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Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary new species to UK waters

11 August 2025 at 08:36
Heather Hamilton / @cornwallunderwater A blonde woman in a wet suit is swimming while holding a camera with light shining. Salps, which look a bit like a jellyfish, are surrounding her in all directions. Salps look like lines of see-through strips with fairy lights on them.  Heather Hamilton / @cornwallunderwater
Numbers of salps, seen here in 2024, have boomed in recent years

The UK's seas have had their warmest start to the year since records began, helping to drive some dramatic changes in marine life and for its fishing communities.

The average surface temperature of UK waters in the seven months to the end of July was more than 0.2C higher than any year since 1980, BBC analysis of provisional Met Office data suggests.

That might not sound much, but the UK's seas are now considerably warmer than even a few decades ago, a trend driven by humanity's burning of fossil fuels.

That is contributing to major changes in the UK's marine ecosystems, with some new species entering our seas and others struggling to cope with the heat.

Scientists and amateur naturalists have observed a remarkable range of species not usually widespread in UK waters, including octopus, bluefin tuna and mauve stinger jellyfish.

The abundance of these creatures can be affected by natural cycles and fishing practices, but many researchers point to the warming seas as a crucial part of their rise.

"Things like jellyfish, like octopus... they are the sorts of things that you expect to respond quickly to climate change," said Dr Bryce Stewart, a senior research fellow at the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth.

"It's a bit like the canary in the coal mine - the sorts of quite extraordinary changes we've seen over the last few years really do indicate an ecosystem under flux," he added.

Harry Polkinghorne, a keen 19-year-old angler, described how he regularly sees bluefin tuna now, including large schools of the fish in frantic feeding frenzies.

"It's just like watching a washing machine in the water," he said. "You can just see loads of white water, and then tuna fins and tuna jumping out."

@TheFalAnglers A bluefin tuna is seen jumping out of the sea. White water spray is seen below it between the sea surface and the bluefin's body as it leaps out of the water. @TheFalAnglers
Bluefin tuna have been seen along the South West coast in large numbers this year

Bluefin tuna numbers have been building over the past decade in south-west England for a number of reasons, including warmer waters and better management of their populations, Dr Stewart explained.

Heather Hamilton, who snorkels off the coast of Cornwall virtually every week with her father David, has swum through large blooms of salps, a species that looks a bit like a jellyfish.

They are rare in the UK, but the Hamiltons have seen more and more of these creatures in the last couple of years.

"You're seeing these big chains almost glowing slightly like fairy lights", she said.

"It just felt very kind of out of this world, something I've never seen before."

Heather Hamilton / @cornwallunderwater Salps in all directions in the blue sea, like long strips with fairy lights.Heather Hamilton / @cornwallunderwater
Chains of salps appeared in late August last year

But extreme heat, combined with historical overfishing, is pushing some of the UK's cold-adapted species like cod and wolf-fish to their limits.

"We're definitely seeing this shift of cooler water species moving north in general," said Dr Stewart.

Marine heatwave conditions - prolonged periods of unusually high sea surface temperatures - have been present around parts of the UK virtually all year.

Some exceptional sea temperatures have also been detected by measurement buoys off the UK coast, known as WaveNet and run by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas).

And the record 2025 warmth comes after very high sea temperatures in 2023 and 2024 too.

The Met Office says its data from the end of June 2024 to now is provisional and will be finalised in the coming months, but this usually results in only very minor changes.

A graph showing average sea surface temperatures (SST) for the months of January to July each year since 1980. The red line trends upwards, albeit with some variability from year to year, and reaches its highest point in 2025. The average SST so far this year is 11.4C.

"All the way through the year, on average it's been warmer than we've really ever seen [for the UK's seas]," said Prof John Pinnegar, the lead adviser on climate change at Cefas.

"[The seas] have been warming for over a century and we're also seeing heatwaves coming through now," he added.

"What used to be quite a rare phenomenon is now becoming very, very common."

Like heatwaves on land, sea temperatures are affected by natural variability and short-term weather. Clear, sunny skies with low winds – like much of the UK had in early July - can heat up the sea surface more quickly.

But the world's oceans have taken up about 90% of the Earth's excess heat from humanity's emissions of planet-warming gases like carbon dioxide.

That is making marine heatwaves more likely and more intense.

"The main contributor to the marine heatwaves around the UK is the buildup of heat in the ocean," said Dr Caroline Rowland, head of oceans, cryosphere and climate change at the Met Office.

"We predict that these events are going to become more frequent and more intense in the future" due to climate change, she added.

A graph showing daily average sea surface temperatures for every year from 1980 to 2025. They form a bell curve, with the peak around July and August and the lowest point in February and March. Years from 1980 to 2024 are shown as grey lines. A single red line shows temperatures for 2025 so far. For each day of 2025, the red line is above almost all other grey lines, showing previous years. It is particularly high versus previous years in April, May and July.

With less of a cooling sea breeze, these warmer waters can amplify land heatwaves, and they also have the potential to bring heavier rainfall.

Hotter seas are also less able to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which could mean that our planet heats up more quickly.

The sea warmth is already posing challenges to fishing communities.

Ben Cooper has been a fisherman in Whitstable on the north Kent coast since 1997, and relies heavily on the common whelk, a type of sea snail.

But the whelk is a cold-water species, and a marine heatwave in 2022 triggered a mass die-off of these snails in the Thames Estuary.

"Pretty much 75% of our earnings is through whelks, so you take that away and all of a sudden you're struggling," explained Mr Cooper.

Philip Haupt / Kent & Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority A dead whelk is on the top of an open palm of a white hand. There are more dead whelks in a bucket in the background. Philip Haupt / Kent & Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority
The warmth of the seas in 2022 was too much for many whelks to survive

Before the latest heatwave, the whelks had started to recover but he said the losses had forced him to scale back his business.

Mr Cooper recalled fishing trips with his father in the 1980s. Back then, they would rely on cod.

"We lost the cod because basically the sea just got too warm. They headed further north," he said.

The precise distribution of marine species varies from year to year, but researchers expect the UK's marine life to keep changing as humans continue to heat up the Earth.

"The fishers might in the long term have to change the species that they target and that they catch," suggested Dr Pinnegar.

"And we as consumers might have to change the species that we eat."

Additional reporting by Becky Dale and Miho Tanaka

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Five Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital

11 August 2025 at 09:25
Al Jazeera Anas al-Sharif is wearing a blue flak jacket with 'PRESS' written across the front, and he's standing in front of burning debris.Al Jazeera
Anas al-Sharif had reported extensively from northern Gaza, Al Jazeera said

Four Al Jazeera journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike near Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital, the broadcaster has said.

Correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal were in a tent for journalists at the hospital's main gate when it was targeted, Al Jazeera reported.

A fortnight ago, it condemned the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for what it called a "campaign of incitement" against its reporters in Gaza, including al-Sharif.

Shortly after the strike, the IDF confirmed that it had struck Anas al-Sharif, posting on Telegram that he had "served as the head of a terrorist cell in Hamas".

The IDF did not mention any of the other journalists who were killed. The BBC has contacted Al Jazeera for comment.

Al-Sharif, 28, appeared to be posting on X in the moments before his death, warning of intense Israeli bombardment within Gaza City.

A post which was published after he was reported to have died appears to have been pre-written and published by a friend.

In two graphic videos of the aftermath of the strike, which have been confirmed by BBC Verify, men can be seen carrying the bodies of those who were killed. Some shout out Mohammed Qreiqeh's name, and a man wearing a press vest says that one of the bodies is that of Anas Al-Sharif.

In July, the Al Jazeera Media Network issued a statement denouncing "relentless efforts" by the IDF for an "ongoing campaign of incitement targeting Al Jazeera's correspondents and journalists in the Gaza Strip".

"The Network considers this incitement a dangerous attempt to justify the targeting of its journalists in the field," it added.

The IDF statement accused al-Sharif of posing as a journalist, and being "responsible for advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops"

It said it had previously "disclosed intelligence" confirming his military affiliation, which included "lists of terrorist training courses".

"Prior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munition, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence," the statement added.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 186 journalists have been confirmed killed since the start of Israel's military offensive in Gaza in October 2023.

Additional reporting by Shayan Sardarizadeh, BBC Verify

Liverpool 2.0 launched at Wembley - and Slot has bugs to fix

11 August 2025 at 03:56

Liverpool 2.0 launched at Wembley - and Slot has bugs to fix

Arne SlotImage source, Getty Images
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Arne Slot led Liverpool to the Premier League title in his first season in charge

Arne Slot's Liverpool 2.0 got their grand unveiling at Wembley on Sunday and the reviews are in. Occasionally brilliant, occasionally shambolic, with improvements needed.

Four of Liverpool's summer signings made their first competitive starts for the club in the Community Shield, which they lost on penalties to Crystal Palace.

Record £116m acquisition Florian Wirtz started in attacking midfield, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez formed a new-look full-back pairing, while Hugo Ekitike led the line as the central striker.

The only new face not in the starting XI was goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, who was on the bench as Alisson kept his place.

And there were some clear signs the revamp may lead to spectacular results. The game finished 2-2, with the goals coming through Ekitike and Frimpong. It is the first time Liverpool have had two players score on their competitive debuts since August 2006, when Craig Bellamy and Mark Gonzalez netted against Maccabi Haifa.

But Liverpool 2.0 have bugs. They twice had leads pegged back, were often sloppy in defence, and were on the ropes towards the end.

