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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 & CanadaRepublican Speaker Johnson makes fresh push for Ukraine aidPublished24 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, Getty ImagesBy Anthony ZurcherBBC North America correspondentRepublican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a plan for getting new military assistance for Ukraine approved by Congress – and for keeping his tenuous hold on power.With Democrats wary and a Republican right flank eyeing open rebellion, however, Mr Johnson may find that even the best-laid plans could quickly unravel.In an interview on Fox News on Sunday night, the Louisiana congressman said he would push the House – which has the narrowest of Republican majorities – to structure new Ukraine support in the form of loans and to help cover the costs by authorising the US government to seize and sell Russian assets frozen since the start of the Ukraine war.”If we can use the seized assets of Russian oligarchs to allow the Ukrainians to fight them, that’s just pure poetry,” Mr Johnson told Fox host Trey Gowdy, a former Republican congressman.An estimated $300bn (£239bn) in Russian central bank assets have been frozen – although most of this is under European, not American, control.As an additional sweetener for his Republican colleagues, he also proposed tying the passage of Ukraine aid to legislation ending a hold on new liquefied natural gas export authorisations. The hold was imposed by the Biden administration in January at the behest of environmental activists.This wouldn’t be the first time Republicans have tried to tie Ukraine assistance – which is opposed by a growing number of conservative voters and a small but vocal group of legislators – to an unrelated political priority for the party. In February, Senate Republicans negotiated with Democrats to construct a legislative package that included funding for Ukraine along with conservative immigration reforms and resources for border security.The deal collapsed, however, after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump voiced his opposition and his supporters in Congress – including Mr Johnson in the House – followed suit.The White House says approved Ukraine aid ran out at the beginning of the year and has repeatedly warned that the nation is losing ground in its war against Russia because of a lack of continued American backing. In the House of Representatives, pro-aid legislators have been gathering signatures for a parliamentary procedure that would trigger a vote on a Senate-approved measure that authorises new aid for Ukraine and Israel – essentially forcing Mr Johnson’s hand.The House speaker’s latest proposal may be a way to forestall such a direct erosion of his power to set the legislative agenda.As Mr Johnson grapples with how to help Ukraine, however, he stands on unstable ground. The man who assumed the speakership after his predecessor was ousted last year by a right-wing rebellion is facing similar unrest from his party’s hard-core right. His negotiated deal with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown two weeks ago prompted one conservative firebrand, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, to file a motion for his removal. While she has not taken steps to force a vote on the matter, she has warned that she will if Mr Johnson isn’t ultimately replaced.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The White Hose has repeatedly warned that Ukraine is losing ground in its war against Russia due to a shortfall in US supportLater this month, Republican membership in the House will drop to 217 – meaning it would only take two Republicans to join the chamber’s 213 Democrats to launch an attempt to oust Mr Johnson.On Sunday night, Mr Johnson tried to reset expectations for his party – and buy himself some breathing room.”We have the smallest majority, literally, right now in US history,” he said. “So we’re not going to get the legislation that we all desire and prefer.”This mathematical reality puts the speaker in a delicate situation. If he angers even a handful of Republicans, such as by striking a deal to help Ukraine, it may trigger an uprising. And if he doesn’t do enough to placate Democrats, they may once again help the rebellious conservatives execute their plot.With national elections to decide the presidency and control of both chambers of Congress set for November, Mr Johnson – and his fellow Republicans – can ill afford to appear rife with internal divisions and incapable of governing.”This is not an easy job right now,” Mr Johnson said.Related TopicsWar in UkraineRepublican PartyUS politicsUnited StatesUkraineMore on this storyWar a real threat and Europe not ready, warns Poland’s PMPublished3 days agoFleeing Ukraine’s embattled border villagesPublished22 MarchZelensky hits back after Russia links Ukraine to concert attackPublished24 MarchEurope rift on Ukraine clouds Macron talks in BerlinPublished15 MarchHow much grain is Ukraine exporting?Published5 days agoTop StoriesLive. Seven Gaza food aid workers killed in Israeli strikeChild, 12, wounds three in Finland school shootingPublished48 minutes agoWanted man, 80, arrested after 27 years on the runPublished37 minutes agoFeaturesWhy there’s a revolution on the way in glass makingLulu: I don’t speak before 12 noon. 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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 & CanadaTrump posts $175m bond in New York fraud casePublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Donald Trump attends his New York business fraud trial.By Kayla EpsteinBBC NewsFormer US President Donald Trump has posted a $175m (£140m) bond in his New York civil fraud case, staving off asset seizures by the state.Mr Trump was originally ordered to pay the full $464m judgement against him, but an appeals court said he could pay the smaller sum within 10 days.He was found in February to have fraudulently inflated property values. The Republican denies wrongdoing and says the case is a political witch hunt by the Democratic prosecutor.Last month, in addition to ordering Mr Trump to pay a significant financial penalty, Justice Arthur Engoron barred him from running a New York business for three years.He was also prohibited from getting loans from New York financial institutions for three years.The ruling placed Mr Trump, who has said in depositions and on social media that he has $400m or $500m in cash on hand, under a serious financial crunch. Forbes Magazine currently