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Today — 21 July 2025News

“白天拉客,晚上拉货”:城市公交自救

城市公交系统普遍存在“峰谷差”。“与其让这些车辆闲置,不如调动起来参与货运,为公交系统带来现金流。”

公交系统的调度能力、运力储备、线路覆盖都是快递物流可以复用的资源,与公交合作会使快递企业的成本下降。

公交企业作为公共服务提供者,其资产和运营大多都有财政投入和政策倾斜。

南方周末记者 施璇 南方周末实习生 李文睿

责任编辑:冯叶

郑州公交停在公交场站。视觉中国/图

郑州公交停在公交场站。视觉中国/图

南京503路公交,是六合区直达主城的重要线路,每日往返于六合北站与鼓楼公交总站,途经六十多个站点。

据《南京晨报》报道,不久前,503路有了一项新任务,每天15时30分左右,从六合北站出发时,还要将六合的农特产品、生鲜食品等快递带上运往南京城区。

通过“公交+快递”的创新模式,原本要第二天才能送达的快件,如今两个半小时内就可以送达主城区,并在当日送到消费者手中。

南京的尝试并非孤例。自2024年9月以来,西安、武汉、兰州、成都、郑州等地相继展开类似合作,颠覆了人们对公交车的想象。

有网友拍下了郑州公交“白天拉客,晚上拉货”的对比图,直呼这招让闲置资源活起来,走出一条城市公交的复兴之路。

这种合作模式的商业逻辑能否成立?又是否具备全国推广的可能?

“可以成为朋友”

“客、货运有很强的互补性,公交和物流是可以成为朋友的。”交通与发展政策研究所(ITDP)东亚区首席代表刘岱宗向南方周末记者介绍,公共交通与快递行业的融合已有先例,地铁系统就做过类似尝试。ITDP是一家成立于1985年的国际非政府组织,曾参与广州BRT项目的规划与实施。

2023年9月,北京地铁试点非高峰时段“运快递”,成为全国首个利用城市轨道交通富余运力运输快件的案例。据新华社报道,截至2024年12月,北京地铁4号线已累计运输顺丰同城快件6万件。

而按照多地公交和顺丰的合作设想,它们将设计利用公交车的富余空间运送小件、高时效、同城急件,并将符合条件的公交场站改造为分拣点、前置仓,甚至物流无人机起降平台。同时,优先考虑在公交场站内或周边设立营业网点、快递柜、便民服务站。

在刘岱宗看来,公交系统与物流的合作,对前者来说是一种无需新增资产、以低成本盘活现有运力的机会。

“城市公交系统普遍存在‘峰谷差’,而

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现代文学中,少女的理想恋爱存在吗?

“我发现那个时候,不论男女作家,他们笔下很多小说里的女主角都会死掉”

(本文首发于南方人物周刊)

南方人物周刊实习记者 吴俊燊 南方人物周刊记者 欧阳诗蕾

责任编辑:周建平

1995年,武汉大学宋卿体育馆里,女学生在上健美操课(王景春/图)

“为什么这么多女孩子,一定要恋爱,一定要去死?”在线上会议的另一端,滨田麻矢的声音陆续传来,平缓的语调似乎变得有些激动。她刚结束在神户大学教授的本科通识课,回忆起二十多年前自己第一次读到中国1920年代的小说时内心浮现的好奇。

滨田麻矢的“女学生叙事”研究肇始于这个疑问。从2005年写出第一篇文章,到2018年完成博士论文,日本神户大学人文研究科教授滨田麻矢长久关注着中国少女们的冒险,观察她们由五四运动到改革开放的变化,捕捉她们散落于全球华语文学中的身影。2025年4月,她的著作《少女中国》出版了中文译本。

“受过高等教育的少女们,对于自身的未来是怎样思考的呢?”滨田麻矢在后记里写下自己的追问,“应该会想要反抗父母之命、媒妁之言吧?当她们开始自由恋爱的时候,她们的选择与她们恋人的选择之间没有冲突吗?”

这一连串的追问,不仅是一位细致而敏感的研究者在破译书写之人留下的情感密码,而且是滨田麻矢对自身生活的追问——开始研究时,她已结婚生子。于是,她的研究也成为了一面镜子,照见她在自己的冒险中遭遇的压力、困境和阻碍。

“这就是我想读的小说!”

1990年3月,还在京都大学念本科的滨田麻矢第一次来到中国,前往北京大学进修一个月的中文。高考时,滨田决定攻读文学系,打算将来学习中国文学。中国对当时的她而言是小时候父亲书架上的唐诗三百首,这些汉字令她对这个国度充满了好奇和憧憬。

当滨田麻矢在1990年踏足这片土地时,一切都是那么新鲜。教科书上的中文毫无用武之地,没有人会一板一眼地对她说,“初次见面请多多关照”;在北京友谊商店买东西,要先用外汇券换人民币;到书店挑书,她只能站在柜台外,不能碰书,等店员把要买的书“扔”过来。“每天上公交车也很需要勇气,”滨田回忆着当时的场景,“尤其我没有零钱的时候,售票员或者司机就会很不高兴地跟我说话,但我又听不懂。”讲到这,滨田一边笑,一边模仿着当年的场景——大嗓门的北京话,激烈的语气和节奏。

存在于想象中的古典中国,一点点被新鲜的现实覆盖。滨田想要了解此刻的中国,而要了解中国,就要读中国的文学。她开始好奇——现代中国的文学是何种模样,尤其是,现代中国的女孩子们都在写什么?

导师推荐她读丁玲。“但丁玲对我来说太激烈了,”滨田说,“而萧红有点难,我当时的汉语还不太好。”就这样,在京都的台湾书店,她看到了张爱玲的《传奇》。

“这就是我想读的小说!”滨田说道。她回忆着当年第一次读到张爱玲时的惊奇和亲切,“原来中国也有这样的作家,谈论着我们(日本读者)感到非常亲切的

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校对:赵立宇

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一个山歌直播间背后的杀子悲剧

黄玉飞的山歌直播工作,是夫妻俩矛盾激化的开始。为维护关系,她与粉丝聊天时有暧昧表述,但称没有实质性出轨。

直播也让她意识到,自己一个人“可以把两个小孩养得很好”,而不停问她要钱的丈夫是“拖累”。

遗书中,刘维杰控诉妻子“花痴、物质”。“她那么绝情,那么折磨人。在这最后关头我想比她做的更绝情……”

他的短视频账号记录了两个孩子最后的轨迹。他带着孩子去抓娃娃、吃烧烤,三人一起干杯,配文是“最后的狂欢”。

南方周末特约撰稿 彭丽

发自:贵州遵义

责任编辑:谭畅

刘维杰的短视频账号记录了两个孩子最后的轨迹。(资料图)

