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超豪华小汽车税改,新能源车首纳入

超豪华车销量下降显著。通过下调超豪华车零售价格标准,可以扩大征税范围,弥补消费税的不足。

虽然新能源车首次被纳入征收范围,但对比燃油车在生产/进口环节已缴税基础上的再加征,新能源车优势仍在。

南方周末记者 赵继林

责任编辑:冯叶

2025年5月17日,上海国际赛车场兰博基尼Super Trofeo亚洲挑战赛上海站现场,在后场展出兰博基尼Murcielago LP-670-4 SV超跑。视觉中国/图

2025年5月17日,上海国际赛车场兰博基尼Super Trofeo亚洲挑战赛上海站现场,在后场展出兰博基尼Murcielago LP-670-4 SV超跑。视觉中国/图

2025年7月17日,财政部、税务总局发布《关于调整超豪华小汽车消费税政策的公告》(下称《公告》),加征消费税的起征点由零售价格(不含增值税)130万元降至90万元,自2025年7月20日起执行。

根据2016年《关于对超豪华小汽车加征消费税有关事项的通知》,其在“小汽车”税目下增设“超豪华小汽车”子税目,征收范围为每辆零售价格130万元(不含增值税)及以上的乘用车和中轻型商用客车。对其在零售环节加征消费税,税率为10%。 

同时,此次《公告》明确,征税车辆由燃油车扩大至包括纯电动、燃料电池等各种动力类型的小汽车,意味着新能源车首次纳入征税范围。

为何要调整征税范围?对谁影响最大?

预计高端二手车市场将活跃

《公告》称,此次政策调整是为进一步引导合理消费。

汽车行业资深分析师梅松林向南方周末记者分析,超豪华车消费税起征点降低到90万元,可能是因为超豪华车销量下降显著。通过下调超豪华车零售价格标准,可以扩大征税范围,弥补

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Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south

20 July 2025 at 12:03
Getty Images Syrian military and security forces in Suweida. Photo: 15 July 2025Getty Images
Syrian military and security forces in Suweida. Photo: 15 July 2025

The Syrian presidency says it will deploy a new force to halt the deadly sectarian clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters in the south of the country.

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's office urged "all parties to exercise restraint", amid reports of renewed fighting near the city of Suweida on Friday.

Almost 600 people are reported to have been killed since the violence erupted on Sunday. Government troops deployed to the area were accused by residents of killing Druze civilians and carrying out extrajudicial executions.

Israel later struck targets in Syria to force the troops to withdraw from Suweida province. On Friday, the US ambassador to Turkey said that Israel and Syria had agreed a ceasefire.

In a post on X, ambassador Tom Barrack said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sharaa "have agreed to a ceasefire" embraced by Syria's neighbours Turkey and Jordan.

"We call upon Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to put down their weapons and together with other minorities build a new and united Syrian identity in peace and prosperity with its neighbours," the envoy said.

Israel and Syria have not publicly commented on the reported ceasefire agreement.

Shortly before Sharaa's office announced its planned military deployment to the south, an Israeli official said Israel had agreed to allow the limited entry of Syrian Internal Security Forces personnel into Suweida for 48 hours to protect Druze civilians "in light of the ongoing instability".

Suweida's predominantly Druze community follows a secretive, unique faith derived from Shia Islam, and distrusts the current jihadist-led government in Damascus.

The BBC correspondent in the Syrian capital says that sectarian hatred of the Druze is now spreading across the country.

The Druze are a minority in Syria, as well as in neighbouring Lebanon and Israel.

Earlier this week, the UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, said his office had received credible reports indicating widespread violations and abuses, including summary executions and arbitrary killings in Suweida.

Among the alleged perpetrators were members of the security forces and individuals affiliated with the interim government, as well as local Druze and Bedouin armed elements, Türk said in a statement.

"This bloodshed and the violence must stop," he warned, adding that "those responsible must be held to account".

The BBC has contacted the Syrian government and security forces about allegations of summary killings and other violations.

In a televised address early on Thursday, Sharaa vowed to hold the perpetrators accountable and promised to make protecting the Druze a "priority".

"We are eager to hold accountable those who transgressed and abused our Druze people because they are under the protection and responsibility of the state," he said.

He went on to blame "outlaw groups", saying their leaders "rejected dialogue for many months".

At least 37 dead as tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam

20 July 2025 at 11:43
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Twenty-eight people have died after a tourist boat capsized in Vietnam in bad weather, according to local reports.

At least 14 people are said to be missing following the incident in Halong Bay, a popular tourist destination in the north of the country, the reports say.

Most of the passengers were reportedly Vietnamese visiting from Hanoi.

Heavy rain has been hindering the search for survivors, rescuers say.

This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.

You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.

The Papers: 'Inquiry after SAS identities leaked' and 'brat & groom'

20 July 2025 at 07:58
BBC "Inquiry after SAS identities leaked online" reads the headline on the front page of The Sunday Times.BBC
The army has launched an inquiry into the leaking of SAS identities as Defence Secretary John Healey is left "furious" over the breach, writes The Sunday Times. There were "100 arrests in umbrella protests for Palestine Action" it reports, with a splash of two women being accompanied by police officers under an umbrella. The King's residence at Highgrove "suffered an exodus of gardeners" who The Times writes were "complaining about the monarch's demands and low staff pay". A statement from the King's Foundation reported "high satisfaction rates among staff at the charity".
"Tell the truth on my son's murder" reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror.
The father of Stephen Lawrence, the man murdered at a bus stop in 1993, gives an exclusive interview to the Daily Mirror ahead of the parole hearing of one of his son's killer's. "Tell the truth on my son's murder" reads the tabloid's headline. The Mirror have another exclusive on their front page with John Torode's wife Lisa Faulkner, following the MasterChef presenter's sacking.
"You mugs!" reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Star.
Here come the "brat & groom" writes the Daily Star as lime green maven Charli XCX wears white. Also on the Star's front page, actor Danny Dyer calls for working class leaders and names Sir Keir Starmer a "non-entity".
"Middle class face higher water bills" reads the headline on the front page of The Daily Telegraph.
"Middle class face higher water bills" reads the headline on the front page of The Daily Telegraph. Labour MPs "will be urged to introduce a nationwide scheme that would see poorer families given huge discounts on their charges". As part of the government's new RHSE curriculum, "pupils to be taught that 'feeling down' is not a mental health condition". Also in education news, teachers say "antisemitic abuse rife in schools". Elsewhere on the Telegraph's front, Chancellor Rachel Reeves could see a £5bn windfall "from seized Bitcoins" to help her "fill the black hole in the public finances".
"Top Starmer mandarin's firm is paid for 'spy ops" reads the headline on the front page of The Mail on Sunday.
The Mail on Sunday runs with an exclusive on the National Security Adviser Johnathan Powell, saying his firm is paid for "spy ops". The "Tories demand inquiry" over the "secret taxpayer-funded talks with "rogue states", it writes.
"NHS 'tourists' fleecing our hospitals for £200m" reads the headline on the front page of the Sunday Express.
"NHS 'tourists' fleecing our hospitals" writes the Sunday Express. Citing new figures, the paper reports that people coming from abroad have "deprived the cash-strapped NHS of a staggering £200m over the past five years".
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Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south

20 July 2025 at 12:03
Getty Images Syrian military and security forces in Suweida. Photo: 15 July 2025Getty Images
Syrian military and security forces in Suweida. Photo: 15 July 2025

The Syrian presidency says it will deploy a new force to halt the deadly sectarian clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters in the south of the country.

