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- Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move US embassy
- Three charged in Malta with murder of Panama Papers journalist
- Russia banned from Winter Olympics over state-sponsored doping
- Johnny Hallyday, the 'French Elvis', dies aged 74
- Greek refugee camps 'beyond desperate' as islanders protesters in Athens
- Up to 50 injured in train crash near Düsseldorf – reports
- EU blacklist names 17 tax havens and puts Caymans and Jersey on notice
- Saudi purge sees 159 business leaders held in Riyadh hotel
- Houthis detain journalists linked to Saleh as airstrikes intensify over Yemen
- Four months of Trump-Russia inquiry cost $3.2m – as much as a Mar-a-Lago golf trip
- Fox boss James Murdoch could be next Disney CEO in possible merger – report
- Italy arrests 'the Mistress', suspected mastermind of mafia reshuffle
- Spanish judge withdraws arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont
- Sleepwalking to Armageddon: The Threat of Nuclear Annihilation by Helen Caldicott – review
- Bolivia's Afro king leads a long-neglected group stepping out of the shadows
- Storks with unhealthy appetites: mapping how animals interact with cities
- Why would moving the US embassy to Jerusalem be so contentious?
- Christine Keeler obituary: the woman at the heart of the Profumo affair
- After six years in jail, Gaddafi's son Saif plots return to Libya's turbulent politics
- Chinese influence on Australia is 'fabricated' by media, China claims
- Wednesday briefing: Trump's Jerusalem decision 'dangerous'
- North Korean 'ghost ships' reveal desperation for food and funds
- I tried to take my child to work with me in Japan – but I got thrown out
- French rock star Johnny Hallyday: a life in pictures
- Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte orders police back into deadly drug war
- Trump too busy and important to face defamation lawsuit, president's lawyers claim
- National Enquirer boss accused of sexually harassing female employees
- 'No longer at the mercy of the madams': India's bank for sex workers | Amrit Dhillon
- Park life: workers struggle to make ends meet at Ethiopia's $250m industrial zone | William Davison
- Billy Bush's apology tour may set script in a world with a higher bar for men
- The aftermath of train crash in Düsseldorf – video
- Wildfire rages in southern California – in pictures
- Ex-Georgia president dragged away by masked special agents in Kiev – video
- Aerial footage shows wildfire on Californian foothills – video
| Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move US embassy Posted: 06 Dec 2017 02:28 AM PST Officials confirm that US president will break with decades of diplomacy in a move many warn will trigger unrest in the region Donald Trump will declare formal recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday, the White House has said, breaking with years of precedent and potentially leading to unpredictable consequences for the Middle East. The region is braced for the prospect of unrest in anticipation of the declaration, due at 1pm in Washington, and US embassies around the world have been advised by the state department to bolster their security. Continue reading... |
| Three charged in Malta with murder of Panama Papers journalist Posted: 05 Dec 2017 03:28 PM PST Suspects, including two brothers, pleaded not guilty to charges at hearing following death of Daphne Caruana Galizia Three Maltese men have been charged for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the investigative journalist who was killed by a car bomb last month. The three suspects include two brothers, George and Alfred Degiorgio, and Vincent Muscat. The suspects were also charged with criminal use of explosives, being involved in organised crime, and criminal conspiracy. Continue reading... |
| Russia banned from Winter Olympics over state-sponsored doping Posted: 05 Dec 2017 10:33 AM PST • Vitaly Mutko, former sports minister and 2018 World Cup chief, banned for life • Some athletes will be able to compete at Pyeongchang 2018 under neutral flag Russia's Olympic Committee has been banned from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and ordered to pay $15m in costs after making what the International Olympic Committee called an "unprecedented attack on the integrity of the Olympic Games and sport". Tellingly the IOC also accepted, for the first time, that the Russian state had been involved in widespread institutional doping by banning the then minister of sport, Vitaly Mutko, and his then deputy minister, Yuri Nagornykh, from any participation in all future Olympic Games. Continue reading... |
| Johnny Hallyday, the 'French Elvis', dies aged 74 Posted: 06 Dec 2017 12:28 AM PST Singer, who sold more than 110m albums and was revered across generations in France, had lung cancer France's biggest rock star, Johnny Hallyday, the leather-trousered "French Elvis" who sold more than 110m albums over a career spanning more than half a century, has died aged 74. His wife, Laeticia Hallyday, said on Wednesday: "Johnny Hallyday has left us. I write these words without believing them. But yet, it's true. My man is no longer with us. He left us tonight as he lived his whole life, with courage and dignity." Continue reading... |
