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Japan former PM meets with Trump

Japan’s government is declining to comment on a meeting between former Prime Minister Taro Aso and US presidential candidate Donald Trump. The two met at Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday following a session of Trump’s criminal trial. Chris Gilbert reports.

24 April, 2024

World

Solidarity tents for Palestinians erected at California campus

UC-Berkeley students supporting Palestinians have set up tents on the California campus, pledging solidarity with similar efforts on the East Coast. Tensions on US college campuses have become the latest flashpoint in the US over the war in Gaza. Protests are continuing across U.S. university campuses against the war in Gaza. A number of arrests have been made at a number of prestigious colleges. Ira Spitzer reports.

23 April, 2024

World

Five people die attempting to cross the English Channel

United Kingdom Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill will finally become law after a parliamentary showdown ended late in the night. According to the BBC, plans to send some asylum seekers to Africa have met with fierce criticism, but the bill passed on Monday when the Lords dropped their opposition. Sunak said in a statement "Nothing will stand in our way" now of getting flights off the ground". Meanwhile, French authorities say […]

23 April, 2024

Environment

A web of front people conceals environmental offenders in the Amazon

A paper trail left by a notorious land grabber reveals how he used relatives and an employee as fronts to evade environmental fines and lawsuits, shedding light on this widespread practice in the Brazilian Amazon. Fronts prevent the real criminals from having their assets seized to pay for environmental fines, besides consuming time and resources from the authorities, who spend years trying to prove who the real financier of the […]

23 April, 2024

Lifestyle

Many prisoners go years without touching a smartphone. It means they struggle to navigate life on the outside

Shutterstock By Ye In (Jane) Hwang, UNSW Sydney You’d be hard pressed to find any aspect of daily life that doesn’t require some form of digital literacy. We need only to look back ten years to realise how quickly things have changed. In 2013, we were still predominantly buying paper bus tickets and using Facebook on a desktop computer. Now, we order food by scanning codes and […]

23 April, 2024

World

India’s election commission ‘declines comment’ on Modi hate speech

India's election commission - the independent body that conducts polls in the country - is facing flak for failing to act against a hate speech made by incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Over the weekend, Modi told an election rally that his opponents would distribute the country's wealth to 'infiltrators' if voted back to power, a reference to the country's minority Muslim community. Neha Poonia has more.

23 April, 2024

World

U.S. highest court considering punishment for homeless public sleeping

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday weighing up whether it's ok for a city to punish homeless people for camping on public property when they have nowhere else to go. The case was ruled against in a lower court on appeal based on the Eight Amendment against 'cruel and unusual' punishment. Caroline Malone reports.

23 April, 2024

World

Prosecutors accuse Trump of election fraud

Prosecutors during opening statements in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial have called on jurors to tune out distractions and focus on the facts. The former President faces 34 charges tied to allegations that he paid hush money to an adult film star ahead of the 2016 election. Trump denies the charges and says the case is politically motivated. William Denselow reports from New York. ENG PROSECUTORS ON TRUMPP ELECTIONS

23 April, 2024

World

UNRWA report into the organization’s neutrality released

A U.N report on a review of the world body's humanitarian organisation, UNRWA has found it has robust frameworks to ensure compliance with humanitarian neutrality. The review of the organisation was initiated by the Secretary General following allegations by Israel that several UNRWA staff had been involved in the October 7th attacks on Israel. Jody Jacobs has more.

23 April, 2024