"We have four new players - we need time to adapt," Slot said at his post-match media conference at Wembley.

In this regard, the Community Shield was not an isolated incident. In Monday's 3-2 friendly win against Athletic Bilbao, Liverpool conceded twice from set-pieces.

Palace arguably had only two big chances in this game - Jean-Philippe Mateta's 13th-minute penalty and Ismaila Sarr bursting through with 12 minutes to go. They scored both.

As Slot pithily said: "We don't concede chances, but we concede goals."

New full-backs, new style of play?

Jeremie Frimpong scores Liverpool's second goal Image source, Getty Images
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Jeremie Frimpong scored Liverpool's second goal after 21 minutes at Wembley

Let's start at the back. For years, especially under Jurgen Klopp, one of Liverpool's defining traits was the attacking impetus brought by full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson.

Frimpong and Kerkez are, in many ways, in a similar mould - much more attacking than traditional full-backs.

But, while Kerkez is near identical to Robertson in how he plays, Frimpong stays far wider than his predecessor. Don't expect many Alexander-Arnold-like adventures into central midfield - but do expect some good, old-fashioned overlapping runs.

This attacking sense led directly to Liverpool's second goal when Frimpong jinked into the area and chipped Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson. Whether he meant to score or not, the dash into the box was a spectacular and impudent piece of skill.

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  1. The average positions of Liverpool's starting XI against Crystal Palace at Wembley
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    This graphic shows the average positions of Liverpool's starting XI against Crystal Palace at Wembley, with Frimpong in particular clearly hugging the right touchline to provide added width - almost like a winger at times

Slide 1 of 2, The average positions of Liverpool's starting XI against Crystal Palace at Wembley, This graphic shows the average positions of Liverpool's starting XI against Crystal Palace at Wembley, with Frimpong in particular clearly hugging the right touchline to provide added width - almost like a winger at times
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However, in defence, issues remain. Liverpool will have hoped that Frimpong would bring the defensive solidity they sometimes lacked with Alexander-Arnold, but the Dutchman played Sarr onside for the second equaliser.

And it was not only at full-back where Liverpool looked defensively suspect. They were opened too easily before the first-half penalty - Mateta was set free by a through ball, leading to the attack which ended in Virgil van Dijk fouling Sarr.

There was not a recognised centre-back on Liverpool's bench. Jarell Quansah has departed for Bayer Leverkusen and Joe Gomez "has a minor injury".

Slot expects him to be back soon, but Liverpool need to sign at least one more central defender before the transfer deadline on 1 September.

The one they would like to sign captained the opposition at Wembley. Marc Guehi - subject of transfer speculation as he enters the last year of his contract - once again laid everything on the line for Palace before being subbed in the dying seconds because of cramp.

Is 'dominant' Wirtz missing piece?

Moving into midfield, Wirtz was the outstanding Liverpool player at Wembley. Slot has clearly tweaked the system to suit their record signing - and the early signs are positive.

Wirtz has been given a role freer and further forward than Liverpool had previously from an attacking midfielder - they had nobody to do that role last season.

He almost formed a strike partnership with Ekitike at times, so close together were they. Indeed by the time he was substituted, Wirtz was playing as a false nine with Ekitike already taken off.

This freedom allowed the German to float wide left after four minutes, to pick up the ball and play in Ekitike for the opener.

There were 22 passes in the build-up to Liverpool's first goal, a move that lasted 66 seconds and involved nine players.

Until being taken off in the 84th minute, Wirtz looked perfectly balanced, always in control, never flustered. His influence all over the pitch for Liverpool is already clear.

At the point of his substitution, Wirtz led Liverpool for passes and entries in the final third, crosses and touches in the Palace box. He had the third most touches in total. Everything went through him.

"It has been a really impressive performance for Wirtz," former Palace striker Glenn Murray told BBC Radio 5 Live. "Very dominant.

"He was tiring by the end of it and that is something he will need to get used to. But he is looking like a very good signing."

This does put a question on Mohamed Salah's role in the team. The Egyptian has now not scored in eight Wembley appearances, had only one shot on target and in the shootout blazed his penalty over. But that is a question for another article.

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  1. Florian Wirtz's passing map
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    This graphic showing Wirtz's range of passing illustrates just how influential he was - from just about everywhere across Palace's half of the pitch

Slide 1 of 2, Florian Wirtz's passing map, This graphic showing Wirtz's range of passing illustrates just how influential he was - from just about everywhere across Palace's half of the pitch
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How much of a difference did Ekitike make?

In front of Wirtz, Ekitike has the makings of a genuine, out-and-out centre forward Liverpool simply did not have before because of Darwin Nunez's shortcomings.

His goal was well taken, and his cross with the outside of his boot in the first half that found Cody Gakpo in an offside position was sumptuous.

But one should remember that Nunez's debut also came in the Community Shield - the 2023 win over Manchester City. The Uruguayan scored, looked streets ahead of Erling Haaland - and never hit those heights again.

And there was a touch of Nunez about Ekitike spurning a header inside the six-yard box less than a minute into the second half, and another chance he blazed over from 12 yards. Take one of those, and Liverpool win.

Hugo Ekitike celebrates scoringImage source, Getty Images
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Ekitike scored the quickest goal in a Community Shield since Gary McAllister for Liverpool versus Manchester United in 2001

"Always nice to score a goal, but it would have been even nicer to win a game," Slot said of his new frontman.

"Ekitike had a good impact, but he came two weeks ago during the Asia tour. But he had a good game for sure."

So who will Liverpool add in the final three weeks of the transfer window? One name is on everyone's lips - Alexander Isak.

At times on Sunday, it looked as if the last thing Liverpool needed was another first-choice striker. But as Palace celebrated in the sun, the appeal of the wantaway Newcastle forward became clearer.

"Liverpool want another striker," former Reds goalkeeper Chris Kirkland told BBC Sport after the game. "We're all greedy. Every team wants as many strikers as they can.

"Liverpool want Isak, they have bid for him, and he wants to go. Normally, when that is the case, a deal gets done. I'd want a centre-back and a forward because we are all greedy in this world!"

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Do Liverpool need Alexander Isak?

A long way to go, Liverpool fans...

There were also weaknesses deeper in midfield for Liverpool, but they are a cheaper fix.

Ryan Gravenberch was absent because his partner was giving birth, while Alexis Mac Allister was only fit enough for a cameo off the bench.

Curtis Jones lined up alongside Dominik Szoboszlai in holding midfield, and completed all 53 of his passes.

"Gravenberch was a massive miss today - he was my player of the season last year," said Kirkland.

There can be no question Liverpool will be disappointed to miss out on a trophy, especially against the side who finished 12th last season and have several injury issues, with Eddie Nketiah and Cheick Doucoure among those set to miss the start of the season.

But Reds fans should not take it too harshly. For starters, only one of the past 14 winners of the season opener have gone on to lift the Premier League trophy - Manchester City in 2018-19. In the Premier League era, only eight of the 33 winners of the Charity or Community Shield have gone on to win the title.

And in more relevant terms, Slot 2.0 is still at the troubleshooting stage - there are 38 product launches to come.

Chip giants Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China revenue to US

11 August 2025 at 09:43
Getty Images Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang holding the Blackwell platform on stage at an event in Taiwan on 2 June, 2024.Getty Images
Nvidia CEO Jenson Huang reportedly met President Trump last week

Chip giants Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay the US government 15% of their semiconductor sales in China, the BBC has been told by a source close to the matter.

The agreement is part of a deal to secure export licences to the world's second biggest economy.

"We follow rules the US government sets for our participation in worldwide markets. While we haven't shipped H20 to China for months, we hope export control rules will let America compete in China and worldwide," Nvidia told the BBC.

AMD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Under the agreement, Nvidia will pay 15% of its revenues from H20 chip sales in China to the US government, while AMD will give the same percentage from its MI308 chip revenues, which was first reported by the Financial Times.

Washington has previously banned the sale of Nvidia's H20 chips to Beijing over security concerns, although the firm recently announced that this would be reversed.

The H20 chip was developed specifically for the Chinese market after US export restrictions were imposed by the Biden administration in 2023. Its sale was effectively banned by the Trump administration in April this year.

Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang has spent months lobbying both sides for a resumption of sales of the chips in China.

Five Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital

11 August 2025 at 09:25
Al Jazeera Anas al-Sharif is wearing a blue flak jacket with 'PRESS' written across the front, and he's standing in front of burning debris.Al Jazeera
Anas al-Sharif had reported extensively from northern Gaza, Al Jazeera said

Four Al Jazeera journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike near Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital, the broadcaster has said.

Correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal were in a tent for journalists at the hospital's main gate when it was targeted, Al Jazeera reported.

A fortnight ago, it condemned the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for what it called a "campaign of incitement" against its reporters in Gaza, including al-Sharif.

Shortly after the strike, the IDF confirmed that it had struck Anas al-Sharif, posting on Telegram that he had "served as the head of a terrorist cell in Hamas".

The IDF did not mention any of the other journalists who were killed. The BBC has contacted Al Jazeera for comment.

Al-Sharif, 28, appeared to be posting on X in the moments before his death, warning of intense Israeli bombardment within Gaza City.

A post which was published after he was reported to have died appears to have been pre-written and published by a friend.

In two graphic videos of the aftermath of the strike, which have been confirmed by BBC Verify, men can be seen carrying the bodies of those who were killed. Some shout out Mohammed Qreiqeh's name, and a man wearing a press vest says that one of the bodies is that of Anas Al-Sharif.