| Greek refugee camps 'beyond desperate' as islanders protesters in Athens Posted: 06 Dec 2017 01:55 AM PST Demonstrators from islands including Chios, Lesbos and Samos lead protests in Athens and demand government acts Humanitarian groups have warned of a looming emergency on Greece's eastern Aegean islands, the day after residents converged on Athens in protest at policies that have led to thousands of migrants and refugees being marooned in reception centres. A surge in arrivals from neighbouring Turkey has seen numbers soar with officials speaking of a four-fold increase in men, women and children seeking asylum on Chios, Kos, Leros, Lesbos and Samos. Continue reading... |
| Up to 50 injured in train crash near Düsseldorf – reports Posted: 05 Dec 2017 12:07 PM PST Passenger train and freight train reported to have collided near station in the German town of Meerbusch Several people have been injured after a passenger train and a freight train collided near Düsseldorf, German police said. The incident occurred near a train station in the town of Meerbusch, the DPA news agency reported on Tuesday. Continue reading... |
| EU blacklist names 17 tax havens and puts Caymans and Jersey on notice Posted: 05 Dec 2017 06:16 AM PST Brussels identifies 17 countries including South Korea, Barbados, Panama and UAE with 47 others such as the Isle of Man and Bermuda warned The EU has named and shamed 17 countries in its first ever tax haven blacklist and put a further 47 on notice, including British overseas territories and the crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, in an attempt to clamp down on the estimated £506bn lost to aggressive avoidance every year. The move was hailed as a vital "first step" but the failure of the member states to agree on any sanctions for those on the blacklist provoked the European commissioner for economic and financial affairs, Pierre Moscovici, to concede it was as yet "an insufficient response". Continue reading... |
| Saudi purge sees 159 business leaders held in Riyadh hotel Posted: 05 Dec 2017 10:20 AM PST Hundreds of bank accounts frozen as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's 'anti-corruption campaign' continues Saudi officials have disclosed that 159 business leaders, including members of the royal family, have been detained at a five-star hotel in Riyadh during a corruption purge, with most having agreed to surrender assets in return for their freedom. The number, which is close to double that of initial estimates, was revealed a month after the announcement of a purge that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said was aimed at overturning decades of unchecked corruption in Saudi Arabia and placing the country on an investor-friendly footing. Continue reading... |
| Houthis detain journalists linked to Saleh as airstrikes intensify over Yemen Posted: 06 Dec 2017 02:04 AM PST Press watchdogs demand immediate release of dozens of media staff working for TV station linked to former president, who was killed on Monday Houthi rebels who seized full control of the Yemeni capital Sana'a over the past week have detained more than 40 media staff, press watchdogs have said, demanding their immediate release. Among those captured are staff working for Yemen Today – a television channel affiliated with the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was killed by the rebels on Monday as he fled the capital following the collapse of an uneasy three-year alliance. Continue reading... |
| Four months of Trump-Russia inquiry cost $3.2m – as much as a Mar-a-Lago golf trip Posted: 05 Dec 2017 12:37 PM PST
Robert Mueller's investigation into whether the Trump campaign conspired with the Kremlin to try to sway the 2016 presidential election has cost taxpayers $3.2m over its first four months. That is roughly the same estimated cost as a single presidential golfing trip to Mar-a-Lago. Continue reading... |
| Fox boss James Murdoch could be next Disney CEO in possible merger – report Posted: 05 Dec 2017 12:23 PM PST If companies follow through on possible Disney takeover of Fox, James and his father, Rupert, could take top jobs, Financial Times reports The Fox boss James Murdoch is reportedly being considered as a potential successor to Bob Iger, chief executive of Walt Disney, if the two companies reach agreement on a possible takeover. According to the Financial Times, Rupert Murdoch and his younger son, James, could take senior roles at a combined company if a deal is struck. Iger, 66, is due to retire in 2019 and James Murdoch, 44, currently chief executive of 21st Century Fox and chairman of the satellite broadcaster Sky, is a possible successor. Continue reading... |
