Hiroshima anniversary: mayor says Ukraine and Middle East crises show world ignoring nuclear ‘tragedies’

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On 80th anniversary of atomic bombing, Kazumi Matsui urges younger people to recognise ‘inhumane’ consequences of nuclear weapons as a deterrent

The mayor of Hiroshima has led calls for the world’s most powerful countries to abandon nuclear deterrence, at a ceremony to mark 80 years since the city was destroyed by an American atomic bomb.

As residents, survivors and representatives from 120 countries gathered at the city’s peace memorial park on Wednesday morning, Kazumi Matsui warned that the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East had contributed to a growing acceptance of nuclear weapons.

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Israel says Hamas is starving hostages; Security Council members say Israel is starving Palestinians – AP News

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  1. Israel says Hamas is starving hostages; Security Council members say Israel is starving Palestinians  AP News
  2. Hamas says it will allow aid for hostages if Israel halts airstrikes, opens permanent humanitarian corridors  Reuters
  3. Israeli hostage shown in Hamas video is starved, tortured and ‘a broken man,’ cousin says  PBS
  4. Brother of Israeli hostage addresses UN Security Council  Fox News
  5. Gideon Sa’ar's UN speech: Unapologetic and barely heard  The Jerusalem Post
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Posts claim image of emaciated boy doesn’t represent mass starvation in Gaza. Here’s context – Snopes

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  1. Posts claim image of emaciated boy doesn't represent mass starvation in Gaza. Here's context  Snopes
  2. Photos of a starving baby in Gaza shocked the world. Here's how he's doing now  NPR
  3. We published a photo of a malnourished child in Gaza. It made an impact globally – and created controversy  The Guardian
  4. Opinion | Hamas Starves Jews and Palestinians, and Israel Gets Blamed  The Wall Street Journal
  5. ‘You can’t fake it’: Why images of starving children in Gaza are so difficult to dismiss  The Forward
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Russia breaks self-imposed freeze on intermediate-range missiles – The Hill

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  1. Russia breaks self-imposed freeze on intermediate-range missiles  The Hill
  2. Russia says it no longer will abide by its self-imposed moratorium on intermediate-range missiles  AP News
  3. Ex-Russian president warns enemies of 'new reality' as Kremlin ditches nuclear treaty  NBC News
  4. Trump is sending a message to Russia over its ‘irresponsible rhetoric' with nuke sub movement, argues Dan Hoffman  Fox News
  5. Russia Says It Will Stop Abiding by Missile Treaty  The New York Times
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Increase in vapes found on Britain’s coastline by beach clean volunteers

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Marine Conservation Society calls for swift action as its litter surveys show some forms of plastic are on the rise

Volunteer beach cleaners are finding more vapes than ever before as plastic pollution chokes Britain’s coastline.

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) on Wednesday launches its annual beach clean, which last year involved more than 15,000 volunteers who completed more than 1,200 litter surveys.

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Rachel Reeves needs to put up taxes to cover £40bn deficit, thinktank says

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NIESR suggests a rise of 5p in the pound on basic and higher rate of income tax would fill the budget gap

Rachel Reeves will need to raise taxes to close a government spending gap that is on course to reach more than £40bn after a slowdown in economic growth and higher-than-expected inflation, according to a leading thinktank.

In a blow to Labour’s hopes of balancing the books without breaking manifesto commitments ruling out personal tax rises, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said a number of factors would knock off course the chancellor’s plans to stay within Whitehall spending limits.

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