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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaUS and Japan boost defence ties with eye on ChinaPublished56 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Taiwan and China were a focus of the meeting between Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida.By Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, WashingtonUS President Joe Biden and Japan’s prime minister have vowed to strengthen defence cooperation in the face of a potential threat from China. The plans announced by Mr Biden and Fumio Kishida during his Washington visit include an expanded air defence network incorporating Australia. Additionally, Mr Biden said a Japanese astronaut would join Nasa’s Artemis programme to put people on the moon. The astronaut will become the first non-American on the moon’s surface. Speaking from the Rose Garden of the White House during Mr Kishida’s state visit to Washington, Mr Biden said that the deals constituted “the most significant upgrade of our alliance since it was first established”. Over the course of about two hours of talks, the two leaders largely focused on defence matters in the Indo-Pacific, as well as the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. North Korea, Taiwan and China were a particular focus of the discussions, Mr Kishida said, calling on an “international order based on the rule of law” to be maintained.”Unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion is absolutely unacceptable, wherever it may be,” Mr Kishida said.Bonsai and bowing: Japan’s royal family join InstagramJapan to sell fighter jets in break from pacifism”Regarding Russia’s aggression of Ukraine…Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow,” he added. As part of the agreements, Mr Biden said that the US military would establish a joint command structure with its Japanese counterparts. The two allies will also develop a joint air and missile defence network in the region along with Australia, as well as participate in three-way military exercises, along with UK forces. While Mr Kishida acknowledged that, while the US and Japan would continue to respond to “challenges” from China, they “confirmed the importance of continuing our dialogue with China and cooperating with China on common challenges”.In the space sector, Japan will provide and operate a “pressurised lunar rover”, while the US will allow two Japanese astronauts to take part in Nasa’s Artemis missions and – eventually – allow a Japanese astronaut to become the first non-American to land on the moon.At a welcome ceremony earlier in the day, Mr Biden said the US and Japan had become “the closest of friends”.The two leaders also briefly addressed recent move by Japan’s Nippon Steel to purchase US Steel for about $15bn (£11.9bn), with Mr Kishida saying that Japan hopes the deal “will unfold in directions that would be positive for both sides”. Mr Biden, for his part, vowed to “stand by” American workers as well as the US-Japan alliance. In an unusual move last month, the US president said the “iconic” US firm should remain in American hands. Japan is the largest foreign investor into the US, with more than one million Americans employed by Japanese countries. “Investment from Japan to the US can only increase upwards in the months and years to come,” Mr Kishida said. “And we wish to cement this win-win relationship.” The visit continues on Tuesday night with a lavish state dinner. The event – which the White House said is themed on “the bounty of spring” – will include a musical performance by US musician Paul Simon. On Thursday, Mr Kishida will head to Capitol Hill to address Congress and will participate in a three-way meeting with Mr Biden and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr that is expected to focus on China. 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[ad_1] Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida also announced that Japan will put an astronaut on the moon with Nasa.

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityAsiaChinaIndiaMongolia ex-PM accused of buying luxury Manhattan flats with corrupt fundsPublished33 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sukhbaatar Batbold was prime minister of Mongolia from 2009-2012By Frances MaoBBC NewsMongolia’s former prime minister bought two luxury apartments in New York City with the proceeds of a corrupt scheme, US authorities have alleged.Prosecutors are seeking to seize the prime real estate in midtown Manhattan, worth a total of $14m (£11m).They allege Sukhbaatar Batbold, who served as PM from 2009-2012, bought the flats after his family-controlled firm was awarded a major mining contract.Mining is the key industry in Mongolia. Mr Batbold has denied the accusations.The Mongolian politician, 60, still sits in parliament. “Mr. Batbold looks forward to his day in court, when he will have the opportunity to defend himself against these unfounded claims,” said his lawyer Orin Snyder in a statement reported by Reuters.US federal prosecutors say he purchased two apartments just blocks away from Central Park, one at The Carlton House, a building just one block away on East 61st Street, and a condo unit in the The Park Imperial, a 70-storey glass skyscraper, just a few doors down from Carnegie Hall.Image source, GOOGLEImage caption, Google Maps street view of The Carlton House in midtown ManhattanThey have accused him of “funnelling millions of dollars from mining contracts through illegitimate shell companies to finance his family’s lavish lifestyle”.”Batbold’s alleged behavior – personally profiting off of public corruption comes at the expense of the law-abiding citizens he governed,” said FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge James Smith.US prosecutors say when Mr Batbold was prime minister, a company he controlled through intermediaries was awarded a $68m mining contract despite the firm, known as Catrison, having no pre-existing mining operations or history. Its sole director was a former linguistics teacher. Millions of dollars from that mining contract and others was then siphoned into foreign bank accounts, and moved through shell companies. Some of that money was spent on the purchase of the Manhattan flats, US prosecutors said.Their court claim says one of the apartments was used by Mr Batbold’s eldest son, who listed the address as his postal address in the US.Mr Batbold is not facing charges himself; but the properties could be subject to forfeiture by the state if prosecutors’ claims are ruled valid by a court.Related TopicsAsiaMongoliaTop StoriesPublic satisfaction with NHS at lowest ever levelPublished3 hours agoBaltimore search ends as six presumed dead in bridge disasterPublished21 minutes agoWales miss out on Euros after Poland shootout defeatAttributionSportPublished5 hours agoFeaturesHow a US bridge collapsed after being struck by a ship. VideoHow a US bridge collapsed after being struck by a shipSharleen Spiteri finds magic in Muscle ShoalsThe Papers: ‘Heartbreak bridge’ and church ‘asylum fiasco’The women behind a fugitive rapist’s downfallFight for justice decades on from oil rig disaster‘Living the dream as Britain’s best padel player’£5bn Thames super sewer set for completionElsewhere on the BBCConquering Everest’s ‘Death Zone’ on skisFind out how a Japanese alpinist became the first person to ski down Mount EverestAttributionSounds’You do feel like you’re invincible’Why are so many young men risking their lives on the UK’s roads?AttributioniPlayerHow Trump’s golf dream turned into a nightmare…His controversial golf development in Aberdeenshire was greenlit with awful consequencesAttributionSoundsHow many big hits from 1995 will you remember?Featuring Ace of Base, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, David Bowie and many moreAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Six presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse2Holidaymakers caught out by 10-year-passport rule3Church limited Clapham attacker’s attendance4Taylor Swift’s dad dodges assault charge in Australia5Barclays bank payments hit by outage6The women behind a fugitive rapist’s downfall7Public satisfaction with NHS at lowest ever level8More living than dead people on statues last year9Russia blames West and Kyiv for Moscow jihadist attack10Labour won’t commit to government childcare plan

[ad_1] US federal prosecutors say he bought apartments just blocks away from New York’s Central Park.

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityAsiaChinaIndiaKashmir: Asif Sultan, the journalist caught in ‘revolving door’ of arrestsPublished7 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Asif Sultan was first arrested in 2018 when he was working at a magazine called Kashmir NarratorOn 29 February, journalist Asif Sultan arrived at his home in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir after being held on remand in jail for more than 2,000 days. He barely spent five hours with his family before he was called to a local police station, where he was re-arrested.”We had no idea that he would be arrested again,” says Mohammad Sultan, his father. Asif Sultan, 36, was first arrested in August 2018 and charged under an anti-terror law called the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) which makes it extremely difficult to get bail. Police accused him of helping and sheltering anti-India militants, which he denies. His colleagues have alleged that he was targeted for writing an article in 2018 about Burhan Wani, a young militant leader whose death in a gun battle with government forces had sparked protests and deadly violence two years earlier.Militancy is a sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Kashmir, which has been a flashpoint between neighbours India and Pakistan for more than 75 years. Both countries claim the region in full but control only parts of it.Since 1989, an armed revolt has been waged against Indian rule in the region it controls, claiming tens of thousands of lives. India blames Pakistan for stirring the unrest by backing separatist militants in Kashmir – a charge Islamabad denies.For decades, journalists in Kashmir have had to tread carefully between the administration and militant groups while doing their jobs. But they say the federal government’s crackdown on press freedom has worsened since August 2019 – that’s when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s partial autonomy and divided the state into two federally-administered territories.’Any story could be your last’ – India’s crackdown on Kashmir pressThe Kashmir journalists ‘harassed’ over their jobSince the repeal of the state’s special status in 2019, at least five journalists have been charged under the UAPA. Three others have been detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), which allows detention without charge for up to two years. Some, like Mr Sultan, have been charged and detained under both. Activists say police use a tactic known as “revolving door arrests”, whereby people granted bail in one case are promptly re-arrested under another, effectively prolonging their detention.The BBC contacted police officials in Kashmir by email but they have yet to respond to our questions about why Asif Sultan was re-arrested, why other journalists have been detained or to allegations that the authorities are cracking down on media freedoms in the region.