estimates his net worth at $6.4bn – it more than doubled after the parent company of his social media platform Truth Social went public last week.Around the same time a judge found him liable for fraud, Mr Trump had to secure a $91m bond after losing an unrelated defamation case brought by the writer E Jean Carroll.To delay enforcement of the penalty while he appealed the civil fraud case, Mr Trump initially sought a bond from 30 companies but was unable to secure one, his lawyers wrote in court filings. The appeals court reduced the amount he would need to post last week.Mr Trump has appealed against Justice Engoron’s ruling, and the higher court has suspended the ban on Mr Trump’s ability to run a business and get loans while they consider the matter. It could take months, or longer, for the appeals court to decide the case.In the meantime, Mr Trump’s first criminal trial – over his alleged attempt to fraudulently conceal hush-money payments to an adult film star ahead of the 2016 election – is scheduled to begin on 15 April in Manhattan. Related TopicsDonald TrumpMore on this storyTrump wins reprieve as judge cuts fraud bond to $175mPublished25 MarchKey findings in Trump’s ‘overwhelming’ fraud trial lossPublished17 FebruaryA guide to Trump’s four criminal casesPublished25 MarchTop StoriesLive. Senior Iranian commander killed in Israeli strike, Iran state media saysIsraeli strike destroys Iranian consulate in Syria, says Iran state mediaPublished3 hours agoTrump posts $175m bond in New York fraud casePublished1 hour agoFeaturesWhy there’s a revolution on the way in glass makingThe Papers: ‘Iran general killed’ and ‘record’ boat arrivalsLulu: I don’t speak before 12 noon. I’m not lyingHow to solve the plastic problem. VideoHow to solve the plastic problemSmoke rises from destroyed Iranian consulate. VideoSmoke rises from destroyed Iranian consulateWill legalising cannabis unleash chaos in Germany?Is my family still alive? The daily question for HaitiansThe pothole signs that put a town in the spotlight’We bought a zoo and our lives turned upside down’Elsewhere on the BBCThe ultimate bromanceEnjoy the genius of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore with a journey through the archivesAttributioniPlayerProfessor Alice Roberts unearths her favourite musicThe scientist and Digging for Britain presenter is Lauren Laverne’s castawayAttributionSoundsWhy did four tragic murders spark an online obsession?The case racked up nearly two billion views on TikTok worldwideAttributioniPlayerCaffeine: Dangers and benefitsFind out what effects this drug can have on dementia and cardiovascular diseaseAttributionSoundsMost Read1Germany kit option blocked over Nazi symbolism2Trump’s media company tumbles in stock market3Insta fans kill special places, says cave cleaner4JK Rowling in ‘arrest me’ challenge over hate crime law5Diabetes patients offered artificial-pancreas tech6’Iran general killed’ and ‘record boat arrivals’7Twenty councillors quit Labour Party in protest8French toddler’s remains found but death a mystery9Google to delete records from Incognito tracking10Lulu: I don’t speak before 12 noon. I’m not lying

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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 & CanadaIsrael Gaza war: EU says starvation being used as a weaponPublished5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, EPAImage caption, The UN says a quarter of Gaza’s population are one step away from famineBy James GregoryBBC NewsStarvation is being used as a weapon of war in Gaza, the EU’s foreign policy chief has claimed. Josep Borrell described the lack of aid entering the territory as a “manmade” disaster.A Spanish ship carrying desperately needed food supplies has left Cyprus for Gaza, but the UN says this cannot replace the delivery of aid by land.Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has meanwhile vowed to press on with an offensive in southern Gaza.The quickest, most effective way to get aid into the territory is by road, but aid agencies say Israeli restrictions mean a fraction of what is needed is getting in.Attention has instead shifted towards alternative routes including sea and air drops.Israel says it is not to blame for Gaza’s food shortages as it is allowing aid through two crossings in the south.But addressing the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday, Mr Borrell said the humanitarian crisis in the territory was as a result of a lack of viable land routes. “We are now facing a population fighting for their own survival,” he said.”Humanitarian assistance needs to get into Gaza, and the European Union is working as much as we can in order to make it possible.”[The humanitarian crisis is] manmade and when we look for alternative ways of providing support by sea, by air, we have to remind [ourselves] that we have to do it because the natural way of providing support through roads is being… artificially closed.”Starvation is being used as a war arm and when we condemned this happening in Ukraine, we have to use the same words for what is happening in Gaza.”US military ship heading to Gaza to build portFirst Gaza aid ship sets off from CyprusWhy are Israel and Hamas fighting in Gaza?His comments come after the UN warned at least 576,000 people in Gaza – one quarter of the population – were one step away from famine. The territory’s Hamas-run health ministry says at least 27 people, many of them children, have died as a result of malnutrition and dehydration at hospitals there in the last two weeks.Currently en route to help is the Spanish ship the Open Arms, which set sail from Larnaca just before 09:00 (07:00 GMT) on Tuesday towing a barge loaded with 200 tonnes of food supplies. This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: José Andrés on his mission to feed thousands in GazaWhile it is at sea, Palestinians working for World Central Kitchen (WCK) will continue building a jetty at an undisclosed location on Gaza’s coast, which will be used to offload the aid.A US military ship, General Frank S Besson, is also sailing towards the Middle East carrying equipment to build a temporary pier, which WCK says is unrelated to its own project. Inside the US plan to get food into Gaza by seaIsrael has welcomed the creation of the maritime corridor and said it was facilitating the transfer of aid to Gaza while its forces continued to fight Hamas.Mr Netanyahu reiterated on Tuesday that Israel would press ahead with its military campaign into Rafah, Gaza’s most southerly city located near the border with Egypt. “We