25 h. ago Trump prepares to unveil reciprocal tariffs as markets brace amid trade war fears

President promises he will be ‘very kind’ but critics warn his strategy risks triggering chain reaction and global trade warAs Donald Trump prepared to unveil a swathe of reciprocal tariffs, global markets braced and some Republican senators voiced their opposition to a strategy that critics warn risks a global trade war, provoking retaliation by major trading partners such as China, Canada and the European Union.The US president said on Monday he would be “very kind” to trading partners when he unveils further tariffs this week, potentially as early as Tuesday night. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Sexual assault allegations seem to be a badge of honor in Trump’s America. Was #MeToo an epic failure?

The push to end sexual violence has sparked a revenge campaign setting fire to women’s rights and pushing young men to the right. But organizers can learn from the movement’s lossesDressed in his trademark sunglasses and a skintight black T-shirt, Andrew Tate strode into a Las Vegas arena like a returning king. He was there to watch Power Slap, a UFC offshoot where people slap each other in the face with such force that doctors say it could lead to brain damage and death.Days earlier, Tate and his brother Tristan had been in Romania, their assets seized, awaiting trial on human trafficking charges. But following reported conversations between Romanian officials and the Trump administration, the Romanian government lifted a travel ban on the brothers. Now, as a heavily male crowd watched men slap one another so hard they collapsed, the UFC president, Dana White, warmly embraced the Tates. White, a Meta board member who was once caught on camera slapping his own wife, smiled at the Ta...

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3 d. ago Two leaders of Harvard’s Middle Eastern studies center to step down

Departures of Cemal Kafadar and Rosie Bsheer are seen by critics as ‘shameful attempt’ by school to appease TrumpThe leaders of Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies are leaving their positions after the center faced accusations of anti-Israel bias.The departures come as the Trump administration scrutinizes institutions who have had pro-Palestine protests over the last year. Earlier this week, Columbia’s president announced she will step down after Trump targeted the university for protests on campus last year. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Inside Israel’s ‘torture’ jails where Palestinians held without charge tell of brutal treatment

A special investigation by Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew reveals allegations of brutal treatment of Palestinians in Israeli facilities including rape, torture, medical neglect and death. Israel rejects all accusations of wrong-doing

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7 d. ago Grandfather held over the death of little Emile was quizzed over alleged violence and sexual assault at Catholic school where he worked in the 1990s

The grandfather of a little French boy found dead in the Alps was previously questions over alleged sexual assault and violence at a private Catholic school he worked at.

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7 d. ago Teenage boys are targeting girls online for sexual abuse and violence, warns National Crime Agency

Reports have surged in the last three years of gangs of boys sharing extreme violence pictures and misogynistic online

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8 d. ago Gérard Depardieu arrives at Paris court for trial over sexual assault allegations

Actor, 76, is accused of groping two women on set during the filming of The Green Shutters in 2021Gérard Depardieu arrived at a Paris court on Monday for his trial over alleged sexual assaults on a film set, a case that places one of France’s best-known film stars at the heart of the country’s broader reckoning over sexual violence.Depardieu, 76, has faced allegations of rape or sexual assault from more than a dozen women, all of which he has denied, but this is the first time he has appeared in court to answer accusations. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Gerard Depardieu trial sees France grapple with response to sexual violence

The case, beginning Monday, is the most prominent in the post-#MeToo era in France

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9 d. ago Gerard Depardieu sexual assault trial marks a cultural reckoning for post

When French actor Gérard Depardieu walks into a Paris courtroom on Monday, he won’t just be facing two women who accuse him of sexual assault — he’ll also be confronting a nation long criticized for dragging its feet in confronting sexual violence, particularly when committed by the powerful

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1 week ago French rape victim Gisèle Pelicot's memoir, 'A Hymn to Life,' will be released next year

Gisèle Pelicot, who became a symbol of the fight against sexual violence during the drugging-and-rape trial that riveted France last year and turned her into a global icon, will publish her memoir next year

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2 w. ago Hamas issues chilling 'death sentence' warning for remaining hostages after its 'PM was killed in massive IDF airstrikes'

The Israeli military said it hit dozens of targets overnight and warned the attacks would continue for as long as necessary and extend beyond airstrikes. Hamas accused Israel of breaching the truce.

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2 w. ago Israel 'ENDS ceasefire with Hamas': Children among more than 40 dead and dozens injured after IDF fires 'extensive strikes' and vows to 'increase military force'

A senior Hamas official accused Israel of unilaterally overturning the ceasefire that began on January 19.

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2 w. ago MoD taskforce to target violence against women and girls in the military

The taskforce will include a regional support network trained on topics including domestic violence and sexual offending.

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2 w. ago Jonathan Majors says he was sexually abused by ‘both men and women’ as a child

The Marvel actor was convicted of domestic assault in December 2023

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2 w. ago Israeli attacks on Gaza maternity wards and IVF clinic ‘genocidal acts’, says UN

Israeli forces have used sexual violence as weapon of war to ‘dominate and destroy’ Palestinian people, report also saysIsrael’s systemic attacks on women’s healthcare in Gaza amount to “genocidal acts”, and Israeli security forces have used sexual violence as a weapon of war to “dominate and destroy the Palestinian people”, a UN report states.The 49-page report on sexual and gender-based violence was drawn up by the UN’s independent international commission of inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and presented to the UN human rights council. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israel accused by UN of using sexual violence as a war strategy in Gaza

Israel systematically destroyed women’s healthcare facilities, the UN says

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2 w. ago Queen wrote to rape survivor Gisele Pelicot to praise ‘extraordinary courage’

Camilla has long supported survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

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3 w. ago France is rocked by surge in sexual violence on its transport network with 3,374 victims in 2024

More than 44 per cent of these cases were recorded in the Ile-de-France, which is the region surrounding Paris.

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3 w. ago Israel's UK ambassador accuses London university of giving 'a platform for Hamas propaganda' with book launch set to go ahead amid Home Office warnings

Tzipi Hotovely, has demanded that the London School of Economics immediately cancel the event promoting a book that she warns will 'grow support' for the terrorist organisation.

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3 w. ago Israel's UK ambassador accuses London university of giving 'a platform for Hamas propaganda' with book launch

Israel's UK ambassador accuses London university of giving 'a platform for Hamas propaganda' with book launch  Daily Mail

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