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<p>Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, speaks to The Independent in the group’s office in Tokyo</p>
Japan

I survived Nagasaki – Putin has no idea of the horrors of nuclear war

Exclusive: Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning group representing survivors of the US atomic bomb attacks in 1945, tells Adam Withnall in Tokyo that civilisation as we know it is in imminent danger as Russia ramps up its sabre-rattling against the West over the invasion of Ukraine

<p>Bang Tao beach Phuket Thailand during sunset in the evening (Alamy/PA)</p>
Southeast Asia

Missing British tourist, 37, found dead in Thai storm drain

<p>Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un signed a deal to ‘immediately provide military and other assistance using all available means’ if either side is in a state of war </p>
Europe

Putin gifts dozens of animals to North Korea zoo

<p>File: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily, walks to a prison van to head to court</p>
China

Defiant Jimmy Lai denies foreign collusion at Hong Kong trial

<p>India Gate is enveloped by smog as Delhi's air quality worsens due to air pollution</p>
India

What happens to your body when you breathe toxic air like Delhi’s?

Cricket

Is Australia v India on TV? How to watch Test series

<p>File: Air India flight from Paris to New Delhi diverted to Jaipur in neighbouring state of Rajasthan reportedly due to smog in Delhi and the pilots’ inability to perform low-visibility landings</p>
News & Advice

Chaos as pilots refuse to fly after duty hours amid Delhi smog

<p>Narendra Modi has been criticised for his party’s attacks on Muslims </p>
India

Modi’s party told to take down campaign ad targeting Muslims

<p>File. US soldiers work on a M777 howitzer during a drill at a military training field in Pocheon, South Korea </p>
Europe

North Korea sent more howitzers in new shipment to Russia, Seoul says

<p>An Air India jet flies over Nickerson Beach Park in New York on 4 September 2023 </p>
News & Advice

Airline apologises after passengers stranded in Phuket for 80 hours

<p>File. Commuters on an underground metro train in Seoul, South Korea </p>
East Asia

Seoul Metro apologises for calling Chinese tourists ‘villains’

<p>A soldier with an unexploded mine in Myanmar </p>
Southeast Asia

Myanmar overtakes Syria as country with highest landmine casualties

US election

LiveUS politics

Trump names chief of staff as he closes in on sweep of swing states

<p>Donald Trump points to supporters with former first lady Melania Trump during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. </p>

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<p>Medical students dissect a cadaver – stock image </p>
India

Why the world’s most populous country is running low on bodies

<p>An Afghan man and a burqa-clad woman ride a motorcycle along a street on the outskirts of Kandahar</p>
South Asia

All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan

<p>China’s President Xi Jinping (L) and US President Donald Trump review Chinese honour guards during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2017</p>
China

What Trump’s election victory means for Taiwan and China

South Asia

<p>Long way home: Ry Webb and Laura Murphy at Tumlingtar airport in Nepal</p>
News & Advice

Trekkers struggle home from Kathmandu after Qatar Airways axes flights

News & Advice

Trekkers struggle home from Kathmandu after Qatar Airways axes flights

<p>Long way home: Ry Webb and Laura Murphy at Tumlingtar airport in Nepal</p>
<p>File. Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina</p>
South Asia

Bangladesh to seek Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India

<p>Activists of the anti-discrimination student movement hold national flags and protest against the Awami League party in Bangladesh</p>
South Asia

Bangladesh recovers thousands of guns looted during revolution

<p>Commuters ride along a street engulfed in smog in Lahore</p>
South Asia

Anger in Pakistan after politician leaves country amid air emergency

<p>Sri Lanka’s president and National People’s Power (NPP) party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake gestures as he leaves after casting his vote</p>
South Asia

Sri Lanka president’s party wins landslide victory in snap elections

<p>Sri Lanka’s president and National People’s Power (NPP) party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake gestures as he leaves after casting his vote</p>
South Asia

Sri Lanka president’s party wins landslide victory in snap elections

<p>Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves a polling station after casting his vote in the parliamentary election in Colombo on 14 November 2024</p>
South Asia

Why Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election today matters for its future

<p>File. A bridge is swept away by a lake outburst at Hassanabad village of Gilgit-Baltistan region, Pakistan </p>
South Asia

Newlywed couple among 14 dead as bus plunges into Indus river

East Asia

<p>File: South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party Leader Lee Jae-myung leaves a court after his hearing, in Seoul</p>
East Asia