In July, the Al Jazeera Media Network issued a statement denouncing "relentless efforts" by the IDF for an "ongoing campaign of incitement targeting Al Jazeera's correspondents and journalists in the Gaza Strip".

"The Network considers this incitement a dangerous attempt to justify the targeting of its journalists in the field," it added.

The IDF statement accused al-Sharif of posing as a journalist, and being "responsible for advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops"

It said it had previously "disclosed intelligence" confirming his military affiliation, which included "lists of terrorist training courses".

"Prior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munition, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence," the statement added.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 186 journalists have been confirmed killed since the start of Israel's military offensive in Gaza in October 2023.

Additional reporting by Shayan Sardarizadeh, BBC Verify

Chip giants Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of sales revenue in China to US

11 August 2025 at 09:43
Getty Images Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang holding the Blackwell platform on stage at an event in Taiwan on 2 June, 2024.Getty Images
Nvidia CEO Jenson Huang reportedly met President Trump last week

Chip giants Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay the US government 15% of their semiconductor sales in China, the BBC has been told by a source close to the matter.

The agreement is part of a deal to secure export licences to the world's second biggest economy.

"We follow rules the US government sets for our participation in worldwide markets. While we haven't shipped H20 to China for months, we hope export control rules will let America compete in China and worldwide," Nvidia told the BBC.

AMD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Under the agreement, Nvidia will pay 15% of its revenues from H20 chip sales in China to the US government, while AMD will give the same percentage from its MI308 chip revenues, which was first reported by the Financial Times.

Washington has previously banned the sale of Nvidia's H20 chips to Beijing over security concerns, although the firm recently announced that this would be reversed.

The H20 chip was developed specifically for the Chinese market after US export restrictions were imposed by the Biden administration in 2023. Its sale was effectively banned by the Trump administration in April this year.

Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang has spent months lobbying both sides for a resumption of sales of the chips in China.

Turkey earthquake flattens buildings in north-east Balikesir province

11 August 2025 at 08:13
Sergen Sezgin/Anadolu via Getty Images Emergency workers in blue and red uniforms stand on a building that has crumbled from the earthquake. It is night time and the debris is light brightly by spot lights.Sergen Sezgin/Anadolu via Getty Images

One person has died in Turkey after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the north-west province of Balikesir on Sunday evening.

An 81-year-old woman passed away shortly after she was pulled out from rubble in the town of Sindirgi, which was the epicentre of the quake, Turkey's interior minister said.

Sixteen buildings collapsed as a result of the tremors, and 29 people had been injured, Ali Yerlikaya added.

Turkey's disaster management agency said the quake was recorded at around 19:53 local time (16:53 GMT), and was felt as far away as Istanbul.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a statement wishing a swift recovery to everyone who was affected, and said that all recovery efforts were being closely monitored.

"May God protect our country from any kind of disaster," he wrote on X.

Search and rescue operations have now concluded, and the interior minister said that there were no other signs of serious damage or casualties.

Pictures from Sindirgi, however, show large buildings totally flattened and towering piles of twisted metal and debris.

Berkan Cetin/Anadolu via Getty Images An aerial view of a collapsed building with emergency workers all around it. The picture is taken at night time and the debris is lit by strong spot lights.Berkan Cetin/Anadolu via Getty Images
Sergen Sezgin/Anadolu via Getty Images Emergency workers can be seen through a square frame that is being created by a massive chunk of collapsed building.Sergen Sezgin/Anadolu via Getty Images

Turkey is located at the intersection of three major tectonic plates, and experiences frequent seismic activity as a result.

In February 2023, more than 50,000 people were killed when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated the south-eastern region of the country.

A further 5,000 were killed in neighbouring Syria.

More than two years on from that quake, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced.

普京向中印领导人通报与美国谈判情况

11 August 2025 at 10:37

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俄罗斯总统普京于周五在莫斯科与印度国家安全顾问阿吉特·多瓦尔会面,俄罗斯的国家媒体发布了此次会晤的照片。
俄罗斯总统普京于周五在莫斯科与印度国家安全顾问阿吉特·多瓦尔会面,俄罗斯的国家媒体发布了此次会晤的照片。 Pool photo by Kristina Kormilitsyna
据克里姆林宫消息,俄罗斯总统普京上周五向中国和印度领导人通报了他与美国就乌克兰和平谈判的相关情况。在特朗普总统不断升级全球贸易战的背景下,这是克里姆林宫向主要发展中国家示好的最新例证。
自上周三在莫斯科会见特朗普的特使史蒂夫·维特科夫后,普京加快了公共外交的步伐。此次会面后,白宫和克里姆林宫分别宣布,特朗普和普京最快可能于本周会面,商讨结束乌克兰战争事宜
在这场预期中的会面之前,普京似乎正试图巩固那些在冲突中要么支持俄罗斯、要么保持中立的全球或地区大国对其战争策略的支持。普京周五与中国国家主席习近平和印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪通了电话,但莫斯科和北京均未透露通话的实质内容,仅表示了深化合作的笼统承诺。
上周四,普京在莫斯科会见了一名印度国家安全事务官员,并与南非总统西里尔·拉马福萨通了电话。在此期间,普京还通过电话或当面与白俄罗斯、哈萨克斯坦、阿拉伯联合酋长国和乌兹别克斯坦的领导人进行了交流。
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在大多数情况下,特朗普将对这些国家加征关税说成是对这些国家国内政策的惩罚——无论这些政策是否真地存在令他不满之处。他指责南非虐待白人少数群体;要求巴西停止起诉前总统雅伊尔·博索纳罗(博索纳罗被指控策划推翻政府);并威胁要将对印度的关税提高一倍,原因是印度购买俄罗斯石油。
特朗普政府还指责中国向美国大量输送合成阿片类药物、购买俄罗斯和伊朗石油,并指控中国利用全球贸易体系谋利。
巴西、中国、印度和南非政府对特朗普的指控表示强烈愤慨,称这些指控是对国家主权的侵犯
印度外交部上周在声明中表示:“针对印度的做法是不合理且毫无道理的。”此前,特朗普威胁称,如果印度不停止购买俄罗斯原油,将对其商品额外加征25%的关税。声明还称:“与任何主要经济体一样,印度将采取一切必要措施维护国家利益和经济安全。”
印度官员上周表示,他们打算继续购买俄罗斯石油,这实际上是在公然违抗特朗普。
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有初步迹象表明,特朗普的经济打击正促使金砖国家走得更近,至少在外交领域是如此。主要发展中经济体之间更紧密的合作,最明显的受益者将是俄罗斯,因为其经济在很大程度上被排除在西方市场之外。
8月晚些时候,习近平将在中国主办一个地区论坛,届时莫迪和普京将出席,这将是相互竞争的亚洲大国领导人罕见的会面。印度官员本周在莫斯科宣布,普京计划于年底前访问印度。巴西总统卢拉·达席尔瓦5月访问莫斯科并出席了一场阅兵式,这是他15年来首次访俄。

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宁德时代证实宜春枧下窝锂矿区停产 锂期货大涨

11 August 2025 at 10:31

宁德时代证实宜春一锂矿区因采矿证到期而暂停开采,引发市场对更大范围减产的预期,中国锂期货开盘大涨几乎涨停。

据财联社报道,中国电动汽车电池制造商宁德时代星期一(8月11日)证实,其位于江西宜春的枧下窝矿区采矿资质于星期六(9日)到期,目前已暂停开采作业。根据有关法律要求,需要办理延续申请。不过宜春其他主要矿区还在正常生产经营中。

宁德时代在投资者互动平台称,待获批后将尽早恢复生产,对公司整体经营影响不大。

宁德时代是全球最大汽车电池制造商,其枧下窝矿区因产能规模较大,是中国锂供应激增的重要源头,其采矿证到期后会否停产一直受到市场关注。

彭博社星期天(10日)引述知情人士报道,矿区已停产且至少持续三个月。鉴于北京正加大力度控制各经济领域产能过剩的问题,相关报道引发市场对更大范围减产的预期。

因此,星期一开盘后中国锂价及澳大利亚的上市锂企股价双双上涨。彭博社引述交易员透露,广州期货交易所锂价开盘即上涨8%触及当日涨停,中国上市锂企股价涨幅达19%;澳洲上市锂企股价一度飙升25%。

市场目前关注电池金属生产中芯宜春的其他矿区会否也受到采矿限制。此前,当地政府部门审计中发现矿产登记和审批流程存在违规后,已要求宜春八家涉锂矿山企业在9月底前完成储量核实报告编制。

分析认为,枧下窝矿区暂时停产尚未改变市场的产能过剩的局面。不过,如果9月30日之后宜春其他矿山的停产范围扩大,锂价或进一步走高。该行业已受供应过剩困扰超过两年,这一供应链重要环节的暂时停产将是一大利好。

中国国家信访局局长:正确处理维权维稳关系 引导群众理性诉求

11 August 2025 at 10:15

中国国家信访局局长李文章说,如果信访问题久拖未决,个别性事件可能激化为群体性事件,影响大局稳定;要正确处理维权和维稳的关系,从源头预防减少社会矛盾,引导群众理性合法表达利益诉求。