| Italy arrests 'the Mistress', suspected mastermind of mafia reshuffle Posted: 05 Dec 2017 08:22 AM PST Police say Mariangela Di Trapani led efforts to relaunch Cosa Nostra A female mobster suspected of being the mastermind behind a reshuffle of the Sicilian mafia after a series of high profile arrests has been taken into custody, Italian police have said. Mariangela Di Trapani, 49, was arrested on charges of having managed the business of the Resuttana family, one of the most important Cosa Nostra clans in Sicily. The other bosses called her La Padrona, or the Mistress. Continue reading... |
| Spanish judge withdraws arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont Posted: 05 Dec 2017 07:00 AM PST Court says sacked Catalan leader and four cabinet members who fled to Belgium have shown willingness to return to Spain A Spanish judge has lifted the extradition order on the former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, and four former cabinet members who fled to Belgium to avoid charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds. In a surprise move as campaigning officially began for this month's Catalan election, supreme court judge Pablo Llarena withdrew European arrest warrants for the five, but national warrants still stand – meaning they would be likely to face arrest if they chose to return to Spain. Continue reading... |
| Sleepwalking to Armageddon: The Threat of Nuclear Annihilation by Helen Caldicott – review Posted: 06 Dec 2017 01:01 AM PST A collection of essays that focuses on the US president as the source of our greatest danger When Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2009 there were grumbles, later justified by an insider who admitted they had made the award in the hope of "strengthening" the new US president. The prize was an inducement rather than an acknowledgement. Perhaps the same tactic has been used with the 2017 award, which went to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Is the prize being used to bestow hope on a chosen cause? Hope has no place in the nuclear debate: this dreadful issue is far beyond such intangibles. In trying to reduce the threat we need pragmatism, not ceremony and celebration, but in these days of lurid discourse and blunt opinions, cool, hard pragmatism just doesn't pull in the retweets. Continue reading... |
| Bolivia's Afro king leads a long-neglected group stepping out of the shadows Posted: 05 Dec 2017 11:30 PM PST King Julio I, who runs a grocery store in a jungle village, has no plans to celebrate his 10 years as monarch but he represents 'what our Mother Africa left us' The last king in South America boasts a lineage dating back centuries. Yet Julio I's crown and leopard-trimmed robe are rarely seen in the humble grocery shop he runs with his wife, Queen Angélica, in a small jungle village in rural Bolivia. Continue reading... |
| Storks with unhealthy appetites: mapping how animals interact with cities Posted: 05 Dec 2017 11:30 PM PST New technology allows us to map the movements of animals in stunning detail and show how urban areas are affecting them. Cities present opportunities to some but are a threat to many others. These seven maps – extracted from Where the Animals Go by James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti – offer a glimpse into the lives of animals trying to make their way in our increasingly urbanised world Continue reading... |
| Why would moving the US embassy to Jerusalem be so contentious? Posted: 05 Dec 2017 06:47 AM PST Riyadh has spoken out against US threats to move its diplomatic HQ from Tel Aviv but will the president listen? Of all the issues at the heart of the enduring conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, none is as sensitive as the status of Jerusalem. The holy city has been at the centre of peace-making efforts for decades. Donald Trump's approach to it threatens to smash a long-standing international consensus in a disruptive and dangerous way. Warnings to Washington from across the Middle East and beyond have still failed to clarify whether the US will indeed unilaterally recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and/or carry out Trump's controversial campaign promise to transfer the US embassy there from Tel Aviv. The pressure to refrain from doing either is mounting and widespread. The risks are high. Continue reading... |
| Christine Keeler obituary: the woman at the heart of the Profumo affair Posted: 06 Dec 2017 12:54 AM PST Model and showgirl at the centre of the scandal that rocked 1960s Britain There were many victims of the Profumo affair, the sex and spying scandal that dominated the headlines in 1963, contributed to the resignation of the then prime minister, Harold Macmillan, soon afterwards, and still looms disproportionately large in the history of modern Britain. High on any list of those who suffered, and arguably at the very top, was Christine Keeler, who has died aged 75. She was the showgirl – she preferred to call herself a model, while others labelled her a prostitute – whose simultaneous sexual liaisons in July 1961 with the British secretary for war, John Profumo, and the Soviet attaché Yevgeny Ivanov, lay at the heart of the scandal. A photograph taken at the time, of a young, alluring, but vulnerable Keeler, posing naked on a back-to-front Arne Jacobsen chair, has become one of the enduring symbols of the era. Continue reading... |