South Korea opposition leader indicted for misuse of public funds

North Korea
East Asia

North Korea calls for ‘limitless’ nuclear expansion to counter US

<p>A photo of the Meiji shrine (left) and a close-up of the markings etched onto one of its wooden pillars </p>
US Crime News

American tourist arrested in Japan for defacing a religious shrine

<p>File: South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, 10 Jan 2024</p>
East Asia

South Korea’s opposition leader convicted of violating election law

<p>Kim Jong-un inspects tests of drones designed to crash into targets, at an undisclosed location in North Korea</p>
East Asia

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un orders mass production of suicide drones

<p>Taiwanese defence minister Wellington Koo, left, inspects troops during a drill in Pingtung county in August 2024 </p>
East Asia

Taiwan does not rule out US taking island’s old missiles for Ukraine

<p>American YouTuber Johnny Somali has been slapped with a travel ban in South Korea</p>
East Asia

South Korea slaps travel ban on US streamer for ‘causing commotion’

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East Asia

North Korea ratifies mutual defence treaty with Russia

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

Convulsing cat in Thai TV show sparks animal cruelty concerns

Southeast Asia

Convulsing cat in Thai TV show sparks animal cruelty concerns

<p>A resident standing next to a blown off kiosk along a street in Panganiban town, Catanduanes province</p>
News

Over 400,000 evacuated as Super Typhoon Man-yi batters Philippines

<p>Typhoon Man-yi will hit land over the weekend </p>
News

Tens of thousands evacuated as Philippines braces for Man-yi

<p>A resident reinforces the roof of his house in Santa Ana in Cagayan province of northern Philippines as they Usagi approaches on 14 November 2024</p>
News

Usagi weakens over Philippines but Taiwan braces for severe weather

<p>File. Monkeys feast on fruits and sweet snacks during the Lopburi Monkey Festival on 27 November 2022</p>
Southeast Asia

Town sterilises hundreds of monkeys after years of menacing behaviour

<p>File. Monkeys feast on fruits and sweet snacks during the Lopburi Monkey Festival on 27 November 2022</p>
Southeast Asia

Town sterilises hundreds of monkeys after years of menacing behaviour

<p>Passengers look at an electronic board displaying cancelled flights after the nearby Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano catapulted an ash tower </p>
News & Advice

Flights resume to Bali after cancellation due to huge volcanic ash

<p>A resident wades through a flooded street caused by heavy rains from typhoon Toraji in Ilagan City, Isabela province, northern Philippines on Tuesday, 12 November 2024</p>
News

Hong Kong closes schools as Typhoon Toraji triggers warning

Australia and New Zealand

<p>New Zealand Treaty Law Protest</p>
Australasia

Why New Zealand is seeing mass protests over Māori rights

Australasia

Why New Zealand is seeing mass protests over Māori rights

<p>New Zealand Treaty Law Protest</p>
<p>Protesters gather outside New Zealand’s parliament in Wellington on 19 November 2024</p>
Australasia

More than 35,000 New Zealanders rally in support of Maori rights

<p>Australian senator Lidia Thorpe protests during the ceremonial welcome for the King and Queen in Canberra</p>
Australasia

Indigenous senator who heckled King during Australia visit censured

<p>Alan Jones in Sydney on 13 October 2017</p>
Australasia

Top Australian media figure arrested over sex abuse claims

Australasia

Couple returns from work to discover koala in their bedroom

Australasia

Couple returns from work to discover koala in their bedroom

<p>Roy's Peak Lake Wanaka New Zealand</p>
Australasia

New Zealand may start charging visitors to iconic tourist sites

<p>File: Australian husband sentenced to four and a half years in jail for leaving her wife stranded in Sudan without a passport</p>
Australasia

Man convicted for abandoning wife in Sudan for ‘exit trafficking’

Americas

<p>Gaetz was recently named as Trump’s pick for attorney general </p>
US politics

Why the Matt Gaetz report blew up the Ethics Committee

<p>The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed scenes for a music video has been stripped of his duties</p>
Americas

Priest who let Sabrina Carpenter film in church stripped of duties

<p>Jose Ibarra listens through an interpreter during a hearing over the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley </p>
US Crime News

Here’s what we know about Laken Riley’s murderer, Jose Ibarra

<p>Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s nominee to be Attorney General, walks with Vice President-elect JD Vance as they arrive for meetings with Senators at the U.S. Capitol</p>
LiveUS politics

