Ebola is rare and unlikely to cause a pandemic. Despite this, the World Health Organisation has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health […]

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Thai woman is in custody in connection with investigation after man was reportedly found dead at a hotel in Yangon

A US diplomat has been found dead in Myanmar’s largest city, and members of the diplomatic community in Yangon say a Thai woman had been detained by police in connection with the investigation.

US officials in Thailand and the US embassy in Myanmar referred questions on the case to the state department, which confirmed the “death of a US government employee” assigned to the embassy in Yangon, but gave no other details.

US launches strikes in retaliation for downing of US army helicopter, while White House source says deal could still be close

The future of peace talks in the Middle East have been thrown into question after Iran’s foreign ministry said it needed to “reassess” its participation, while Donald Trump said Iran would have to “pay the price” after the two countries traded fire overnight, drawing neighbouring states back into an on-and-off war that has consumed the region since late February.

The US launched strikes against Iran in the early hours of Wednesday morning in retaliation for what it said was Iran’s downing of a US army helicopter near the strait of Hormuz. Iran then launched a wave of retaliatory airstrikes claiming hits on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan.

Starmer has issued a three-month ultimatum for major technology firms to implement client-side scanning; so that all content on all digital devices sold or used in the UK can be scanned using […]

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EV maker aims to overtake Toyota, as it plans to spend £1.8bn to build five-minute flash chargers in Europe

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The Chinese car company BYD has said it aims to be the world’s biggest automaker within the next five years.

Targeting Toyota’s long-held top spot, BYD’s founder and chair, Wang Chuanfu said he was confident it could overtake global rivals through rapid advances in battery technology and fast charging, as well as growing production overseas, including Europe.

From Spain to Japan, experiments have repeatedly shown a left-turn bias, but exact mechanic ‘is still an open question’

“I’m not an ambi-turner,” laments Derek Zoolander in the eponymous noughties satire about the world’s hottest male model and his rare catwalk hangup. “It’s a problem I’ve had since I was a baby … I can’t turn left.”

Now, research suggests that the fashionista’s career-threatening quirk was even more unusual than previously thought. Tests reveal that when people are ambling about, they have a natural tendency to turn to the left and walk in an anticlockwise direction.

Taliban forces fire on crowds in Herat, who were protesting at manhandling of women arrested over hijab dress code

A Taliban crackdown on women’s dress code in Afghanistan has escalated into a rare mass street protest in the western province of Herat, with at least two people killed by security forces.

Officials made a wave of arrests in recent days targeting women and young girls accused of “improper hijab”. Residents say many families had received no information about the whereabouts or condition of those detained.

Billboards are being painted over and former allies seem eager to forget the man they once glorified

For years, his bewhiskered face stared down from propaganda billboards glorifying the supposedly revolutionary rule of a dictator who styled himself as “the protector of the people”.

The spin-doctored adoration was such that factories churned out plastic action figures exalting Nicolás Maduro as an “indestructible” and “iron-fisted” caped crusader nicknamed “Super Moustache”.

Outcome of polls in four states offers mixed signals about direction of two major parties before November’s midterms

Progressives rallied round the controversial Graham Platner after his primary victory in Maine on Tuesday, while Donald Trump again exerted his grip on the Republican party, helping to defeat a politician who had pushed for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Primary elections were held in four states – Maine, Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina – ahead of November’s midterms to decide control of both houses of Congress. The results offered mixed signals about the direction of the two major parties.

Microsoft co-founder to appear in closed-door session as part of lawmakers’ investigation into convicted sex offender

Bill Gates is set to testify in front of the House committee on oversight and reform on Wednesday as part of the panel’s investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Microsoft co-founder will appear in a closed-door session, where lawmakers are expected to question him about his past relationship with Epstein. A transcript of the interview is expected to be released at a later date.

Un pilota commerciale ha trasportato migliaia di passeggeri per 17 anni con una licenza falsificata, aggirando i rigidi controlli dell’aviazione civile. Secondo quanto riportato dalla rete britannica Bbc, un ex pilota della compagnia Air Canada è stato formalmente accusato di aver operato su voli di linea senza le credenziali obbligatorie per il ruolo ricoperto.

La scoperta della truffa milionaria

La polizia regionale di Peel, forza dell’ordine operativa nell’area di Toronto, ha incriminato Geoffrey Wall, un cinquantanovenne originario dell’Ontario. La carriera dell’uomo all’interno di Air Canada era iniziata regolarmente nel 1998, ma le irregolarità contestate risalgono al 2009, anno in cui ottenne la promozione a comandante (pilot-in-command). Per assumere quel ruolo, le normative richiedono il possesso di una licenza di pilota di linea (Atpl – Airline Transport Pilot Licence), un’abilitazione superiore che si ottiene superando una serie di rigorosi esami scritti. Wall, in possesso di una valida licenza commerciale ma sprovvisto dell’Atpl, ha scelto di falsificare i documenti. La frode è stata scoperta soltanto lo scorso anno durante una valutazione di routine: le incongruenze documentali hanno innescato un’indagine del dipartimento federale Transport Canada, sfociata poi in un’inchiesta penale. Il 1° giugno l’uomo è stato formalmente accusato di sette reati, tra cui frode e falsificazione, in attesa di comparire in tribunale il 29 giugno.