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's office urged "all parties to exercise restraint", amid reports of renewed fighting near the city of Suweida on Friday.

Almost 600 people are reported to have been killed since the violence erupted on Sunday. Government troops deployed to the area were accused by residents of killing Druze civilians and carrying out extrajudicial executions.

Israel later struck targets in Syria to force the troops to withdraw from Suweida province. On Friday, the US ambassador to Turkey said that Israel and Syria had agreed a ceasefire.

In a post on X, ambassador Tom Barrack said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sharaa "have agreed to a ceasefire" embraced by Syria's neighbours Turkey and Jordan.

"We call upon Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to put down their weapons and together with other minorities build a new and united Syrian identity in peace and prosperity with its neighbours," the envoy said.

Israel and Syria have not publicly commented on the reported ceasefire agreement.

Shortly before Sharaa's office announced its planned military deployment to the south, an Israeli official said Israel had agreed to allow the limited entry of Syrian Internal Security Forces personnel into Suweida for 48 hours to protect Druze civilians "in light of the ongoing instability".

Suweida's predominantly Druze community follows a secretive, unique faith derived from Shia Islam, and distrusts the current jihadist-led government in Damascus.

The BBC correspondent in the Syrian capital says that sectarian hatred of the Druze is now spreading across the country.

The Druze are a minority in Syria, as well as in neighbouring Lebanon and Israel.

Earlier this week, the UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, said his office had received credible reports indicating widespread violations and abuses, including summary executions and arbitrary killings in Suweida.

Among the alleged perpetrators were members of the security forces and individuals affiliated with the interim government, as well as local Druze and Bedouin armed elements, Türk said in a statement.

"This bloodshed and the violence must stop," he warned, adding that "those responsible must be held to account".

The BBC has contacted the Syrian government and security forces about allegations of summary killings and other violations.

In a televised address early on Thursday, Sharaa vowed to hold the perpetrators accountable and promised to make protecting the Druze a "priority".

"We are eager to hold accountable those who transgressed and abused our Druze people because they are under the protection and responsibility of the state," he said.

He went on to blame "outlaw groups", saying their leaders "rejected dialogue for many months".

At least 37 dead as tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam

20 July 2025 at 11:43
BBC 'Breaking' graphicBBC

Twenty-eight people have died after a tourist boat capsized in Vietnam in bad weather, according to local reports.

At least 14 people are said to be missing following the incident in Halong Bay, a popular tourist destination in the north of the country, the reports say.

Most of the passengers were reportedly Vietnamese visiting from Hanoi.

Heavy rain has been hindering the search for survivors, rescuers say.

This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.

You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.

任天堂 Switch 重新定义了游戏机,而 Switch 2 重新定义了 Switch

By: 肖钦鹏
20 July 2025 at 12:00

给游戏机写首发评测,似乎是一件意义不明的事情——于游戏机而言,游戏决定了其上限,但硬件从来保不住下限。况且,游戏机与其说是消费品,更像耐用品,只要游戏一直在出,游戏机不出毛病,就能一直玩下去。

在首发玩了一个多月的 Switch 2、任天堂第一方已经拿出两个足够分量的游戏后,我对 Switch 2 这台游戏机的看法才逐渐清晰,我想这样的评价恰如其分:

Switch 重新定义了游戏机,而 Switch 2 重新定义了 Switch。

2011 年,乔布斯在发布 iPhone 4 时就是这么说的——iPhone 重新定义了手机,而 iPhone 4 重新定义了 iPhone。

前者重构了形态,后者划定了标准。

只不过,从 iPhone 到 iPhone 4,苹果仅仅用了四年,且每一代都显著进步,年年焕新。

而从 Switch 到 Switch 2,则跨越了整整八年时光——风雨飘摇的任天堂,如今股价又站在了历史的高点。

自 6 月 5 日发售以来,我几乎每天都在使用 Switch 2,从最初的新鲜到逐渐习惯,这台主机给我的感受可以用一个词来概括:成熟

如果说 Switch 是任天堂的一次出奇制胜,那么 Switch 2 就是守正出新——它没有突破性的创新,却把每一个细节都做得更好。

Switch 2 是更好的游戏机,但还是 Switch

拿起 Switch 2 的第一瞬间,你就能感受到,这是任天堂做工最好的游戏机。

不再是那种松松垮垮的塑料玩具,而是手感扎实的数码产品,不会给人「又不是不能用」的廉价印象。

尺寸的变化非常直观——Switch 2 的宽度与 ROG Ally 相当,比 SteamDeck 略小,但厚度基本保持了初代的水平,这样的设计平衡了便携性和握持感。说实话,第一次拿起来时会觉得有些「大」,特别是对于习惯了 Switch Lite 的用户来说。

Switch 2 尺寸对比 SteamDeck,图片来源:The Verge

但一段时间的使用下来,我也逐渐习惯了这个尺寸。虽然不能揣兜里,但也不会大到无法便携。我之前购买的硬壳包确实装不下了,好在单肩包还能勉强塞进去,日常通勤携带不成问题。

最让人惊喜的是屏幕的提升——这块 8 英寸 LCD 屏幕可以说是 Switch 2 最大的亮点之一。色彩艳丽但不刺眼,亮度、清晰度、流畅度都有肉眼可见的提升,比起 Switch OLED 也不逊色(当然没有 OLED 那么艳丽以及高对比度)。

在阳光下的可读性还算不错,这对于一台便携设备来说至关重要。不过,出厂的防爆膜确实很容易沾指纹,建议购买后再贴一张抗眩光的 AR 玻璃膜,体验会好上不少。

这台 Switch 2 贴了 AR 膜,看出来了吗?

扬声器的进步同样值得称道——Switch 2 的外放清脆饱满,动态范围明显扩大。在玩《塞尔达传说 王国之泪》这类支持环绕声的游戏时,你甚至能感受到类似「空间音频」的效果。对于一台掌机来说,这样的音效水平已经相当出色。

磁吸式的 Joy-Con 2 手柄非常实用,不仅安装更加方便,连接的稳定性也大幅提升。所有按键的手感都得到了优化——按键更大,键程适中,反馈清晰。手柄的尺寸也经过了重新设计,握持感明显好于前代,不再有那种「握着玩具」的感觉。唯一担心的是摇杆的耐用性,希望任天堂这次能够彻底解决漂移问题。

Switch 2 的 Pro 手柄同样出色,轻得让人难以置信,但握在手中又相当饱满。摇杆的流畅性相当好,按键也很舒服,而且背面多了两个自定义按键,可以随时在游戏中调出设置,并且也能记忆每一个游戏里不同的按键映射,对于核心玩家来说非常方便。

这些改进看似都是细节,但对于游戏体验的提升却是全方位的。游戏机的本质就是拿起来就能玩,而屏幕、声效、操控这些基础体验,才是真正决定一台游戏机成败的关键。Switch 2 在这些方面的进步,让它真正成为了一台「专业级」的游戏设备。

值得一提的是,如果你购买的是港版主机,建议额外准备一个 60W 以上的国标充电头,譬如制糖工厂的 68W C³ 多口充电器,充电速度和发热控制都很不错。

激活 Switch 2 的 TV 模式需要接入 60W 以上的充电器,而 C³ 充电器在 TimiC 时序智能算法的加持下,能够在维持 TV 模式不断联的同时,将功率分配给手机、平板、电脑等设备,实现多设备快充,不会因为中途插入手机导致游戏机切回掌机模式。

