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• ReformのリーダーはGuardianからの接触を受けて情報を公表したが、資金は自身の警備のためだったという彼の主張は妥当なのだろうか？ • Nigel Farageは2024年、仮想通貨の富豪から非公表の500万ポンドを受け取っていた • Nigel Farageは、2024年の総選挙直前にReform UKのメガドナーであるChristopher Harborneから500万ポンドの個人的な贈り物を受け取ったことを認めた。彼は当時その贈り物を開示しておらず、その後1年間それについて言及することもなかった。それが一転したのは水曜日の朝、Daily TelegraphがFarageがHarborneから資金を受け取ったことを認める記事を掲載した際で、同氏はその資金が自身の個人的な警備のためであったと述べている。 続きを読む...

• ドナルド・トランプ大統領とチャールズ国王は、米国と英国の歴史的な「特別な関係」について共同声明を発表した。 • この協議は、米国の建国250周年記念行事の準備が進む中で行われた。 • 国王による米国議会への演説には政治的な意図を含むメッセージが含まれており、それがトランプ大統領にどのような影響を与えるかについて分析がなされている。

Vets say whale stranded for a month near Lübeck is fit to be transported in rescue effort funded by two entrepreneursGerman officials have given the green light for a fresh attempt to rescue a humpback whale that has been stranded off the country’s Baltic Sea coast for more than a month.The 13-metre (40ft) whale’s struggle for survival has gripped Germany since the creature beached on a sandbank near the city of Lübeck, far from its natural habitat. Continue reading...

• Venezuelan security forces restricted opposition parties from entering their campaign headquarters on Monday, raising fresh concerns about democratic conduct ahead of this year's presidential elections. • The blockade prevented opposition candidates and staff from gathering electoral signatures and organizing voter outreach efforts, significantly hampering their campaign infrastructure. • International observers from the Organization of American States expressed alarm over the move, calling it a violation of political freedoms and warning it could undermine the legitimacy of upcoming elections.

• Brazilian President announced on Monday a comprehensive enforcement initiative targeting illegal logging and land invasions in the Amazon, deploying 5,000 additional federal agents to protected areas. • The government committed to reducing deforestation rates by 80 percent over the next two years through satellite monitoring and criminal prosecutions of organized trafficking networks. • Environmental groups and the U.S. State Department praised the pledge as a meaningful step toward climate commitments, though skeptics noted enforcement challenges in remote regions.

President blames dissident Farc faction for attack on Pan-American Highway that also injured 36 people in south-western region The death toll in a weekend highway bombing in Colombia has risen to 20, with another 36 people injured, amid a surge of violence ahead of presidential elections next month.Buses and vans were left mangled in the blast on Saturday on the Pan-American Highway, in the restive south-western Cauca department. Continue reading...