Le dichiarazioni della polizia: “Come un medico di base che opera al cervello”

Nei 17 anni di servizio illecito, Wall ha guidato diverse tipologie di Boeing, accumulando 900 voli tra tratte nazionali e internazionali e percependo un salario complessivo di svariati milioni di dollari. Il vice capo della polizia regionale, Nick Milinovich, ha fatto ricorso a un paragone clinico per inquadrare la condotta dell’accusato: “È molto simile a un medico autorizzato a esercitare la medicina generale, ma che nel suo studio esegue interventi di chirurgia cerebrale“. Alla richiesta di chiarimenti su come una simile falla nel sistema sia potuta durare quasi due decenni, Milinovich ha precisato che i trasgressori sviluppano spesso una notevole abilità nell’inganno: “Non è raro che le frodi continuino per anni e anni. Alla fine i nodi vengono al pettine, ed è allora che interveniamo noi”.

La posizione di Air Canada

Di fronte allo scandalo, la compagnia aerea ha chiarito i passaggi seguiti subito dopo la scoperta, confermando la rimozione immediata del pilota dalle proprie mansioni. “L’azienda ha segnalato volontariamente la questione a Transport Canada”, si legge in una nota ufficiale di Air Canada diffusa alla stampa. I vertici della compagnia hanno voluto rassicurare l’utenza, sottolineando che la sicurezza dei passeggeri non è mai stata messa a rischio: Wall era completamente addestrato per il volo commerciale e, come imposto dai regolamenti interni, veniva sottoposto ogni sei mesi ai test pratici sulle competenze. Sostenendo di “prendere la questione con la massima serietà”, Air Canada ha inoltre confermato di aver completato un audit interno straordinario sui fascicoli di tutti i propri piloti in servizio, senza riscontrare ulteriori anomalie o casi di non conformità.

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England supporters face paying inflation-busting £95 for an adult shirt as the tournament begins in the US

Fans of World Cup teams kitted out by Nike face the highest costs if they want to buy a replica shirt before the tournament kicks off this week amid a “striking” overall increase in prices.

Alongside the official match versions, which are retailing for as much as €160, manufacturers typically make “stadium”, or replica, versions aimed at supporters.

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European stock markets are taking a more decisive turn downwards now – the UK’s FTSE 100 has fallen 0.5%. The German Dax is down 0.6% and the French Cac 40 is down 0.3%.

The Europe Stoxx 600 is down 0.4%.

Apple Peiqing Ni targeted by account portraying her as promiscuous drug addict after posting about Tiananmen Square

A high-profile Chinese activist in the UK who was inundated with deepfake posts on X portraying her as a sexually promiscuous drug addict was told that the abuse did not breach the rules of Elon Musk’s platform.

Apple Peiqing Ni, the 27-year-old founder of the UK-based China Dissent Network, had been advised by UK police to complain to the US-headquartered platform after she was targeted by what she believes is a pro-regime bot.

MP Melanie Ward calls on Charity Commission to look into 32 organisations she says have given at least £28m

Thirty-two charities in England and Wales have donated at least £28m to Israeli settlements that are illegal under international law, an MP has said.

Labour’s Melanie Ward said that if gift aid were claimed against the donations in the usual way, it would mean taxpayers had subsidised illegal settlements to the tune of £5.6m, a situation she described as deplorable. The foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced on Tuesday that the Charity Commission has been tasked with investigating UK charities’ links to settlements.

Amazon and Sony among firms that may have sourced coltan, used in phones, from supply chains controlled by the M23 rebels, says Global Witness

Leading global brands including Amazon, Ericsson and Sony are “likely” to have sourced minerals linked to a militia accused of widespread sexual violence, summary executions and torture, a new investigation claims.

The companies allegedly, but unknowingly, acquired coltan smuggled from mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that are occupied by the M23 militia, which has committed myriad atrocities in eastern DRC.

Exclusive: poll across 15 countries finds ‘deep mistrust’, with majority doubting US would come to their aid in an attack

European confidence in an American “security guarantee” has hit a historic low, a survey suggests, with only one in 10 people across 15 countries seeing the US as an ally and majorities in all doubting it would come to their aid if they were attacked.

The survey, published on Wednesday by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) thinktank before critical G7 and Nato summits in France and Turkey over the coming weeks, revealed “deep European distrust in the US”, the authors said.

Lieutenant governor and attorney general advance but result signals decisive defeat for controversial Nancy Mace

Donald Trump-backed Pamela Evette, South Carolina’s lieutenant governor, and Alan Wilson, the state’s attorney general, have advanced to a runoff in a competitive race to represent the Republican party in South Carolina’s gubernatorial election.

The winner of the Republican primary is favored to win the closely watched general election, given South Carolina’s conservative tilt, although Democrats are hoping to ride a wave of progressive enthusiasm to make political gains across the ticket.

Platner, whose campaign was hit by series of negative headlines, to face Susan Collins in key midterm contest

Graham Platner, a Marine veteran, oyster farmer and progressive activist, has scaled a mountain of personal controversies to win the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Maine.

His victory on Tuesday caps a remarkable rise for a candidate who has never held elected office and whose campaign was shadowed by negative headlines that might have ended a more conventional political career.

Former UK political operative endorsed by Trump will face off against Democrat Xavier Becerra in November election

Republican Steve Hilton, the former UK political operative turned Fox News personality, has advanced to the November general election in the race to become California’s next governor, facing off against Democrat Xavier Becerra, a former congressman, state attorney general and US health secretary.

Hilton’s success, a remarkable achievement for a recent immigrant, came after he was endorsed by Donald Trump.