will finish the job in Rafah while enabling the civilian population to get out of harm’s way,” he said in a video address to a conference of the pro-Israel Aipac organisation in Washington on Tuesday.Meanwhile, the UK’s Foreign Secretary, Lord Cameron, has urged Israel to open the major port of Ashdod – one of the country’s three main cargo ports located just south of Tel Aviv – to seaborne aid deliveries destined for Gaza.The war in Gaza began when Hamas gunmen attacked southern Israel on 7 October, killing about 1,200 people and seizing 253 hostages. More than 31,180 people have been killed in Gaza since then, the Hamas-run health ministry there says.Weeks of talks involving US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators have failed to bring about a ceasefire or hostage exchange deal.This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, ‘We don’t feel the joy’: Ramadan marred by Israel-Gaza warRelated TopicsWar in UkraineIsrael-Gaza warIsraelGazaHamasTop StoriesBiden and Trump set for election rematch after securing party nominationsPublished2 hours agoNo 10 says Tory donor’s alleged Abbott comments were racistPublished2 hours agoEU says starvation being used as weapon of war in GazaPublished5 hours agoFeaturesCan royals move on from Kate photo media storm?The hidden village just metres from North KoreaPM says donor was racist and ‘funeral home horror’Bridgerton star goes from screen to stageInside the US plan to get food into Gaza by seaWhy firms are bringing their manufacturing back homeThe cruel Yale benefactor who traded in Indian slavesOccupied Ukraine forced to vote in Putin’s electionThe gangsters and rebels jostling over power in HaitiElsewhere on the BBCEmbracing the alternative spirit…Experience 6 Music Festival 2024 with performances from The Smile, Gossip and Young FathersAttributionSoundsGlobal superstardom, drugs, violence and redemptionMel B on what she’s learned from life so farAttributionSoundsThe Traitors Movie, Alan Partridge and W1A returnsJoin us this Friday for the funniest fundraising night of the year!AttributioniPlayerWhich childhood pastime can improve muscle power?Michael Mosley reveals more surprising, simple ways to boost our health and wellbeingAttributionSoundsMost Read1Why Mel B moved into her mum’s bungalow in Leeds2PM says donor was racist and ‘funeral home horror’3World’s largest trees are ‘thriving in UK’4Navalny ally Leonid Volkov attacked in Lithuania5UK to pay failed asylum seekers to move to Rwanda6Biden and Trump set for election rematch after securing party nominations7Half-sister’s defamation case against Meghan dismissed8No 10 says Tory donor’s alleged comments were racist9Egg freezing patients ‘misled’ by clinics10EU says starvation being used as a weapon in Gaza

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsLocal NewsStakeknife report: Operation Kenova to publish findingsPublished39 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsThe TroublesImage source, PacemakerImage caption, Belfast man Fred Scappaticci denied he was Stakeknife, an Army agent within the IRABy Julian O’NeillBBC News NI crime and justice correspondentA report on a major investigation into an Army spy who operated at the heart of the IRA during the Northern Ireland Troubles is to be published later. The investigation took seven years to examine the activities of agent “Stakeknife”, who was Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci.The “golden egg” intelligence asset has been linked to multiple murders.The £40m investigation, known as Operation Kenova, also looked at the role played by the Army and MI5.Who was Stakeknife and what did he do?Stakeknife was west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci, though this has never been confirmed officially. He was unmasked in the media in 2003 and although he denied the allegation, he moved into hiding in England where he died in 2023. He joined the IRA in the 1970s and towards the end of that decade was recruited by the Army as an agent.Throughout the 1980s he operated within the IRA’s so-called internal security unit. Its primary purpose was to identify informers who were then kidnapped, tortured and shot dead. Scappaticci himself was implicated in multiple killings while at the same time working as a spy, passing on intelligence about the IRA. The IRA became suspicious of him around 1990 and stood him and his unit down.What is Operation Kenova?In 2016, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) asked the then-chief constable of Bedfordshire, Jon Boutcher, to investigate more than 50 murders and any connection to Stakeknife.The PSNI requested the external inquiry due to “its scale, size and complexity”. Called Operation Kenova, it had around 50 detectives from outside Northern Ireland. This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Freddie Scappaticci threatens a BBC reporter outside his home in 2003.To further underline its independence, no-one had a military or intelligence service background. The Operation Kenova team was later tasked to examine other unrelated Troubles cases. It has cost in the region of £40m.Jon Boutcher, now the chief constable of the PSNI, will release his report at 11:00 GMT. What is the purpose of the report?Operation Kenova investigated the activities of Stakeknife, who was suspected of direct involvement in 18 murders. The IRA unit that Scappaticci was part of was known as the “nutting squad” and its chief purpose was to identify informers. Stakeknife ‘linked to 18 murders’Freddie Scappaticci: The Army’s golden egg in IRAThe IRA executioner next door in suburbiaCrucially, Mr Boutcher’s team looked at the conduct of Stakeknife’s handlers in the Army, as well as the security service, MI5. It has been examining if the state was complicit in a catalogue of serious crimes.Image caption, Fred Scappaticci left Northern Ireland in 2003 when he was identified by the media as StakeknifeThe “nutting squad” dealt with the informers, including those falsely accused of being traitors, by shooting them in the back of the head after interrogations, which involved torture. Bodies were usually dumped along rural border roads. Who were the victims?Operation Kenova is looking into more than 50 murders including that of Caroline Moreland, a Catholic mother of three who was abducted and murdered by the IRA in July 1994.The body of the 34-year-old was found near Roslea, County Fermanagh.Just before the ceasefires of 1994, she came under the suspicion of the IRA, was kidnapped, held for two weeks and shot dead.After she was kidnapped, her