中共中央党校机关报《学习时报》星期一(8月11日)在头版头条刊发李文章署名文章《充分发挥信访工作反映社情民意“晴雨表”作用》。

文章称,信访制度是“中国民主政治制度的一项重要内容”,是群众权利救济的重要补充渠道,必须正确处理新形势下人民内部矛盾,努力把矛盾纠纷化解在基层、化解在萌芽状态,引导人民群众通过理性合法途径表达利益诉求、维护合法权益。

李文章指出,如果群众反映的信访问题久拖未决,个别性事件就可能激化为群体性事件,局部性问题就可能转化为全局性问题,非对抗性矛盾就可能转化为对抗性矛盾,不仅会影响社会和谐,还可能影响大局稳定。

他说:“我们必须始终从群众的立场考虑问题,加大保障和改善民生力度,妥善协调各方面利益关系,认真对待群众的合理合法诉求,正确处理好维权和维稳的关系,从源头上预防和减少社会矛盾。”

李文章认为,信访工作是维护权益、防范风险的重要渠道,要始终把解决好人民群众最关心最直接最现实的利益问题摆在突出位置,聚焦群众反映的急难愁盼问题,带着感情和责任为群众排忧解难,解决好影响国家安全、社会安定、人民安宁的信访突出问题,不断筑牢社会和谐稳定的坚实基础。

他也说,信访问题大多是关乎群众切身利益的民生问题,政策制定得好不好、问题解决得好不好,群众最有发言权。“把信访工作做到群众心坎上,让群众由衷感到权益受到公平对待、利益得到有效维护,赢得群众的信任和支持,厚植党的执政根基。”

李文章最后提出综合施策化解信访突出问题,准确把握信访矛盾复杂性、敏感性、突发性,分析研判信访形势和矛盾风险动向,压实属地、部门和领导责任,妥善消除各类问题隐患;开展领导干部接访下访,包案化解群众反映强烈的突出问题;推动建立健全政策性群体性信访问题、重点领域突出信访问题、疑难复杂信访问题协调化解机制,全力维护社会大局安全稳定。

日台协吁赴台旅游日本民众提防扒手

11 August 2025 at 09:48

日本台湾交流协会公告,提醒赴台旅游观光的日本民众要提防扒手。

根据日台协在官网发布的公告,台湾的扒窃情况越来越猖獗,提醒赴台日本民众要小心保管贵重物品。

日台协指出,近期有多起报案显示,日本游客在台湾景点被扒窃,其中已确定在夜市、新北九份、台北大安区著名美食街永康街,以及捷运中山站附近发生过类似事件。

日台协提醒,到这些人流密集的地方,请务必加强贵重物品管理,例如确实拉上随身包包的拉链,并将包包放在身前,用手拿住拉链,也不要随意将皮包放在容易被他人拿取的口袋里。

日台协也提到,护照、钱包要分开放以分散风险,尽量将不必要的贵重品寄放在饭店的保险箱。若遭遇扒窃,请立刻到最近的警局报案,并联络日台交流协会。    

中国新央企长安汽车董事长拜访任正非

11 August 2025 at 09:25

由原兵器装备集团分立的中国新央企长安汽车董事长朱华荣,在履新的第11天到深圳拜访中国科技巨头华为创始人任正非,交流产业竞争态势和未来格局。

长安汽车董事长朱华荣上周六(8月9日)在微博发文称,他上周五(8日)前往深圳拜访华为创始人任正非,围绕产业竞争态势、未来竞争格局等交流学习。当天是朱华荣履新长安汽车集团董事长的第11天。

朱华荣说:“任总还就支持长安汽车、阿维塔品牌等提出针对性、指导性意见。任总的视野、格局、睿智、激情,我等感触颇深,受益匪浅,令人敬佩!”

据《证券时报》 报道,阿维塔成立于2018年,最初由长安汽车与蔚来汽车合资成立。在2021年蔚来退出后,阿维塔引入华为、宁德时代两大战略投资者,形成“CHN(长安、华为、宁德时代)”协同模式。

朱华荣透露,他还与华为副董事长、轮值董事长徐直军以及华为常务董事、终端业务集团董事长余承东等高管进行了交流。

7月29日,中国长安汽车集团有限公司在重庆挂牌成立,朱华荣任集团党委书记和董事长。

这家新央企由原兵器装备集团实施分立,拥有117家分子公司,主要经营业务包括汽车整车及零部件、汽车销售、金融及物流服务、摩托车等。

长安汽车集团负责人说,集团未来将着力打造智能汽车机器人、飞行汽车、具身智能等新质生产力,探索海陆空立体出行新生态,并加速全球化发展,加快开拓东南亚、中东非洲、中南美洲、欧亚和欧洲五大区域市场。

长安汽车集团是继一汽集团、东风汽车集团后,中国的第三家汽车央企。

湖南男子12字留言批“豆腐渣”被拘 官员落马后才翻案引争议

11 August 2025 at 08:59

中国湖南湘阴县一名男子留言12字批评“豆腐渣工程”后被行拘,法院曾指留言对中共湘阴县委政府及领导产生负面政治影响,历经两年三次判决在湘阴时任“一把手”落马后才获翻案引发争议,当地已启动调查程序。

综合大象新闻和《大河报》报道,2023年7月,湖南岳阳市湘阴县居民肖新良在一段网络视频下留言批评“还在搞豆腐渣工程,统一招牌?”,随后被湘阴县公安局以“不实言论”“在网络上起哄闹事”,构成寻衅滋事为由,处行政拘留五日。

这条12字的留言仅收到六个点赞和一条留言。一名网民在肖新良的评论下回复道:“那你就不晓得吧!他好多姨妹子、舅子都是做广告公司的。”

肖新良说:“这个‘他’,我觉得说的就是当时的湘阴县委书记李镇江,统一招牌的事就是他上任后才开始的。”李镇江2021年出任湘阴县委书记,2024年1月被查,同年7月被“双开”(开除中共党籍和公职)。

肖新良对行政拘留处罚决定不服,被释放后便向法院提起行政诉讼。从2023年7月开始,两年来经历两次上诉三次判决后终于翻案。

2023年12月,湖南汨罗市法院开庭审理此案时,一度做出“驳回肖新良的诉讼请求”的判决。法院在判决书中称,“肖新良发表的评论意见与他人的恶意诋毁评论点赞具有延伸性、扩展性,对湘阴县委政府及领导个人产生了一致性的负面政治影响”,破坏了社会公共秩序,构成寻衅滋事。

今年6月,湖南省高级法院就本案做出第三次判决:“原一、二审判决主要证据不足,适用法律错误,应予撤销。”至此,肖新良曾接受的行政处罚被撤销,并获赔人身自由赔偿金。

湖南省高级法院的行政判决书也指出,肖新良的评论虽不当,但并没有具体的指向对象,评论下有六人点赞、一人评论,社会不良影响轻微,可以批评教育,但认定为扰乱公共秩序或者寻衅滋事的证据不足;湘阴县公安局以肖新良行为构成寻衅滋事作出行政拘留五日的处罚决定,认定事实不清,证据不足,过罚明显不当。应予撤销。

这起案件在上周经由中国媒体披露后,在社媒上引起网民高度关注。《南方日报》上周五(8月8日)评论称,从时间轴上看,撤销判决则是在被指“产生负面政治影响”的官员落马之后。“之后遇到同类案件,究竟是依法办理还是看人下菜?”

岳阳官媒《岳阳日报》星期天(8月10日)引述岳阳市委政法委称,湘阴县公安局已履行再审判决,并按要求支付人身自由赔偿金。针对案件涉及的执法司法行为,岳阳市公安局、市中级法院已启动调查程序,并将依据调查结果依法依规作出处理。

英媒:英伟达超微向美政府上缴销华晶片15%收入

11 August 2025 at 08:54

英国媒体报道,美国两大科技巨企英伟达和超微将向美国政府上缴销华晶片的15%收入,以确保获得向中国市场输出晶片的许可证。

英国《金融时报》星期天(8月10日)引述一名美国官员称,英伟达将向美政府上缴销华H20晶片的15%收入;超微向美政府上缴的同等比例收入,将源自对中国出口的MI308晶片。

英伟达受询时表明将遵照美政府的出口规定,超微则未回应置评请求。

《金融时报》上周引述美官员报道称,美国商务部旗下监管出口管制的工业和安全局,已开始为H20晶片发放许可证。此前两天,英伟达首席执行官黄仁勋再与美国总统特朗普会晤。

那之前,黄仁勋到白宫直接游说特朗普,后者上月撤销H20晶片输华禁令,英伟达也提出口申请,但美官方在撤销禁令三周后,仍未开始发放许可证,令英伟达感到懊恼。

H20是英伟达专门为中国市场制造的晶片。中国网信办7月31日约谈了英伟达,要求说明晶片的漏洞或后门的安全风险问题,并提交相关证明材料。在中国监管部门对晶片安全的疑虑未能彻底消除的情况下,中国科技公司未必会立即恢复大规模采购。

