A police officer who said he was bullied, spat on and told to “man up” by his wife has found solace in speaking to other men who have suffered domestic abuse. The man, who asked not be named, left his former partner in 2021 to escape what he described as a “toxic environment” of controlling abuse. He received counselling from Tameside Council and said meeting other victims who were “uber-male guys” and “not who society may expect” at a support programme helped rebuild his confidence. “Ultimately, I want other men to know they are not alone. They are not the...
‘I Was Drugged And Raped By My Husband For Years’
When Kate and her husband sat down one evening to have a chat, she could never have prepared for what he was about to tell her. “I have been raping you. I’ve been sedating you and taking photographs of you for years.” Kate (not her real name) was speechless. She sat there frozen. She couldn’t comprehend what he was saying. “He just told me as if it was, you know: ‘We’re going to have spaghetti bolognese tomorrow for dinner, is it all right if you pick up the bread?'” Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual violence For years, behind...
World Trade Chief Says Global Free Trade Is In A ‘Crisis’ While On Visit To Japan
Global free trade is in crisis, the head of the World Trade Organization chief said Tuesday while meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba on Tuesday. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization, told Ishiba that she has high expectations for Japan as a champion of open markets as U.S. President Donald Trump disrupts world commerce with his fast-changing tariffs and other policies. “Trade is facing very challenging times right now and it is quite difficult,” she said. “We should try to use this crisis as an opportunity to solve the challenges we have and take advantage of new trends in trade.”...
Hamas Releases 21-year-old Israeli-American Hostage
Hamas on Monday released 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander, who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months. The hostage release was the first since Israel shattered an eight-week ceasefire with Hamas in March and unleashed fierce strikes on Gaza that have killed hundreds of Palestinians. Alexabder was handed over to the Red Cross and then to Israeli forces before being flown by helicopter to a hospital in Tel Aviv. The hostage’s extended family gathered in Tel Aviv to watch the release. They chanted his name when the military said he was free, while in the city’s Hostage Square, hundreds of...
Rapper Tory Lanez Attacked In California Prison, As He Serves Time For shooting hip hop star
Rapper Tory Lanez was hospitalized after an attack Monday at a California prison where he’s serving a 10-year sentence for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, authorities said. Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was attacked at a housing unit at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, at about 7:20 a.m., Pedro Calderon Michel, spokesman for the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said in an email. Michel did not specify how Lanez was attacked, but a message posted on the rapper’s Instagram account Monday evening said Lanez was stabbed 14 times and both his lungs collapsed. The post said...
Sussan Ley Becomes Australia’s Liberal Party First Female Leader
Australia’s Liberal Party has for the first time chosen a woman as its leader, with Sussan Ley to take over from Peter Dutton after he led the party to a bruising election loss. Ley, from the moderate faction of the party, beat Angus Taylor – who ran on a promise to restore conservative values – by four votes. At the election on 3 May, the Liberal-National coalition, currently Australia’s main opposition party, suffered what many are calling the worst defeat in its history. Pundits and MPs have blamed the result on polarising leaders, a messy campaign and “Trumpian” policies, which...
Detained Philippines Ex-President Duterte Poised To Win Mayoral Race In His Home City
Despite his detention by the International Criminal Court, former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte appeared to have been elected as mayor in his home city by a landslide, according to preliminary results on Tuesday. At least five candidates backed by his family were also among those leading the race for 12 Senate positions, in a stronger-than-expected showing in Monday’s midterm elections. Pre-election surveys had indicated only two of them would emerge victorious. The results come as a boost for Duterte’s daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, ahead of an impeachment trial in the Senate in July over a raft of charges including alleged misuse of public funds and...
Four Men Arrested In West Africa For Extortion Scheme Linked To California Teen’s Suicide
Three years after a California teenager died by suicide, four men in West Africa have been arrested on suspicion of participating in “international sextortion scheme,” according to federal investigators. The 2022 death of Ryan Last, a 17-year-old high school senior, prompted a lengthy international investigation, according to a statement Friday from the U.S. Department of Justice. Last had corresponded online with someone on a Meta social media platform he believed to be a young woman who sent him explicit photos. The teen reciprocated with similar photos of himself and was immediately hit with a blackmail demand. Terrified the photos would be exposed,...
Episcopal Church Says It Won’t Help Resettle White South Africans Granted Refugee Status In US
The Episcopal Church’s migration service is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status, citing the church’s longstanding “commitment to racial justice and reconciliation.” Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe announced the step Monday, shortly before 59 South Africans arrived at Dulles International Airport outside Washington on a private charter plane and were greeted by a government delegation. Episcopal Migration Ministries instead will halt its decades-long partnership with the government, Rowe said. President Donald Trump opened a fast-tracked refugee status to white South Africans, accusing their government of discrimination, even as his administration abruptly shut down...
Nigeria Has A Food Security Problem As Water For Crops Is Harder To Find
After two decades of working his farm in northwestern Nigeria, Umaru Muazu now struggles to find water for his crops. A murky puddle is all that remains of a river near his 5-hectare farm and those of others in this community in arid Sokoto state. Because the 62-year-old Muazu can’t afford to dig a well to keep crops like millet and maize from withering, he might abandon farming. “Before, with a small farm, you could get a lot,” he said. Climate change is challenging agriculture in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country. With long dry spells and extreme heat, water bodies...