Category: News
Cutting off Unrwa would deeply harm Israel’s reputation, says UK minister
Israel’s reputation as a democracy would be “deeply harmed” if the Knesset pressed ahead with bills this week that would end all Israeli government cooperation [more…]
Japan’s ruling coalition to lose majority in election, national broadcaster says
Japan’s ruling coalition is certain to lose its majority in parliament in Sunday’s general election, according to the national broadcaster, after taking losses amid voter [more…]
Japan gripped by two things: a general election and Shohei Ohtani’s shoulder
The Monday morning headlines in Japanese newspapers will be dominated by the result of the previous day’s general election. But speculation about the country’s political [more…]
Crash between cargo truck and bus in Mexico kills 19 and injures six
A cargo truck collided with a passenger bus in northern Mexico on Saturday, leaving at least 19 people dead and six injured, authorities said. Officials [more…]
China vows to take ‘countermeasures’ over US and Taiwan $2bn arms deal
China will take “countermeasures” to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the government said, lambasting a $2bn arms sale package by the United States to [more…]
Cheshire MP ‘will cooperate’ with police after reports of alleged assault
The MP Mike Amesbury said he will “cooperate with any inquiries” police have as officers investigate reports of an alleged assault involving the Labour backbencher [more…]
‘An existential threat’: anger over UK government plans to allow AI firms to scrape content
Ministers are facing a major backlash over plans that would allow artificial intelligence companies to scrape content from publishers and artists, amid claims that the [more…]
Jamie Oliver asks cheese lovers to help catch thieves behind £300,000 cheddar scam
The celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has encouraged cheese lovers to help police catch scammers who defrauded a London dairy out of more than £300,000 worth [more…]
‘No one will save you’: tourists warned as volcanic site reopens in Iceland after six eruptions in a year
Why do people want to see Grindavík? Gunnar Schram, the police chief for Suðurnes, the region of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula that has erupted six times [more…]
UK scientists fear £1bn funding cut for new research
Scientists are braced for the prospect of major cuts in research funding in the budget this week. Some senior figures say they worry that as [more…]