另一方面,路透社转述美国《华尔街日报》星期天引述知情人士称,英特尔总裁陈立武预计将于星期一(11日)赴白宫。白宫未立即回应路透社的置评请求。

特朗普上星期四(7日)在社媒体上说,陈立武应该立即辞职,称他与其他中资企业的关系引发质疑,“存在严重利益冲突”。

自闭症男童大理走失 100多人救援队仍在搜寻

11 August 2025 at 08:53

据悉患有自闭症的8岁男童,在云南大理苍山参加夏令营时失踪,大理官方组织救援队目前仍在搜寻,并通告将奖励提供关键线索者;当地180名志愿者也登记加入搜救。

综合新京报、澎湃新闻和广州日报等报道,一名男童在苍山走失的话题星期天(8月10日)登上微博热搜。同日,大理官方成立的“8.9搜救工作组”在在官方微信通报情况。

通报指,大理公安局8月9日(星期六)13时43分许接警,一名8岁男童在大理市大理镇阳和茶厂附近走失。大理市立即组织公安、消防救援、应急等多方力量开展全力搜救。

男童走失地附近区域沟壑交错、植被茂密,截至8月10日16时40分,已累计投入救援力量300余人次,搜救犬2头、无人机4架、热成像仪5部。

工作组星期天深夜再发通告,载明男童身高约1.2米,体型偏瘦,走失时上身穿蓝白色相间上衣,下身穿深色牛仔裤,背橙色儿童背包,身上有标牌及家属电话号码。提供关键线索者核实后将获适当奖励。

中国新闻周刊从知情人处了解到,失踪男孩患有自闭症,仅能进行简单的语言交流。

新京报从当地民宿老板张先生那里了解到,男童是去大理参加名为“明日之光”的独立营,其中包括户外运动课程。组织者发布的过往微信文章中显示,课程主要针对孩子的“自闭问题”。

截至星期天下午16时,已有180多名志愿者登记自发参与搜救。大理市应急管理局表示,全市各部门100多人也参与到搜救中。

截至星期天晚20时30分,男童仍未找到,当地多部门正在持续开展搜救。

解放军高层陷入混乱,习近平寻求加强控制

By: 储百亮
11 August 2025 at 09:19

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解放军高层陷入混乱,习近平寻求加强控制

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北京军事博物馆展出的中国领导人习近平肖像。习近平设定了2027年实现中国人民解放军现代化的目标。
北京军事博物馆展出的中国领导人习近平肖像。习近平设定了2027年实现中国人民解放军现代化的目标。 Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times
表面上,中国的军力从未如此强大。海军舰艇驶向更遥远的海域;核武库每年增加约100枚弹头;在台湾周边的军事飞行越来越频繁,威慑性也日益增强。每隔几个月,中国都会推出新的武器,例如隐形战斗机原型机或新型登陆驳船
然而,在内部,中国军队正经历多年来最严重的领导层混乱。控制武装力量的中共机构中央军委的七个席位中,因为一些委员被捕或干脆消失不见,有三个似乎处于空缺状态。
十多年来,习近平一直致力于打造一支忠诚、现代化、能打仗,且完全听命于他的军队,现在这场内部动荡正考验着他的这一努力。习近平设定了到2027年实现解放军现代化的目标,据一些美国官员称,这一年也是做好侵台准备的期限,北京方面声称台湾是其领土。
目前这一轮调查与革职已波及一些由习近平亲自挑选的指挥官,这表明他多年来试图整肃的体制内仍在反复出现问题。在2012年上台后的最初几年,习近平在军队发起了一场强力的反腐运动,对军队实施更严格的控制,并最终进行了大洗牌。
“当习近平看到自己的人犯错时,他很可能会格外恼怒,”美国大学副教授、研究中国领导人与军方关系的唐志学(Joseph Torigian)说,习近平“对军队的控制事关生死,它本身就具有爆炸性。这就是为什么任何越界的迹象都必须被碾碎”。
上个月,中国首艘国产航空母舰山东舰停靠香港,战斗机停放在飞行甲板上。两艘中国航母最近在太平洋进行了演习。
上个月,中国首艘国产航空母舰山东舰停靠香港,战斗机停放在飞行甲板上。两艘中国航母最近在太平洋进行了演习。 Peter Parks/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
军方领导层中最引人注目的缺席者是何卫东上将。作为中央军委排名第二的官员,何卫东已从官方公开活动和报道中消失,这种毫无解释的缺席表明他可能也陷入了麻烦,并可能正在接受调查。
另一位高级指挥官、负责军队政治工作的苗华上将去年因未具体说明的“严重违纪”行为接受调查——这一措辞通常指腐败或不忠。据詹姆斯敦基金会的最新统计,自2023年以来,已有约20多名甚至更多高级解放军军官和军工行业高管被调查,苗华是其中之一。
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何卫东和苗华都是在习近平的提携下迅速晋升的。虽然中国官员即便在最为平稳的时期,也容易因腐败或不忠而遭到调查,但习近平同时失去这两个人还是显示出高层动荡的程度不同寻常。
“清洗可能已经影响到官僚体系的运作,也可能在领导层内部引发对中国军队战备能力的更广泛怀疑,”曾在拜登政府担任助理国防部长的伊利·拉特纳说。
习近平对中国军队的终极担忧来自战场准备方面的问题,以及将领可能会偏离对他和党的绝对忠诚。习近平可能会在2027年寻求中共领导人的第四个任期,他需要用一批对他绝对忠诚的新军官来替换退休或被清洗的人。
2023年,何卫东上将(左)在北京出席政协会议。
2023年,何卫东上将(左)在北京出席政协会议。 Thomas Peter/Reuters
最近的官方表态表明,当局正在重新加强意识形态管控。中央军委上个月出台新规定,旨在“全面肃清流毒影响,重塑政治干部形象”。中国军方的主要报纸《解放军报》连续在头版发表评论文章,敦促解放军政治干部恪守绝对忠诚
自毛泽东时代以来,军队不仅是作战力量,也是中国领导人进行政治控制的杠杆,是他们防范潜在对手或民众造反的终极保障。据2019年出版的习近平对军队讲话的汇编,在上台初期面向军队的内部讲话中,他赞扬军队在1989年镇压支持民主的抗议活动时与党的领导人站在一起。
但在这些讲话中,习近平也反复提到徐才厚郭伯雄的教训——这两位军队最高层领导人近十年前因腐败被捕。习近平在2018年的一次中央军委会议上说,如果任由军队高层腐败蔓延,“我们的军队就会变成某些人麾下的私人军队,变成一支反党的武装力量”。
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目前没有迹象表明军队的近期动荡构成了对习近平的有组织抵抗。但在华盛顿的国防大学研究中国军队的高级研究员吴志远(Joel Wuthnow)表示,哪怕是相对较少的腐败或管理不善案件也可能削弱习近平与军官之间的信任。
习近平是中央军委中唯一的文职党领导人,这确保了他对军队的独有权力。这也意味着他不能依靠其他文职官员的协助。
2019年,苗华抵达朝鲜平壤机场。
2019年,苗华抵达朝鲜平壤机场。 Cha Song Ho/Associated Press
“习近平必须依靠指挥官来制定方案,并在大量信息和技术能力的基础上加以执行,”吴志远教授说。“如果他无法确认这些人诚实、专业且能力过硬,那么我认为他的战争意愿会下降,因为——他怎么能确定战争结果呢?”
麻省理工学院教授傅泰林(M.Taylor Fravel)近期在《外交事务》上写道,这些清洗很可能会扰乱协调、削弱对指挥官的信心,让北京在考虑对台湾发动水陆两栖进攻时更加谨慎。
“几乎任何在美国介入阴影下进行的高强度行动——无论是入侵台湾,还是封锁台湾——我认为都会在一段时间内受到这些问题的影响,”傅泰林教授在接受电话采访时说。
但他表示,在危机中对敌人采取强硬行动的需要可能会压过对战备的疑虑。如果习近平认为有必要对台湾开战,他很可能会毫不犹豫地派出武装力量投入战斗,不管高层指挥存在什么样的空缺。
台湾军方也一直在举行演习,例如2023年的反登陆演习。
台湾军方也一直在举行演习,例如2023年的反登陆演习。 Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times
似乎是为了彰显这种决心,习近平推动中国军队进行了难度越来越大的行动,例如最近两艘航母及其护卫舰在西太平洋进行的演习。去年一次飞越太平洋的洲际导弹试射似乎也部分是为了传递类似的决心。在中国海军行动中,“没有任何可察觉的延迟或缩减”,美国海军军事学院教授艾立信(Andrew S. Erickson)说。
下个月,在中共纪念“二战”结束80周年(中国称之为抗日战争胜利)之际,习近平将在北京主持一场阅兵,以展示中国军力及其对军队的掌控。
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为配合阅兵,中国官方电视台推出了一部名为《攻坚》的系列纪录片,展现了军队蓄势待发的战斗姿态。“党叫干什么就坚决干什么,”一名步兵军官在片中说。

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Donald Trump, Julian Fellowes and the Gilded Age Finale

10 August 2025 at 18:00
Julian Fellowes and Donald Trump both have frothy visions of the Gilded Age. But why would we go back to it in real life?