| After six years in jail, Gaddafi's son Saif plots return to Libya's turbulent politics Posted: 05 Dec 2017 09:15 PM PST Gaddafi, freed in June after being held since the 2011 uprising, is planning a comeback – and experts say he could benefit if elections take place next year Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the former Libyan dictator, is seeking to make a comeback after years in detention, and claims to be leading a military campaign against terrorist groups around Tripoli. Gaddafi was freed in June after six years as the prisoner of a militia in the town of Zintan following the Nato-supported uprising in 2011 that led to the killing of his father, Muammar Gaddafi, and the fragmentation of the country. Continue reading... |
| Chinese influence on Australia is 'fabricated' by media, China claims Posted: 06 Dec 2017 01:25 AM PST Statements show China sees itself as being the target of new laws to crack down on foreign interference The Australian media has "repeatedly fabricated" stories about Chinese influence and infiltration in Australia, China has claimed. The statement targeting the media follows Guardian Australia's report that China has claimed not to interfere in the domestic affairs of other countries and urged the Turnbull government to "discard prejudice" and deepen ties with China. Continue reading... |
| Wednesday briefing: Trump's Jerusalem decision 'dangerous' Posted: 05 Dec 2017 10:30 PM PST President expected to recognise holy city as Israel's capital … pair in court over Downing Street 'terror plot' … plus, bad sausages and diabetes cures Hello – it's Warren Murray delivering your early dose of news. Continue reading... |
| North Korean 'ghost ships' reveal desperation for food and funds Posted: 05 Dec 2017 09:55 PM PST Large number of fishing boats washing up in Japan, sometimes with dead or missing crews, suggests life under regime is forcing them further out to sea Japan is stepping up patrols along its northern coast after a dramatic spike in the arrival of North Korean boats, as fishing crews venture further out to sea to secure bigger catches for their impoverished country. Police said 28 North Korean boats had washed ashore or been found adrift in November, a steep rise on the four vessels discovered in the same month last year. Continue reading... |
| I tried to take my child to work with me in Japan – but I got thrown out Posted: 05 Dec 2017 08:38 PM PST As a city councillor I have come to see the huge obstacles that are put in the way of working mothers. For the benefit of all things have to change Earlier this month, I decided to take my 7-month-old baby into the chamber of the Kumamoto municipal assembly because I believed it was the only way I could overcome the huge obstacles that had been placed in front of me as a working mother. I saw it as my best chance to move forward with the policies I have devoted myself to ever since I became a councillor in my home city: to improve childcare provision and make Japan's working environment more family friendly. Continue reading... |
| French rock star Johnny Hallyday: a life in pictures Posted: 05 Dec 2017 08:28 PM PST The singer has died of lung cancer, aged 74. Here is a look back at his more than 55-year career Continue reading... |
| Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte orders police back into deadly drug war Posted: 05 Dec 2017 08:08 PM PST President had stood down police less than two months ago in response to rising opposition to controversial campaign The Philippines' president, Rodrigo Duterte, has told human rights groups criticising his deadly anti-drug war to "go to hell" after ordering police back to the frontlines of the crackdown. Duterte stood the police down from his campaign less than two months ago in response to rising opposition. But his spokesman said on Tuesday that he was reinstating them because drug crimes had risen in their absence. Continue reading... |
| Trump too busy and important to face defamation lawsuit, president's lawyers claim Posted: 05 Dec 2017 03:21 PM PST Summer Zervos, a former contestant on The Apprentice, is suing Trump for defamation after he accused her of lying about sexual harassment in 2007 Can you sue the president? The finer points of this question were subject to much legal sparring on Tuesday when a lawyer for Donald Trump argued for the dismissal of a lawsuit that threatens to reignite one of dozens of accusations of sexual assault facing the president. Related: National Enquirer boss accused of sexually harassing female employees Continue reading... |