刘维杰的短视频账号记录了两个孩子最后的轨迹。(资料图)

离婚后的第二天,2025年5月22日凌晨,刘维杰给不到10岁的一双儿女喂下农药。

“我说喝了这个药就可以去找你妈妈,他们说好。”刘维杰在凌晨2点19分发布的最后一条抖音配文中写道。 

夫妻俩初中毕业后去广东工厂打工,20岁左右结婚生子,再把孩子交由父母抚养。孩子一天天长大,工厂的工作并不好做,十年后,他们回到县城。通过直播赚钱养活孩子的妻子,控诉妻子出轨的丈夫,看似平静的家庭背后,钱和感情都在逐步溃败。

“我不觉得生活有压力,只是觉得生活和情感带来了无尽痛处,我受够这一切一切……但是两个娃儿是我生的,生而不养又不行。他们俩都来错家庭,对不起孩子,如果我不在了你们一样会体会这个世间的痛处,谁都可以欺负你们,还面对各种问题……”试图自杀前,刘维杰写下遗书,发给家人。

他最终活了下来,被警方逮捕,案件目前仍在调查中。而两个年幼的孩子,经抢救无效身亡。

“没想到他会弄死孩子”

沿着遵义市凤冈县城中心的龙凤大道一直往南走到郊区,房子慢慢从紧凑的4层变为稀疏的3层。再往东一转,绕进一条山路。山路起起伏伏,一边是树,一边是梯形的田地。

行驶4公里左右,会看到一条小道向右延伸,玉米地整齐地排列在小道两旁,走进去便是刘维杰家所在的村子。6月正是雨季,雾气环绕山头,更衬出村子的安静,只有不时传来的鸟叫声。

近两个月前,5月22日,凌晨刘维杰带着一双儿女一起服下农药的消息传遍了这个安静的小村子。村民至今仍未缓过神来,说到没被救回来的两个孩子,一声接一声地叹息。孩子从小由爷爷奶奶带着,大的是男孩,今年10岁,小的是女孩,今年7岁。女儿皮肤白净、爱笑,见人就喊。儿子调皮一点,常常满村子跑,但总是记得照顾妹妹。

村子有50户左右,共两三百人,全部姓刘,属于一个大家族。刘维杰一家“颇受人尊重”,他的爷爷曾是村里的书记,父亲刘成在县里一医院当保安,有着让许多村民羡慕的固定工资,母亲则带着哥哥和他的四个孩子。

提到刘维杰,村里人想说的话更多。刘维杰本人1.76米,眉眼清秀,“很讲礼貌,看到小孩都会客客气气地打招呼”,从未听他和别人起过冲突。另一个与刘维杰同辈的村民告诉南方周末,刘维杰还是村里年轻一辈的会长,过年大家聚会都是由他牵头组织。

关于他的妻子黄玉飞,属于村里少有的外地媳妇。过年时,刘维杰与黄玉飞都会回村,两人经常同进同出,看上去感情不错。

在村里人看来,这原本是一个美满的家庭,尤其想到那两个讨人喜欢的孩子。他们想不通,为何刘维杰如此狠心,“可能他‘闯鬼’(被鬼附身)了”。

从村口一直往里走不到300米,再下一个坡就到了刘维杰家。这是一栋建于2000年的两层楼房,水泥外墙,绛红色的木门旁边贴着崭新的对联。房内正在粉刷,沙发、桌子等家具都被挪到了门口。刘维杰的母亲平常在县城里租房,带着4个孩子上学,周末则赶回乡下,抽空干点农活。

提起孙子孙女,刘母的眼泪几乎没有停过。5月22日凌晨2点多,刘维杰给黄玉飞的弟弟以及自己的家人各发了一条消息,是一封一千六百余字的遗书。黄玉飞弟弟正好没睡,看到消息后马上联系黄玉飞,黄玉飞再报警,警方又联系刘维杰家人。

刘维杰妈妈接到了电话,她住的地方离儿子儿媳的出租房不远。回忆起那晚的场景,刘母边流泪边比划,她摸黑到出租房后,敲门,无人回应。等警察赶到,继续敲门。终于,刘维杰从里面打开了门,开门的瞬间他晕倒在地。两个孩子躺在床上,已经没有生命迹象,房间里摆着他和黄玉飞的离婚协议。

事发时,黄玉飞正在遵义躲避刘维杰。几天后,才在警察的陪同下回到这个她住了近一年的房子,“很大

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Who Is Behind a $5 Billion Development in Atlanta? Yup, a Sports Team.

20 July 2025 at 17:00
The number of developments led by professional sports teams has accelerated in recent years, as the price of teams has skyrocketed.

© Dustin Chambers for The New York Times

A scale model of downtown Atlanta. For sheer scale and ambition, few real estate developments top the Atlanta project.

Even as Air-Raid Sirens Blare, Ukrainians Wait for the Light to Change

20 July 2025 at 17:00
Anyone new to Ukraine may quickly notice the disconnect between the front line and much of daily life farther away, including the patient behavior of pedestrians waiting to cross the street.

© Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times

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Japan's ruling party set to lose majority, exit polls suggest

20 July 2025 at 22:12
Getty Images Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba runs his eyes while standing behind microphones, wearing a suitGetty Images
Shigeru Ishiba has been Japan's prime minister since October 2024

Exit polls from a key election in Japan project the ruling coalition is set to lose its majority, putting the country's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba under immense political pressure.

Voters headed to the polls earlier on Sunday for the tightly-contested election, being held amid public frustration over rising prices and the threat of US tariffs.

Earlier polls had indicated that Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito were at risk of losing their majority, having already lost their majority in Japan's more powerful lower house.

The coalition needs 50 seats to retain control of the 248-seat upper chamber - with an exit poll from public broadcaster NHK projecting them to win between 32 and 51.

NHK projected it "may be difficult for the ruling coalition to maintain their majority".

Half of the seats in the upper chamber were being voted on in Sunday's election, with members elected for six-year terms.

If the coalition takes home less than 46 seats, it would mark its worst performance since it was formed in 1999.

Ishiba's centre-right party has governed Japan almost continuously since 1955, albeit with frequent changes of leader.

The expected result underscores voters' frustration with Ishiba, who has struggled to inspire confidence as Japan struggles against economic headwinds, a cost-of-living crisis and trade negotiations with the United States.

Many are also unhappy about inflation - particularly the price of rice - and a string of political scandals that have beleaguered the LDP in recent years.

The coalition's loss would critically undermine its influence over policymaking, opening it up to major compromises with opposition parties, and could prompt Ishiba to quit less than a year after he was elected.