House ethics panel fails to agree on Matt Gaetz report: Live

<p>Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped Banana entitled "Comedian," displayed during a media preview at Sotheby's in New York, on November 8, 2024</p>
Americas

Banana duct-taped to wall bought by crypto mogul for $6.2m at auction

<p>U.S. Sen.. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) arrives for the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC</p>
US politics

Tommy Tuberville tells Steve Bannon 2020 election was stolen

<p>Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s nominee to be Attorney General, walks with Vice President-elect JD Vance as they arrive for meetings with Senators at the U.S. Capitol</p>
LiveUS politics

House ethics panel fails to agree on Matt Gaetz report: Live

<p>Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped Banana entitled "Comedian," displayed during a media preview at Sotheby's in New York, on November 8, 2024</p>
Americas

Banana duct-taped to wall bought by crypto mogul for $6.2m at auction

<p>U.S. Sen.. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) arrives for the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC</p>
US politics

Tommy Tuberville tells Steve Bannon 2020 election was stolen

<p>FBI arrested alleged plotter on November 20 </p>
US Crime News

Florida man accused of plotting to bomb New York Stock Exchange: FBI

<p>Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana has accused President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris of supporting the UK handover of the Chagos islands in order to ‘appease’ China </p>
US politics

GOP senator falsely accuses Biden and Harris over Chagos deal

<p>Donald Trump greets Elon Musk as he arrives to attend a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket</p>
US politics

Inside Trump and Musk’s controversial bromance

<p>Charlotte Lester, 44, went missing in 2022</p>
US Crime News

Remains of missing woman found as cops arrest accused killer

<p>Dan Bongino spent over a decade as a Secret Service agent </p>
US politics

Trump considering radio host Dan Bongino to head the Secret Service

<p>Donald Trump has nominated several key authors of Project 2025 to his administration despite claiming he doesn’t know who is behind it or what it is </p>
US politics

Trump’s cabinet is filling up with Project 2025 authors

<p>U.S. Vice President-elect Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) returns to meetings with former Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) following a vote at the U.S. Capitol on November 20, 2024 in Washington, DC</p>
US politics

JD Vance faces flack from GOP for helping Dems push through judges

Canada US Border Deaths
Americas

Human smuggling trial witness says he was separated from a family hours before they froze to death

UK and Europe

<p> Former deputy prime minister John Prescott visits COP26 at SECC on 10 November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland</p>
Home News

John Prescott death: Former British deputy prime minister dies aged 86

Home News

John Prescott death: Former British deputy prime minister dies aged 86

<p> Former deputy prime minister John Prescott visits COP26 at SECC on 10 November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland</p>
<p>Michael McConville</p>
News

IRA murder victim’s son criticises ‘cruel’ depiction of mother’s death

<p>The RAF’s Chinook fleet is target of cuts </p>
UK Politics

Ministers scrap warships and helicopters in £500m defence cuts

<p>The Afghan Territorial Force fought shoulder to shoulder with UK troops against the Taliban </p>
Home News

UK-trained commandos approached to fight for Russia against Ukraine

<p>A pair of Storm Shadow cruise missiles seen underneath a Typhoon jet at RAF Marham</p>
Home News

What is Storm Shadow missile? Ukraine hits Russia with UK weapon

<p>A pair of Storm Shadow cruise missiles seen underneath a Typhoon jet at RAF Marham</p>
Home News

What is Storm Shadow missile? Ukraine hits Russia with UK weapon

<p>Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband had repeatedly engaged in instances of misconduct </p>
Home News

Captain Tom’s family made £1m through link to charity, report finds

<p>Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has hailed the renationalisation of the railways</p>
UK Politics

Railways set to come back into public ownership after Lords pass bill

<p>Storm Shadow or SCALP-EG is an Anglo-French long-range, air-launched cruise missile</p>
LiveEurope

UK Storm Shadow missiles used inside Russia for first time - latest

<p>Biden approves antipersonnel mines for Ukraine, undoing his own policy</p>
Europe

Why US is sending anti-personnel land mines to Ukraine

<p>The worker was fired in July 2023 after he had ate the croquette</p>
Europe

Snack judgment: Spanish supermarket fired worker for eating croquette

<p>Archaeological finds from the Etruscan era, recovered in a police operation, were shown during a press conference in Rome</p>
Europe

Italian police seize treasures stolen from grave by ‘tomb raiders’