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旧闻评论|武大事新编:谣言对齐战术颗粒度

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11 August 2025 at 07:56
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标题:武大事新编:谣言对齐战术颗粒度
作者:宋志标
发表日期:2025.8.8
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“香港浸大撤销杨景媛博士录取资格”,这条在7日晚间开始急速传播的传言,先是由一些自媒体账号转发,而后再由少数几家机构媒体的公众号跟进,所转内容是一篇AI明显的“通稿”。目前,机构媒体官号已撤下转发挽尊,多数自媒体的还在。

这个操作显然是舆论战的手法,它的短期目的,是要对冲另一条出现了两天以上的另一则传言。这则同样未经证实的传言内容是,杨景媛向武大提交了知网论文的修改稿,并声称当初“受媒体滋扰”,才提交了那篇有瑕疵的论文。

这条更早的传言试图制造这样的效果:武大调查组似乎准备轻拿轻放杨景媛的论文问题,让她过关。而从处理逻辑来说,只要杨景媛保住武大硕士学位,浸大作为下家就可以保留杨的博士资格。所以,关于浸大的传言,是在做一种假想中的狙击战。

而关于浸大传言的另一重目的,是用一种似是而非的裁定结论强化舆论对“撤销杨博士资格”的心理预期——在浸大7月28日做出“不评论个案”的公告后,内地舆论形成对浸大的不满和敌意,希望它像武大一样顺应一审判决,这就是孕育“传言”的舆论母体。

几家机构媒体未作核实,就照登那则浸大传言,累及大众媒体的声誉再次受到讥讽与谴责。但这个传言事件的重点,不是机构媒体失察,而是在武大图书馆风波中出现了反女权的舆论战术,机构媒体不幸被卷入,舆论再次僭越了新闻。

很有一些朋友,将浸大传言斥责为谣言,再据此表示对媒体的恨铁不成钢。其实大可不必,一是因为对这部分朋友来说,哪怕媒体依据专业主义干了活,也会被他们瞧不上,比如一年前南都编辑打给杨景媛的核实电话被挂,这部分朋友将其作为媒体厌女证据。

二是因为在武大图书馆一事中,对肖的谣言更多,人身诋毁色彩更重,微博官方前几日封掉了两个冒充肖校友说他转笔偷窥女厕的账号,即是证据。只能说,在反肖的谣言后,出现了反杨的谣言,这是舆论中的新动向,预示双方对其战术颗粒度,重点不是机构媒体做了或没做什么。

造谣肖明瑫是副区长儿子与造谣杨景媛被浸大除名,犹如硬币的正反面,本质上没什么两样。作为一个理中客,你不能无视前者,而对后者锱铢必较,反之亦然。至于说,机构媒体在提供准确信息上的责任,在武大宣布调查进程后,环境已不允许。

从略高的视野看,不少爱国大V加入反女权斗争,他们所惯用的手法进入舆论对决的过程,并非不可理解。从这个角度看,受浸大传言震动的也许不该是媒体业者,而是在这件事中持女权立场的人,因为不讲事实的原则及其应用不再为女权运动独有。

新闻媒体的天职是排除传言,但“新闻”这个东西,以事实为准绳,提供描绘真相的材料,其结果必定不是意识形态斗争的任何一方所乐见。在新闻式微,不足以成为媒体强前缀的现实中,媒体发生什么都是可能的,包括它迸发新闻的激情,或导致新闻的黯淡。

很多人不喜欢听到“激进女权”“极端女权”“田园女权”这些词,但他们似乎对“激进媒体”“极端媒体”“田园媒体”这类称呼无感。机构媒体现在的存在状态,就很“激进”、很“极端”。这就很有意思了,同样的词修饰不一样的社群,触碰不同立场,爱憎却如此分明。

媒体的激进在于认清了一个事实,大众并不能成为新闻生产可依靠的力量,因为大众受舆论影响最大。绝大多数媒体无法“上岸”,只能晾晒在沙滩上,依据新闻规律或听从宣传纪律做事,得到的结果差不多,媒体在有争议的性别选题中得到的都是贬低。

几家机构媒体无核查转发浸大传言,即使不是舆论的重点所在,可若要真追究它的象征意义,也许首要象征的不是媒体的过去(荣光不再)和未来(黯淡无光)如何,而是媒体现在的、此刻的内在恼怒,以及“一起与世界毁灭吧”的暗暗疯狂劲。

大众媒体不像2011年前后那样过度追求价值感,它们现在不是任何群体的同路人,更不是激进女权的“社运伴侣”,那种蜜月期早就随风而逝,它们走上了各自的歧路,关系不复从前。即使彼此可能拥有短暂的平和期,也都服务不一样的生存原则。

有人希望谣言是遥遥领先的预言,对浸大被传谣一事不拒绝不生气不表态,一如另外人群对待肖的传言一样。他们当然也有记者一样的恼怒,只不过这种恼怒不是被维权者当枪使的恼怒,不是被网红当事人蔑视的恼怒,而是不管怎样都能擂上几锤媒体这面破鼓的恼怒。

Plan to boost jobs for newly-qualified nurses and midwives

11 August 2025 at 07:42
Getty Images A stock image showing two nurses at a patient's bedside in a hospitalGetty Images

New measures to make it easier for NHS employers in England to take on newly qualified nurses and midwives have been announced by the government.

The move comes after warnings there are up to three times more graduates than vacancies in some areas of the health service.

The aim is to free up trusts in England to recruit more easily by cutting red tape and simplifying regulations, including allowing them to employ staff based on what they think they might need and before vacancies formally arise.

The Royal College of Nursing welcomed the move but said the test would be if students could actually find jobs. Employers said it was not clear how the new measures would be fully funded.

Health officials said there were 4,000 more nursing and midwifery graduates than vacancies. This is out of a total of 24,870 who have already graduated or are due to over the next six months.

New measures would also see some support worker posts be temporarily converted to midwifery roles to create new openings for graduates.

The Department of Health said the changes would tackle concerns about jobs after record numbers chose to train for NHS professions during the pandemic – with fewer nurses and midwives quitting.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: "It is absurd that we are training thousands of nurses and midwives every year, only to leave them without a job before their career has started.

"I am sending a clear message to every newly qualified nurse and midwife. We're here to support you from day one so you can provide the best care for patients and cut waiting lists."

The Royal College of Nursing general secretary Prof Nicola Ranger said she welcomed the news, noting it should "provide hope to students", but added a note of caution.

"When the health service urgently needs nursing staff, it was absurd to leave people in limbo," she said. "The test of this will be if students can find jobs, vacant posts are filled, and patients receive the care they deserve."

Gill Walton, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, said: "We're pleased that the government has listened to the voices of student midwives who are desperate to start their career, only to find those opportunities blocked.

"I know today's announcement will come as a relief to student midwife members."

But it was not clear in the announcement what extra money there might be for employers already under pressure to cut costs.

Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers which represents trusts, said it was good that staff concerns were being addressed - but added that there were questions over the finances.

He said: "It's not clear how this will be fully funded, nor what it could mean for other staff groups facing similar challenges.

"Trust budgets are already under enormous pressure. There is no spare money."

The health union Unison said ministers should also deal with a lack of opportunities for new graduates in occupational therapy as well as paramedics and other professions.

The attempts to make it easier for newly qualified nurses and midwives to get jobs comes at a time of a growing row with the government over NHS pay in England.

The Royal College of Nursing is calling for talks with ministers over pay issues after a consultative ballot of members showed a large majority opposing the 3.6% pay award. Future strike action has not been ruled out.

Another health union, the GMB, has said there will be talks on Monday at the Department of Health after its members also came out against the wage award in a ballot.

Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital

11 August 2025 at 06:29
Al Jazeera Anas al-Sharif is wearing a blue flak jacket with 'PRESS' written across the front, and he's standing in front of burning debris.Al Jazeera
Anas al-Sharif had reported extensively from northern Gaza, Al Jazeera said

Four Al Jazeera journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike near Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital, the broadcaster has said.

Correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal were in a tent for journalists at the hospital's main gate when it was targeted, Al Jazeera reported.

A fortnight ago, it condemned the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for what it called a "campaign of incitement" against its reporters in Gaza, including al-Sharif.

Shortly after the strike, the IDF confirmed that it had struck Anas al-Sharif, posting on Telegram that he had "served as the head of a terrorist cell in Hamas".

The IDF did not mention any of the other journalists who were killed. The BBC has contacted Al Jazeera for comment.

Al-Sharif, 28, appeared to be posting on X in the moments before his death, warning of intense Israeli bombardment within Gaza City.

A post which was published after he was reported to have died appears to have been pre-written and published by a friend.

In two graphic videos of the aftermath of the strike, which have been confirmed by BBC Verify, men can be seen carrying the bodies of those who were killed. Some shout out Mohammed Qreiqeh's name, and a man wearing a press vest says that one of the bodies is that of Anas Al-Sharif.

In July, the Al Jazeera Media Network issued a statement denouncing "relentless efforts" by the IDF for an "ongoing campaign of incitement targeting Al Jazeera's correspondents and journalists in the Gaza Strip".

"The Network considers this incitement a dangerous attempt to justify the targeting of its journalists in the field," it added.

The IDF statement accused al-Sharif of posing as a journalist, and being "responsible for advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops"

It said it had previously "disclosed intelligence" confirming his military affiliation, which included "lists of terrorist training courses".

"Prior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munition, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence," the statement added.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 186 journalists have been confirmed killed since the start of Israel's military offensive in Gaza in October 2023.