The last three LDP premiers who lost a majority in the upper house stepped down within two months, and analysts had predicted that a significant loss in this election would yield a similar outcome.

This would open the field for a potential run at the leadership by other notable LDP members, including Sanae Takaichi, who finished second to Ishiba in last year's general election; Takayuki Kobayashi, a former economic security minister; and Shinjiro Koizumi, the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

In any case, a change of leadership within the ruling party would almost certainly unleash political drama and destabilise Japan's government at a pivotal moment in US-Japan trade negotiations.

Reuters Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is also the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), waves to voters from atop an election campaign van during the LDP's election campaign tour for the July 20, 2025 Upper House election, in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan July 18, 2025. He is wearing a light grey suit with no tie, and has a slight smile on his face. Reuters

Support for the ruling coalition appears to have been eroded by candidates from the small, right-leaning Sanseito party, which drew conservative votes with its "Japanese First", anti-immigration rhetoric.

Sanseito first gained prominence on YouTube during the Covid-19 pandemic, spreading conspiracy theories about vaccinations and a cabal of global elites.

The fringe party's nativist rhetoric widened its appeal ahead of Sunday's vote, as policies regarding foreign residents and immigration became a focal point of many parties' campaigns.

Going off the NHK exit polls, it is on course to win seven seats.

Famous for its isolationist culture and strict immigration policies, the island nation has experienced a record surge in both tourists and foreign residents in recent years.

The influx has further driven up prices for Japanese people and fuelled a sentiment among some that foreigners are taking advantage of the country, aggravating discontent.

Against that same backdrop, Ishiba last week launched a task force aimed at tackling "crimes or nuisance behaviours committed by some foreign nationals", including those relating to immigration, land acquisitions and unpaid social insurance.

Moscow airports temporarily closed after Ukraine drone attacks

20 July 2025 at 22:06
EPA/Shutterstock Passengers examine departure table waiting their flights at Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia, 07 July 2025. EPA/Shutterstock
Airports in the Moscow region have been disrupted several times in recent months due to Ukrainian air attacks (recent image)

A sustained Ukrainian drone attack on Russia caused Moscow's major airports to be temporarily closed and saw at least 140 flights cancelled, officials said.

More than 230 Ukrainian drones were downed over Russia since Saturday morning - including 27 over the capital - according to the Russian defence ministry.

According to Russia's aviation watchdog, the four major airports serving the capital were disrupted and more than 130 flights also had to be redirected. All have since resumed normal operations.

Meanwhile, at least three people were killed during Russian air strikes on Ukraine overnight, according to regional officials.

Russia's Association of Tour Operators (Ator) said on Sunday that Moscow airports were closed 10 times in 24 hours due to the strikes.

The Kaluga region, southwest of Moscow, was also affected. Russia's defence ministry said it had intercepted 45 drones since Saturday morning, resulting in Kaluga International Airport also being temporarily closed.

Russia's defence ministry said drones were also shot down over regions near the Ukrainian border including Rostov and Bryansk, as well as over the Black Sea. No fatalities were reported.

This is not the first time that Ukrainian drone attacks have caused travel disruption in Russia. In May, at least 60,000 passengers were stranded at airports across the country after Kyiv launched more than 500 drones in a 24-hour period, according to Russia's defence ministry.

Regional officials in Ukraine said two people died after Russian air strikes in different parts of Donetsk, while a 78-year-old woman died after residential buildings burned down in Sumy.

Ukraine's air force said it shot down 18 out of 57 Russian drones overnight into Sunday, while a further seven drones were lost after their radars were jammed.

As well as Sumy and Donetsk, other front-line areas of Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk were attacked, as was Zaporizhzhia.

Donetsk Regional State Administration A person in a helmet stands looking at a damaged buildingDonetsk Regional State Administration
Several homes were damaged or destroyed overnight in Donetsk due to a Russian attack

The latest attacks come as the Kremlin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was ready to move towards a peace settlement with Ukraine but that Moscow's priority was to "achieve our goals".

"President Putin has repeatedly spoken of his desire to bring the Ukrainian settlement to a peaceful conclusion as soon as possible. This is a long process, it requires effort, and it is not easy," he said in a televised interview.

It has been nearly three-and-a-half years since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a new round of talks with Moscow, aimed at restarting negotiations that halted last month.

Previous attempts by Russia and Ukraine to negotiate an end to the fighting have failed to achieve a ceasefire, but have resulted in prisoner swaps.

Zelensky also repeated his readiness to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin face-to-face, saying: "A meeting at the leadership level is needed to truly ensure peace."

Ukraine was this week given a boost when US President Donald Trump - who has in the past often expressed support and admiration for Russia's leader - announced that the US would send "top-of-the-line weapons" to Ukraine via Nato countries.

Trump also threatened Russia with severe tariffs if a deal to end the war is not reached within 50 days, and later told the BBC that he was "disappointed" with Putin but "not done".

Reacting to this in Sunday's interview, Peskov said: "Everyone has grown accustomed to his [Trump's] rather harsh and straightforward rhetoric.

"At the same time, he reaffirms his intention to continue doing everything possible to facilitate a peaceful settlement."

Israeli forces kill 67 Palestinians seeking aid in northern Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says

20 July 2025 at 22:43
Reuters Image shows Palestinians carrying aid supplies in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on 20 July, 2025Reuters

The Israeli military has issued evacuation orders for a crowded part of central Gaza where it has not launched a ground offensive during its 21 months of war against Hamas.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that residents and displaced Palestinians sheltering in the city of Deir al-Balah should evacuate immediately and move towards al-Mawasi on the Mediterranean coast.

The evacuation demand, which could signal an imminent attack, has caused widespread panic among tens of thousands of Palestinians, as well as the families of Israeli hostages who fear their relatives are being held in the city.

The IDF has conducted airstrikes in the area, but it has not yet deployed ground troops.

On Sunday, the Israeli military dropped leaflets from the sky ordering people in several districts in southwest Deir al-Balah to leave their homes and head further south.

"The (Israeli) Defense Forces continues to operate with great force to destroy the enemy's capabilities and terrorist infrastructure in the area," the military said, adding that it had not yet entered these districts during the war.

The affected neighbourhoods of Deir al-Balah are crowded with displaced people living in tents.

Israeli sources told Reuters news agency that the reason the army has stayed out of these districts so far is because they suspect Hamas might be holding hostages there.

At least 20 of the remaining 50 hostages in captivity in Gaza are believed to still be alive.

Most of the Strip's population of more than two million people have been displaced at least once during Israel's war with Hamas, with repeated Israeli evacuation calls covering large parts of the territory.

The new evacuation orders came as health officials at Gaza City's Shifa Hospital said more than 40 people were killed and dozens injured by Israeli fire as crowds gathered to await the entry of UN aid lorries on Sunday morning.