interrogators made a recording of her in which she can be heard “confessing” to having been an informer.Image source, PAcemakerImage caption, Caroline Moreland was abducted and shot dead by the IRA in July 1994Caroline Moreland’s daughter, Shauna, said she wanted to know why, if her mother was an informer, the state had not intervened to save her.Shauna was ten when her mother was killed. Speaking to the BBC’s Good Morning Ulster programme, Shauna said her main goal was to “get someone to say that her life mattered”.”I didn’t want prosecutions, I didn’t care about that. I just wanted answers,” she said. “If she was informing then she would have had handlers who would have known she was missing and could have stepped in to save her.” Read more victims stories here – The sound that signalled death for IRA ‘informers’ Did the Army and MI5 co-operate with the investigation?Yes. Much of the material relevant to the investigation is held by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and MI5, as well as the PSNI. Operation Kenova agreed information protocols with each organisation. Mr Boutcher has stated getting access to all records was “challenging”, involving lawyers and took time to obtain. But as a result, he has said he has been able to search records “not previously given” to earlier investigations. Operation Kenova has involved “12,000 investigative actions”. More than 300 people were interviewed, 40 of them under caution. The first person it arrested for questioning was Mr Scappaticci in 2018. As a result of an associated search, he was charged with, and admitted to, possessing extreme pornographic images.Is anyone being prosecuted as a result?No. Mr Scappaticci died in April 2023, before the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) had made decisions on files submitted by Kenova relating to 17 murders and 12 abductions, which occurred between 1979 and 1994. Intelligence material made up much of the 60,000 pages of evidence it considered. Last December, it said 15 other people would not face any action.Following this, there were further decisions not to prosecute anyone, including people who are alleged to have been IRA members and retired soldiers involved in agent handling.Image source, PacemakerImage caption, Jon Boutcher, who led Operation Kenova, is now PSNI chief constableThe PPS said the evidence was “insufficient” to charge anyone. In February, the Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Herron said the value of Operation Kenova should not be measured solely in terms of prosecution outcomes, pointing to reports which are being prepared for families.Has the report been censored?No. Mr Boutcher put the finishing touches to the report in late 2022. However, there was an eight-stage process to publication, with the final say resting with the PSNI, as it commissioned the investigation. The stages included the government studying whether any of its contents compromised national security. Last August, Mr Boutcher said the checks had not resulted in any redactions. The report is an interim one, dealing with “high level themes and issues” concerning Stakeknife. It will not contain a case-by-case examination of murders and incidents, nor identify victims at the request of their relatives. Victims’ families will receive individual reports at a future point in time. There will also be a final report, likely to be published later this year, which will be more comprehensive.Related TopicsIRANorthern IrelandThe TroublesPolice Service of Northern IrelandMore on this storyThe IRA executioner next door in suburbiaPublished1 hour agoFreddie Scappaticci: The Army’s golden egg in IRAPublished17 hours agoWhy did the IRA not kill Stakeknife?Published17 hours agoThe sound that signalled death for IRA ‘informers’Published3 days agoAlleged top Army agent in IRA, Stakeknife, diesPublished11 April 2023Top StoriesBiden draws election battle lines in fiery speechPublished4 hours agoTheresa May to stand down as MP at next electionPublished1 hour agoMH370: Inescapable grief a decade on as families fight for answersPublished9 hours agoFeaturesThe Papers: ‘Pension pinchers’ and Horner ‘Red Bullish’Singapore sting: How spies listened in on German generalWeekly quiz: Which billionaire hired Rihanna to celebrate a wedding?MH370: The families haunted by one of aviation’s greatest mysteriesPride, pilgrims and parades: Africa’s top shotsWhy did the IRA not kill Stakeknife?’I’m really shy’ – The return of Gossip’s Beth DittoHow are the child benefit rules changing?The Iranian female DJs shaking the dance floorElsewhere on the BBCCrazy urban myth or legitimate punk-pop conspiracy?Comedian Joanne McNally investigatesAttributionSoundsA ball of fire in the skies of KentMust-see moments from news stories big and small, captured on cameraAttributioniPlayerA disturbing scandal, uncovered after 30 yearsHow coal miners’ organs were used for research without their consentAttributionSoundsFearless, unflinching, yet life-affirming stand-upJaney Godley spins bold comedy from her dark and difficult experienceAttributionSoundsMost Read1Theresa May to stand down as MP at next election2£40k orphanage donor feels ‘cheated’ by charity3’Pension pinchers’ and Horner ‘Red Bullish’4Biden draws election battle lines in fiery speech5London a ‘no-go zone for Jews every weekend’6Rape survivor says uni training may have saved her7Mass die-offs rising among farmed salmon8MH370: The families haunted by one of aviation’s greatest mysteries9Coroners’ death reports reveal NHS warnings rise10Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityAsiaChinaIndiaSouth Korea: Doctors on strike face arrest if they do not return to workPublished46 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, South Korean doctors protest against the government’s medical policy in front of the Presidential office in SeoulBy Jean MackenzieSeoul correspondentSouth Korea’s government is threatening to take legal action against thousands of striking junior doctors and revoke their medical licences if they do not return to work on Thursday. Around three quarters of the country’s junior doctors have walked out of their jobs over the past week, causing disruption and delays to surgeries at major teaching hospitals. The trainee doctors are protesting government plans to admit drastically more medical students to university each year, to increase the number of doctors in the system. South Korea has one of the lowest doctor-to-patient ratios among developed countries, and with a rapidly aging population, the government is warning there will