性2人が転落し、意識がない状態で病院に搬送されました。2人は草刈り中だったとみられ、警察が当時の状況を調べています。

Ex-Hong Kong opposition leader Wu Chi-wai enters UK after reported denial

SCMP • 3 months ago

A former Hong Kong opposition leader has entered the United Kingdom after reportedly being denied entry while seeking residency using his British National (Overseas) passport, according to local media. A source said on Thursday that Wu Chi-wai, former chairman of the Democratic Party and a former lawmaker, had since been allowed into the UK. The Times earlier reported, citing his friends, that he ...

Ex-Hong Kong opposition leader reportedly denied UK entry, faces deportation

SCMP • 3 months ago

A former Hong Kong opposition leader has reportedly been denied entry to the United Kingdom and faces deportation back to the city after seeking residence using his British National (Overseas) passport, according to local media. The Times reported on Thursday that Wu Chi-wai, who was released from a Hong Kong prison in late June after serving a sentence in a landmark subversion case, had been refu...