最大的遗憾是,Switch 2 的电池容量比上一代大不了多少(Switch 2 为 19.74 Wh,初版 Switch 为 15.95 Wh),而在性能全面跃升之后,续航能力自然是大幅退步,只有 2-4 小时的续航,而 Switch 续航版可以达到 4-9 小时。

总的来说,Switch 2 在硬件层面的升级是全方位的,但这种进步是渐进式的——它依然是 Switch,只是变得更好了。

满满的游戏性,但也不是只有游戏性

Switch 2 采用英伟达的定制核心,支持硬件光追、DLSS 等次世代游戏特性,但实际性能只能说是「够用」。

这台主机的游戏性能没什么富余,但放在 Switch 这样的产品形态上,却是恰到好处。它不需要与 PS5 或 XBOX 正面竞争,只需要在便携与性能之间找到平衡点。

开发者们确实找到了。

在我这一个月的体验中,有几款游戏的表现最为惊艳:《旷野之息&王国之泪 增强版》《马力欧赛车 世界》和《赛博朋克 2077》——他们恰好代表了 Switch 2 上最主流的几种游戏类型。

两部《塞尔达传说》的增强版,是初代 Switch 游戏跨平台升级后的标杆作品——主机模式下支持 4K 60 帧输出,掌机模式是 1080P 60 帧输出,均支持 HDR 效果且帧数相当稳定,原本在 Switch 上的卡顿感完全消失,世界渲染距离大幅提升,贴图细节更加丰富,可以说是脱胎换骨,配合新加入的 Zelda Note 功能,完全值得再细品一遍。

各版本《塞尔达传说 旷野之息》画面对比,图片来源:@ElAnalistaDeBits

世界上最好的游戏,观感也要配得上。

《马力欧赛车 世界》以及不久前发售的《咚奇刚 蕉力全开》,算得上是 Switch 2 真正的首发期护航大作——这两款游戏原本都是想基于 Switch 开发,但却因机能限制不得不放弃。他们是任天堂当下最高的游戏开发水平的代表,在机能充足的平台,任天堂将游戏的玩法创意也提到了新的高度。

《马力欧赛车 世界》的赛场是一个完全开放的世界,几十条赛道彼此相连,交织出庞大的赛道网络。你可以沿着马路开,也可以在水面滑浪,又或者沿着墙面和轨道飞驰——开放的赛道环境带来了更多的可能性和更激烈的赛场,还有层次更丰富的赛车乐趣。

《咚奇刚 蕉力全开》代表了另一种创意玩法——任天堂用巧妙的「体素设计」打造了一个全场景可破坏的世界,并且在其中埋了数以千计的收集要素。

本质上,这还是任天堂最擅长的 3D 动作游戏,藏满了谜题和收集品。但《蕉力全开》又和过往的任天堂 3D 马力欧游戏不同,开放的破坏玩法极大加强了游戏的探索感和沉浸感,难以置信挖空地底世界居然能这么好玩。

在接受采访时,《马力欧赛车 世界》和《咚奇刚 蕉力全开》的游戏制作人都提及,原本游戏是想基于 Switch 平台开发,但受限于机能上的妥协不得不放弃,而 Switch 2 则给予了他们充分发挥的开发环境,也带来了更进一步的创意释放——对于任天堂玩家而言,这也许才是最值得期待的部分。

《赛博朋克 2077》则是第三方游戏的榜样。

作为家喻户晓的 3A 开放世界游戏代表,《赛博朋克 2077》在 Switch 2 上的表现让人惊艳——和 Steam Deck 版相比,有着肉眼可见的差距。任天堂与 CD Projekt RED 的深度合作,让 Switch 2 版的 2077 成为最好的移动端版本。掌机游玩时,我们更建议开启 40 帧的性能模式,得益于 Switch 2 的 VRR 功能,可以在画质损失最小的情况下,得到一个相当流畅的体验。

而在主机模式下,《赛博朋克 2077》也能有明显优于 PS4 Pro 的画面,静态画面跟 PS5 差距不大,但 PS5 是 60 帧,而 Switch 2 是 30 帧。

各版本《赛博朋克 2077》画面对比,图片来源:@ElAnalistaDeBits

我们也不难想象,任天堂为什么会在首发阶段选择《赛博朋克 2077》和《霍格沃茨之遗》,对于许多只有 Switch 一个游戏平台的玩家来说,这些千万销量、声名在外的 3A 游戏,就是他们升级主机的一大驱动力。

除了这些「标杆」游戏,几乎所有的 Switch 游戏体验都在变好——《宝可梦 朱/紫》终于能够以 4K 60 帧运行,不会卡得像 PPT 一样;像《生化危机 6》等采用动态分辨率设计的游戏,无论是画面还是帧数都有了长足进步;就连《动物森友会》这样不讲究配置的游戏,读盘速度也快了十几秒,举手投足之间就能节省大量的时间。

我也希望更多的老游戏能够推出补丁更新,充分利用 Switch 2 的性能优势来提升游戏体验,当然,这也能提振销量。

不久前,前 PlayStation 高管吉田修平曾表示,主机游戏行业正处在崩溃边缘——在过去,主机游戏能卖出 100 万份拷贝已经是了不起的成绩,而如今,随着 3A 大作的开发成本水涨船高,售价 60 美元的游戏即使卖出 1000 万份也难以收回成本,动辄上亿美元、逐渐失控的游戏开发成本,已经是游戏行业发展的最大阻碍。

而 Switch 2 这样的产品,我想会是一个值得所有厂商重新思考 3A 游戏开发的缓冲带——Switch 2 的游戏性能不算顶尖,但也够到了主流 3A 游戏的运行门槛。

面对这样一台性能够用、装机量巨大且主机掌机全场景通吃的游戏机,游戏厂商理应重新思考玩家、游戏与娱乐本身的关系。

毕竟,游戏好不好玩远比游戏好不好看,重要得多。

枯萎技术的水平思考

考虑要做什么东西的时候,我会想做出世界上独一无二的,在这个世界第一次出现的东西,这就是我的哲学。要说为什么这样想,是因为这样无所谓竞合,也无所谓竞争。

——横井军平

自 GameBoy 时代以来,横井军平「枯萎技术的水平思考」的产品哲学就根植于任天堂的基因当中,这也意味着任天堂的产品,其重点从来不在于先进技术,而是独创

在任天堂的企业文化中,独创性才是公司的核心驱动力,也是让公司在高成本、同质化严重的行业环境中保持竞争力的关键。

具体到 Switch 2 这个产品上,我想「游戏聊天」(GameChat)功能算得上是「独创」的绝佳案例。

乍看之下,Switch 2 的游戏聊天功能显得有些「尴尬」——在一个人人都有智能手机、人人都用微信语音的时代,为什么还要在游戏机上单独做一套语音系统?