be an acute shortage within a decade. The empty corridors of St Mary’s Hospital in Seoul this week gave a glimpse of what that future might look like. There was barely a doctor or patient to be seen in the triage area outside the emergency room, with patients warned to stay away. Ryu Ok Hada, a 25-year-old doctor, and his colleagues have not been to work at the hospital for over a week. “It feels weird not getting up at 4 a.m.,” Ryu joked. The junior doctor told the BBC he was used to working more than 100 hours a week, often for 40 hours without sleep. “It’s insane how much we work for such little pay”. Surgeries delayed as South Korean doctors walk outAlthough doctors’ salaries in South Korea are relatively high, Ryu argues that given their hours, he and other junior doctors can end up earning less than the minimum wage. More doctors will not fix the structural issues within the healthcare system, that leave them overworked and underpaid, he says. Healthcare in South Korea is largely privatised but affordable. The prices of emergency, life-saving surgeries and specialist care have been set too low, the doctors say, while less essential treatments, like cosmetic surgeries, pay too much. This means doctors are increasingly opting to work in more lucrative fields in the big cities, leaving rural areas understaffed and emergency rooms overstretched. Image caption, Ryu Ok Hada, a doctor at St Mary’s Hospital, has not been to work for over a weekRyu, who has been working for a year, says trainee and junior doctors are being exploited by the university hospitals for their cheap labour. In some of the larger hospitals, they make up more than 40% of the staff, providing a critical role in keeping them running. As a result, surgery capacity at some hospitals has halved over the past week. The disruption has been mostly limited to planned procedures, which have been postponed, with only a few isolated instances of critical care being affected. Last Friday, an elderly woman suffering a cardiac arrest died in an ambulance after seven hospitals reportedly refused to treat her. The government has said the patient in question had terminal cancer and her death was unrelated to the walkout.’There are no doctors’Patience with the doctors is running out from both the public and the healthcare workers needing to pick up the extra work. Nurses have warned they are being forced to carry out procedures in operating theatres that would normally fall to their doctor colleagues. Ms Choi, a nurse at a hospital in Incheon, told the BBC her shifts had been extended by an hour and a half each day and she was now doing the work of two people.”The patients are anxious, and I am frustrated that this is continuing without an end in sight,” she said, urging the doctors to come back to work and find another way to demonstrate their grievances. Under the government’s proposals, the number of medical students admitted to university next year would rise from 3,000 to 5,000. The striking doctors argue that training more physicians would dilute the quality of care, because it would mean giving medical licenses to less competent practitioners. But the doctors are struggling to convince the public that more doctors would be a bad thing and have garnered little sympathy. At Seoul’s Severance Hospital on Tuesday, 74-year-old Mrs Lee was receiving treatment for colon cancer, having travelled for over an hour to get there.”Outside the city, where we live, there are no doctors,” she said. “This problem has been kicked down the road for too long and needs to be fixed,” said Lee’s husband Soon-dong. “The doctors are being too selfish. They’re taking us patients hostage”.The couple was worried about more doctors joining the strike, and said they would be happy to pay more for their care, if it meant the dispute would be resolved. But President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating has improved since the walkout began, meaning the government has little incentive to start overhauling the system and making procedures more expensive, just ahead of elections in April. Both sides are now locked in an intense standoff. The health ministry has refused to accept the doctors’ resignations and is instead threatening to prosecute them for breaking medical law if they do not return to the hospitals by the end of the day. The vice-health minister Park Min-soo has said those who miss the deadline will also have their licences suspended for a minimum of three months. The government has said it will start proceedings on Monday. It is hoping the threat of being penalised will be enough to force doctors back to work, claiming nearly 300 of the 9,000 striking doctors have already returned. Some of those who have walked out believe the government’s heavy-handed approach could swing public opinion. On Sunday, the Korean Medical Association will vote on whether senior doctors should join the trainee physicians. If swathes of their junior colleagues have been arrested, they will be more likely to take action. Ryu said he was prepared to be arrested and lose his medical licence, and that if the government would not compromise or listen to their grievances, he would walk away from the profession.”The medical system is broken and if things continue like this it has no future, it will collapse,” he said. “I’ve done some farming before, so perhaps I could go back to that”. Additional reporting by Jake Kwon Related TopicsAsiaDoctorsSouth KoreaMore on this storySouth Korean woman dies as doctor strike continuesPublished2 days agoSurgeries delayed as South Korean doctors walk outPublished20 FebruaryTop StoriesProtests descending into mob rule, PM warns policePublished52 minutes agoChris Mason: Are the Tories going to scrap non-dom tax status?Published1 hour agoWomen were ‘not believed’ on Emma killer warningsPublished18 minutes agoFeaturesThe Papers: Cut to non-dom status considered and Harry court setbackRaye’s path to the Brits: ‘It’s not been the simplest story’Born on 29 February: ‘Being a leapling feels special’How police missed the chance to catch Emma’s killerWho will replace McConnell as top Senate Republican?Biden and Trump head to border for high-stakes duelSarah Smith: Protest vote over Gaza is election warning Biden cannot ignoreS Korea doctors face arrest if they do not end strikeTwo children ran away. 