<p>The Storm Shadow missile carries a range of around 155 miles and is designed to evade detection despite flying low after being launched </p>
Europe

Now Ukraine fires British missiles at Russia for first time

<p>Marine Le Pen has threatened to topple the French government </p>
Europe

France’s Le Pen threatens to topple government over cost of living

<p>Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference with Senegalese Foreign Minister Yassine Fall, in Moscow, last month </p>
News

Russia’s chilling warning to West after Ukraine fired US-made missiles

<p>Philip Nitschke, front, stands next to a ‘suicide pod’ known as ‘The Sarco’ in Rotterdam</p>
Europe

Creator of ‘suicide capsule’ rejects strangling allegation

Voices

<p>Jeremy Clarkson joined farmers for protests in central London</p>
Voices

The last thing the farmers needed was Clarkson and Farage in cosplay

Voices

The last thing the farmers needed was Clarkson and Farage in cosplay

<p>Jeremy Clarkson joined farmers for protests in central London</p>
21 November 2024
The Independent View

Afghan heroes were let down by Britain – and are now at Putin’s mercy

<p>The announcement that the US embassy in Kyiv – and some EU embassies – are shutting for fear of Russian airstrikes adds to the mood of growing crisis over Ukraine</p>
Voices

Nobody can stop the juggernaut of war – not even Putin

<p>Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, standing in at Prime Minister’s Questions, repeated the mantra: ‘We took the difficult decisions’ </p>
Voices

Can the Tories ever get past Labour’s ‘…But you crashed the economy’?

<p>‘I am a rural voter – nobody could represent me less than Jeremy Clarkson’ </p>
Letters

Loudmouth stars are the last people farmers should fraternise with

<p>‘I am a rural voter – nobody could represent me less than Jeremy Clarkson’ </p>
Letters

Loudmouth stars are the last people farmers should fraternise with

<p>Children ride on toy tractors as part of the farmers’ protest in central London</p>
Voices

Labour is losing the PR battle over the ‘tractor tax’

<p>Home secretary Yvette Cooper has launched a new Home Office unit to collect data to monitor police performance</p>
Voices

The police won’t win back public support with a new data unit, Yvette…

Sport

<p>The Football Association of Wales said the alleged actions of Natasha Allen-Wyatt were ‘extremely disappointing’ </p>
Football

Ex-Wales international accused of taking thousands from teammates

Football

Ex-Wales international accused of taking thousands from teammates

<p>The Football Association of Wales said the alleged actions of Natasha Allen-Wyatt were ‘extremely disappointing’ </p>
<p>Ruben Amorim watches on during training at Carrington</p>
Football

Five things we learnt from Amorim’s first Man Utd training session

Pep Guardiola is poised to extend his contract at Manchester City (Martin Rickett/PA)
Football

Q&A: What would Pep Guardiola’s contract extension mean for Manchester City?

Renee Slegers described Arsenal’s switch to Meadow Park for their Champions League game against Bayern Munich as a “bump in the road” (Adam Davy/PA)
Football

Renee Slegers: Arsenal moving from Emirates for men’s game is a bump in the road

<p>Thomas Tuchel will take over as England boss in January </p>
Football

Tuchel hires Chelsea coach to join England setup

<p>Thomas Tuchel will take over as England boss in January </p>
Football

Tuchel hires Chelsea coach to join England setup

<p>Pep Guardiola in deep discussion with his Manchester City players. This season, it is notable that the aesthete has turned into the competitor </p>
Football

Building Man City 3.0 will be Guardiola’s greatest challenge yet

Football

Fifpro submit report accusing Fifa over lack of safety standards

Stonewall’s research comes during their Rainbow Laces campaign (Isaac Parkin/PA)
Sport

One in four LGBTQ+ people do not feel welcome at live sports events – Stonewall

<p>Wales will only avoid a winless calendar year by beating the world champion Springboks </p>
Rugby Union

Gatland responds to Wales crisis with four changes for Springboks game

<p>Tom Curry sustained a concussion against Australia</p>
Rugby Union

England insist Curry fit to feature despite concussion concerns

Tennis

Paolini leads Italy to BJK Cup success in victory over Slovakia

Emma Raducanu strikes a backhand (Manu Fernandez/AP)
Tennis

Raducanu and Boulter look at BJK Cup positives after final bid ends

Tennis

Germany overcome Zverev absence to beat Canada in Davis Cup

Sione Tuipulotu’s gran will watch him captain Scotland this weekend (Jane Barlow/PA)
Rugby Union

Scotland’s Tuipulotu brothers surprised by grandmother’s arrival from Australia

Tom Curry was forced off early against Australia on November 9 after being knocked out (David Davies/PA)
Rugby Union

England working with Tom Curry to reduce concussion risk

Lifestyle

<p>Wrapping up: is the blazer your best friend this winter, or are you posed in a parka? </p>
Lifestyle

What does your winter coat say about you?

