‘I have been saved’: Kidnapped Tanzanian activist found hours later
She is a staunch critic of the Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
The truth behind your $12 dress: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling Shein’s success
Workers making clothes for the fast fashion giant tell the BBC they labour for up to 75 hours a week.
The truth behind your £10 dress: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling Shein’s success
Workers making clothes for the fast fashion giant tell the BBC they labour for up to 75 hours a week.
UK should back tough Trump sanctions on Iran, report says
Former top UK official believes intensifying economic pressure on Tehran would erode internal support for regime
The UK should back Donald Trump’s expected maximum economic sanctions against Iran as part of an effort to encourage nationals to end their support for the current regime in Tehran, Mark Sedwill, the former cabinet secretary, argues in a report published on Monday.
He writes: “It is not for the west, let alone the UK, to determine who rules Iran. That is for the Iranian people. But we can make clear that the right choice will bring benefits just as the wrong one will bring more of the same.”
Continue reading...Barcelona hand Real Madrid latest El Clasico hammering to claim Supercopa
Barcelona beat Spanish and European champions Real Madrid 5-2 in the final of the Supercopa de Espana in Saudi Arabia.
Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers – BBC.com
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- Ukraine ready to return North Korean POWs to Kim Jong Un or find 'other ways,' Zelensky says Kyiv Independent
- Zelenskyy ready to exchange N Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia Al Jazeera English
LA wildfires: death toll rises to 24 as winds threaten further destruction
More than 1,800 structures destroyed as Eaton and Palisades fires still less than 30% contained
The death toll from the Eaton and Palisades fires that have consumed large swathes of Los Angeles county – and are still less than 30% contained – has risen to 24, according to medical examiners.
The county of Los Angeles medical examiner published a list of fatalities without giving details of any identities. Eight of the dead were found in the Palisades fire zone, and 16 in the Eaton fire zone, the document said.
Continue reading...Counter-terrorism police take up investigation of swastika attack at Sydney synagogue
Vandals also started a fire in Newtown that could have had deadly consequences, commissioner says
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Counter-terrorism police have taken over the investigation of a swastika vandalism attack at a Sydney synagogue as the police commissioner and premier call on the public to help catch the perpetrators.
Jewish leaders condemned the latest antisemitic attack, in which red swastikas were spray-painted across the front wall of Newtown synagogue in Sydney’s inner west by a male and female about 4.30am on Saturday.
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Continue reading...Butler urges NSW psychiatrists ‘come back to the table’ – as it happened
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Dutton continues rounds on breakfast television
The opposition leader Peter Dutton has been making the rounds this morning, also speaking with the Today Show.
We need to do what is right in our country’s economic interests. We have to have the settings so that people can invest here. And at the moment, when we speak to CEOs and chairs of companies … what they’re doing is moving capital away from Australia into south-east Asia, into Africa, into North America, and we’re missing out on the tax dollars and the jobs here in Australia.
It’s a question of how much money is in the bank and how much can we responsibly give back, because in the end, it’s people’s money. People are working hard for it.
Continue reading...Trump’s expansionist designs prompt worried responses from foreign leaders – The Washington Post
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- Trump's ‘Americas First’ Plan Isn’t All Bad Bloomberg
Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown assailants in Niger – BBC.com
Croatia’s President Milanović wins reelection after defeating ruling party candidate in runoff – PBS NewsHour
- Croatia’s President Milanović wins reelection after defeating ruling party candidate in runoff PBS NewsHour
- Croatia's Milanovic to win presidential vote, preliminary result shows Reuters
- Croatian Election: Populist Milanovic Wins Second Term, Exit Polls Show Bloomberg
- Exit Poll Gives Croatia President Landslide Re-election Win Barron's
- Croatian populist president re-elected in landslide DW (English)
Canada the 51st US state? Trudeau says ‘not going to happen’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadians are "very, very proud of being Canadian".
Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers
One of the soldiers thought he was going to Russia for "training", Kyiv's security service said.
Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers
One of the soldiers thought he was going to Russia for "training", Kyiv's security service said.
Ambulance crews stuck at A&E miss thousands of 999 calls a day in England
Exclusive: paramedics unable to respond to 100,000 calls a month as they wait to hand over patients
Paramedics in England are unable to respond to 100,000 urgent 999 calls every month because they are stuck outside hospitals waiting to hand over patients, endangering thousands of lives, the Guardian can reveal.
As the crisis engulfing the NHS intensified this weekend, figures showed ambulance crews are tied up at A&E for so long that on more than 3,500 occasions each day they are unable to respond to a 999 plea for help.
Continue reading...One in six UK workers skipping meals to make ends meet, says TUC
Trade unions body finds 17% have skipped meal in past three months, and as many as 10% do so most days
As many as one in six workers in Britain are skipping meals to make ends meet as households remain under pressure from the higher cost of groceries, energy and other essentials.
Highlighting the impact of the cost of living crisis on working households, figures from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) showed 17% of full- or part-time workers had skipped a meal to reduce their spending in the past three months.
Continue reading...Iran welcomes return of national held in Italy in spat involving the US
The US had asked Italy to arrest and extradite the Iranian national for allegedly transferring drone technology.
North Korean soldier’s final diary notes reveal disturbing ‘bait’ tactic used by Russia – Daily Express US
Kumbh Mela: India races to prepare huge Prayagraj gathering – BBC.com
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