‘Comfort women’: Last known Taiwanese survivor dies at 92
Activists estimate 200,000 people were forced into sexual slavery by Japan’s forces in World War Two.
Day: May 23, 2023
Ukrainian Kamikaze drones destroys Russian surveillance systems – The Sun
Ukrainian Kamikaze drones destroys Russian surveillance systems The SunUkraine says it shot down 36 drones in overnight Russian attacks ReutersRussia Carries Out Overnight Drone Attacks On Kyiv NDTVUkrainian Army shoots…
Oil prices continue to rise, tighter market expected
Oil prices continued to climb on Tuesday with investors expecting a tighter market led by a seasonal rise in gasoline demand and supply cuts from OPEC+ producers, though concerns over the risk of a US debt default capped gains.
No 10 rejects claim Sunak ‘dithering’ over whether to order inquiry into claims Braverman broke ministerial code – live
Prime minister’s spokesperson says he is gathering ‘all the facts’ before making a decisionAnd here are some of the lines from what Rishi Sunak has been saying at the London defence conference.Sunak said the challenge posed by China should not lead to …
Stop Scams UK, a group made up of banks, telcos, Meta, Google, Microsoft, and others, plans a pilot to gather intelligence on scammers and shut down their tools (Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan/Financial …)
Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times:
Stop Scams UK, a group made up of banks, telcos, Meta, Google, Microsoft, and others, plans a pilot to gather intelligence on scammers and shut down their tools — Cross-industry body …
Germany detains 3 more suspects linked to far-right coup plot
Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office says that criminal police have detained three more suspected far-right extremists who are linked to an alleged plot by the Reichsbuerger, or Reich Citizens, movement to topple the country’s government
IRNA: Satellite images refute Taliban’s water shortage claims in dispute with Iran
Newly-released satellite images show a considerable amount of water at the two controversial dams built by Afghanistan on the Helmand River shared with Iran, contrary to the Taliban’s claims of water shortages there.
French billionaire Patrick Drahi ups BT stake to more than 24%
Businessman’s Altice UK reiterates that it does not intend to make a bid for the British telecoms groupThe French billionaire Patrick Drahi has increased his stake in BT to more than 24%, but reiterated that he does not intend to make a bid to take ove…
They fell in love at Swarthmore College, then went on to help save Rwanda’s mountain gorilla from extinction
When Amy Vedder was a student at Swarthmore more than 50 years ago and went on strike to protest the Vietnam War, the refrain from the college was one of support: “Go do something about it.” Vedder and her husband, Bill Weber, also a Swarthmore gradua…
Luke Evans remembers Thor and Star Wars actor Ray Stevenson as loving ‘giant’
The pair starred in The Three Musketeers together.