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• Reform 黨領袖在收到 Guardian 接觸後才公開此事，但他聲稱該筆資金是用於安保的說法是否成立？ • Nigel Farage 在 2024 年收到一名加密貨幣億萬富翁未披露的 500 萬英鎊資金 • Nigel Farage 承認，在 2024 年大選前不久，他收到 Reform UK 大額捐款人 Christopher Harborne 的 500 萬英鎊私人贈款。

• 唐納德·川普總統與查爾斯國王就美國與英國之間歷史悠久的「特殊關係」發表了聯合演說。 • 此次討論是在準備美國 250 週年慶祝活動的背景下進行的。 • 國王向美國國會發表的演說包含了具有政治色彩的訊息，引發了對其將對川普產生之影響的分析。

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...