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A 2018 protest by journalists in Kashmir against Mr Sultan’s arrestMr Sultan was in a Srinagar prison from August 2018 until April 2022, when a court granted him bail – in that case, the police’s key witness against him had refused to identify him as an accused before the court. But before he could be released, police detained him under the PSA, describing him as a “threat to peace”.He was then transferred to a jail in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, around 1,500km (932 miles) from his home. In December 2023, a court in Srinagar quashed the detention under the PSA and ordered the authorities to release him. Despite that, it took 78 days to release him – prison authorities told online portal Newslaundry that the delay was because they had to get “clearance letters” from authorities in Kashmir.Mr Sultan had just about reached home on 29 February when he was picked up again – this time, his lawyer says, a case had been filed against him under the UAPA related to an incident of rioting that took place in Srinagar’s Central Jail in 2019, when prisoners allegedly ransacked the barracks after an argument with prison staff.”There were around 600 prisoners and he [Mr Sultan] wasn’t in the barrack which was allegedly set on fire by some inmates,” says his lawyer, Adil Abdullah Pandit, adding that they would file a bail plea soon.Asif Sultan is not the only local journalist currently jailed after being caught in the “revolving door” of arrests.Sajad Gul was arrested in January 2022, on charges of “criminal conspiracy” and granted bail after nine days – but he was then detained under the PSA and transferred to a jail in Jammu, 300km from his home. Despite a local court ordering him to be freed last November, he remains in police custody. Kunal Majumder, India representative of the Committee to Protect Journalists, says that the pattern of targeting journalists in Kashmir with multiple cases sends a “concerning signal” about the government’s stance on press freedom. “By repeatedly arresting journalists on various charges, often after they’ve been granted bail on previous ones, it suggests a systematic effort to intimidate and suppress critical voices,” he said.Even though they have been living in despair for years, Mr Sultan’s father says there is always “light at the end of the tunnel”.”There is nothing serious in the case. We are hopeful that we will see him again soon,” he said.Read more India stories from the BBC:Indian troops to exit Maldives as China gains footholdTight security in Kashmir for Modi pre-election tripIndia economy beats expectations with 8.4% growthIn pictures: Bollywood stars and billionaires at lavish partyIndia village in the eye of a political stormRelated TopicsAsiaIndiaKashmirMore on this storyAny story ‘could be your last’Published1 September 2023India minister assures justice after Kashmir deathsPublished28 December 2023Direct rule grew your economy, Modi tells KashmirPublished5 days agoTop StoriesBBC report into treatment of Gaza medics ‘very disturbing’ – CameronPublished2 hours agoGaza medics tell BBC that Israeli troops beat and humiliated themPublished13 hours agoPM says alleged comments about Abbott were racistPublished2 minutes agoFeaturesThe gangsters and rebels jostling over power in HaitiIs pressure on Kate after photo chaos unfair?The Ukrainian sea drones hunting Russian warshipsHow the miners’ strike changed the role of womenMeet the pop star who brought some cheek to the Brit AwardsWhat is TikTok and could the US ban it?’We don’t feel the joy of Ramadan in Rafah’ Video’We don’t feel the joy of Ramadan in Rafah’Schoolboy recounts daring escape from Nigerian kidnap gangWhen wind turbine blades get old what’s next?Elsewhere on the BBCThe powerful emotional impact of Pink Floyd’s musicShine On You Crazy Diamond has helped people through their hardest timesAttributionSoundsFrom the largest ship to disasters on deck…A closer look at times when cruise ships have caused commotionAttributioniPlayer’I was mad for stuff but I didn’t realise I wasn’t happy’Stuart Mitchell’s search for happiness will make us all question the true cost of livingAttributionSoundsMisled with the promise of a home…Panorama investigates the mobile home swindleAttributioniPlayerMost Read1The gangsters and rebels jostling over power in Haiti2Prince William attends Thomas Kingston’s funeral3Ashes and 35 bodies removed from funeral home4Badenoch calls donor’s alleged Abbott remark racist5Andrew Tate and brother can be extradited to UK6BBC report into Gaza medics ‘disturbing’ – Cameron7Ukraine-based groups claim raids into Russia8Hollywood stars lead the way at Olivier nominations9Tate unveils counterpoint to offensive mural10Baptisms ‘a ticket’ for some asylum seekers – vicar

[ad_1] Asif Sultan was swiftly re-arrested after years in jail awaiting trial for militant links he denies.