但当我真正按下 C 键,和朋友边玩游戏边聊天时,我才充分体会到这套系统的乐趣,并重新找回和朋友一起游戏的自在感。

这套语音系统的技术含量并不高,但细节设计却充满了巧思——

首先,它与游戏的集成度很高,不需要退出游戏就能唤起语音通话,虽然投屏的帧数只有 10-20 帧,但用来了解朋友的游戏进度完全够用;

其次,这项功能专门针对游戏场景做了音质优化,能够很好地平衡游戏音效和语音通话,据官方资料介绍,任天堂在 Switch 2 中专门设置了一块芯片用于处理噪声,并且在系统和硬件层面,也针对拾音做了大量处理,就算是在吹风筒前说话,或者距离主机几米远的沙发上聊天,对方也能听清楚。

最重要的是,整个过程几乎不需要担心网络问题、录屏冲突或者其他技术故障,就算断网了也随时可以加回来,玩家可以完全专注于和朋友一起游玩本身,而不是被技术问题分散注意力。

这种看似「落后」实则「贴心」的设计,恰恰体现了任天堂对于用户体验的深刻理解。在一个技术过度复杂化的时代,有时候最简单的解决方案反而是最有效的。

游戏聊天功能不需要支持高清视频,不需要支持多平台互通,甚至不需要支持复杂的社交功能,它只需要让玩家能够在游戏中愉快地交流,这就足够了。

类似的「枯萎技术的水平思考」设计,还体现在 Switch 2 的各个细节里——

比如鼠标模式的加入,这个功能看起来非常「奇怪」——为什么要在游戏机上使用鼠标?

但实际体验后我发现,这个功能大大拓展了 Switch 2 的使用场景,对于一些策略游戏、射击游戏甚至高度以来触屏的文字游戏,鼠标模式用起来都相当方便。虽然远不如手柄或者键鼠灵活,但在需要一个光标的时候,随取随用的感觉非常好。

为了加强这个「鼠标」的灵敏度,使其适用于各种平面(比如放在大腿上用),任天堂定制了一枚极小的摄像头装在了 Joy-Con 里,专门用于检测像素级的位移,以识别更精准的操作。

还有很多玩家拿到手后吐槽的手柄「接缝」——这也是任天堂的刻意设计,是为了降低磁吸手柄在游戏过程中被卸下的风险:

再比如电池设计,Switch 2 的电池容量虽然有所提升,但并不支持快充,充电速度相比手机来说显得「落后」。但在任天堂看来,游戏机是寿命五年以上的耐用品,而慢充能够延长主机的使用寿命。对于一台预计使用多年的游戏机来说,这种「保守」的设计或许是更明智的选择。

《Switch 2 秘密展》中对于电池「慢充」的解释,图片来源:微博@竹菇笙

这些设计看起来都不太「合理」,但仔细思考却都在情理之中。

从产品设计的角度来看,Switch 2 仍是「枯萎技术水平思考」的典型案例。

Switch 2 拆解,图片来源: iFixit

它没有采用最先进的芯片,没有配备最高分辨率的屏幕,也没有追求最强的性能参数。但它在每一个细节上都做到了恰到好处,在每一个功能上都追求了用户体验的最大化。

Switch 2 的产品哲学背后,是任天堂对于游戏本质的深刻理解——游戏的核心是乐趣,不是技术;游戏机的价值是承载游戏,不是展示技术。在这个前提下,很多看似「保守」的设计,实际上都是为了更好地服务于游戏体验本身。

这种平衡感,正是任天堂产品设计的精髓所在。

任天堂 Switch 2 确实不如 Switch 当年那样开天辟地,让人眼前一亮。

它没有突破性的创新,甚至任天堂的很多宣发动作也让人感到迷惑不解。但好在 Switch 这个产品形态已经得到了市场的充分验证。

在前代获得巨大成功后,Switch 2 选择了延续这种成功,我们可以说这是一种守成保守的策略,但我也清楚地知道,只要任天堂的「独创精神」仍在,你就永远可以相信任天堂。

正如八年前,Switch 重新定义了游戏机,而现在,Switch 2 将重新定义 Switch。

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Sen. Eric Schmitt on being a White House whisperer and Senate budget reformer

20 July 2025 at 12:00

Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt is a lawyer, former state attorney general and a skilled navigator of the old — and new — wings of the Republican Party. He also has another title: White House whisperer.

Schmitt joins POLITICO’s Dasha Burns to talk about his closeness with the Trump administration, driving the Senate’s $9.4 billion rescissions bill, his involvement with passing Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” his belief in Medicaid reform, the controversy over the release of the Epstein files and what he describes as his “America First” — but not isolationist — foreign policy approach.

“I think a slur that's often uttered is that it's an isolationist point of view,” Schmitt told Burns. “That's not true at all.”

(Note: This interview was conducted before the Senate and House passage of the rescissions bill.)

Plus, POLITICO reporter Ben Jacobs digs into his reporting on social media influencers running for office and how the phenomenon is reshaping electoral politics.

Listen and subscribe to The Conversation with Dasha Burns on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Sen. Eric Schmitt on being a White House whisperer and Senate budget reformer | The Conversation

The K-Pop Band Big Ocean Is Making Waves With Sign Language

20 July 2025 at 12:01
Big Ocean, a boy band whose members are deaf or hard of hearing, has found success with a mix of singing and signing.

© Tiffany Boubkeur/Getty Images

The members of Big Ocean (from left), Kim Ji-seok, Park Hyun-jin and Lee Chan-yeon, in Seoul in 2024.

机械硬盘, 10 万次启停,居然健康 100%

By: allplay
19 July 2025 at 17:01
allplay:

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6 年前的笔记本自带西数 500GB 机械硬盘,104402 次启停,运行 2416 小时,平均每小时启停 43 次,各种错误均为 0 。
大家用的消费级或者企业级机械硬盘,启停次数很难比我这更多了吧,怎么很快就坏了?

Cursor 中国大陆全面封锁了,想换 trae,结果发现支持的国家和地区也没有中国大陆?

19 July 2025 at 15:25
jukanntenn:

trae 的文档: https://docs.trae.ai/ide/supported-countries-and-regions?_lang=zh

目前测试了一下,似乎是能用的,但既然文档中没有明确支持,不确定会不会也步 Cursor 后尘。

话说 trae 不是字节开发的吗?不支持中国大陆是几个意思呢?

Mr and Mrs XCX: Brat star weds drummer of The 1975

20 July 2025 at 09:21
Getty Images George Daniel and Charli XCX stand next to one another and alongside a display of white flowers.Getty Images

Pop star Charli XCX has confirmed her marriage to George Daniel, drummer of band The 1975, after a video snapped by a passer-by sparked online speculation of a wedding.

The pair were spotted posing on the steps of Hackney Town Hall on Saturday afternoon - Daniel in suit and tie and the 'brat' idol in white.

A TikTok post from the singer several hours later confirmed the nuptials, racking up 3.9m views and thousands of congratulatory comments for "Mr and Mrs XCX".

Charli XCX's album, Brat, became a global cultural phenomenon on its release last year. Filling social media feeds with viral videos and receiving critical acclaim, its success saw her perform a headline slot at Glastonbury in June.

The singer confirmed the news while dressed in an off-the-shoulder white dress and her signature dark wraparound sunglasses.

She stomped away from the camera – pretending to be annoyed – on a video beneath text that read, "When George isn't crying when he sees me walking down the aisle."

But "Luckily he did xx" was the accompanying caption.

A later post, which included shots of Daniel wearing Charli's veil, gave "bridal party energy", according to XCX.

The footage from outside Hackney Town Hall suggests the couple had an intimate ceremony.

The two have been public about their relationship for several years and shared engagement photos in 2023.

