Israel perpetrating war crimes in plain sight in Gaza, says ex-UK diplomat
Mark Smith, who quit Dublin embassy role, says he raised his concerns over weapons sales with foreign secretary
Israel is “flagrantly and regularly” committing war crimes in Gaza, according to a former British diplomat who recently resigned over ministers’ failure to ban arms sales to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
Mark Smith, who resigned as a counter-terrorism official at the British embassy in Dublin after raising complaints about the sale of British weapons to Israel, told the BBC on Monday that he believed Israel to be in breach of international law.
Smith told Radio 4’s Today programme: “When you look at what constitutes a war crime, it’s actually quite clear, even from what you see in open source on the TV, that the state of Israel is perpetrating war crimes in plain sight.
German federal police record number of officers attacked
The annual report said that a total of 2,979 officers were attacked in 2023, with 145 injured during the January 2023 face off between police and climate activists in Lützerath.
The German Federal Police on Monday reported a record number of attacks on its officers in 2023.
A total of 2,979 officers were attacked last year, according to theauthority's annual report presented in the north-eastern German city of Rostock. The figure marks an all-time high.
The force which is responsible for border protection, including railway stations and airports, said this number included 145 officers injured during the January 2023 face-off between police and climate activists in Lützerath.
Thousands in India join nationwide protests over doctor's rape and murder
A nationwide strike by healthcare workers launched after the rape and murder of a 31-year-old female doctor in Kolkata has escalated, with protests taking place across India in favor of stronger laws to protect medical personnel and better protection for women.
Thousands of outraged Indian protesters, including arch-rival football fans and lawyers, called for justice Monday after the rape and murder of a doctor as widespread strikes by healthcare workers entered a second week.
The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor’s bloodied body at a state-run hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata on August 9 sparked medical strikes and protests across India, channelling anger at the chronic issue of violence against women.
Doctors’ associations from government-run hospitals in many cities across India continued strikes on Monday that cut non-essential services
English teachers in Japan left in near poverty by paltry pay
By JUNICHI MIYAGAWA/ Staff Writer
August 19, 2024 at 08:00 JST
While assistant language teachers play a critical role in English language education throughout Japan, many are struggling to make a living wage.
Jesse Ali, 43, an ALT originally from California, has spent 15 years teaching English at elementary, junior and senior high schools in Kanagawa Prefecture through a leading ALT staffing agency.
However, his low pay has left him barely afford to buy a suit for work or eat more than once a day.
On June 17, Ali was standing in front of the company in Tokyo with a microphone in his hand.
Attacks on health facilities and staff must not become the norm
The violent upheaval tearing Khartoum apart has forced many Sudanese people to flee for safety. The war’s impact on the capital’s healthcare system has made it even more urgent for many families to leave.
Attacks on medical facilities in Khartoum in 2023 led to a shortage of drugs throughout the capital, which meant that many chronically ill Sudanese could no longer find the medicines they needed.
News Corp boss apologises for doing Nazi salute
The boss of Foxtel - a majority News Corp-owned cable television company in Australia - has "unreservedly" apologised after an image surfaced of him performing a Nazi salute.
Patrick Delaney said he believed he was showing "the similarity" between the gesture and one used by some fans of a Western Sydney soccer club when the photo was taken a decade ago.
"Regardless of the context, the fact I demonstrated this offensive salute was wrong," he said in an email to staff seen by the BBC.
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