Additional reporting by Shayan Sardarizadeh, BBC Verify

'Calamity' in Gaza and '£30bn cost of Chagos'

11 August 2025 at 08:00

The headline on the front page of the Guardian reads: "'Another calamity': UN's warning as Netanyahu defends Gaza plan".
Israel's defence of its plan to take control of Gaza City as global condemnation grows features prominently on Monday's papers. The Guardian leads with a striking image of a Palestinian man crying as it report that more people were killed by Israeli forces opening fire at a food distribution site over the weekend. The paper quotes the UN's warning to Benjamin Netanyahu that his Gaza takeover plan will likely "trigger another calamity". At a press conference, Netanyahu responded to a question about Palestinians being killed at aid sites, saying "a lot of firing was done by Hamas".
The headline on the front page of the i Paper reads: "UK calls for halt to 'path of destruction' as Netanyahu insists Gaza City plan will end war".
The i Paper follows with Netanyahu's defence of his plan to expand Israel's offensive in Gaza City, saying it's the "best way to end the war". The paper says the Israeli PM has dismissed images of starving children in Gaza as "fake" and is threatening to sue the New York Times for its coverage.
The headline on the front page of the Times reads: "Drivers over 70 face eye tests every three years".
In the Times' coverage of Gaza protests in London over the weekend, the paper quotes Scotland Yard saying it faced "entirely unrealistic" challenges in quelling the protests in support of Palestine Action. Sharing the top spot, the Times reports on Labour's plans to "shake up driving rules" that would see drivers over 70 banned from the roads if they fail compulsory eye tests.
The headline on the front page of the Metro reads: "Salah kicks off at Gaza death".
The Metro leads with Liverpool star Mohamed Salah's jibe at football bosses who paid tribute to a Palestinian player killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza. The paper says Uefa's post remembering Suleiman al-Obeid did not say how he died, which prompted Salah to ask: "Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?"
The headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph reads: "Starmer hid £30bn cost of Chagos surrender".
Sir Keir Starmer's Chagos Islands deal will cost 10 times more than he has claimed, according to the Daily Telegraph. The paper cites official figures that reveal the government's own estimate of the cost is almost £35bn, far higher than the previous £3.4bn the PM has previously used. Elsewhere, the paper asks "a Duke at the crossroads?", accompanied by a photograph of the Duke of York, Prince Andrew, driving to Windsor Castle.
The headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror reads: "Point of no return".
Prince Andrew is at "the point of no return", declares the Daily Mirror as it reports that the Duke of York believes "it may never be safe to return to the US" given the pressure for him to testify on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The headline on the front page of the Financial Times reads: "Europeans press Washington to turn sanctions screw on Putin before talks".
The Financial Times focuses on the latest developments in Ukraine ahead of Donald Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska this week. The paper says European leaders are pushing for the US to ratchet up sanctions pressure on Russia as they work to present a united front in their support for Ukraine.
The headline on the front page of the Daily Mail reads: "26,000 prisoners freed early by Labour".
The Daily Mail says 26,000 criminals in the UK have been released early, including hundreds who were given sentences of more than a decade.
The headline on the front page of the Daily Express reads: "Councils claim 'whole streets' offered for use by migrants".
Reform council chiefs are warning the Home Office of "entire streets" being lined up to house asylum seekers, the Daily Express reports. The paper says ministers have set aside £500m to invest in a more "sustainable accommodation model" as they scramble to close migrant hotels.
The headline on the front page of the Sun reads: "Dinghy migrants get dinghy days out".
"Dinghy migrants get dinghy days out" is the Sun's top migrant story. The paper reports some asylum seekers arriving on small boats may be eligible for discounted "perks" originally aimed at helping low-income families. The Sun says offers include half-price e-bikes and discounts on activities such as renting motorised dinghies on lakes in country parks.
The headline on the front page of the Daily Star reads: "Definitely manbaby".
"Definitely manbaby" is the Daily Star's Oasis inspired headline as it reports on a warning to Liam and Noel Gallagher "not to upset Trump" before their US tour. The paper's front page is splashed with a photoshopped image of Trump's head on a baby's body sipping a bottle of milk.
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Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital

11 August 2025 at 06:29
Al Jazeera Anas al-Sharif is wearing a blue flak jacket with 'PRESS' written across the front, and he's standing in front of burning debris.Al Jazeera
Anas al-Sharif had reported extensively from northern Gaza, Al Jazeera said

Four Al Jazeera journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike near Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital, the broadcaster has said.

Correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal were in a tent for journalists at the hospital's main gate when it was targeted, Al Jazeera reported.

A fortnight ago, it condemned the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for what it called a "campaign of incitement" against its reporters in Gaza, including al-Sharif.

Shortly after the strike, the IDF confirmed that it had struck Anas al-Sharif, posting on Telegram that he had "served as the head of a terrorist cell in Hamas".

The IDF did not mention any of the other journalists who were killed. The BBC has contacted Al Jazeera for comment.

Al-Sharif, 28, appeared to be posting on X in the moments before his death, warning of intense Israeli bombardment within Gaza City.

A post which was published after he was reported to have died appears to have been pre-written and published by a friend.

In two graphic videos of the aftermath of the strike, which have been confirmed by BBC Verify, men can be seen carrying the bodies of those who were killed. Some shout out Mohammed Qreiqeh's name, and a man wearing a press vest says that one of the bodies is that of Anas Al-Sharif.

In July, the Al Jazeera Media Network issued a statement denouncing "relentless efforts" by the IDF for an "ongoing campaign of incitement targeting Al Jazeera's correspondents and journalists in the Gaza Strip".

"The Network considers this incitement a dangerous attempt to justify the targeting of its journalists in the field," it added.

The IDF statement accused al-Sharif of posing as a journalist, and being "responsible for advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops"

It said it had previously "disclosed intelligence" confirming his military affiliation, which included "lists of terrorist training courses".

"Prior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munition, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence," the statement added.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 186 journalists have been confirmed killed since the start of Israel's military offensive in Gaza in October 2023.

Additional reporting by Shayan Sardarizadeh, BBC Verify

New voters list in Indian state includes wrong photos and dead people

11 August 2025 at 07:22
Hindustan Times via Getty Images Villagers showing forms during door to door distribution of Enumeration Forms at rural area on July 4, 2025 in Patna, India. Hindustan Times via Getty Images
The new draft electoral rolls have 72.4 million names - 6.5 million fewer than before

A few days ago, India's Election Commission released updated draft electoral rolls for Bihar state, where key elections are scheduled for November, following a month-long revision of the voters' list.

But opposition parties and election charities say the exercise was rushed through - and many voters in Bihar have told the BBC that the draft rolls have wrong photos and include dead people.

The Special Intensive Revision - better known by its acronym SIR - was held from 25 June to 26 July and the commission said its officials visited each of the state's listed 78.9 million voters to verify their details. It said the last such revision was in 2003 and an update was necessary.

The new draft rolls have 72.4 million names - 6.5 million fewer than before. The commission says deletions include 2.2 million dead, 700,000 enrolled more than once and 3.6 million who have migrated from the state.

Corrections are open until 1 September, with over 165,000 applications received. A similar review will be conducted nationwide to verify nearly a billion voters.

Hindustan Times via Getty Images Indian Youth Congress supporters held placards and shouted slogans during a protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll conducted by the Election Commission in Bihar in DelhiHindustan Times via Getty Images
The exercise has been fiercely criticised by opposition parties

But opposition parties have accused the commission of dropping many voters - especially Muslims who make up a sizeable chunk of the population in four border districts - to aid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming state election.

The poll body and BJP have denied the allegations. In response to the BBC's questions, the Election Commission shared its 24 June order on conducting the SIR and a 27 July press note outlining efforts to ensure no eligible voter was "left behind".

"Further, [the commission] does not take any responsibility of any other misinformation or unsubstantiated allegations being floated around by some vested interests," it added in the response.

The commission has not released the list of deleted names or given any break-up according to religion, so it's not possible to verify the opposition's concerns.

A review by Hindustan Times newspaper found high voter deletions in Kishanganj, a district with the largest share of Muslims in Bihar, but not in other Muslim-dominated constituencies.

Afzal Adeeb Khan/ BBC Danara village in BiharAfzal Adeeb Khan/ BBC
Bihar is one of India's poorest states, with limited access to services and jobs

Parliament has faced repeated adjournments as opposition MPs demand a debate on what they call a threat to democracy. Outside, they chanted "Down down Modi", "Take SIR back" and "Stop stealing votes". The Supreme Court is also reviewing the move after watchdog ADR questioned its timing.

"It comes just three months before the assembly elections and there has not been enough time given to the exercise," Jagdeep Chhokar of ADR, told the BBC.

"As reports from the ground showed, there were irregularities when the exercise was being conducted and the process of data collection was massively faulty," he added.

The ADR has argued in court that the exercise "will disenfranchise millions of genuine voters" in a state that's one of India's poorest and is home to "a large number of marginalised communities".

It says the SIR shifts the burden onto people to prove their citizenship, often requiring their own and their parents' documents within a short deadline - an impossible task for millions of poor migrant workers.

Afzal Adeeb Khan/ BBC Rekha Devi (extreme left in a light blue saree with pink flowers) and other residents of Danara village, 35km from Patna district, in the Indian state of BiharAfzal Adeeb Khan/ BBC
Rekha Devi (extreme left) says losing the right to vote "will push us further into poverty"

While the draft roll was being published, we travelled to Patna and nearby villages to hear what voters think of SIR.

In Danara village, home to the poorest of the poor known as Mahadalits, most residents work on farms of upper-castes or are unemployed.

Homes are crumbling, open drains line the narrow lanes and a stagnant puddle near the local temple has turned brackish.

Most residents had little to no idea about SIR or its impact, and many weren't sure if officials had even visited their homes.

But they deeply value their vote. "Losing it would be devastating," says Rekha Devi. "It will push us further into poverty."

In Kharika village, many men said they'd heard of SIR and submitted forms, spending 300 rupees (£3.42; £2.55) on getting new photos taken. But after the draft rolls came out, farmer and retired teacher Tarkeshwar Singh called it "a mess". He shared pages showing his family's details - pointing out errors, including the wrong photo next to his name.

