Month: January 2024

Read MoreJapanese authorities are assessing the scale of the damage from a string of powerful earthquakes that hit the country’s northwest coast. At least 48 people were killed and thousands of buildings were damaged. An airliner that landed at a Tokyo airport also burst into flames after colliding with another plane on the runway. Elizabeth…

Read More Kimberlee Singler, 35, appeared at Westminister Magistrate’s court on New Year’s Day, charged with the murder of her two children, write Mike Bedigan Kimberlee Singler, 35, appeared at Westminister Magistrate’s court on New Year’s Day, charged with the murder of her two children, write Mike Bedigan

Read More ROME and AMSTERDAM, Jan 02 (IPS) – The recent elections in the Netherlands signals the increasing power of the far right in Europe. The populist party of Geert Wilders, the Party for Freedom, won a decisive, albeit unexpected, victory taking 37 seats out the 150 seat in parliament. Wilders will likely be the…

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Read More UNITED NATIONS, Jan 02 (IPS) – When US President Joe Biden lambasted “the largest aerial assault,” which hit “a maternity hospital, a shopping mall and residential areas killing innocent people”, he was not talking of the devastating Israeli attacks on Gaza but criticizing the most recent Russian military assault on Ukraine. Read the…

Read More Emergency protocol initiated after reports of ‘small explosions’ on Roosevelt Island causing power outages Emergency protocol initiated after reports of ‘small explosions’ on Roosevelt Island causing power outages

Read More Israel’s Supreme Court rejects right-wing changes to the judiciary. South Korea’s Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the city of Busan. (Image credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP) Israel’s Supreme Court rejects right-wing changes to the judiciary. South Korea’s Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the…

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Read MoreThe trailer for the slasher movie was released as the cartoon character entered the public domain.The trailer for the slasher movie was released as the cartoon character entered the public domain.

Read MoreEmanuele Pozzolo, a member of PM Georgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, denies firing the shot.Emanuele Pozzolo, a member of PM Georgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, denies firing the shot.

Read More Watch a live feed from Tokyo‘s Haneda airport as a Japan Airlines plane was engulfed in flames on Tuesday, 2 January. Watch a live feed from Tokyo’s Haneda airport as a Japan Airlines plane was engulfed in flames on Tuesday, 2 January.

Read MoreOlympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins, 32, died after being struck by a vehicle while riding in Adelaide, Australia.Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins, 32, died after being struck by a vehicle while riding in Adelaide, Australia.

Read More ‘I don’t have to motivate the team against China,’ says manager after 2-1 win in friendly played behind closed doors Hong Kong have beaten China for the first time in 29 years in a friendly football match in Abu Dhabi. Hong Kong’s 2-1 victory over China comes as the former British colony prepares…

Read MoreVideo shows the moment passengers flee a burning Japan Airlines plane on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.Video shows the moment passengers flee a burning Japan Airlines plane on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.

Read MoreClose to 400 passengers were evacuated to safety after the plane collided with another aircraft and caught fire.Close to 400 passengers were evacuated to safety after the plane collided with another aircraft and caught fire.

Read MoreRussia has escalated its attacks on Ukraine as its invasion enters a third calendar year.Russia has escalated its attacks on Ukraine as its invasion enters a third calendar year.

Read More Home secretary said the government had met its targets despite Labour claiming this is ‘false’ The Home Office has just published the data used to justify its overnight claim about having cleared the “legacy” asylum applications backlog. The report is here. It says that, of the 112,138 application subject to an initial decision…

Read MoreJapanese media outlets say a passenger plane caught on fire at Haneda Airport near Tokyo.Japanese media outlets say a passenger plane caught on fire at Haneda Airport near Tokyo.

Read More The Japanese media has reported that the plane may have collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft A passenger jet has caught fire on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Local media has reported that the incident may have been preceded by a collision with another plane belonging to the Japan Coast Guard.…

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Read More Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, says country faces ‘battle against time’ to rescue people as at least 48 killed in earthquakes A Japan Airlines aircraft is on fire at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, NHK reports, adding that work is ongoing to extinguish the fire. Live footage of the plane, surrounded by smoke, can be…

Read More Shoppers switch to discounters and buy more own-label goods to offset hefty food price inflation Grocery discounters Aldi and Lidl both rang up their best ever Christmas sales performance in the UK as shoppers sought ways to save cash during the cost of living crisis. Lidl’s sales rose 12% in the four weeks…

Read More Seven of at least 148 people released after November judgment have since been rearrested A further two former immigration detainees released in the wake of the high court’s NZYQ ruling have been rearrested after breaches of their conditions. The men’s arrests over the Christmas period bring the total number of arrests to seven…

Read More The proposal involved prisoner swaps and a sustainable end to the hostilities, Axios reports Israel has rejected a new hostage deal proposed by the Palestinian armed group Hamas that would have established a long-term ceasefire, with the gradual withdrawal of West Jerusalem’s troops from Gaza, Axios reported on Monday, citing sources. The proposal…

Read More Aerial footage captured in Japan shows widespread devastation in Ishikawa prefecture after a series of strong earthquakes on New Year’s Day. Aerial footage captured in Japan shows widespread devastation in Ishikawa prefecture after a series of strong earthquakes on New Year’s Day.

Read MoreJapan’s leader says workers are “fighting a battle against time” to rescue people trapped in rubble after a series of powerful earthquakes.Japan’s leader says workers are “fighting a battle against time” to rescue people trapped in rubble after a series of powerful earthquakes.

Read More Two people killed in downtown Los angeles and one dead in separate incident in Hawthorne on New Year’s Day Two people killed in downtown Los angeles and one dead in separate incident in Hawthorne on New Year’s Day

Read More Alleged militants were killed during a ‘counterterrorism’ operation in the town of Azzun, Israel Defence Forces say See all our Israel-Gaza war coverage In today’s First Edition newsletter, Archie Bland has a round-up of the situation in the Red Sea, writing: There have been at least 17 attacks on vessels the Houthis believe…

Read More Trial is slated to begin on 29 January Trial is slated to begin on 29 January

Read MoreFor footballers, ‘Black Tax’ has become endemic but the matter has usually been discussed in hushed tones or privately.For footballers, ‘Black Tax’ has become endemic but the matter has usually been discussed in hushed tones or privately.

Read More Stanlow operator Essar stopped all imports of Russian fuel in 2022 but has arrangement with Litasco The owner of one of Britain’s biggest oil refineries has extended a loan facility with an arm of an oil company founded and part-owned by a Russian billionaire who is under sanctions. Essar Oil (UK), which owns…

Read More Nicholas Boys Smith says we have ‘fallen out of love with the future’ and failed to build enough homes Not all of the green belt should be “preserved in aspic for ever”, the government’s building design tsar has said, as he warned that with all but the highest earning young people priced out…

Read MoreThis is the moment South Korea’s political opposition, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck.This is the moment South Korea’s political opposition, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck.

Read More In today’s newsletter: After events during the last few days, a nightmare scenario including Iran and the US is becoming ever more likely • Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Edition Good morning. So far, the war in Gaza prompted by Hamas’s 7 October attack has not precipitated the nightmare scenario…