Hospitals in the south said more people were also killed at aid points there.

The BBC has contacted the Israeli military to ask for a response.

The UN says civilians are starving in Gaza and has called for an urgent influx of essential goods.

But there have been almost daily reports of Palestinians being killed while seeking aid since the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began operations in late May. Witnesses say most have been shot by Israeli forces. Israel says the new distribution system stops aid going to Hamas.

Israel launched its war in Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and led to 251 others being taken hostage.

Israeli attacks have since killed more than 58,895 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The ministry's figures are quoted by the UN and others as the most reliable source of statistics available on casualties.

Japan's ruling party set to lose majority, exit polls suggest

20 July 2025 at 22:12
Getty Images Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba runs his eyes while standing behind microphones, wearing a suitGetty Images
Shigeru Ishiba has been Japan's prime minister since October 2024

Exit polls from a key election in Japan project the ruling coalition is set to lose its majority, putting the country's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba under immense political pressure.

Voters headed to the polls earlier on Sunday for the tightly-contested election, being held amid public frustration over rising prices and the threat of US tariffs.

Earlier polls had indicated that Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito were at risk of losing their majority, having already lost their majority in Japan's more powerful lower house.

The coalition needs 50 seats to retain control of the 248-seat upper chamber - with an exit poll from public broadcaster NHK projecting them to win between 32 and 51.

NHK projected it "may be difficult for the ruling coalition to maintain their majority".

Half of the seats in the upper chamber were being voted on in Sunday's election, with members elected for six-year terms.

If the coalition takes home less than 46 seats, it would mark its worst performance since it was formed in 1999.

Ishiba's centre-right party has governed Japan almost continuously since 1955, albeit with frequent changes of leader.

The expected result underscores voters' frustration with Ishiba, who has struggled to inspire confidence as Japan struggles against economic headwinds, a cost-of-living crisis and trade negotiations with the United States.

Many are also unhappy about inflation - particularly the price of rice - and a string of political scandals that have beleaguered the LDP in recent years.

The coalition's loss would critically undermine its influence over policymaking, opening it up to major compromises with opposition parties, and could prompt Ishiba to quit less than a year after he was elected.

The last three LDP premiers who lost a majority in the upper house stepped down within two months, and analysts had predicted that a significant loss in this election would yield a similar outcome.

This would open the field for a potential run at the leadership by other notable LDP members, including Sanae Takaichi, who finished second to Ishiba in last year's general election; Takayuki Kobayashi, a former economic security minister; and Shinjiro Koizumi, the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

In any case, a change of leadership within the ruling party would almost certainly unleash political drama and destabilise Japan's government at a pivotal moment in US-Japan trade negotiations.

Reuters Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is also the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), waves to voters from atop an election campaign van during the LDP's election campaign tour for the July 20, 2025 Upper House election, in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan July 18, 2025. He is wearing a light grey suit with no tie, and has a slight smile on his face. Reuters

Support for the ruling coalition appears to have been eroded by candidates from the small, right-leaning Sanseito party, which drew conservative votes with its "Japanese First", anti-immigration rhetoric.

Sanseito first gained prominence on YouTube during the Covid-19 pandemic, spreading conspiracy theories about vaccinations and a cabal of global elites.

The fringe party's nativist rhetoric widened its appeal ahead of Sunday's vote, as policies regarding foreign residents and immigration became a focal point of many parties' campaigns.

Going off the NHK exit polls, it is on course to win seven seats.

Famous for its isolationist culture and strict immigration policies, the island nation has experienced a record surge in both tourists and foreign residents in recent years.

The influx has further driven up prices for Japanese people and fuelled a sentiment among some that foreigners are taking advantage of the country, aggravating discontent.

Against that same backdrop, Ishiba last week launched a task force aimed at tackling "crimes or nuisance behaviours committed by some foreign nationals", including those relating to immigration, land acquisitions and unpaid social insurance.

England call in police over racist abuse of Carter

20 July 2025 at 21:31

England call in police over racist abuse of Carter

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Jess Carter has made 49 England appearances since her debut in 2017

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England defender Jess Carter says she will take a step back from social media after experiencing "a lot of racial abuse" during Euro 2025.

In a statement on Sunday, the Lionesses also said they would now stop the anti-racism move of taking a knee before matches, saying it was "clear we and football need to find another way to tackle racism".

The Football Association said it was "working with police to ensure those responsible for this hate crime are brought to justice".

"From the start of the tournament I have experienced a lot of racial abuse," said the 27-year-old Carter.

"While I feel every fan is entitled to their opinion on performance and result I don't agree or think it's OK to target someone's appearance or race.

"As a result of this I will be taking a step back from social media and leaving it to a team to deal with."

Carter, who has 49 England caps since her debut in 2017, was a member of the squad that won Euro 2022.

Having started her career at Birmingham City, she won five Women's Super League titles with Chelsea before leaving for Gotham FC last summer.

The United States National Women's Soccer League said in a statement: "We are heartbroken and outraged by the racist abuse directed at Jess Carter.

"Jess is not only a world-class football player, she is a role model, a leader and a valued part of our Gotham FC family.

"We stand with Jess, and we deeply appreciate the support for Jess from the Lionesses and England's Football Association as they compete at the UEFA Women's Championship."

More to follow.

Four remain in hospital after school coach crash

20 July 2025 at 21:54
Getty Images Several bouquets of flowers laid in tribute to a boy who died. Many of them include notes and cards. There is also a teddy and a toy car on the ground.Getty Images
Hundreds of flowers were left outside Minehead Middle School following the death of a pupil

Four people remain in hospital after a coach crashed on its way back from a school trip to the zoo.

A major incident was declared on Thursday after the coach carrying Minehead Middle School pupils left the road near Wheddon Cross in Somerset and slid down a 20ft slope.

Avon and Somerset Police previously confirmed a 10-year-old boy had died in the crash.

Earlier, the force said two children remained in hospital in Bristol and two adults were still in hospital in Somerset. It also confirmed the coach involved in the incident was recovered on Saturday.

A police spokesperson said the investigation into the A396 Cutcombe Hill crash was ongoing.

Minehead Middle School, which has pupils aged between nine and 14, was closed on Friday as a stream of people paid their respects and left tributes at the gates.

The school is due to reopen on Monday.

Several fundraisers set up by residents have amassed more than £40,000 to help those affected by the tragedy.

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Moscow airports temporarily closed after Ukraine drone attacks

20 July 2025 at 22:06
EPA/Shutterstock Passengers examine departure table waiting their flights at Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia, 07 July 2025. EPA/Shutterstock
Airports in the Moscow region have been disrupted several times in recent months due to Ukrainian air attacks (recent image)

A sustained Ukrainian drone attack on Russia caused Moscow's major airports to be temporarily closed and saw at least 140 flights cancelled, officials said.