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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 & CanadaAustria: Four women and a girl killed in Vienna in 24 hoursPublished4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, The authorities are investigating the motives for both of the unrelated incidentsBy Kathryn ArmstrongBBC NewsPolice in Vienna are investigating the deaths of four women and a teenage girl in a 24-hour period. Three women were stabbed to death by a man in a brothel in Austria’s capital on Friday. A suspect was arrested. Another woman and her daughter were killed in an unrelated incident. Investigators believe the girl’s father was responsible. Campaigners described the day as “Black Friday” and called for urgent action to stop violence against women. The bodies of three women were found in a building in the central Brigittenau district at around 21:00 local time (20:00 GMT) after a witness called the emergency services.The suspect, whom police have described as a 27-year-old Afghan national, was found hiding near the brothel with a knife in his hand. The motive for the killings is currently unclear but the man has been questioned. Earlier on Friday, a 51-year-old woman and her 13-year-old daughter were found dead in an apartment in the Erdberg area – about 12km (seven miles) from where the other incident happened. There is no suggestion they are connected. Police are still searching for the woman’s husband, who is also the girl’s father, as investigators suspect he may have strangled or choked them to death. “The initial investigations, which are currently under way, indicate that blunt force was involved,” said police spokesman Philip Hasslinger.Eva-Maria Holzleitner, the leader of the women’s policy department of the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPO), has urged the federal government to call a crisis meeting to discuss the issue of femicide in the country. “We mourn the murdered women, are thinking about the survivors and call for a national action plan to protect against violence to finally be implemented in order to protect women’s lives in Austria,” said Ms Holzleitner. Klaudia Frieben, leader of umbrella organisation the Austrian Women’s Ring (OFR), wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that “this day will go down in history as Black Friday with five dead women”. According to the latest data on femicide rates in Austria, published by the Institute of Conflict Research, some 319 women were killed in the country between 2010 and 2020 – mostly by male partners or ex-partners. The coalition government has vowed to crack down on the issue – pledging almost €25m (£21m) in 2021 to initiatives aimed at protecting women against violence. Related TopicsEuropeAustriaFemicideViolence against womenWomenViennaMore on this storyJosef Fritzl could be moved to care home – reportsPublished16 JanuaryThe femicide detectivesPublished8 March 2022Top StoriesTories suspend MP over ‘Islamists’ commentsPublished47 minutes agoNavalny’s body returned to mother, spokeswoman saysPublished3 hours agoLive. Trump attacks Biden, ignores Haley, in speech as South Carolina votesFeaturesHow a gay TV drama changed people’s livesThe Creator’s Gareth Edwards on shaking up HollywoodThe ‘strange’ story of man who killed a familyIs this the most chaotic by-election ever? 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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 & CanadaAudrii Cunningham: Family friend charged with murder of 11-year-old girl in TexasPublished54 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Texas Department of Public Safety via CBS Image caption, Audrii Cunningham, 11, was reported missing on 15 FebruaryBy Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, WashingtonPolice have charged a family friend with murder in connection with the death and disappearance of an 11-year-old girl in Texas.Don Steven McDougal, 42, who sometimes took Audrii Cunningham to school, was already in custody on an unrelated assault charge, officials said. A capital murder charge was added to his booking sheet on Wednesday morning. Audrii’s body was recovered by divers in a river north of Houston nearly a week after she went missing. She disappeared after failing to get on her school bus on 15 February. Mr McDougal was a friend of Audrii’s family and lived in a mobile home on their property near Lake Livingston, about 80 miles (128km) north of Houston, according to police.Audrii’s body was discovered on Tuesday in the nearby Trinity River, about 10 miles from her family home. A backpack believed to be hers was traced in the area on Friday. She was last seen carrying a red Hello Kitty-style backpack. Authorities in Polk County said that Audrii was supposed to catch a school bus at a stop in the area, but was never picked up. She did not appear in school that day. Mr McDougal – who sometimes took Audrii to the bus stop, or would take her to school if she missed the bus – was held in custody on 16 February on an unrelated aggravated assault charge. He reportedly joined in the search efforts after Audrii went missing.Sheriff Byron Lyons told CNN: “Some of the witnesses have even said that he was in the community and knocking on doors… asking have they seen her.”He also posted several social media comments denying involvement with her disappearance, CNN reported. “I was there and was questioned. I am not running or hiding,” he commented on True Crime Society. “I have done everything I can to help find her. I have done nothing wrong.”He was first considered a person of interest in the case after a witness tied his vehicle, a dark blue 2003 Chevrolet Suburban, to Audrii’s disappearance. Mr McDougal pleaded no contest to two felony counts of enticing a child stemming from a 2007 incident near Houston and was sentenced to two years in prison, according to the Associated Press.Police have not yet revealed how Audrii died. Her remains are being examined by the Harris County Medical Examiner. Related TopicsTexasUnited StatesHoustonMore on this storyMissing girl found using fingerprints on ransom notePublished3 October 2023Girl missing for nearly four years turns up safePublished27 July 2023Florida police stop 10-year-old driver on highwayPublished23 September 2023Top StoriesLive. MPs to vote on whether to call for immediate Gaza ceasefire’Dad, please don’t go out’: The Gazans killed as Israel freed hostagesPublished1 hour agoTrident missile crashes into sea in failed test firingPublished4 hours agoFeatures’Dad, please don’t go out’: The Gazans killed as Israel freed hostages’Premier League caught my online troll. 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[ad_1] Audrii Cunningham’s body was recovered a week after she went missing from near her family home in Texas.