"I have no idea whose photo it is," he says, adding that his wife Suryakala Devi and son Rajeev also have wrong pictures. "But the worst is my other son Ajeev's case - it has an unknown woman's photo."

Mr Singh goes on to list other anomalies - in his daughter-in-law Juhi Kumari's document, he's named as husband in place of his son. Another daughter-in-law, Sangeeta Singh, is listed twice from the same address - only one has her correct photo and date of birth.

Many of his relatives and neighbours, he says, have similar complaints. He points out the name of a cousin who died more than five years back but still figures on the list - and at least two names that appear twice.

"There's obviously been no checking. The list has dead people and duplicates and many who did not even fill the form. This is a misuse of government machinery and billions of rupees that have been spent on this exercise."

Afzal Adeeb Khan/ BBC Women and children of Danara village in BiharAfzal Adeeb Khan/ BBC
Many villagers had little to no knowledge of SIR - many weren't even sure if any officials had come

Mr Chhokar of ADR says they will raise these issues in the Supreme Court this week. In July, the court said it would stay the exercise if petitioners produce 15 genuine voters missing from the draft rolls.

"But how do we do that since the commission has not provided a list of the 6.5 million names that have been removed?" he asks.

Mr Chhokar says a justice on the two-judge bench suggested delinking the exercise from upcoming elections to allow more time for a proper review.

"I'll be happy with that takeaway," he says.

The SIR and draft rolls have split Bihar's parties: the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) questions them, while the ruling Janata Dal (United) - BJP alliance backs them.

"The complexity of this revision has left many people confused," says Shivanand Tiwari, general secretary of the RJD.

Afzal Adeeb Khan/ BBC Srikishun Paswan and his wife Pavitri Devi at their home in Bihar's Kharika villageAfzal Adeeb Khan/ BBC
Pavitri Devi and Srikishun Paswan say voting matters - it secures benefits like free grain, pensions and housing

Tiwari questions the Election Commission's "claims that 98.3% electors have filled their forms" and says "in most villages, our voters and workers say the Block Level Officer (BLO) - generally a local schoolteacher appointed by the commission to go door-to-door - did not visit them. Many BLOs are not trained and don't know how to upload forms". (The commission has said the BLOs have worked "very responsibly".)

Tiwari alleges that the "commission is partisan and this is manipulation of elections".

"We believe the target are border areas where a lot of Muslims live who never vote for the BJP," he says.

The BJP and the JD(U) have rejected the criticism, saying "it's entirely political".

"Only Indian citizens have the right to vote and we believe that a lot of Rohingya and Bangladeshis have settled in the border areas in recent years. And they have to be weeded out from the list," said Bhim Singh, a BJP MP from Bihar.

"The SIR has nothing to do with anyone's religion and the opposition is raising it because they know they will lose the upcoming election and need a scapegoat to blame for their loss," he added.

JD(U)'s chief spokesperson and state legislator Neeraj Kumar Singh said "the Election Commission is only doing its job".

"There are lots of voters on the list who figure twice or even three times. So shouldn't that be corrected?" he asks.

Trump demands homeless people 'immediately' move out of Washington DC

11 August 2025 at 06:34
Getty Images A tent encampment being removed from downtown Washington DC in 2023. Workers in hazmat suits wear face masks. Rubbish is seen strewn outside of one white and green tent. There are large trees and buildings visible outside of the edges of the public park.Getty Images
A tent encampment being removed from downtown Washington DC in 2023

US President Donald Trump has said homeless people must "move out" of Washington DC as he vowed to tackle crime in the city, while the mayor pushed back against the White House likening of the capital to Baghdad.

"We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital," he posted on Sunday. The Republican president also trailed a news conference for Monday about his plan to make the city "safer and more beautiful than it ever was before".

Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, said: "We are not experiencing a crime spike."

Trump signed an order last month making it easier to arrest homeless people, and he last week ordered federal law enforcement into the streets of Washington DC.

"The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY," Trump wrote on his social media site Truth Social on Sunday.

"We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital. The Criminals, you don't have to move out. We're going to put you in jail where you belong."

Alongside photos of tents and rubbish, he added: "There will be no 'MR. NICE GUY.' We want our Capital BACK. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

The specifics of the president's plan are not yet clear, but in a 2022 speech he proposed moving homeless people to "high quality" tents on inexpensive land outside cities, while providing access to bathrooms and medical professionals.

On Friday, Trump ordered federal agents - including from US Park Police, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the FBI and the US Marshals Service - into Washington DC to curb what he called "totally out of control" levels of crime.

A White House official told National Public Radio that up to 450 federal officers were deployed on Saturday night.

The move comes after a 19-year-old former employee of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) was assaulted in an alleged attempted carjacking in Washington DC.

Trump vented about that incident on social media, posting a photo of the bloodied victim.

Mayor Bowser told MSNBC on Sunday: "It is true that we had a terrible spike in crime in 2023, but this is not 2023.

"We have spent over the last two years driving down violent crime in this city, driving it down to a 30-year low."

She criticised White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller for dubbing the US capital "more violent than Baghdad".

"Any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false," Bowser said.

Washington DC's homicide rate remains relatively high per capita compared to other US cities, with a total of 98 such killings recorded so far this year. Homicides have been trending higher in the US capital from a decade ago.

But federal data from January suggests that Washington DC last year recorded its lowest overall violent crime figures - once carjacking, assault and robberies are incorporated - in 30 years.

On Saturday, Trump announced plans on Truth Social to host a news conference at the White House on Monday, "which will, essentially, stop violent crime in Washington, DC".

In another post on Sunday he said the event at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) would address ending "crime, murder and death" in the city, as well as its "physical renovation".

He described Bowser as "a good person who has tried", adding that despite her efforts crime continues to get "worse" and the city becomes "dirtier and less attractive".

Community Partnership, an organisation that works to reduce homelessness in Washington DC, told Reuters news agency that the city of 700,000 residents had about 3,782 people homeless on any given night.

Most were in public housing or emergency shelters, but about 800 were considered "on the street".

As a district, rather than a state, Washington DC is overseen by the federal government, which has the power to override some local laws.

The president controls federal land and buildings in the city, although he would need Congress to assume federal control of the district.

In recent days, he has threatened to take over the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department, which Bowser argued was not possible.

"There are very specific things in our law that would allow the president to have more control over our police department," Bowser said. "None of those conditions exist in our city right now."

中国代表强调须坚决反对以占领加沙企图

11 August 2025 at 08:16

中国常驻联合国代表傅聪星期天(8月10日)强调,必须坚决反对以色列占领加沙的企图,任何改变加沙人口及领土结构的行为都必须予以坚决抵制。

据中国央视新闻报道,傅聪在联合国安理会召开的紧急公开会上说,国际社会反复呼吁加沙停火止战,但局势正持续向更加危险的方向发展。面对当前紧迫局势,国际社会,包括安理会必须在更大的灾难发生前采取一切必要行动。

对于以色列安全内阁批准接管加沙城计划,傅聪回应时说,中国对此表示严重关切,敦促以色列立即停止危险举动。他强调,加沙属于巴勒斯坦人民,是巴勒斯坦领土不可分割的一部分。

傅聪也说,以色列政府应当听取国际社会和国内民众的呼声,立即停止加剧紧张局势升级的行为,停止对加沙的军事行动。对当事方有重要影响力的国家应秉持公正负责任态度,采取切实行动推动停火。

傅聪强调,人道物资武器化不可接受,集体惩罚加沙民众不可接受,袭击寻找物资的平民和人道工作者不可接受。以色列必须履行占领方的国际人道法义务,开放全部过境点,解除对物资准入的限制,保障人道物资大规模、迅速、安全进入加沙,支持联合国以符合人道主义原则的方式开展援助。

他也强调,必须重振两国方案前景,并说落实两国方案是解决巴勒斯坦问题、实现巴以和平共处的唯一可行出路。

傅聪也说,中国将继续同国际社会共同努力,推动平息加沙战火、缓解人道灾难、落实两国方案,最终实现巴勒斯坦问题的全面、公正、持久解决。

台媒:卢秀燕考虑不参选国民党主席

11 August 2025 at 07:53

台湾媒体报道,台中市长卢秀燕考虑不参选国民党主席,会做好做满台中市长直到明年底卸任。

卢秀燕曾被视为下届国民党主席热门人选。国民党将在10月18日举行党主席选举,11月1日全代会正式交接。

台湾《联合报》引述知情人士报道,卢秀燕考虑不参选的原因很单纯,就是维持初衷、信守承诺,她不会提前落跑。

消息人士称,卢秀燕表明退出党主席战场,是为了避免国民党提前内耗,党内也有空间可思考,党主席选举和2028大选如何切割处理。

至于可能的党主席人选,党内人士建议,台北市长蒋万安、桃园市长张善政、新北市长侯友宜、中广前董事长赵少康、现任主席朱立伦等人都是一时之选,并称国民党内人才济济。

国民党说,尊重卢秀燕的决定,距登记还有时间及空间,仍盼卢秀燕回应外界的期待,党中央维持一贯主张,希望顺利交棒。

卢秀燕定在星期一(8月11日)结束澳大利亚之行返台。她在星期六(9日)于布里斯班发表演说时说,世界局势变动快速,唯有彼此多了解、互动,才能守住和平与稳定。

台湾《中国时报》报道,卢秀燕的澳洲行被视为角逐国民党党主席,以及2028总统大选的重要起手式。

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