South Korea’s impeached president Yoon released from detention
Yoon Suk Yeol still faces trial on insurrection charges for his failed attempt to impose martial law.
US rise of cryptocurrency and fall of regulation pose ‘profound risks’ – report
Center for Political Accountability, which advocates for corporate disclosure, warns of fallout from Trump’s efforts
A new report warns of “profound risks” in American politics as cryptocurrency companies increase their political spending and Donald Trump oversees regulatory retreat while promising to create a “crypto strategic reserve”.
The situation “illustrate[s] the profound risks that unchecked corporate political spending presents, particularly within the volatile and often unpredictable cryptocurrency industry”, reads the report, from the Center for Political Accountability (CPA), a non-profit that advocates for corporate political disclosure.
Continue reading...‘It’s very unpredictable’: divided Greenland prepares to vote amid Trump-inspired existential crisis
After the US president’s vow to take over the Arctic island, pro-independent voices are growing louder but some want to work with Washington
When it comes to the issues on the table – schools, healthcare, independence – Tuesday’s election is “not that exceptional”, says Greenlandic politician Aaja Chemnitz Larsen. And yet, it will potentially be the most consequential in the Arctic island’s history.
What makes this general election unlike any other, says the Inuit Ataqatigiit member of the Danish parliament, is the global spotlight on it. “What we’re seeing is influence from the US, Denmark and other places. It is not the same as other elections.”
Continue reading...South Korea’s impeached president Yoon released from detention
Yoon Suk Yeol still faces trial on insurrection charges for his failed attempt to impose martial law.
Western Australia election: Liberals fail to attract swing required as Labor secures third-term victory
WA Labor will hold a third term in office, with the early vote count showing the Liberals failing to gain traction with any significant swing
• Western Australia has one story about the gas industry. It won’t accept dissent from ‘over east’
Labor will govern for a third term in Western Australia, with the Liberal Party failing to attract the swing required to threaten Roger Cook’s majority.
Polls predicted a 12-13% swing could put up to 11 seats in reach of the Liberal party.
Continue reading...Israeli attacks on Gaza kill three as Hamas, Egypt hold ceasefire talks
Israel says will send team to Qatar to advance ceasefire negotiations, as Hamas says 'positive' indicators on talks.
Muslim nations, European leaders back Arab proposal for Gaza
France, UK, Italy and Germany say $53b plan shows 'realistic' path to reconstruction of Gaza.
‘I’ve lost my work and been ostracised’: Oxford University accused of failing to act after ruling on ‘sham’ contracts
Despite winning a landmark legal battle, academic Alice Jolly believes it won’t benefit others
An academic who won a landmark court battle last year against Oxford University for employing her and her colleague on “sham” gig economy contracts has criticised the university for trying to brush their case under the carpet.
Alice Jolly and her colleague Rebecca Abrams, both award-winning authors, taught on Oxford’s prestigious creative writing course for 15 years but were employed on zero-hours “personal services” contracts, often earning only £23 an hour. After they publicly challenged the university on their lack of employment rights, Oxford wrote to the Society of Authors in April 2022, agreeing to offer the two academics more appropriate contracts.
Continue reading...South Korea’s impeached President Yoon released from prison – Nikkei Asia
- South Korea's impeached President Yoon released from prison Nikkei Asia
- Court orders South Korean President Yoon released from jail for his criminal trial over martial law The Associated Press
- South Korea court cancels President Yoon’s detention as insurrection case continues The Guardian
- South Korean Court Orders Impeached President’s Release From Jail The New York Times
- South Korean court orders release of President Yoon Suk Yeol as he awaits impeachment ruling CNN
Three suspects at large after shooting at Toronto pub leaves a dozen injured
Police say suspects are male, with one in a black balaclava seen fleeing the scene at the Piper Arms in a silver car
Three suspects are at large after a mass shooting at the opening night of a pub in Toronto that left a dozen people injured, Canadian police say.
The shooting at the Piper Arms pub near Scarborough town centre in eastern Toronto happened at 22:39pm on Friday local time (03:39 GMT).
Continue reading...Revealed: the guide the MoD uses to keep its secrets … secret
Files deemed sensitive in 144-page manual include those dealing with royal family, the Gurkhas – and UFOs
The Ministry of Defence has revealed its blueprint for censoring official documents under legislation to make government records more transparent.
The MoD’s “blue guide” for officials deciding which public records can be published was obtained under a Freedom of Information Act (FoI) request. It shows documents classified as top secret are housed at the MoD’s sensitive archive, whose location is redacted, while about 20m more routine documents are stored at Swadlincote in Derbyshire.
Continue reading...Islamophobia charity Tell Mama facing closure after funding pulled by government
Police sources raise alarm over cut as anti-Muslim hate incidents in Britain hit record high
The government is cutting all funding for the Islamophobia reporting service Tell Mama, leaving it facing closure weeks after it revealed a record number of anti-Muslim hate incidents in Britain.
Since its foundation in 2012, Tell Mama has been wholly funded by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to run its reporting service, which received almost 11,000 reports in 2023-4, and support victims of Islamophobia.
Continue reading...ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India have ‘no advantage’ over New Zealand
India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak blasts back at assertion that India's Champions Trophy hopes boosted by Dubai venue.
Trump suspending US intelligence sharing is ‘suffocating’ Ukraine’s hope, says Ben Wallace
Former UK defence secretary suggests Ukraine can still win the war if it continues holding off Russian forces
Ben Wallace, the former UK defence secretary, has said Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US intelligence sharing with Kyiv is “suffocating” Ukrainian hope of holding out against Russian aggression.
Last Friday, the US president, along with the vice-president, JD Vance, berated Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office in full view of the media, telling the Ukrainian president that he was “gambling with world war three” and to come back to the White House “when he is ready for peace”.
Continue reading...International Women’s Day is for the few, not the many
Today, there will be an attempt to erase Palestinian women once again because their plight is politically inconvenient.
Women on the front line
Al Jazeera’s journalists reflect on what it's like to report from some of the world’s most challenging regions.
‘Hell Plan’: Israel’s scheme for Gaza
Could phase two of the Gaza ceasefire be dead even before it gets underway?
Vital leprosy drugs due in Nigeria after year delay
Newly diagnosed patients may have suffered irreversible damage as a result of not having the drugs.
Reform MP Rupert Lowe hits back at party leadership after losing whip
MP accused of threatening party chair says dealing with leadership is like smashing his head against a brick wall
Rupert Lowe has compared dealing with the Reform party leadership to smashing his head against a brick wall amid a public war of words that has revealed deep tensions at the heart of the rightwing party.
Lowe posted a statement on X asking the party leader, Nigel Farage, to have dinner with him less than 24 hours after Lowe lost the Reform whip, having been accused of threatening the party chair, Zia Yusuf.
Continue reading...South Korea’s impeached President Yoon released from prison
Yoon was arrested in mid-January on insurrection charges over his brief imposition of martial law weeks earlier.