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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 & CanadaRussian opposition leader Navalny has died, prison service saysPublished3 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRussia’s most significant opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison inside the Arctic Circle, the prison service said.Seen as President Vladimir Putin’s most vociferous critic, Navalny was serving a 19-year jail term for offences widely considered politically motivated.He was moved to an Arctic penal colony, considered one of the toughest jails, late last year.The prison service in the Yamalo-Nenets district said he had “felt unwell” after a walk on Friday.He had “almost immediately lost consciousness”, it said in a statement, adding that an emergency medical team had immediately been called and tried to resuscitate him but without success.The causes of his death were being established, Tass news agency reported.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts.Related TopicsRussiaAlexei NavalnyTop StoriesRussian opposition leader Navalny has died, prison service saysPublished3 minutes agoLive. Tories suffer two by-election defeats with big swings to LabourMore to do despite by-election wins, says StarmerPublished50 minutes agoFeaturesJohn Curtice: By-elections leave Tories ‘with mountain to climb’ Weekly quiz: Who could join Sinéad in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?Xbox games on Nintendo and PlayStation: Is the console war over?Trump faces a $370m fine. How would he pay it?Will TikTok help take Saltburn from bathtubs to Baftas?Rafah images show huge blast craters close to campsListen: By-Election Newscast Special. AudioListen: By-Election Newscast SpecialAttributionSoundsThe epic voyage of a daring Mughal princessGet back! Paul McCartney reunited with stolen bassElsewhere on the BBCThe surprising health benefits of doing the plankMichael Mosley explores whether it outshines crunches or sit-ups…AttributionSoundsFrom musical pressure to creative differences…Music critic Pete Paphides tells the story behind Fleetwood Mac’s TuskAttributionSounds’If I can’t live with you, I don’t want to live anyway’The Hungarian footballer executed for loveAttributionSoundsThe powerful emotional impact of Pink Floyd’s musicShine On You Crazy Diamond has helped people through their hardest timesAttributionSoundsMost Read1Shephard and Deeley named This Morning hosts2Brian Wilson’s family seeks conservatorship3Harry set to speak on US TV about King’s health4By-elections leave Tories ‘with mountain to climb’5Millions of donkeys killed each year to make medicine6Methane mega-leak exposed in Kazakhstan7McCann suspect in German trial for unrelated rape8Jordan North to leave Radio 1 after 10 years9Trump faces a $370m fine. How would he pay it?10US warns key Ukrainian town could fall to Russia

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityAsiaChinaIndiaPakistan: Imran Khan picks Omar Ayub as PM nomineePublished4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Omar Ayub Khan said his first priority. if elected, is to free Pakistan’s political prisonersBy Kelly NgBBC NewsJailed cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has named a man in hiding as his pick for Pakistan’s prime minister.Omar Ayub Khan will run against the candidate of Imran Khan’s rivals.Mr Ayub, one of the former prime minister’s party leaders, is currently wanted by police on criminal charges. That does not bar him from running.However, despite Mr Khan’s independents unexpectedly winning the most seats in last week’s election, they do not have enough to form a government.Currently, the two main rivals appear on course to take control, after they formed a coalition – Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).A senior leader of Mr Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party, Asad Qaiser, announced Mr Ayub as his pick for PM after meeting with the former premier in prison.Members of Pakistan’s National Assembly will elect the new prime minister and 56-year-old Mr Ayub will face off against the PML-N’s Shehbaz Sharif, Nawaz Sharif’s brother.Mr Ayub is on the run from criminal charges over riots sparked by Imran Khan’s arrest in May last year. But that does not disqualify him from seeking the PM post.If elected PM, Mr Ayub said his top priority is to free political prisoners. He won last week as an independent backed by PTI.He is the grandson of Mohamed Ayub Khan, a military dictator and Pakistan’s president from 1958 to 1969.What now in Pakistan after Khan vote surprise?With the PPP’s support, Mr Sharif on Wednesday put forward his brother Shehbaz as the PML-N’s PM candidate.The vote for Pakistan’s next prime minister will take place after all new members of the National Assembly take their oaths, and the speaker and deputy speaker have been elected.Independent candidates – a majority affiliated with Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) – won 93 of the 265 National Assembly seats that were contested in last Thursday’s election. The PML-N won 75 seats while the PPP came third with 54 seats.Against the odds, election shows Imran Khan’s support is solidWho is really pulling the strings in a divided Pakistan? The PTI argues that its allies should have won even more votes and seats, alleging vote fraud and interference – which electoral officials have denied. Earlier this week, a politician from the Jamaat-e-Islami party