They have also worked together multiple times, first collaborating on Charli's song Spinning and then on Brat, with Daniel named as co-producer and co-writer of two songs.

He also took part in the viral "Apple dance" at one of Charli's London shows, appearing on the concert's screens in front of thousands of fans.

His band The 1975 is fronted by singer Matty Healy and are well known for their song Chocolate. Daniel has released several tracks as a solo artist in recent years.

打算油车置换纯电 suv 在纠结三款车 求推荐意见

By: Takizawa
20 July 2025 at 10:18
Takizawa:

坐标广州,油车是 18 年上牌的雅阁 9 代半低配,目前大约 11w 公里,左前门剐蹭过一次,没有其他事故,但是现在很少开,打算置换个纯电 suv 。粗略看了一下这个车的报价大概是 5-6 万,所以就想着自己添个 3-4 万左右置换一台纯电 suv 。

目前看了比亚迪的海狮 05 、零跑 B10 以及吉利银河 e5,三款车看的都是次低配(中配)。

海狮 05 现在没优惠,算上各种补贴落地得 11.5 ,有点超预算,但车确实是三个里面最强的(内饰味道很大);

零跑 B10 打算 10.98 那款,试驾觉得底盘能接受,后排确实不怎么舒服,但是空间设计确实挺好的,内饰也没有明显的刺鼻气味,销售说走浙江省补可以拿 1.2w 补贴,落地大概 10.2w ;

银河 e5 打算 11.78 那款,底盘确实很晃,充电口在前面也是差评,电门脚感、刹车脚感也不够线性,调校有点奇怪,续航只有 440 ,但是空间很大坐姿也不错,算上补贴+优惠可以去到 2.7w ,其他全部加上落地大概 9.7w 。

海狮 05 和零跑 b10 看的都是 500 出头的续航版本,因为最低配的其他方面配置确实是没法看少太多了,反而是银河 e5 的 440 探索版本其他方面配置挺丰富,三款里面只有比亚迪有智驾,试驾过觉得比亚迪的智驾在广州这样的城市快速路多的地方还是挺实用的。

综合对比下来,发现它们都有各自的优势和短板,想看看 v2 网友们的意见

Number of Missing in Kerr County, Texas, After Floods Drops to 3

The new figure was a significant decline from 97 just days ago. The death toll in the county remained the same, and officials said many of the missing were reported safe.

© Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

The Guadalupe River flowing past debris from the summer camp Heart O’ the Hills after one of the deadliest U.S. floods in decades in Hunt, Texas.

Heavy Rains in Washington Area Flood Roads and Prompt Water Rescues

20 July 2025 at 11:01
More than five inches fell in some suburbs of the capital. The authorities in Maryland rescued dozens of people, including some who were stranded in their cars.

© Maryland-National Capital Park Police

Flooding on Sligo Creek Parkway in Silver Spring, Md.

Ukraine seeks new round of talks with Russia

20 July 2025 at 03:12
Reuters A close up of Volodymyr Zelensky speaking during a conference in Italy. He's wearing a black suit and is standing in front of a blue backdrop.Reuters

Ukraine has proposed a new round of peace talks with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, in a move aimed at restarting negotiations that halted last month.

Senior security official Rustem Umerov has offered to meet the Russian side next week, Zelensky said in his evening address, adding that everything had to be done to get a ceasefire.

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

The proposal came hours after Ukraine was hit with another widespread air bombardment by Russia, which killed three people.

Ten regions of Ukraine, including several cities, were hit in the night between Friday and Saturday, Zelensky said earlier on Saturday.

Ukraine's military said more than 340 explosive and dummy drones and 35 cruise and ballistic missiles had been used, but many were downed.

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump said the US would send "top-of-the-line weapons" to Ukraine via Nato countries, while also threatening Russia with severe tariffs if a deal to end the war is not reached within 50 days.

Trump also warned that the US would impose 100% secondary tariffs targeting Russia's remaining trade partners if a peace deal with Ukraine was not reached by his deadline.

Two rounds of talks in Istanbul between Moscow and Kyiv have so far failed to result in any progress towards a ceasefire, but large-scale prisoner exchanges and deals to return the bodies of killed soldiers were agreed.

After the last round, which ended in early June, Ukrainian negotiators said Russia had again rejected an "unconditional ceasefire" - a key demand by Kyiv and its allies in Europe and the US .

Russia also outlined a list of demands, including calls for Ukraine to cede more territory and to reject all forms of Western military support.

At the time, Zelensky accused Moscow of "doing everything it can to ensure the next possible meeting is fruitless".

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Russia currently controls about 20% of Ukraine's territory, including the southern Crimea peninsula Moscow annexed in 2014.

Mr and Mrs XCX: Brat star weds drummer of The 1975

20 July 2025 at 09:21
Getty Images George Daniel and Charli XCX stand next to one another and alongside a display of white flowers.Getty Images

Pop star Charli XCX has confirmed her marriage to George Daniel, drummer of band The 1975, after a video snapped by a passer-by sparked online speculation of a wedding.

The pair were spotted posing on the steps of Hackney Town Hall on Saturday afternoon - Daniel in suit and tie and the 'brat' idol in white.

A TikTok post from the singer several hours later confirmed the nuptials, racking up 3.9m views and thousands of congratulatory comments for "Mr and Mrs XCX".

Charli XCX's album, Brat, became a global cultural phenomenon on its release last year. Filling social media feeds with viral videos and receiving critical acclaim, its success saw her perform a headline slot at Glastonbury in June.

The singer confirmed the news while dressed in an off-the-shoulder white dress and her signature dark wraparound sunglasses.

She stomped away from the camera – pretending to be annoyed – on a video beneath text that read, "When George isn't crying when he sees me walking down the aisle."

But "Luckily he did xx" was the accompanying caption.

A later post, which included shots of Daniel wearing Charli's veil, gave "bridal party energy", according to XCX.

The footage from outside Hackney Town Hall suggests the couple had an intimate ceremony.

The two have been public about their relationship for several years and shared engagement photos in 2023.

They have also worked together multiple times, first collaborating on Charli's song Spinning and then on Brat, with Daniel named as co-producer and co-writer of two songs.

He also took part in the viral "Apple dance" at one of Charli's London shows, appearing on the concert's screens in front of thousands of fans.

His band The 1975 is fronted by singer Matty Healy and are well known for their song Chocolate. Daniel has released several tracks as a solo artist in recent years.

'You're not really free' mistaken-identity murder fugitive told

20 July 2025 at 04:51
Mohammed Ali Ege is wanted by police in connection to Aamir Siddiqi's murder

The grieving sister of a schoolboy stabbed to death in his own house in a mistaken identity hit has told a fugitive wanted in connected with his murder to "stop looking over his shoulder" and hand himself in.

It is 15 years since 17-year-old Aamir Siddiqi was attacked in front of his parents and two hitmen were convicted of his murder - but the man suspected of ordering the killing is still on the run.

Mohammed Ali Ege is one of Europe's most wanted men and Aamir's sister has appealed to him, telling him he's "not free" and always "worried about slipping up".

"He's got a family, he's got a mum and none of them are seeing him this is not living," said Nishat Siddiqi.

Her younger brother Aamir thought he was opening the door to a teacher when he was stabbed to death in a frenzied drug-fuelled attack by contract killers Jason Richards and Ben Hope.

