Fukushima operator accused of cover-up over ‘contaminated’ water set to be poured into the Pacific
The Japanese government has been accused of a cover-up after it refused to allow independent testing of water from the Fukushima power plant that is likely to be released into the Pacific Ocean. Officials at the industry ministry on Monday said the water stored at the crippled nuclear site was "safe" to release into the Pacific…
Benjamin Netanyahu charged over series of corruption scandals amid Israel election chaos
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been charged with fraud, breach of trust and bribery relating to a series of corruption scandals. Allegations against Mr Netanyahu include suspicions that he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of champagne and cigars from billionaire friends, offered to trade favors with a newspaper publisher, and used his influence…
Palestinian militant groups come to blows over Israel diplomacy
Tensions between Gaza’s two largest Palestinian militant groups have spilled into the open as Islamic Jihad supporters angrily accused Hamas of not coming to their aid in this week’s fighting with Israel. Islamic Jihad, a smaller militant group backed by Iran, fired more than 400 rockets into Israel this week in retaliation for Israel’s assassination…
Isil leaders with ‘vast amounts of cash’ planning comeback in Turkey, Iraq spy chief claims
Senior Islamic State members with access to “huge” amounts of money are in Turkey and plotting a comeback, an Iraqi spy chief has warned. Lieutenant General Saad al-Allaq, head of Iraq’s Military Intelligence, claimed in an interview with CNN that Iraq has given Ankara dossiers on nine alleged leaders of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil),…
Epstein victim claims she was invited to party with Duke of York on Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘orgy island’
A victim of Jeffrey Epstein has claimed she was invited to a party with the Duke of York on the billionaire paedophile’s private island. The 31-year-old woman, who is suing Epstein’s estate, also called on the Duke to speak to the FBI and give any information he had about the late sex offender. She said:…
UK condemned for ignoring UN deadline to hand Chagos Islands back to Mauritius
The UK has been condemned for ignoring a United Nations deadline to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius. A six-month deadline to return control of the overseas territory came and looked set to pass on Friday, with the UK refusing to recognise Mauritius’s claim of sovereignty over the islands. The UN overwhelmingly voted in May…
Apple cancels premiere of ‘The Banker’ over ‘concerns’
Apple has canceled the world premiere of one of its first original films as it investigates sexual abuse allegations involving the family of the person the movie is based on. "The Banker" was supposed to debut on Thursday in Hollywood at the American Film Institute’s AFI Fest. The movie stars Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson,…
Russia ‘ruined’ Ukrainian naval vessels before handing them back, says Ukrainian navy
Click:发稿 Three Ukrainian navy boats seized by Russia a year ago were vandalised before being handed back to Ukraine, the country’s navy said. The fast gunboats Nikopol and Berdyansk and the tugboat Tany Kapu were welcomed by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and onlookers waving national flags arrived in Ochakiv, a Ukrainian naval port on the…
Boris Johnson says Government ‘should help’ return British children of Isil suspects – as Cabinet split over repatriation plan
Boris Johnson on Friday appeared open to the return of more children of British Islamic state suspects from Syria, saying the Government “should help” where it was possible. The Prime Minister, speaking ahead of a Question Time election special, said that the logistics were extremely complicated and it was unlikely all the stranded children would…
Divided Hong Kong braces for poll that will test public support for protests
A hard punch in the head was the last thing Jocelyn Chau expected when she decided to stand as a pan-democratic candidate in this Sunday’s Hong Kong’s district elections, but the sickening assault on the 23-year-old was a sign of the city’s bitter political divisions after six months of anti-government protests. Click Here: Japan Rugby…