India protest: How Modi’s refusal to sack education minister fits a pattern
Protesters want Dharmendra Pradhan to be sacked over serial exam leaks. But that's not how Modi works.
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旧統一教会 解散時の資産は834億円余 清算人が公表
解散命令を受けた旧統一教会の清算手続きを進めている清算人は、教団が解散したことし3月時点の資産があわせて834億円余りだったと公表しました。解散時の資産が明らかになったのは初めてです。
Iran war’s $37bn price tag: Why does the Pentagon want $67bn more?
The US must rapidly replenish its stockpiles of weapons as the war on Iran rages on.
U.S. signs landmark nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia
The U.S. signed a landmark nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the U.S.
Trump approves landmark U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal
President Donald Trump has approved a landmark civilian nuclear deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia that is expected to be announced Wednesday, a senior administration official told NBC News.
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NHS trust investigated for corporate manslaughter after Nottingham attacks
Police open investigation into Nottinghamshire service that treated Valdo Calocane, who killed three people in 2023The NHS trust that treated the triple killer Valdo Calocane in the years before the Nottingham attacks is being investigated by police for corporate manslaughter.Calocane, who has paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after he fatally stabbed the 19-yea...
Hong Kong loses 2030 maths congress to Glasgow. Does Asia need a stronger voice?
An award-winning mathematician has called for Asia to set up its own maths union after Hong Kong lost out to Glasgow to host a top international meeting in the field. Tsinghua University professor Shing‑Tung Yau, a member of the Hong Kong bid committee, made the call after he said the International Mathematical Union (IMU) awarded the hosting rights for the 2030 International Congress of Mathemati...
India’s ‘cockroach’ protests: a rare political opening for the opposition?
India’s student-led “cockroach” protests, which began as anger over alleged entrance exam leaks, are now becoming a broader test of whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government can contain young Indians’ frustration over education, jobs and accountability. The fast-growing movement gained political momentum on Tuesday when opposition leader Rahul Gandhi of the Congress party and his sister Pr...
DR Congo Ebola death toll passes 1,000 in fastest outbreak on record
More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Africa’s top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its spread. Speaking at a health summit in Ghana on Wednesday, Dr Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention,...
DR Congo Ebola death toll nears 1,000 as experts warn of worse to come
At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to official data published overnight into Wednesday, a grim toll in what has already been declared the fastest Ebola outbreak in history. The latest update from DR Congo’s Ministry of Health shows that as of Monday, 2,473 cases have been recorded in the latest outbreak, and 999 people have died. At...
Congo’s Ebola outbreak kills nearly 1,000 people, warning of worse to come
At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to official data published overnight into Wednesday, a grim toll in what has already been declared the fastest Ebola outbreak in history. The latest update from Congo’s Ministry of Health shows that as of Monday, 2,473 cases have been recorded in the latest outbreak, and 999 people have died. At least 737 patients were curre...
‘Creeping death’: Israel weaponises ‘Yellow Line’ to annex Gaza
Analysts and locals say the move mirrors what happened after the 1967 war with Israel's occupation of the West Bank.
Mass mid-air brawl forces easyJet plane to return to Tenerife
A mid-air brawl involving around 10 passengers forced a Liverpool-bound easyJet plane to return to Tenerife.
Trump administration says 15 agencies will get $5bn in ‘AI for science’ effort
Administration will also overhaul how US government funds federal research by supporting individual scientists and AI over universitiesThe US will spend $5bn to tackle longstanding scientific problems across multiple fields using AI, the Trump administration said in a statement on Wednesday. The agencies will use the funding to identify the root causes of chronic diseases, accelerate drug disco...
$37.5bn cost of Iran war revealed as senator warns of ‘another forever war’ | First Thing
Pete Hegseth reveals costs so far as Trump administration seeks more funding. Plus, rediscovered plane wreck that changed flying for everGood morning.The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has told the Senate that the US-Israel war on Iran has cost $37.5bn so far, as he faced lawmakers furious over the conflict’s soaring price tag and the deaths last week of three American service members. He def...
Andy Burnham announces review of prisoner early release scheme
PM says he wants to be sure everything concerning controversial policy has been looked at before it goes aheadUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said he will review the government’s controversial prisoner early release scheme with the justice secretary.The scheme, under which thousands of prisoners are to serve shorter sentences after new laws were passed to address a prison overcro...
Six beluga whales finally leave embattled Canadian marine park
Whales flown to US aquariums after long-running saga in which Marineland had threatened to euthanise cetaceansSix beluga whales have at last left Marineland, the embattled Canadian marine park in Niagara Falls that previously threatened to kill its own animals, and are arriving at US aquariums this week.While the whales’ journey into the US marks the end of their long and controversial saga of cap...
US renews strikes on Iran as Tehran claims no nuclear activity at site threatened by Trump – Middle East crisis live
US military completes 11th night of strikes as attacks overshadow diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage interim ceasefire dealWhat is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s underground nuclear facility?The Jordanian army said it intercepted four Iranian missiles on Wednesday with two additional missile falling in an open area, AFP reports.The two missiles that the army did not intercept fell in “two remote,...
Australia to warn China it won’t be bullied by ‘provocative‘ actions as it builds military and nuclear arsenal
Foreign minister Penny Wong will deliver speech criticising China’s recent launch of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched missileGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPenny Wong will warn China that Australia and other neighbouring nations will not be bullied by its “provocative” actions, after its involvement in another “destabilising and dangerous” incident this week.The for...
Italy makes financial ‘exceptions’ in bid to hire Pep Guardiola as coach
Italy's football federation chief holds talks with Guardiola over vacant role, but appointment not yet confirmed.
Beijing and Manila should avoid South China Sea ‘miscalculation’: top diplomats
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Philippine counterpart in Manila on Wednesday, with both sides highlighting the need for “reducing the risk of miscalculation” and maintaining stability in the South China Sea. The meeting on the sidelines of the Asean foreign ministers’ gathering marked the first formal talks between the top diplomats since Maria Theresa Lazaro assumed office in July last ...
China, Philippines should avoid South China Sea ‘miscalculation’: top diplomats
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Philippine counterpart in Manila on Wednesday, with both sides highlighting the need for “reducing the risk of miscalculation” and maintaining stability in the South China Sea. The meeting on the sidelines of the Asean foreign ministers’ gathering marked the first formal talks between the top diplomats since Maria Theresa Lazaro assumed office in July last ...
Ranked: Which countries gained the most tourists from 2019 to 2025?
New data reveals where international tourism has bounced back strongest since the pandemic, with Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Egypt among the biggest winners – while some popular destinations are still struggling to recover.
Japanese agency warns of ‘cruelly hot days’ amid 40 degrees and above heat
Japanese cities are experiencing “cruelly hot days”, a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), with emergency officials describing the soaring temperatures on Wednesday as “a disaster”. Heatstroke alerts were issued across almost the whole country and emergency officials said at least 14 people had died from heat-related c...
Cocaine worth $370m seized in Liberia's biggest-ever drugs bust
The seizure follows a long-running investigation into drug-trafficking networks, police say.
Iran warns Bulgaria over US aircraft deployment as US military 'stands ready to counter threats'
The warning follows a Bulgarian government proposal to temporarily deploy up to eight US aerial refuelling aircraft at Bezmer Air Base in the country’s southeast.
#Ukraine's controversial top general replaced amid mass #protests
#Ukraine's top general Oleksander #Syrsky is being replaced by general Mikhailo #Dapraty after days of #protests demanding his departure. Syrsky was accused of having forced the popular #defence minister Mikhailo #Fedorov out as he was reticent to engage with reforms to modernise the #army.