The two heroin addicts were paid £1,000 to kill an innocent businessman and father-of-four who lived in a neighbouring street in Cardiff in an act of revenge over a property deal that turned sour.

But, in what the prosecution described as "staggering incompetence", Richards and Hope went to the wrong house in the Roath area of the Welsh capital.

Nishat Siddiqi A black-haired boy with a stripy jumpter and brown polo neck t-shirt is smiling while embracing a smiling lady with black hairNishat Siddiqi
Nishat Siddiqi said her little brother Aamir, 16 years younger than her, was the heartbeat of their family

The bright, ambitious student, who wanted to read law at Cardiff University, had turned down a game of football with his mates and was revising for his A-level exams upstairs at his home when the doorbell rang.

Aamir innocently answered his door expecting to see his local imam for a Koran lesson but was confronted by two balaclava-clad knifemen fuelled up on heroin who pushed their way in and stabbed him to death before he could say a word.

Richards and Hope were sentenced to life and ordered to serve a minimum of 40 years each in jail for killing Aamir in April 2010, but the man who detectives suspect ordered the contract killing fled the country.

Ege, suspected of conspiracy to commit murder, was arrested in India in 2011.

But after a six-year extradition process, he went back on the run by escaping through a railway station toilet window and now eight years later is believed to be in the Middle East.

"He's not truly free," Nishat told the BBC Sounds podcast Making Of A Fugitive.

"He's on the run, always looking over his shoulder, always worried about whether or not he's going to slip up."

South Wales Police have previously offered a £10,000 reward for any information that may lead to the arrest of the fugitive known as Wales' most wanted man.

South Wales Police Two head mugshots of a bald-headed manSouth Wales Police
Mohammed Ali Ege was arrested in India in 2011 after being accused of conspiracy to commit murder over Aamir Siddiqi's death but fled in 2017

"If you're innocent, you've got nothing to fear and you should come back home to clear your name," added consultant cardiologist Nishat, 48.

"You might think you're free because you escaped from police custody and have been on the run for years, but you've condemned yourself to a life of exile on the run, far from home."

Nishat, who is 16 years older than Aamir, also hopes her appeal on Making Of A Fugitive may urge someone to shop Ege to the authorities.

"Somebody somewhere might listen," she said.

Nishat Siddiqi A smiling woman wearing a white top and peach coloured headscarf and a bearded man with glasses wearing a blue shirt hug a young black-heared boy wearing with a blue Everton football top Nishat Siddiqi
Aamir's mother and father Parveen and Sheikh Iqbal Ahmed were also injured in the attack that killed their son Aamir

"If they know something and if they feel in their heart of hearts that they really ought to speak up then maybe this might inspire them to do just that.

"As a family we have suffered the kind of grief, shock and horror that never really leaves you. And in a weird way he's living that with us because he's not truly free."

Nishat still keeps her younger brother's wallet, reads his social media posts and keeps in touch with his old friends, like best mate Saeed Kidwai.

A woman with black hair wearing a blue suit smiling in front of a tree
Aamir Siddiqi's sister Nishat hopes the BBC podcast Making Of A Fugitive can help catch a fugitive who is wanted in connection with her brother's murder

On the day he was murdered, Saeed had asked Aamir to play five-a-side football but he chose to stay home to study for his A-level exams later that summer.

"I remember the match finished at 1:40pm and I later found out he passed away at 1:40pm," he remembered.

It's one of the sliding door "what if" moments that haunt Aamir's family and friends.

It was the end of the school term and Saeed recalled: "Just before he left he went around to a lot of the boys and he was like 'oh boys let me take a selfie with you because that'll be the last time I see you probably before I go to university'."

A graphic of the timeline of the international manhunt for Mohammed Ali Ege

Saeed did not have a picture, adding: "I was like 'I'll see you on the weekend or something'.

"I never thought in like a million years that would be the last time I'd see him," he said.

"I feel I've had a whole chapter of my life, graduating and getting married but my wife has never met him, my son will never meet him. How do I keep that memory alive?"

Saeed took his baby son to meet Aamir's parents Iqbal and Parveen, who were also injured in the attack.

"His mum was so affectionate and loving and his dad just held him for ages and it was really emotional for me to see," recalled Saeed.

Nishat Siddiqi A smiling young man wearing a black shirt with short hair laying on a white pillowNishat Siddiqi
His family said Aamir Siddiqi loved playing sports, especially football

"I thought this doesn't feel real. I still feel like I'm 17 or 18 in my heart and I'm still waiting for him to pop around the corner," he said.

"His number is still the first number I have in my phone book, because it's two A's in his first name. I still can't delete it.

Aamir's family love seeing his old friends grow into adults with families of their own and careers.

"It's so wonderful to see," said Nishat. "It also makes me so feel so sad because that should have been my brother as well."

Aamir's family found it hard to remain living in the same house after his death and they've since left Cardiff.

"We kept his clothes in his cupboard, his toys, everything for months on end," said Nishat.

South Wales Police Mugshots of a bald man with a white t-shirt on the left and a man wearing a black top on the rightSouth Wales Police
Sentencing them to life for murder in 2013, judge Mr Justice Royce said few would shed a tear if Aamir Siddiqi's killers Jason Richards and Ben Hope died in jail

"We even put on one of his jumpers because it smelt of him.

"There's a photograph of Aamir when he was enjoying his second birthday party, drinking some squash, and he's standing at the exact spot where he died.

"That's probably why we found it hard to live in the house again because the house was full of very happy memories."

South Wales Police praised the dignity of Aamir's family throughout such a traumatic ordeal and said they remain committed to tracing and arresting Ege.

"We would ask anyone who has information about his whereabouts to please get in touch – for Aamir's family," the police statement added.

If any of the issues in this copy have affected you, details of help and advice are available on the BBC Action Line website.

猫笔刀|我也接到催交税的电话了

20 July 2025 at 09:00
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标题:我也接到催交税的电话了
作者:moomoocat
发表日期:2025.7.18
来源:微信公众号“猫笔刀”
主题归类:税收
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想了想这件事还是和诸位分享一下,就心平气和的客观描述。

其实第一个电话大概是20多天前打来的,对方说是北京xx区税务局的工作人员,查到我海外有投资账户,来和我对接一下纳税事宜。我当时第一反应是确认对方身份,她说电话可以查是税务局的,如果我不信可以去网上查询有没有这回事。我说我需要时间确认,她说好,就把电话挂了。

等到第二次再给我打就是两三天前的事,她问我确认过了吗,我说ok,然后就是进入正题。

她说要交的税主要是两部分,一部分是港股上市公司每年分红的部分,要交20%的税,这个我觉得合理,以前用离岸券商免交一部分红利税,算是个规则漏洞,现在政府发现了,找上门了,该交就交。

另一部分是年度炒股盈利的部分,要交20%的税。我听完以后就皱起了眉头,我说我今年炒股赚10万的话要交2万的税?她说是的,我说炒a股从来没听说过盈利要交税,她说现在炒国外股票盈利要交税了。

我思考了一下,询问了一个很重要的问题,那假如我100万存进去,前面几年亏到只剩50万,今年行情好,赚回到90万,比起最初存进去的本金我还亏10万,这种情况下我今年40万的盈利要交税吗?她说是的,要交8万的税。

“所以我在总计亏10万的情况下,还要交这8万的税?”“是的,要交税。”

我感慨这显得很不近人情。她说这次是征税特别行动,正常情况应该是每一笔股票盈利了都要交20%,现在能给你们按照年度统一结算已经是政策优惠了。

我当时听完脑瓜子就嗡嗡的,每一笔股票盈利都要交20%,真的有这样的资本利得税吗….?