More than 230 Ukrainian drones were downed over Russia since Saturday morning - including 27 over the capital - according to the Russian defence ministry.

According to Russia's aviation watchdog, the four major airports serving the capital were disrupted and more than 130 flights also had to be redirected. All have since resumed normal operations.

Meanwhile, at least three people were killed during Russian air strikes on Ukraine overnight, according to regional officials.

Russia's Association of Tour Operators (Ator) said on Sunday that Moscow airports were closed 10 times in 24 hours due to the strikes.

The Kaluga region, southwest of Moscow, was also affected. Russia's defence ministry said it had intercepted 45 drones since Saturday morning, resulting in Kaluga International Airport also being temporarily closed.

Russia's defence ministry said drones were also shot down over regions near the Ukrainian border including Rostov and Bryansk, as well as over the Black Sea. No fatalities were reported.

This is not the first time that Ukrainian drone attacks have caused travel disruption in Russia. In May, at least 60,000 passengers were stranded at airports across the country after Kyiv launched more than 500 drones in a 24-hour period, according to Russia's defence ministry.

Regional officials in Ukraine said two people died after Russian air strikes in different parts of Donetsk, while a 78-year-old woman died after residential buildings burned down in Sumy.

Ukraine's air force said it shot down 18 out of 57 Russian drones overnight into Sunday, while a further seven drones were lost after their radars were jammed.

As well as Sumy and Donetsk, other front-line areas of Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk were attacked, as was Zaporizhzhia.

Donetsk Regional State Administration A person in a helmet stands looking at a damaged buildingDonetsk Regional State Administration
Several homes were damaged or destroyed overnight in Donetsk due to a Russian attack

The latest attacks come as the Kremlin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was ready to move towards a peace settlement with Ukraine but that Moscow's priority was to "achieve our goals".

"President Putin has repeatedly spoken of his desire to bring the Ukrainian settlement to a peaceful conclusion as soon as possible. This is a long process, it requires effort, and it is not easy," he said in a televised interview.

It has been nearly three-and-a-half years since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a new round of talks with Moscow, aimed at restarting negotiations that halted last month.

Previous attempts by Russia and Ukraine to negotiate an end to the fighting have failed to achieve a ceasefire, but have resulted in prisoner swaps.

Zelensky also repeated his readiness to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin face-to-face, saying: "A meeting at the leadership level is needed to truly ensure peace."

Ukraine was this week given a boost when US President Donald Trump - who has in the past often expressed support and admiration for Russia's leader - announced that the US would send "top-of-the-line weapons" to Ukraine via Nato countries.

Trump also threatened Russia with severe tariffs if a deal to end the war is not reached within 50 days, and later told the BBC that he was "disappointed" with Putin but "not done".

Reacting to this in Sunday's interview, Peskov said: "Everyone has grown accustomed to his [Trump's] rather harsh and straightforward rhetoric.

"At the same time, he reaffirms his intention to continue doing everything possible to facilitate a peaceful settlement."

Justin Fulcher, a Top Aide to Pete Hegseth, Leaves the Pentagon

20 July 2025 at 22:36
Justin Fulcher, an adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, said in a statement that he had planned to work in the federal government for only six months.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Several senior officials at the Pentagon have recently left the Defense Department’s top ranks.

出口民调:日本执政党在参议院选举中失去多数席位

20 July 2025 at 22:17
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2025-07-20T13:53:22.842Z
日本第27届参议院选举本周日(7月20日)开始投票。出口调查显示,执政联盟自公两党未能获得过半席位

(德国之声中文网)据法新社报道,媒体初步统计显示,日本执政党在参议院选举中失去了多数席位。日本电视台(Nippon TV)和东京放送(TBS)报道称,首相石破茂(Shigeru Ishiba)领导的执政联盟在此次选举中仅获得了125个议席(124个改选议席和1个补选议席)中的41席。而极右翼民粹政党参政党则如预期那样取得了显著增长。

为维持参议院多数,首相石破茂的执政联盟需赢得至少50个席位。观察人士此前预测,一旦选举失利,石破茂可能被迫辞职。

石破茂首相地位岌岌可危

石破茂自2024年10月起担任首相,其领导的执政联盟自民党、公明党两党在众议院中本已未获得多数席位,成为少数派政府,而这次失去参议院多数将进一步削弱这位保守派首相的政治地位。

对于自1955年以来几乎长期执政的自民党来说,此次选举表现不佳将是又一次挫败

对于自1955年以来几乎长期执政的自民党来说,此次选举表现不佳将是又一次挫败。去年众议院选举的糟糕表现已令该党蒙羞,该党前首相岸田文雄因腐败丑闻被迫辞职,亦令自民党元气大伤。

此外,民众对生活成本上涨的强烈不满持续发酵。与美国之间的贸易争端至今未解,自8月起,日本还将面临被加征25%惩罚性关税的威胁。

(法新社)

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Israel issues new evacuation orders in crowded central Gazan city

20 July 2025 at 19:58
Reuters Image shows Palestinians carrying aid supplies in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on 20 July, 2025Reuters

The Israeli military has issued evacuation orders for a crowded part of central Gaza where it has not launched a ground offensive during its 21 months of war against Hamas.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that residents and displaced Palestinians sheltering in the city of Deir al-Balah should evacuate immediately and move towards al-Mawasi on the Mediterranean coast.

The evacuation demand, which could signal an imminent attack, has caused widespread panic among tens of thousands of Palestinians, as well as the families of Israeli hostages who fear their relatives are being held in the city.

The IDF has conducted airstrikes in the area, but it has not yet deployed ground troops.

On Sunday, the Israeli military dropped leaflets from the sky ordering people in several districts in southwest Deir al-Balah to leave their homes and head further south.

"The (Israeli) Defense Forces continues to operate with great force to destroy the enemy's capabilities and terrorist infrastructure in the area," the military said, adding that it had not yet entered these districts during the war.

The affected neighbourhoods of Deir al-Balah are crowded with displaced people living in tents.

Israeli sources told Reuters news agency that the reason the army has stayed out of these districts so far is because they suspect Hamas might be holding hostages there.

At least 20 of the remaining 50 hostages in captivity in Gaza are believed to still be alive.

Most of the Strip's population of more than two million people have been displaced at least once during Israel's war with Hamas, with repeated Israeli evacuation calls covering large parts of the territory.

The new evacuation orders came as health officials at Gaza City's Shifa Hospital said more than 40 people were killed and dozens injured by Israeli fire as crowds gathered to await the entry of UN aid lorries on Sunday morning.