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaZimbabwe: US slaps fresh sanctions on President Mnangagwa and other leadersPublished42 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s leader for a second term in 2023By Kathryn ArmstrongBBC NewsThe US has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa for corruption and human rights abuses.The order also affects other senior leaders in the country – blocking their assets in the US and barring them from unofficial travel there.The new sanctions replace a broader programme that was introduced two decades ago. “We continue to witness gross abuses of political, economic, and human rights,” the White House said in a statement. “The targeting of civil society and severe restrictions on political activity have stifled fundamental freedoms, while key actors, including government leaders, have siphoned off public resources for personal gains,” it added. “These illicit activities support and contribute to a global criminal network of bribery, smuggling, and money laundering that impoverish communities in Zimbabwe, southern Africa, and other parts of the world.”The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, meanwhile cited “multiple cases of abductions, physical abuse, and unlawful killing” in Zimbabwe that had left people “living in fear”. The White House said it was “refocusing and elevating its efforts to hold accountable the individuals and entities that are responsible for this exploitation”.As well as Mr Mnangagwa, the US also sanctioned 10 other people and three businesses.Those on the list include First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri. Various other senior security officials, including members of Zimbabwe’s national police and Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), are also targeted – as are businesspeople found to have facilitated state corruption. They include presidential advisor Kudakwashe Tagwirei, his wife and two of their businesses. All other people that were previously sanctioned by the US and are not on the new list have had their restrictions lifted. A spokesman for the Zimbabwean government, Nick Mnangagwa, described the lifting of the old sanctions programme as a “great vindication of President Mnangagwa’s Foreign Policy” and called the new tariffs “illegal”.Farai Muroiwa Marapira, a spokesman for Mr Mnangagwa’s ruling Zanu PF party said the president’s “policy of being a friend to all and an enemy to none and having our doors open to all has yielded bittersweet results”.”If the president, the first lady and senior officials remain sanctioned then Zimbabwe remains sanctioned and burdened by this illegality,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter. The US first imposed economic and travel sanctions on Zimbabwe in the early 1990s – targeting then president Robert Mugabe and dozens of other high-ranking government officials, whom Washington accused of undermining democracy in the country.Various countries including the UK and European Union members have also placed sanctions on Zimbabwe. President Mnangagwa, who was sworn in for a second term as the country’s last year, has in the past blamed the economic tariffs for crippling development in the country.Related TopicsInternational sanctionsZimbabweAfricaMore on this story’Crocodile’ Mnangagwa re-elected Zimbabwe leaderPublished27 August 2023African push for lifting of Zimbabwe sanctionsPublished18 August 2019US sanctions on Zimbabwe to stayPublished20 August 2013Top StoriesTop court says states can’t ban Trump from ballotsPublished6 hours agoGeorge Galloway vows to take Angela Rayner’s seatPublished3 hours agoMurder investigation after girl, 10, diesPublished4 hours agoFeaturesWatch: ‘My biggest financial regret is…’ VideoWatch: ‘My biggest financial regret is…’The Papers: NHS budget warning and Hunt ‘to keep fuel tax cut’ Concern as the gambling industry embraces AIWould a £150,000 wage tempt you to a Scottish island?Trump: The Sequel? 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[ad_1] Washington says the new tariffs on President Mnangagwa and other officials are more targeted.

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaCaitlin Clark saluted by LeBron James for breaking college basketball recordPublished4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ms Clark has broken several records in her time as an Iowa Hawkeyes playerWomen’s basketball star Caitlin Clark earned praise from President Joe Biden and LeBron James after she became the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer in men’s and women’s college basketball. The Iowa Hawkeyes player netted 35 points against rival Ohio State on Sunday, propelling her team to victory. It also brought her total career points to 3,685, beating previous record-holder Pete Maravich. The game was attended by a host of stars, including rapper Travis Scott. The college senior entered the game – her last of the regular season – needing 18 points to pass Mr Maravich, a Louisiana State University star who earned the moniker “Pistol Pete” after scoring 3,667 points from 1967 to 1970.But Ms Clark accomplished the task by the end of the second quarter when she hit two free throws, eliciting huge cheers from the watching crowd.After the star point guard and her teammates won the game against No. 2 Ohio State 93-83, Mr James, the star NBA player, and Mr Biden took to social media to congratulate Ms Clark. “CONGRATS @CaitlinClark22 on becoming the All-Time leading scorer!!” Mr James wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Mr James also broke records this weekend, becoming the first player in NBA history to score 40,000 points. Mr Biden said: “With 3,685 points and counting, you’ve made your school proud.”Ms Clark broke additional records as the top-scoring female college player last week, surpassing the point totals set by Kelsey Plum and Lynette Woodard. Both women, who became professional basketball players in the WNBA after their college careers ended, attended Sunday’s game. Other celebrities who came to witness NCAA history at Sunday’s game ranged from MLB Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan to actor Kevin Miles, who is known in the US as Jake from State Farm in the insurance company’s ads. In the wake of her record-breaking moment, Nike released a new ad that features the Hawkeyes player. It recounted a host of her other accolades: conference player of the year, free-throw record, triple-double record and women’s all-time NCAA leading scorer. “It takes a once-in-a-generation player to break a record that’s stood for