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The Guardian - World

Cambridge asks Post Office inquiry barrister to lead review into death of Jason Arday

Jason Beer KC will examine university’s handling of claims against Arday and protection offered to academics in spotlight The lead barrister for the Post Office Horizon inquiry has been appointed to head an independent review into the death of the Cambridge academic Jason Arday. Jason Beer KC will examine the handling of allegations of research and other misconduct made against Arday before his resignation as well as the university’s recruitment and support for him as its yo…

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The Guardian - World

BBC attempts to reassure Jewish staff after ex-producer says she faced antisemitism

Deputy director general Rhodri Talfan Davies meets staff group after case of Lucie Kon prompted calls for inquiry The BBC has attempted to reassure Jewish staff that discrimination against them will not be tolerated, after a former producer said she had faced antisemitism while employed at the corporation. Rhodri Talfan Davies, the BBC’s deputy director general, met representatives from the broadcaster’s Jewish staff network on Tuesday after coverage of the case of Lucie Kon…

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The Guardian - World

Palestine Action activists used similar tactics to the suffragettes, court told

Lawyers tell supreme court decision to proscribe organisation as terrorist group is attack on freedom of speech and protest Palestine Action was banned as a terrorist group after using tactics similar to – or less extreme than – the suffragettes, the UK’s highest court has heard. Huda Ammori, a co-founder of Palestine Action, is challenging last year’s decision to proscribe the direct action organisation, placing it alongside groups such as al-Qaida and Boko Haram.

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France 24

US midterm elections: 'Maybe the best colour for Texas is purple'

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Texas flipped blue following the US midterm elections, marking a historic shift for a state that hasn't been led by Democrats in decades. The legacy of prolonged Republican leadership has left a lasting mark, but as Democrat James Talarico said with this election, 'maybe the best colour for Texas is purple.' FRANCE 24's Texas corr…

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The Guardian - World

Spain’s deadly train crashes have damaged public confidence in the system

Pedro Sánchez and his socialist-led coalition government are racing to rebuild trust ahead of a snap election, but the task they face is immense A week ago today, for the second time in nine months, I got in my car and drove south from Madrid to cover a deadly train crash. At 8.53am last Wednesday, a high-speed train operated by Spain’s state-owned rail company, Renfe, smashed into the back of a stationary train run by the private rail company Iryo, on the outskirts of the s…

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Al Jazeera

US markets rise as Democrats sweep midterm elections

US markets are trending upwards after Democrats swept the midterm elections, taking control of both the House and Senate on Tuesday. The Nasdaq opened on Wednesday up 1 percent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.8 percent and the S&P 500 up 1.1 percent as markets opened at 9:30am ET (14:30GMT). Retailers that rely on imports, such as Walmart and Target, are up 1.3 percent and 3.3 percent, respectively, amid possible changes in tariff policy. Health insurance provider Uni…

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BBC News - World

Secret police files released in Hungary, 37 years after fall of communism

The files were released on Wednesday as part of a campaign promise by Prime Minister Péter Magyar Hungary has opened communist-era secret police files to the public, in a controversial move the government says will help Hungarian society heal itself from the traumas of 45 years of communist rule. Critics say the move comes too late, that the files themselves are incomplete, and that the move risks sowing division and causing unnecessary anguish to family members. The date of…

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Al Jazeera

Trump says Iran war justified despite polls drubbing

President Donald Trump has acknowledged the impact of the United States’ attack on Iran and a sharp rise in prices on stunning Republican losses in midterm elections on Tuesday, but said the move was justified and denied responsibility for the rout. “We actually have the greatest economy, but because of the gasoline price, people don’t see it as much as they would have without it. And the gasoline was caused by Iran,” he told Fox News in a televised phone interview late on T…

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BBC News - Africa

Mother of Ghanaian boy killed in US 'wants justice' as she flies for funeral

Javits Frimpong was chased down and fatally shot last week on his way to school The mother of a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy who was fatally shot in the United States last week has left Ghana for America after being granted an emergency visa by President Donald Trump. "I want justice for my son," Doris Adu Gyamfi told the BBC at the airport before her departure. Her son, Javits Frimpong, who had only been in the US for a year, was chased down and shot on Thursday morning on his…