Hospitals in the south said more people were also killed at aid points there.

The BBC has contacted the Israeli military to ask for a response.

The UN says civilians are starving in Gaza and has called for an urgent influx of essential goods.

But there have been almost daily reports of Palestinians being killed while seeking aid since the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began operations in late May. Witnesses say most have been shot by Israeli forces. Israel says the new distribution system stops aid going to Hamas.

Israel launched its war in Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and led to 251 others being taken hostage.

Israeli attacks have since killed more than 58,895 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The ministry's figures are quoted by the UN and others as the most reliable source of statistics available on casualties.

Reform councillors obstructed by officials, Farage says

20 July 2025 at 19:16
Jeff Overs/BBC Nigel Farage being interviewed in a TV studio by the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, who has her back to the camera. Jeff Overs/BBC

Nigel Farage has accused some council officials of obstructing the work of Reform UK councillors, as he defended the way the party is running local authorities.

Reform gained control of 10 councils in May's local elections in England.

But the party's leader told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme that in some areas Reform councillor were being "hamstrung" by existing bureaucracies.

Reform has pledged to cut wasteful spending and improve the efficiency of the councils it runs but some of its spending decisions have faced criticism, while opponents say there has been little concrete action to reduce costs.

In Warwickshire, opposition parties have criticised Reform UK for planning to hire political assistants at a cost of up to £190,000 a year, saying the money should be spent on front-line services instead.

The council's interim leader, George Finch, said the move was necessary because council staff have been unable to come up with "imaginative ideas" to resolve key issues.

The 19-year-old was put in charge of the council after Reform's previous council leader resigned, citing health reasons.

Challenged over whether this was a good use of taxpayers' money, Farage told the BBC: "At the moment, we're finding that we're very, very hamstrung.

"We're going into existing administrations, we're facing obstructionism in many places.

"And Warwickshire is a very, very good example."

He added: "It's better to have staff who support the will of the democratically elected councillors than it is to have public sector staff opposing them."

Warwickshire County Council has been approached for comment.

Farage said that in some areas Reform was "working reasonably well with existing administrations" but in others there was "genuine, deliberate obstructionism".

He added that some officials "don't want to show us the books" and where money is being spent.

Reform UK's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) - modelled on the cost-cutting initiative set up by US President Donald Trump and previously led by billionaire Elon Musk - was launched in June.

The unit is made up of about 15 unelected volunteers and is run by Zia Yusuf, who quit as party chairman in June, before returning to Reform to head up Doge days later.

Reform says Kent County Council will be the first to be audited but in other areas, such as Staffordshire, the council says it is still waiting for the unit to start work.

Defending the pace of progress, Farage said: "Bear in mind, we're not the Labour Party. We haven't got hundreds of staff.

"We're a party that's been really active for just over a year. We're growing in size.

"Yes, we have a Doge team who've not been everywhere yet. But you've seen already, us highlighting examples of extravagant expenditure."

Farage was also challenged over spending decisions in Scarborough, where the town council has approved a 600% increase in the Reform mayor's allowance, from £500 to £3,500 a year.

The mayor has defended the move, saying the allowance helps to cover his expenses and allows him to carry out his duties efficiently.

Farage said he had "no idea" about the situation in the Reform-run council, adding: "Is he doing it or she doing it as a full-time job? I've no idea."

"What we could do is just get multi-millionaires to stand as candidates everywhere and indeed our Doge team are doing the work unpaid," he said.

"If people have got resources and they do it for free, that's great. I don't know the Scarborough Council situation."

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爱康国宾“漏检”风波:十年体检未知患癌风险,责任在谁

多地客户讲述了在爱康国宾体检中的不良体验:有人认为未能完整识别甲状腺问题,有人认为未能发现子宫肌瘤,更有人通过调取底层影像资料发现,未被充分提示肺癌风险。

“公众对体检的效果存在一定的误读。”医生郑燕芳说,目前医疗检测手段是有限的,当下的体检不能完全代表未来的健康,也不能覆盖所有疾病。

医生杨丰名提醒,目前仅有6-8种肿瘤标志物检测被认为非常重要,部分体检机构将其扩展至一二十项可能是出于盈利的目的,存在一定争议性。

南方周末记者 吴小飞 南方周末实习生 黄诗韵 宋宇玲 刘珈宜 潘奕忻

责任编辑:何海宁

2022年,北京一家爱康国宾体检中心。视觉中国图

2022年,北京一家爱康国宾体检中心。视觉中国图

“我们公司成立二十多年了,一个不好的企业不会活这么久。”广州一家爱康国宾门店客服说。2025年7月19日上午8点多,消费者陆续进店体检,十余排候诊沙发座无虚席,并未受近期的负面舆情影响。

近日,北京律师张晓玲公开控诉,2013-2023年十年间,她均在爱康国宾进行常规体检,但在一年后却被相继诊断出肾癌和肾癌骨转移。她在事后诊疗中被医生告知,其肾癌病程已有三五年,骨转移也未被及时发现,这让她对包括爱康国宾在内的多家体检、诊疗单位产生质疑,认为这些医疗机构存在漏检漏诊问题。

7月17日晚间,爱康国宾发布声明,强调体检数据真实,患者于2024年确诊的肾癌在医学上存在多种可能,用户反映的癌胚抗原检测无法关联肾癌,检测结果有无问题需双方委托第三方论证。

这一声明发布次日,张晓玲向南方周末记者提供了2300多字的回应文字,称爱康国宾避重就轻,毫无诚意。

舆论焦点指向了爱康国宾。多地客户向南方周末记者讲述了在这家机构体检中的不良体验:有人认为爱康国宾未能完整识别甲状腺问题,有人认为其未能发现子宫肌瘤,更有人通过调取底层影像资料发现,未被充分提示肺癌风险。

受访专业人士表示,张晓玲反映的问题,在医学、法律权利主张上存有争议。但并非所有癌症都能被常规体检识别,除了体检套餐的覆盖面、个体疾病的复杂性,仪器设备、检测人员水平以及报告解读人员的专业水准,都会影响体检结果。另外,一些体检机构或因压缩成本未尽合规义务,从而导致部分用户的体检不达预期。

“漏检”风波

“(爱康国宾)声明毫无诚意,避重就轻,完全没有专业体检机构的企业担当,令人愤慨。”7月18日晚间,张晓玲说。几天前,她向多家媒体表示,此前曾在爱康国宾体检长达十年之久,均未被提示肾癌的风险,引发广泛关注。