generations,” Nike said. Related TopicsIowaUnited StatesMore on this storyJames becomes first NBA player to score 40,000 pointsAttributionSportPublished1 day agoUS volleyball match sets women’s attendance recordAttributionSportPublished31 August 2023Top StoriesTop court says states can’t ban Trump from ballotsPublished4 hours agoFrance makes abortion a constitutional rightPublished4 hours agoGeorge Galloway vows to take Angela Rayner’s seatPublished1 hour agoFeaturesWould a £150,000 wage tempt you to a Scottish island?Trump: The Sequel? An Americast x Panorama SpecialAttributionSoundsThe Ukrainian teenagers who returned for their school promDaughter ‘desperate’ as mum missing for five monthsDid the last Budget deliver growth and cheap beer?In pictures: Bollywood stars and billionaires at lavish partyTrump supporters target black voters with AI fakesMystery of giant star sand dunes solvedCan a rubberstamp parliament help China’s economy?Elsewhere on the BBCWhat went wrong that fateful night?A new two-part documentary series examines the 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook helicopter crashAttributioniPlayerThe powerful emotional impact of Pink Floyd’s musicShine On You Crazy Diamond has helped people through their hardest timesAttributionSoundsGary Neville returns to the Den…Can the aspiring entrepreneurs win him, and the fiery five over?AttributioniPlayerHow Trump’s golf dream turned into a nightmare…His controversial golf development in Aberdeenshire was greenlit with awful consequencesAttributionSoundsMost Read1Kate Middleton’s uncle joins Celebrity Big Brother2George Galloway vows to take Angela Rayner’s seat3Police officer drags homeless man along ground4Murder investigation after girl, 10, dies5Gatcombe Horse Trials cancelled after 40 years6Would a £150,000 wage tempt you to a Scottish island?7UN says rape likely committed in Hamas attack8Government defeated in Lords over Rwanda bill9Daughter ‘desperate’ as mum missing for five months10France makes abortion a constitutional right

[ad_1] With 3,685 points, Ms Clark became the all-time leading scorer in men’s and women’s college basketball.

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaUN team says Hamas likely carried out sexual violence in Israel on 7 OctoberPublished17 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, EPAImage caption, The Nova festival was one of the sites of alleged sexual violence on 7 OctoberA UN team has concluded there are “reasonable grounds to believe” sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, was committed during the Hamas attacks in Israel on 7 October.They also said there was “convincing information” that hostages had been subjected to sexual violence.The trip was led by Pramila Patten, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict.Hamas has denied its gunmen sexually assaulted women during the attacks.”The mission team found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that conflict-related sexual violence occurred in multiple locations during the 7 October attacks,” the UN report said.These happened in at least three locations – the Nova music festival site and its surroundings, Road 232, and Kibbutz Re’im, it added. On 7 October Hamas gunmen infiltrated southern Israel, where they killed about 1,200 people and took 253 others hostage.Israel responded by launching a military campaign in Gaza, during which 30,500 people have been killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.Reports of sexual violence carried out by Hamas – which is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by Israel, the UK and others – began to emerge soon after 7 October and have accumulated steadily ever since.The BBC has also seen and heard evidence of rape, sexual violence and mutilation of women.Warning: Contains graphic descriptions of rape and sexual violenceIn the report, the UN said it had “found clear and convincing information that sexual violence, including rape, sexualized torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment has been committed against hostages”.It also said it “has reasonable grounds to believe that such violence may be ongoing against those still held in captivity”. The UN team visited Israel between 29 January and 14 February.The mission made up of Ms Patten and nine experts and was not investigative in nature, but designed to gather and verify allegations, the UN said. It added that 33 meetings were held with Israeli representatives, and more than 5,000 photographic images were examined as well as 50 hours of video footage.The report said that “despite concerted efforts to encourage” victims to come forward, the team was unable to interview any of them.Some allegations of rape and sexual violence could not be verified or were “unfounded”, the report explained, including the graphically publicised case of a pregnant woman whose womb was reportedly torn open and her foetus stabbed. It also said it had not been able to establish a discernible pattern of genital mutilation.The UN team said it also received information about sexual violence against Palestinian men and women in detention settings, during house raids and at checkpoints after 7 October. Israel has rejected similar allegations made previously by a panel of independent UN experts as “despicable and unfounded”.Meanwhile, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has accused the UN of trying to “keep quiet the serious UN report”. He criticised UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres for not convening the Security Council to discuss the findings and in order to declare Hamas a terrorist organisation.UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that Mr Guterres “has fully supported” Ms Patten’s work in her visit to Israel.”In no way, shape or form did the secretary-general do anything to keep the report ‘quiet.’ In fact, the report is being presented publicly today,” Mr Dujarric said.Related TopicsMiddle EastSexual violenceIsrael-Gaza warIsraelHamasMore on this storyHamas raped and mutilated women on 7 October, BBC hearsPublished5 December 2023Top StoriesTop court says states can’t ban Trump from ballotsPublished2 hours agoFrance makes abortion a constitutional rightPublished3 hours agoGeorge Galloway vows to take Angela Rayner’s seatPublished43 minutes agoFeaturesKate Middleton’s uncle joins Celebrity Big BrotherWould a £150,000 wage tempt you to a Scottish island?Trump: The Sequel? 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[ad_1] The report also said there was “convincing information” hostages were subjected to sexual violence.