| National Enquirer boss accused of sexually harassing female employees Posted: 05 Dec 2017 02:57 PM PST Dylan Howard, who reportedly helped Harvey Weinstein to undermine sexual assault allegations, discussed female workers' sex lives and made them watch pornography, ex-employees say The top editor for the National Enquirer, Us Weekly and other major gossip publications openly described his sexual partners in the newsroom, discussed female employees' sex lives and made women in the office watch or listen to pornographic material, former employees told the Associated Press. The behavior by Dylan Howard, currently the chief content officer of American Media Inc, occurred while he was running the company's Los Angeles office, according to men and women who worked there. Howard's self-proclaimed nickname was Dildo, the former employees said. His conduct led to an internal inquiry in 2012 by an outside consultant, and former employees said he stopped working out of the LA office after the inquiry. Continue reading... |
| 'No longer at the mercy of the madams': India's bank for sex workers | Amrit Dhillon Posted: 05 Dec 2017 10:00 PM PST Across West Bengal, a bank run by and for sex workers ensures they keep their earnings safe and avoid the loan sharks – and means they can get an official ID As a sex worker in Kolkata, Rita Roy had no access to her own money. The brothel madam kept her earnings "safe" – shoving the notes into her bra – and whenever Roy needed money, she would never get the full amount she asked for. Roy, 36, did not have a bank account. When she needed money to treat her father's heart condition seven years ago, she was forced to visit a loan shark to borrow 2,000 rupees (£23). In one year, 13,000 rupees extra (£150) was due from the interest. Continue reading... |
| Park life: workers struggle to make ends meet at Ethiopia's $250m industrial zone | William Davison Posted: 05 Dec 2017 04:20 AM PST The government hopes its investment will lure foreign firms and boost the economy – but low wages and poor infrastructure may see it falter Concentrating intensely, Haimanot Ayele picks up three pins from a pile and places them into a hole on a wooden board. He repeats the exercise for 90 seconds – a test of his dexterity. The 23-year-old has travelled 56 miles to the city of Hawassa, in southern Ethiopia, to try out for a job in the textile business at the Chinese-built industrial park – a facility that should eventually cover 300 hectares (741 acres) – which was opened by the government in July 2016 to boost the economy and help it break free from aid. Continue reading... |
| Billy Bush's apology tour may set script in a world with a higher bar for men Posted: 05 Dec 2017 10:11 AM PST At an unprecedented moment of accountability for abusive men and their enablers, Bush's Colbert interview may be a preview of what will happen next Billy Bush, the other voice on the infamous Access Hollywood tape of Donald Trump bragging about sexual assault, is getting another shot at his apology tour. Related: 'Of course he said it': Billy Bush counters Trump's pussy tape claims Continue reading... |
| The aftermath of train crash in Düsseldorf – video Posted: 05 Dec 2017 02:42 PM PST Several people were injured after a passenger train and a freight train collided near Düsseldorf, German police said. The incident occurred near a train station in the town of Meerbusch on Tuesday. Authorities said there were multiple injuries, and emergency crews arrived to unload people from the train. Up to 50 injured in train crash near Düsseldorf – reports Continue reading... |
| Wildfire rages in southern California – in pictures Posted: 05 Dec 2017 08:01 AM PST A rapidly growing wildfire in the foothills north of Los Angeles has threatened thousands of homes and caused power outages. Residents of 7,700 homes in Ventura County, about 70 miles north-west of Los Angeles, were told to leave as the 25,000-acre wildfire, known as the Thomas fire, burned dry brush Continue reading... |
| Ex-Georgia president dragged away by masked special agents in Kiev – video Posted: 05 Dec 2017 06:54 AM PST In a dramatic standoff with Ukrainian law enforcement, Mikheil Saakashvili threatened to jump off the roof of his apartment building, then was detained and broke free. Security service officers entered the former Georgian president's flat in central Kiev early on Tuesday morning, and he fled to the roof and threatened to jump, Ukrainian media reported • Ex-president of Georgia freed after dramatic standoff in Kiev Continue reading... |
| Aerial footage shows wildfire on Californian foothills – video Posted: 05 Dec 2017 04:19 AM PST Nearly 8,000 homes have been evacuated in southern California after strong winds whipped up a wildfire that could soon threaten Santa Paula, a city of more than 100,000 people. The blaze broke out on Monday evening east of Santa Paula, which is about 60 miles north-west of Los Angeles. By the early hours of Tuesday it had grown to more than 40 sq miles (100 sq km), consuming vegetation that had not burned in decades, the Ventura county fire sergeant, Eric Buschow, said Continue reading... |
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