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DW - World

Africa's shifting role in the global drug trade

For years, Africa was primarily known as a transit point for international drug trafficking networks. But recent drug seizures and laboratory discoveries show that illicit drugs are no longer only passing through African countries — they are increasingly being manufactured there. Recent discoveries of methamphetamine laboratories in countries such as Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Mozambique have fueled concerns that Africa is becoming a significant production hub for synt…

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France 24

'Is Republican Party able to pivot away from MAGA movement, or will it sputter forward leaderless?'

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Does an electoral repudiation of Donald Trump also mark the beginning of MAGA’s decline? Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Ian Reifowitz, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies at Empire State University, who describes the Republican defeat as “an absolute and complete repudiation” of the president. He connects vote…

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Al Jazeera

Iranian leaders welcome US midterm results, but Trump may still attack

Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities are painting the sweeping midterm election defeats for United States President Donald Trump’s Republican Party as a repudiation by the US public of the war on Iran. “Conscience or the cost of living, Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message,” said Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led the Iranian delegation in talks with Washington that led to the signing of a short-lived memorandum of understanding in Ju…

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France 24

French blood banks foil new cyberattack targeting refrigerators

A cyberattack in France targeted three cold stores containing donated blood samples and plasma, authorities said on Wednesday. The incident – which was unsuccessful due to the facilities' alarm systems – is the latest in a series of suspected attacks that have targeted refrigerators in European supermarkets, as well as French cooperative bank, Credit Mutuel Arkea, which was also affected Wednesday. A cyberattack has targeted cold stores housing donated blood supplies in Fran…

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France 24

US midterm elections: Gen Z gives Democrats their strongest support

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. In the US midterm elections, 50 million members of Gen Z were eligible to vote. Young voters gave Democrats the strongest support, with 75% of them voting for the party. This generation will be the biggest voting bloc in the United States in the coming years. FRANCE 24's Ophelie Jacobson has more.

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DW - World

What the Democrats' midterms win means for the US economy and Trump

For the millions who cast their ballots in the US midterm elections, one issue ranked above all others: the economy. So what does the Democrats' stunning capture of both the US Senate and House of Representatives mean for the economy and economic policy, given that President Donald Trump still has two years of his term to go? Markets have rebounded after initially trending negatively. Global stocks rallied as investors appeared to take heart from the Democrats' victory. With…

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Al Jazeera

Ice hockey federation reiterates opposition to reinstatement of Russia

The International ‌Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has said it ⁠maintains its ⁠disagreement with a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision to reinstate Russian teams, warning of “significant ⁠practical and sporting challenges”. The statement on Wednesday follows announcements from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Czech Republic that ⁠their national teams will refuse to play against Russia at next year’s men’s World Championships in Germany. The CAS ruled last week to overt…

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Al Jazeera

Is Trump really a ‘lame duck’ after losing both houses of US Congress?

Democrats have flipped some long-held Republican seats and secured a majority in both houses of the US Congress, but a defiant President Donald Trump has given a mixed reaction, expressing his willingness to accept the results and work with the Democrats while also positioning himself to put up a fight. In posts on Truth Social following Tuesday’s midterm vote, Trump pinned the defeat on the fact that he wasn’t personally on the ballot, stressing that if he had been running,…

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France 24

How Trump's broken promises on war, inflation handed Democrats the midterms

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Speaking to Fox News following the midterm elections, US President Donald Trump admitted that inflation was likely one reason Republicans did poorly. Many Americans have been frustrated with how the Iran war has pushed up prices, including at the gasoline pump, especially given that Trump had campaigned for his second term on a pl…

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The Guardian - World

ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections

Party expected to get less than a third of the vote amid frustration over water outages and power cuts The African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South Africa’s local elections on Wednesday as voters go to the polls amid deep discontent over water outages, power cuts and crumbling infrastructure. The former liberation movement, which Nelson Mandela led to power in 1994 at the end of apartheid as South Africa’s first black president, is still likely t…

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