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaUS Supreme Court rules Colorado cannot ban Trump from presidential ballotPublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsUS election 2024This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: Trump calls Supreme Court ruling a ‘unifying factor’By Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, WashingtonThe US Supreme Court has struck down efforts by individual states to disqualify Donald Trump from running for president using an anti-insurrection constitutional clause.The unanimous ruling is specific to Colorado, but it also overrides challenges brought in other states.Colorado had barred Mr Trump from its Republican primary, arguing he incited the 2021 Capitol riot. The court ruled that only Congress, rather than the states, had that power. The top court’s decision clears the way for Mr Trump to compete in the Colorado primary scheduled for Tuesday.Mr Trump is the front-runner for the Republican nomination and looks likely to face a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden in November’s general election.On Monday, the ex-president immediately claimed victory following the ruling, taking to his Truth Social media platform to claim a “big win for America”. The message was quickly followed by a fundraising email sent to supporters of his campaign. Speaking from his estate in Mar-a-Lago, Florida soon after, he said that the decision was “very well crafted” and will “go a long way towards bringing our country together, which it needs”.”You can’t take someone out of a race because an opponent would like it that way,” Mr Trump added. Colorado’s Secretary of State, Jena Griswold, said that she was disappointed by the ruling and that “Colorado should be able to bar oath-breaking insurrections from our ballot”.Additionally, the watchdog group that brought the case in Colorado, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (Crew), said in a statement that while the court “failed to meet the moment”, it is “still a win for democracy: Trump will go down in history as an insurrectionist”.Trump wins as Supreme Court sidesteps political landminesWhat is Super Tuesday and why is it important?A simple guide to the US 2024 electionTwo other states, Maine and Illinois , had followed Colorado in kicking Mr Trump off the ballot on similar grounds. The efforts in both states were put on hold while his challenge to the Colorado ruling was escalated to the Supreme Court. “We conclude that states may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office,” the court’s opinion says. “But states have no power under the Constitution to enforce Sections 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the presidency.” The nine justices ruled that only Congress can enforce the 14th Amendment’s provisions against federal officials and candidates.Part of the Civil War-era amendment – section 3 – bars federal, state and military officials who have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the US from holding office again. Groups including Free Speech For People had argued that the attempt to delay the peaceful transfer of power on 6 January 2021 matched the definition of insurrection outlined in the amendment. One of the court’s justices, Amy Coney Barrett, wrote separately that the fact that all nine justices agreed on the outcome of the case is “the message that Americans should take home”. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The case argued that President Trump had incited the crowd that stormed the US Capitol on 6 January 2021″The court has settled a politically charged issue in the volatile season of a presidential election,” Ms Barrett wrote. “Particularly in this circumstance, writings on the court should turn the national temperature down, not up.” But the court’s three liberal justices argued that the ruling seeks to “decide novel constitutional questions to insulate this Court and [Trump] from future controversy” by announcing “that a disqualification for insurrection can occur only when Congress enacts a particular kind of legislation”.”In doing so, the majority shuts the door on other potential means of enforcement,” they added. Atiba Ellis, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, told the BBC that while the court’s concerns about Mr Trump’s exclusion from the ballot are “fair”, the ruling “may have far-reaching consequences”. “It opens the door to constitutional interpretation matters that weren’t at issue in the case. The decision throws the problem to Congress at a time when partisan deadlock will guarantee inaction on this matter,” Mr Ellis added. “The decision effectively ensures that the question of the former president’s constitutional eligibility under Section 3 will not be resolved prior to the 2024 election.”Another legal scholar, Albany Law School’s Ray Brescia, said the court’s decision prevents a situation in which there is a “patchwork of states with different processes”. “If the court was to allow Colorado to proceed in this way, what’s to stop some rogue prosecutor in another state from saying that a candidate from a different party is not a viable candidate because they engaged in insurrection?,” he said. Republican voters in Colorado and 14 other states will vote on Tuesday in a marathon contest dubbed Super Tuesday. The former president is widely expected to sweep the board and defeat his sole remaining opponent, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, in every battleground. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaJack Teixeira: US airman pleads guilty to Pentagon documents leakPublished42 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersBy Mike WendlingBBC NewsAn Air National Guard member has pleaded guilty to posting dozens of classified documents online in one of highest-profile intelligence leaks in recent years.Prosecutors recommend that Jack Teixeira, 22, be sentenced to up to 16 years and eight months in prison.While working at an Air National Guard base, he posted documents to Discord, a platform popular with gamers.The material included maps, satellite images and intelligence on US allies.Teixeira pleaded guilty to six counts of wilful retention and transmission of national defence information in a US federal court in Boston on Monday. Each count carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. However, under the terms of a plea deal, prosecutors said they would ask for 200 months in prison – which Teixeira has agreed not to contest.At minimum, he will serve 11 years and pay a fine of $50,000 (£39,000). Teixeira also agreed to be debriefed by intelligence and defence officials. During the hearing he spoke briefly to confirm his agreement to the plea deal. US prosecutor Joshua Levy told reporters that the government is seeking a “very serious sentence” in order to send “a powerful deterrent message”. “One of the reasons this case is so serious is that once things are posted on the internet, shared on the internet, it’s almost impossible to track down what happens to every document,” Mr Levy said.Teixeira’s attorney Michael Bachrach called his client “very much a kid” and said that his youth played a “significant role” in his actions.Mr Bachrach said he hoped to be able to successfully argue for a jail term of 11 years at a sentencing hearing scheduled for 27 September.Teixeira initially began sharing information in late 2022 to a small community of gun and military enthusiasts on a Discord server, or chatroom.Initially the documents stayed within the group – and Teixeira expressed frustration that his online friends did not realise their significance – but the information was soon re-shared to more public channels.Eventually, the documents spread to fringe message boards and bigger social media networks, and were picked up by pro-Kremlin Telegram channels and military bloggers.Some copies of the documents were later altered by others, for instance to inflate Ukrainian casualty figures. Teixeira was warned by supervisors after he was seen making notes while looking at classified documents, prosecutors said, and he posed specific questions based on classified intelligence during a briefing.Teixeira was based at the Otis Air National Guard Base, near his home a little more than an hour south of Boston, Massachusetts.He worked as a cyber defence operations journeyman – an information technology job maintaining the Air Force communications network – and held the rank of Airman 1st Class. Despite his junior role, he had a top-secret security clearance.The leak prompted an investigation and led the Pentagon to examine its systems for handling classified information. The Air Force disciplined 15 of its members in connection with the case in December. A report from the Air Force’s inspector general said officers were aware of Texiera’s “intelligence-seeking activities” and failed to stop him, and that leaders in his unit knew of up to four instances of “questionable activity” involving his access to classified material.Several officers knew of other incidents, the report said, but did not report them, fearing that security officials would “overreact”.But the report also said Texiera’s supervisors did not know the full extent of his online activity.This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: How damaging are Jack Teixeira’s US intelligence leaks?The report said there was a lack of supervision during overnight shifts at the base, when a three-person crew was responsible for answering phones and ensuring the heating and air conditioning systems were operating. Teixeira would print and smuggle out classified documents when working those shifts. Screenshots of the classified information appeared to showed creased printouts photographed at his home. Image source, unknownImage caption, Teixeira took photographs of the documents and posted them onlineIn court filings, prosecutors said Teixeira was once suspended from high school after a classmate overheard him making racial threats and discussing weapons. Even though Teixeira said he was talking about a video game, local police then denied him a firearms identification card needed to purchase weapons.He was eventually approved, however, and authorities found a number of guns when they searched his house after his arrest. Prosecutors also said he attempted to destroy evidence, smashing his tablet, laptop and Xbox and encouraging members of a Discord chat room to delete their messages as authorities closed in.Teixeira’s family has a history of military service. His stepfather served 34 years in the Air Force, and his mother previously worked for non-profit organisations focused on veterans. Both attended his plea hearing on Monday.In a statement the family said Teixeira was “a good person” who has “has taken responsibility for his part in this”.They said the Air Force Inspector General report revealed “shocking details” about lack of training and oversight at the base, and that they hoped “substantive changes are made to stop this from ever happening again.”Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jack Teixeira’s stepfather Thomas Dufault and mother Dawn Dufault arriving at the court house in Boston on MondayMore on this storyHow secret US files first spread then vanished onlinePublished14 April 2023Top StoriesTop court says states can’t ban Trump from ballotsPublished47 minutes agoFrance makes abortion a constitutional rightPublished1 hour agoGeorge Galloway vows to take Angela Rayner’s seatPublished2 hours agoFeaturesCelebrity Big Brother: The rumoured line-upWould a £150,000 wage tempt you to a Scottish island?The Ukrainian teenagers who returned for their school promDaughter ‘desperate’ as mum missing for five monthsDid the last Budget deliver growth and cheap beer?In pictures: Bollywood stars and billionaires at lavish partyTrump supporters target black voters with AI fakesMystery of giant star sand dunes solvedCan a rubberstamp parliament help China’s economy?Elsewhere on the BBCWhat went wrong that fateful night?A new two-part documentary series examines the 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook helicopter crashAttributioniPlayerThe powerful emotional impact of Pink Floyd’s musicShine On You Crazy Diamond has helped people through their hardest timesAttributionSoundsGary Neville returns to the Den…Can the aspiring entrepreneurs win him, and the fiery five over?AttributioniPlayerHow Trump’s golf dream turned into a nightmare…His controversial golf development in Aberdeenshire was greenlit with awful consequencesAttributionSoundsMost Read1George Galloway vows to take Angela Rayner’s seat2Stop ‘rude’ vicar behaviour, wedding photographers say3Gatcombe Horse Trials cancelled after 40 years4Would a £150,000 wage tempt you to a Scottish island?5France makes abortion a constitutional right6Celebrity Big Brother: The rumoured line-up7Daughter ‘desperate’ as mum missing for five months8Top court says states can’t ban Trump from ballots9US airman pleads guilty to Pentagon documents leak10Sarah Everard police recall learning killer was PC

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaChildren starving to death in northern Gaza – WHOPublished10 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A woman and child stand among makeshift tents at Jabalia refugee camp in northern GazaBy George WrightBBC NewsChildren are dying of starvation in northern Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief says. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency’s visits over the weekend to the Al-Awda and Kamal Adwan hospitals were the first since early October.In a post on social media, he spoke of “grim findings”.A lack of food resulted in the deaths of 10 children and “severe levels of malnutrition”, while hospital buildings have been destroyed, he wrote. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza reported on Sunday that at least 15 children had died from malnutrition and dehydration at the Kamal Adwan hospital. A 16th child died on Sunday at a hospital in the southern city of Rafah, the Palestinian official news agency Wafa reported on Monday.Dr Tedros reported “severe levels of malnutrition, children dying of starvation, serious shortages of fuel, food and medical supplies, hospital buildings destroyed” in northern Gaza, where an estimated 300,000 people are living with little food or clean water.”The lack of food resulted in the deaths of 10 children,” he posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.The visits were the WHO’s first in months “despite our efforts to gain more regular access to the north of Gaza”, he wrote.”The situation at Al-Awda Hospital is particularly appalling, as one of the buildings is destroyed,” he added.Gaza Strip in maps: How life has changedGaza residents surviving off animal feed and rice as food dwindlesThe UN warned last week that famine in Gaza was “almost inevitable”.A senior UN aid official warned that at least 576,000 people across the Gaza Strip – one quarter of the population – faced catastrophic levels of food insecurity and one in six children under the age of two in the north were suffering from acute malnutrition.And the regional director of the UN’s children’s agency, Unicef, said “the child deaths we feared are here, as malnutrition ravages the Gaza Strip”. “These tragic and horrific deaths are man-made, predictable and entirely preventable,” Adele Khodr said in a statement on Sunday.The Israeli military launched a large-scale air and ground campaign to destroy Hamas – which is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by Israel, the UK, US and others – after the group’s gunmen killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel on 7 October and took 253 back to Gaza as hostages.More than 30,500 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory’s health ministry.This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: Devastation after dozens killed at Gaza aid dropRelated TopicsMiddle EastIsrael-Gaza warMore on this storyGazans surviving off animal feed and rice as food dwindlesPublished10 FebruaryWhat video and eyewitness accounts tell us about Gazans killed around aid convoyPublished3 days agoTop StoriesTop court says states can’t ban Trump from ballotsPublished1 hour agoFrance makes abortion a constitutional rightPublished4 minutes agoGeorge Galloway vows to take Angela Rayner’s seatPublished1 hour agoFeaturesCelebrity Big Brother: The rumoured line-upWould a £150,000 wage tempt you to a Scottish island?The Ukrainian teenagers who returned for their school promDaughter ‘desperate’ as mum missing for five monthsDid the last Budget deliver growth and cheap beer?In pictures: Bollywood stars and billionaires at lavish partyTrump supporters target black voters with AI fakesMystery of giant star sand dunes solvedCan a rubberstamp parliament help China’s economy?Elsewhere on the BBCWhat went wrong that fateful night?A new two-part documentary series examines the 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook helicopter crashAttributioniPlayerThe powerful emotional impact of Pink Floyd’s musicShine On You Crazy Diamond has helped people through their hardest timesAttributionSoundsGary Neville returns to the Den…Can the aspiring entrepreneurs win him, and the fiery five over?AttributioniPlayerHow Trump’s golf dream turned into a nightmare…His controversial golf development in Aberdeenshire was greenlit with awful consequencesAttributionSoundsMost Read1George Galloway vows to take Angela Rayner’s seat2Stop ‘rude’ vicar behaviour, wedding photographers say3France makes abortion a constitutional right4Would a £150,000 wage tempt you to a Scottish island?5Celebrity Big Brother: The rumoured line-up6US airman pleads guilty to Pentagon documents leak7Sarah Everard police recall learning killer was PC8Rare Ferrari recovered after being stolen in 19959Daughter ‘desperate’ as mum missing for five months10Apple fined €1.8bn for breaking streaming rules

[ad_1] Dr Tedros reported “severe levels of malnutrition, children dying of starvation, serious shortages of fuel, food and medical supplies, hospital buildings destroyed” in northern Gaza, where an estimated 300,000…