gave up his seat because he says the vote was rigged in his favour.”We will not allow our mandate to be stolen,” Mr Ayub said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.”PTI as a party will work for strengthening democratic institutions in Pakistan so that the country’s economy can be put on a path of positive trajectory and we can initiate our reforms programme to benefit the people of Pakistan,” he said.Mr Ayub was first elected into the nation’s National Assembly in 2002 as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q, a breakaway party from the PML-N.He joined PML-N in 2012, and then moved again in 2018 to join PTI. He was a minister in Khan’s cabinet from 2018 until the ex-PM’s ouster in April 2022. He was appointed PTI’s secretary-general since 27 May 2003, shortly after Khan’s arrest.Related TopicsPakistanImran KhanNawaz SharifAsiaShehbaz SharifMore on this storyWhat now in Pakistan after Khan vote surprise?Published4 days agoHow Imran Khan plans to win an election from jailPublished4 FebruaryPakistan’s king of comebacks looks set to win againPublished2 FebruaryThe cricket star and former PM dividing PakistanPublished1 FebruaryTop StoriesLive. Tories suffer two by-election defeats with big swings to LabourJohn Curtice: Results leave Tories with mountain to climbPublished3 hours agoLabour scores double by-election victory over ToriesPublished55 minutes agoFeaturesJohn Curtice: By-elections leave Tories ‘with mountain to climb’ Weekly quiz: Who could join Sinead in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?Trump faces a $370m fine. How would he pay it?Will TikTok help take Saltburn from bathtubs to Baftas?The epic voyage of a daring Mughal princessListen: By-Election Newscast Special. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityAsiaChinaIndiaChun Ki-won: Hero pastor jailed for sexually abusing North Korea teenage escapeesPublished2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Chun Ki-won, seen here in 2004, at a film festival promoting his mission’s rescuesBy Frances MaoBBC NewsA South Korean pastor once hailed as a hero for smuggling out hundreds of North Koreans has been jailed for sexually abusing teenage defectors.Chun Ki-won, 67, has been sentenced to five years for molesting minors at his boarding school in Seoul.The pastor had been viewed as a saviour figure for decades with people calling him an “Asian Schindler” and his operations an “Underground Railroad” for those fleeing the North’s regime.He was arrested in Seoul in September.Police accused him of molesting six North Korean teenagers, including defectors sleeping in the dormitories of the alternative school he had founded at his Durihana mission.Chun had denied the charges but a court on Wednesday ruled the victims’ evidence as irrefutable.”The victims are making consistent statements and it includes content that cannot be stated without first-hand experience of the circumstances”, Judge Seung-jeong Kim of the Seoul Central District Court said.The judge added that Chun had committed his crimes from “a position where he had absolute influence”.He was found guilty in five of six cases of abuse against the minors – some of whom had escaped alone and others with their families under the guidance of Chun’s mission.Chun founded Durihana, one of South Korean’s most prominent NGOs that helps North Koreans flee through routes in China. He claims to have helped more than 1,000 North Koreans escape the hardline regime of the Kim family over the past 25 years, and has personally been condemned by Pyongyang for his work.In 2002, he made headlines after being imprisoned in China for seven months during an escape mission.His work – which included the establishment of an alternative school for children of North Korean defectors – was widely covered, the subject of documentaries and news articles including by the BBC, CNN, The New York Times and National Geographic. Media reports often compared him to Oskar Schindler, a businessman who rescued more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust.His arrest and conviction has shocked South Korea – where his trial was widely reported this week.TV bulletins showed the grey-haired Chun in a white outfit being brought to court in handcuffs and flanked by guards.Read more about North Korean defectorsPreparing N Korea’s traumatised defectors for new livesA family’s escape from North Korea through a minefield and stormy seasSecret calls and code names: How money makes it to N KoreaRelated TopicsNorth Korean defectorsSouth KoreaNorth KoreaMore on this storySecret calls and code names: How money makes it to N KoreaPublished30 JanuaryA family’s escape from North Korea through a minefield and stormy seasPublished5 December 2023Rare N Korea footage shows teens sentenced over K-dramaPublished18 JanuaryPreparing N Korea’s traumatised defectors for new livesPublished10 July 2023Top StoriesLive. Labour overturn big Tory majorities in by-election winsJohn Curtice: Results leave Tories with mountain to climbPublished59 minutes agoLabour scores double by-election victory over ToriesPublishedJust nowFeaturesThe Papers: ‘Britain’s recession slide’ and caution on staff rights Will TikTok help take Saltburn from bathtubs to Baftas?Trump faces a $370m fine. 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[ad_1] Hailed as “Asia’s Schindler” for helping North Koreans flee, he has been jailed for sexual abuse.

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