我尝试继续沟通,我说我假设的情况其实就是港股的真实情况,过去四五年行情一直很差,就是去年下半年才好起来涨了一些,很多股民都是亏了好几年今年才刚解套盈利,这一下交税很可能又给我们干亏损了,投资港股也是支援中国金融市场,能否把历史上的盈亏统一结算,然后交盈利部分的20%?

她说不行,企业纳税都是年度结算的,不能说你去年亏了,今年盈利部分就和去年亏损抵扣,今年盈利就交今年的20%。

到这我已经知道没什么可说的,我问她如果我对这个纳税方法有异议,我能通过哪些渠道反馈,她说有一个12366的电话可以打,或者我先把税交了,然后申请行政复议。

我说谢谢,我需要时间去了解一下更多情况,就把电话挂了。

其实我之前听到某些地区有很多股民接到电话,都尝试过和税务人员沟通,申请多年累计结算豁免。就是我一共投进去多少本金,扣完以后盈利的部分交20%,有按照这个条件谈成的,我需要去确认一下。

如果按照这位税务人员说的计算方法,炒港股就太难了,现在港股含中量越来越高,以后很可能也像a股一样围绕着某个点位来回来回震荡10年20年,万一真的这样,很可能就是亏几年赚几年,亏的都是自己的,赚的要交20%,这样的港股就炒不下去了。

无论如何后续我会尝试再去沟通申请多年合并结算,如果最终谈不下来的话,我把税都交完后要可能会考虑清退港股,因为按照这个规则炒股觉得性价比很低,甚至不如a股。

我对这方面的法规不懂,急需学习补课,如果有经验的专家网友能给我建议的话欢迎留言,记得关键词加上“建议”,这样我可以搜索看到。

以下评论由CDT辑自微信公众号:

家居出海:我不管,总之你要交税,不满意的地方,你可以投诉或者复议,(那是另外部门的事)

猫笔刀:对方说建议我先交税,就有资格申请行政复议,忍不住笑了,我也想笑,但没笑出来。[囧]

Enlyace:逼回大A或者币市啊

猫笔刀:呵呵,也考虑过在香港买一套房,现在香港买房所有的税费都没了,我也挺喜欢那个城市的。

朱凡:是怎么知道你持有港股的呢?

猫笔刀:对方说获得一份名单,知道哪些人开了境外的账户,没说这个名单哪来的,但想来政府找那些离岸券商要,他们没有说不的选项。

不言:大概率是骗子

猫笔刀:不用自欺欺人,她说我不信可以打开个税app去核实有没有这个事,还有人建议我拉黑她的电话,哈哈哈,如果不接电话就能避税的话,这和掩耳盗铃有什么区别😂

呼风唤雨:好像港股通不用交20%的税

猫笔刀:这个在电话里也聊到了,说港股通的免税政策只到2027年,2027年以后一视同仁,不过我没有去查对方说的这个政策。

M:还有个问题,如果当年的港股是亏损的,亏损部分可以抵扣国内个人所得税的税基吗?

猫笔刀:你想的美,中国没有炒股亏损抵扣个税的规则。

MDreams:海外账户不是离岸账户吗,现在也能查到?

猫笔刀:有部分地区的公司会把crs数据共享,你可以去问一下deepseek关于crs数据共享的话题,我这里就不展开了。但也有一部分地区的公司不和中国政府共享数据,比如美国。

立娜:他们通过什么渠道查到你的盈利情况呢?境外证券户应该没法打通啊

猫笔刀:据说他们现在只是知道哪些人在境外开户投资了,但具体的交易细节他们不知道,需要你自律申报,这件事我目前也还在学习,对实际情况还了解的不全面。

夜航船:建议:这个有管辖权么?你不是没有北京户口么?

猫笔刀:我的社保什么的都在北京交,税也是交在北京,所以就由这边的税务局来管辖这没毛病。有些奇怪的是我社保交在海淀,但打电话给我的是另一个区,这让我很意外,她说是市区往下分配名单分到她这里的。

Bedouins and Druze clash in Syria despite 'immediate ceasefire'

20 July 2025 at 04:31
Getty Images Syrian military and security forces in Suweida. Photo: 15 July 2025Getty Images
Syrian military and security forces in Suweida. Photo: 15 July 2025

The Syrian presidency says it will deploy a new force to halt the deadly sectarian clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters in the south of the country.

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's office urged "all parties to exercise restraint", amid reports of renewed fighting near the city of Suweida on Friday.

Almost 600 people are reported to have been killed since the violence erupted on Sunday. Government troops deployed to the area were accused by residents of killing Druze civilians and carrying out extrajudicial executions.

Israel later struck targets in Syria to force the troops to withdraw from Suweida province. On Friday, the US ambassador to Turkey said that Israel and Syria had agreed a ceasefire.

In a post on X, ambassador Tom Barrack said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sharaa "have agreed to a ceasefire" embraced by Syria's neighbours Turkey and Jordan.

"We call upon Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to put down their weapons and together with other minorities build a new and united Syrian identity in peace and prosperity with its neighbours," the envoy said.

Israel and Syria have not publicly commented on the reported ceasefire agreement.

Shortly before Sharaa's office announced its planned military deployment to the south, an Israeli official said Israel had agreed to allow the limited entry of Syrian Internal Security Forces personnel into Suweida for 48 hours to protect Druze civilians "in light of the ongoing instability".

Suweida's predominantly Druze community follows a secretive, unique faith derived from Shia Islam, and distrusts the current jihadist-led government in Damascus.

The BBC correspondent in the Syrian capital says that sectarian hatred of the Druze is now spreading across the country.

The Druze are a minority in Syria, as well as in neighbouring Lebanon and Israel.

Earlier this week, the UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, said his office had received credible reports indicating widespread violations and abuses, including summary executions and arbitrary killings in Suweida.

Among the alleged perpetrators were members of the security forces and individuals affiliated with the interim government, as well as local Druze and Bedouin armed elements, Türk said in a statement.

"This bloodshed and the violence must stop," he warned, adding that "those responsible must be held to account".

The BBC has contacted the Syrian government and security forces about allegations of summary killings and other violations.

In a televised address early on Thursday, Sharaa vowed to hold the perpetrators accountable and promised to make protecting the Druze a "priority".

"We are eager to hold accountable those who transgressed and abused our Druze people because they are under the protection and responsibility of the state," he said.

He went on to blame "outlaw groups", saying their leaders "rejected dialogue for many months".

Home secretary pledges new power to stop violent attackers

20 July 2025 at 08:07
Getty Images The police cordon in Southport following the attack. Getty Images
Three young girls were murdered and 10 others seriously injured by Axel Rudakubana in Southport in July 2024

The home secretary says a powerful new crime to target suspects who are found to be preparing mass killings will ensure their plotting is taken as seriously as terrorism.

Yvette Cooper said the criminal justice system had to be given new tools to respond to violence-fixated individuals who are not motivated by a particular ideology, in the wake of the Southport attack last year.

Terror suspects who take steps towards an attack can be jailed for life, even if their plans are not fully formed.