在体检服务领域,爱康国宾具有较高的知名度,在全国多地均设有体检服务中心。

一天前,爱康国宾通过其微信公众号回应,称癌症病变有其特殊过程。“在这个过程中,取决于体检的时间点、检测方法、检测设备以及医师的专业水平,有些癌症可以被检测到,有些癌症还无法检测到。”对于该机构体检结果的准确性,将邀请第三方机构论证。

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"刀刃向内”:检察侦查机构扩容

检察机关侦查的职务犯罪案件主要集中在徇私枉法罪、玩忽职守罪、滥用职权罪、刑讯逼供罪和徇私舞弊减刑、假释、暂予监外执行罪,这5类犯罪合计占80%以上。

2025年6月24日,最高检宣布挂牌成立检察侦查厅。在这之前,全国已经有28个省级检察院和部分地市级检察院成立了专门的检察侦查机构。

机动侦查是检察侦查的形式之一,也是检察机关履行法律监督职能的重要方式。但在监察体制改革前,机动侦查基本处于“沉睡”状态。

南方周末记者 韩谦 南方周末实习生 吕霭璐

责任编辑:钱昊平

2021年,贵州省威宁县检察院组建了“蓝剑”检察侦查团队,图为团队成员在办案现场。(图片来源|威宁检察微信公众号)

2021年,贵州省威宁县检察院组建了“蓝剑”检察侦查团队,图为团队成员在办案现场。(图片来源|威宁检察微信公众号)

在检察机关工作了21年,作为县级检察院的副检察长,邹军还经常进审讯室,担任讯问突破的主力,“既当领导,又当办案人员”。

邹军负责的检察侦查工作,其实在检察系统经历了“削弱”到“重新重视”的过程。

2018年监察体制改革推行后,全国四级检察院的反贪、反渎和预防职务犯罪部门职能、机构及44151名检察人员全部转隶,相应地,一些侦查职能也被划转。之后,检察机关还保留了部分侦查职能。目前,检察侦查权可以用于对司法工作人员的14类职务犯罪、国家机关工作人员利用职权实施的重大犯罪上,还有对公安机关移送起诉案件进行补充侦查。

邹军在2004年进入贵州省威宁县人民检察院,曾在反贪局工作9年。他留意到,特别是2018年后进入检察系统的工作人员,由于侦查业务减少,存在侦查思维淡化的问题。要提高这项能力,“主要还是依靠实践,老师傅的传帮带”。也因此,邹军仍出现在侦查一线。

转隶后,怎样更好地履行宪法赋予的法律监督职能,是检察机关面临的难题。

经过7年摸索,2025年6月24日,最高人民检察院宣布挂牌成立检察侦查厅,这被认为是严惩司法腐败的信号。

在这之前,全国已经有28个省级检察院和部分地市级检察院成立了专门的检察侦查机构。

6年翻了三四倍

办理一起强奸案时,威宁县人民检察院就遇到了难题。

被害人是聋哑人,难以准确表达事情经过。此案在审查起诉阶段,又陆续出现几名证人,说犯罪嫌疑人与被害人是自愿发生性关系,还称两人此前就关系暧昧。

2025年4月初,威宁县人民检察院的一次检委会上,承办检察官介绍了案件情况。检委会是各级检察院的领导机构,对于实践中办理的疑难案件,需提交检委会讨论决定。

由于证据发生变化,这位检察官打算作出不起诉犯罪嫌疑人的结论。

听了介绍,邹军判断,证人很可能作了伪证。会议上,检察长决定,派出邹军负责的“蓝剑”侦查团队自行补充侦查。

“蓝剑”团队在2021年成立。除他外,团队还有4人:一名员额检察官、一名检察官助理,还有两名聘用制人员。团队成员平常分散在各自所在部门工作,需要办理检察侦查案件时集结。办理重大复杂或取证工作量巨大案件时,再临时增调有丰富办案经验、较高侦查能力的人员。

用了半个月时间,邹军与团队成员调取了相关人员银行记录、通话记录,还有活动轨迹等,查明嫌犯家属和亲友为了让他逃避刑法处罚,利用被害人是聋哑人无法准确表达的取证障碍,通过威胁、诱导等方式,教唆证人做伪证。查明情况移送后,公安机关以涉嫌妨害作证罪立案追究了4人的刑事责任。

除了这类对公安机关移送起诉的案件进行补

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Israel issues new evacuation orders in crowded central Gazan city

20 July 2025 at 19:58
Reuters Image shows Palestinians carrying aid supplies in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on 20 July, 2025Reuters

The Israeli military has issued evacuation orders for a crowded part of central Gaza where it has not launched a ground offensive during its 21 months of war against Hamas.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that residents and displaced Palestinians sheltering in the city of Deir al-Balah should evacuate immediately and move towards al-Mawasi on the Mediterranean coast.

The evacuation demand, which could signal an imminent attack, has caused widespread panic among tens of thousands of Palestinians, as well as the families of Israeli hostages who fear their relatives are being held in the city.

The IDF has conducted airstrikes in the area, but it has not yet deployed ground troops.

On Sunday, the Israeli military dropped leaflets from the sky ordering people in several districts in southwest Deir al-Balah to leave their homes and head further south.

"The (Israeli) Defense Forces continues to operate with great force to destroy the enemy's capabilities and terrorist infrastructure in the area," the military said, adding that it had not yet entered these districts during the war.

The affected neighbourhoods of Deir al-Balah are crowded with displaced people living in tents.

Israeli sources told Reuters news agency that the reason the army has stayed out of these districts so far is because they suspect Hamas might be holding hostages there.

At least 20 of the remaining 50 hostages in captivity in Gaza are believed to still be alive.

Most of the Strip's population of more than two million people have been displaced at least once during Israel's war with Hamas, with repeated Israeli evacuation calls covering large parts of the territory.

The new evacuation orders came as health officials at Gaza City's Shifa Hospital said more than 40 people were killed and dozens injured by Israeli fire as crowds gathered to await the entry of UN aid lorries on Sunday morning.

Hospitals in the south said more people were also killed at aid points there.

The BBC has contacted the Israeli military to ask for a response.

The UN says civilians are starving in Gaza and has called for an urgent influx of essential goods.

But there have been almost daily reports of Palestinians being killed while seeking aid since the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began operations in late May. Witnesses say most have been shot by Israeli forces. Israel says the new distribution system stops aid going to Hamas.

Israel launched its war in Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and led to 251 others being taken hostage.

Israeli attacks have since killed more than 58,895 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The ministry's figures are quoted by the UN and others as the most reliable source of statistics available on casualties.

'Cautious calm' reported in southern Syria after week of deadly tribal clashes

20 July 2025 at 20:20
Reuters Arned Syrian security forces officers wearing green helmets and black masks, as well as protective vests, stand in a row in front of an emergency vehicle.Reuters
Security forces were pictured in Suweida on Sunday, a day after a ceasefire was announced

A "cautious calm" has returned to the Syrian city of Suweida after a week of deadly tribal clashes between Druze fighters, Bedouin gunmen and government forces, a UK-based monitoring group has said.

Residents reported that fighting stopped on Sunday as Syria's Islamist-led government declared the Bedouins had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city "after days of bloody battles and chaos", the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said.

It followed a ceasefire announced by Syria's president on Saturday, which did not quell fighting straight away.

More than 1,000 people have been killed in the clashes and there is now a severe shortage of medical supplies in the city, the SOHR added.

At least 128,000 people have been displaced by the violence, the United Nations migration agency said on Sunday.

"Activists have reported that Suweida has been experiencing a cautious calm since the early hours of Sunday morning," the SOHR said.

"Meanwhile, the Syrian government security forces closed roads leading to Suweida to tribes, using soil barriers to prevent vehicles from crossing, except for ambulances, in a move to contain tensions."

The SOHR added that the city remains under the control of local Druze fighters, while tribal gunmen have withdrawn from several areas within the province.

Long-running tensions between Druze and Bedouin tribes erupted into deadly sectarian clashes a week ago, after the abduction of a Druze merchant on the road to the capital Damascus.

Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government responded by deploying forces to the city.

Both Druze and Bedouin fighters have been accused of atrocities over the past seven days, as well as members of the security forces and individuals affiliated with the interim government.

On Saturday, al-Sharaa announced a ceasefire and sent security forces to Suweida to end the fighting.

It has been reported that Druze fighters pushed Bedouin gunmen out of the city on Saturday evening - but violence continued in other parts of the province. This has not been verified by the BBC.

On Sunday morning, fighting could not be heard, AFP correspondents near Suweida reported.

Meanwhile, the SOHR warned that the humanitarian situation in the city was worsening, pointing to a "severe shortage" of basic medical supplies.

An unnamed resident said that aid was needed immediately, telling the Reuters news agency: "The smell of corpses is spread throughout the national hospital."

Kenan Azzam, a local dentist speaking as the city was gripped by what he called a "tense calm", said the hospitals were "a disaster and out of service".

A Suweida medic told AFP that "no relief or medical assistance" had entered the city before Sunday.

Arrested Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi faces terror charges

20 July 2025 at 18:04
Boniface Mwangi

Renowned Kenyan rights activist Boniface Mwangi is accused of “facilitation of terrorist acts” during protests that rocked the country last month, investigators said on Sunday, a day after he was arrested.

At least 19 people were killed during the June 25 demonstration against President William Ruto’s government, which was itself called to pay tribute to victims of police violence at another major protest on the same date last year.

Mwangi, who was arrested at his home near Nairobi, is being held at a police station in the capital and will be arraigned on Monday, Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said on X.

The activist denies the charges, saying in a social media post shared by his supporters: “I am not a terrorist.”

His detention triggered a wave of condemnation online, with the hashtag #FreeBonifaceMwangi going viral.

The search warrant police used to raid Mwangi’s home, which an ally shared with journalists, accuses the campaigner of having paid “goons” to stoke unrest at last month’s protests.

Investigators said they had seized two mobile phones, a laptop and several notebooks from his home in Lukenya, east of the capital, plus hard drives, two more computers, two unused teargas canisters and a blank firearm cartridge from his office in Nairobi.

Since the start of the unprecedented protest movement last year, Ruto has faced sharp criticism over a series of abductions and police violence.

Rights groups say more than 100 people have been killed since the beginning of the protests, which were harshly suppressed.

乌克兰总统泽连斯基重申愿与普京会晤

20 July 2025 at 20:47
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乌克兰总统泽连斯基重申,愿意与俄罗斯总统普京进行面对面会谈,以结束战争

(德国之声中文网)乌克兰总统泽连斯基重申,愿意与俄罗斯总统普京进行面对面会谈。“要实现真正持久的和平,就必须举行领导人层级的会晤。”他在周六发布的最新视频讲话中表示。他进一步指出,停火谈判需注入新动力。国家安全与国防委员会秘书乌梅罗夫(Rustem Umjerow)已向莫斯科提出建议,希望下周举行会晤。

据俄罗斯国家通讯社塔斯社报道,一位接近俄方谈判团队的消息人士证实,克里姆林宫已收到来自基辅的相关提议。在美国总统特朗普向俄罗斯发出50天内结束对乌战争最后通牒后,莫斯科最近也表示原则上愿意与基辅方面重启对话。特朗普威胁称,如不进行和谈,将对与俄罗斯进行贸易往来的国家实施经济制裁。

此外,美国总统还宣布将向乌克兰提供新的“爱国者”防空系统,但这笔费用将由德国和其他欧洲北约盟国承担。为了进一步向莫斯科施压,欧盟在周五宣布对俄实施第18轮制裁措施

伊斯坦布尔会谈仍无实质成果

俄罗斯与乌克兰代表于今年5月和6月在土耳其城市伊斯坦布尔进行直接会谈。然而,双方仅在交换战俘和归还阵亡士兵方面达成了具体成果,在停火谈判方面并未取得进展。

接近克里姆林宫的消息人士曾向路透社透露,俄罗斯总统普京计划继续在乌克兰的军事行动,直到西方接受他提出的和平条件。

在6月的会谈中,俄方重申其强硬立场,包括要求西方停止向乌克兰提供军事援助,以及乌军撤出俄罗斯主张拥有主权的四个乌克兰地区。乌方坚决拒绝这些要求,认为“完全不可接受”。

乌克兰对莫斯科发起无人机袭击

与此同时,双方的攻击行动仍在持续。俄罗斯当局称,周日(7月20日)凌晨,乌克兰再次对首都莫斯科及其他地区发动无人机袭击。俄罗斯国防部表示,共有93架无人机被击落,其中19架在莫斯科州上空被拦截。塔斯社称,莫斯科四大机场的航班因此暂时中断。目前尚无人员伤亡报告。乌军此类袭击的目标主要是打击俄方后方军需补给。

乌克兰空军称,周六(7月19日)凌晨,俄方共向乌克兰发射了344架作战无人机或诱饵靶机,以及35枚导弹。其中208枚被成功拦截。

在中部第聂伯罗彼得罗夫斯克州,导弹袭击造成两人死亡。该州州长谢尔盖·利萨克(Serhij Lysak)表示,瓦西尔基夫卡镇的一家诊所、一所学校以及一家文化机构在袭击中被毁,民宅和汽车也受到损坏。

在黑海沿岸港口城市敖德萨,当地紧急服务部门报告称,一名女子在无人机袭击中身亡。

(德新社 法新社 路透社)

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