Cooper told the BBC that the government will "close the gap" between such offenders and lone, violence-obsessed individuals by giving police the power to apprehend them long before they can act.

Axel Rudakubana is serving a life sentence for murdering three girls when he attacked a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport almost a year ago.

Eight others girls were seriously injured, along with two adults who tried to stop the killer.

Had police found he had been researching a target prior to the attack, they could not have arrested and charged him with a serious offence because he had no ideological motive linked to the definition of terrorism.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's State of Terror series, which charts the response to violent extremism over the 20 years since the 7/7 bombings, Cooper said the police will get the power to prevent such individuals who do not have a clear ideology, in the same way they can with terror suspects.

Reuters Yvette Cooper in ParliamentReuters
Yvette Cooper said the government would "tighten" the law so planning a mass attack be "taken as seriously as terrorism"

"There is a gap in the law around the planning of mass attacks that can be just as serious [as terrorism] in their implications for communities, their impact, the devastation that they can cause and the seriousness of the crime," she said.

"We will tighten legislation so that that is taken as seriously as terrorism."

Cooper said the plan - which was briefly announced in March but not fleshed out until now - was for the new law to be similar to the exceptionally serious crime of preparing for acts of terrorism.

This legislation, brought in after the 2005 London bombings, is a vital counter-extremism tool that has jailed dozens of suspects.

It allows the police to arrest a terror suspect for the steps they take to prepare for an attack - such as researching a target.

But it stipulates that there must also be evidence the preparation is linked to an ideological cause, such as support of a group banned under terrorism laws.

Youtube Nicholas Prosper seen wearing a yellow bucket hat.Youtube
Nicholas Prosper was jailed for murdering his family - but was also researching a school attack

The planned non-terror offence would apply to a far wider range of scenarios, including the activity of individuals like Nicholas Prosper. He had been planning a mass school shooting before he was apprehended for murdering his family.

Cooper said: "We've seen cases of growing numbers of teenagers potentially radicalising themselves online and seeing all kinds of extremist material online in their bedrooms.

"They're seeing a really distorted and warped online world.

"We have to make sure that that the systems can respond while not taking our eye off the ball of the more long-standing ideological threats."

State of Terror continues on Monday on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

'Great British Energy solar panels' were made in China

20 July 2025 at 07:05
PA Media UK households are installing more heat pumps and solar panels than ever before, the body that accredits low-carbon products has said. Issue date: Monday August 14, 2023.PA Media

The first schools in England to install what the government described as "Great British Energy solar panels" were made in China, the BBC has learned.

The first 11 schools involved in the GB Energy scheme bought solar panels from Aiko and Longi, two Chinese firms.

The government said the scheme was "the first major project for Great British Energy - a company owned by the British people, for the British people".

Labour MP Sarah Champion said GB Energy should be buying solar panels from companies in the UK rather than China, where there have been allegations of forced labour in supply chains.

"I'm really excited about the principle of GB Energy," she told BBC News.

"But it's taxpayers' money and we should not be supporting slave labour with that money. And wherever possible, we should be supporting good working practices and buy British if we can."

She added: "That means that yes, unfortunately, in the short term, solar panels are probably going to be slightly more expensive.

"There are solar panels made around the world in Taiwan, Canada, even in the UK."

Longi and Aiko both told the BBC they forbid forced labour in their production and supply chains.

China is the world's leading producer of solar panels and the suppliers in the Xinjiang region have been linked to the alleged exploitation of Uyghur Muslims.

Earlier this year, the law was changed to ban GB Energy from investing in renewables if there is evidence of modern slavery in their production.

China has dominated the market and, according to the International Energy Agency, the country's global share in all the manufacturing stages of solar panels exceeds 80%.

Champion, who is chair of the International Development Select Committee, said "abuse in renewable supply chains is insidious and hard to root out".

But she urged ministers to exclude known human-rights offenders from winning public contracts.

A GB Energy spokesperson said all of the solar contracts issued under the schools initiative complied with the UK's modern slavery rules.

The Xinjiang challenge

Up to 50% of the world's supply of polysilicon - a key component in solar panels - is estimated to come from the Xinjiang region.

Mark Candlish is the director of GB-Sol, which calls itself the only manufacturer of conventional solar panels in the UK.

He said polysilicon was "a key social issue facing our industry, with the risk of forced labour in the main mining areas".

He added: "The global solar market is so dominated by China that it is difficult to avoid buying Chinese if you want the low cost energy and low carbon benefits of solar PV."

Many businesses and governments - including the UK's - buy Chinese solar panels because they are cheaper than those made elsewhere.

Two thirds (68%) of the solar panels imported by the UK came from China in 2024, according to HMRC trade data. That's an increase on the figure in 2023, when Chinese products accounted for 61% of UK solar imports.

A report by Sheffield Hallam University in 2023 linked various solar companies to suppliers in the Xinjiang region.

One of the report's authors, Alan Crawford, said the general lack of transparency in the entire solar supply chain was greater now than it was in 2023, when his Over-Exposed report was published.

"Companies that were willing to comment are now silent," he said.

'Ethical supply chains'

GB Energy is a state-owned company that was set up by the Labour government to invest in renewables, such as solar power.

In its first big investment, GB Energy is spending about £200m on rooftop solar for 200 schools and NHS hospitals across the country.

The first tranche of this funding has been spent on the Chinese solar panels for the 11 schools.

The Department for Education told the BBC which companies had made the solar panels in response to a freedom of information request.

A GB Energy spokesperson said the company would "lead the way in ethical supply chains" and insisted there was "no place for forced labour or unethical practices in the UK's energy transition".

The spokesperson added: "That is why we are introducing a statutory duty on Great British Energy to prevent modern slavery in its supply chains, and reviewing supplier transparency and disclosure standards to ensure confidence in all public-facing renewable programmes.

"All contracts issued under this schools and hospitals solar initiative complied with UK procurement rules, including extensive requirements under the Modern Slavery Act.

"GBE will seek to uphold these requirements in its contracting arrangements and are actively engaging with international partners to raise the bar globally on solar supply chain accountability."

China has been accused of committing crimes against humanity against the Uyghur population and other mostly-Muslim ethnic groups in the north-western region of Xinjiang.

In state-sponsored programmes, detainees are forced to produce goods including polysilicon, a core ingredient in solar panels, according to the US Department of Labor.

The Chinese government has denied all allegations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang.

Longi and Aiko are both members of the Solar Stewardship Initiative, which is a scheme designed to develop confidence in the supply chain and the responsible sourcing of solar panels.

An Aiko spokesperson said the company was "committed to upholding the highest standards of ethical business conduct and responsible sourcing".

"We take any concerns related to human rights and labour practices seriously and expect our suppliers to do the same," the spokesperson said.

"As part of our ongoing efforts, we engage with suppliers to promote transparency and continuous improvement in line with international guidelines. We are also closely monitoring global supply chain developments and remain committed to working with stakeholders to support a fair and sustainable solar industry."

Longi said it regretted the findings of the Sheffield Hallam University report and "categorically affirms that forced labour has no place within our supply chain".

A company spokesperson said the conclusions in the Over-Exposed report "may not fully reflect the comprehensive measures Longi has implemented to ensure full compliance with international labour standards".

"Independent third-party audits play a critical role in verifying compliance and identifying potential risks," the spokesperson said.

"While the complexity of global supply chains presents challenges, Longi remains steadfast in its efforts to eliminate any risks associated with forced labour."

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