<p>Delta Air Lines will now be offering Shake Shack cheeseburgers and meals to those flying first class - starting in Boston</p>
News & Advice

Delta to begin serving Shake Shack burgers on flights

<p>Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked trailer</p>
Lifestyle

Theaters remind guests not to sing during Wicked screenings

Lifestyle

How Tulisa and Coleen Rooney get around I’m a Celeb’s make-up ban

Food and Drink

Sushi restaurant closes after Keith Lee shares video of ‘moving’ fish

<p>From Knox Jolie-Pitt to Margaret Qualley: 19 celebrity kids who look just like their parents</p>
Lifestyle

19 celebrity kids who look just like their parents

Lifestyle

How Tulisa and Coleen Rooney get around I’m a Celeb’s make-up ban

Food and Drink

Sushi restaurant closes after Keith Lee shares video of ‘moving’ fish

<p>From Knox Jolie-Pitt to Margaret Qualley: 19 celebrity kids who look just like their parents</p>
Lifestyle

19 celebrity kids who look just like their parents

Climate

<p>A man runs on the banks of Lake Michigan in Chicago, last August. Lake Michigan is part of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin: one of the world’s largest sources of freshwater. Freshwater has been ‘abruptly’ disappearing over the past decade, NASA says </p>
Science

Freshwater supplies are ‘abruptly’ depleting, NASA warns

Science

Freshwater supplies are ‘abruptly’ depleting, NASA warns

<p>A man runs on the banks of Lake Michigan in Chicago, last August. Lake Michigan is part of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin: one of the world’s largest sources of freshwater. Freshwater has been ‘abruptly’ disappearing over the past decade, NASA says </p>
<p>Weather Prediction Center’s forecast of the storm’s path as it heads towards northern California</p>
Americas

Mapped: Charting path of deadly ‘bomb cyclone’ in Pacific Northwest

<p>A drone view shows a water source on Ascotan salt flat</p>
News

Chile’s rare salt flat fish faces extinction from lithium mining

<p>Activists assembled at Cop29 summit in Baku </p>
News

The trillion-dollar question that has left Cop29 summit at an impasse

There are plans to decarbonise the electricity grid by 2030 (PA)
News

Government launches competition to find AI solutions to boost UK clean energy

There are plans to decarbonise the electricity grid by 2030 (PA)
News

Government launches competition to find AI solutions to boost UK clean energy

<p>Agencies to begin cutting back water use as city struggles with unseasonably dry autumn </p>
News

New York City gets first drought warning in 20 years

<p>Donald Trump is unveiling his new cabinet and they have a lot of similarities </p>
Climate

Here are what Trump’s cabinet picks have said about climate change

Culture

<p>Vic Flick</p>
News

Vic Flick death: Guitarist on iconic James Bond theme song dies at 87

<p>Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in ‘The Apprentice’</p>
News

Trump biopic star says that actors have begun to distance themselves

<p>A look at some of the designs for this year’s Spotify Wrapped, the music streamer’s annual statistical round-up</p>
News

Spotify Wrapped 2024: How to find your year in review

<p>Elton John appearing during the opening night curtain call for ‘Tammy Faye’ on Broadway, November 14 </p>
News

Elton John’s Broadway musical announces closure days after opening

<p>Cormac McCarthy pictured in 2011 </p>
News

Cormac McCarthy had relationship with 16-year-old ‘muse’ in his 40s

News

Spinoff of Meghan Markle Netflix hit confirmed

News

Tulisa Contostavlos says ‘life fell apart’ after ‘Fake Sheikh’ setup

News

McFly star Danny Jones shares struggles with anxiety on I’m a Celeb

Premium

<p>Will voters still trust them to get it right? </p>
Politics Explained

Could stubborn inflation wipe out Labour’s poll advantage?

Politics Explained

Could stubborn inflation wipe out Labour’s poll advantage?

<p>Will voters still trust them to get it right? </p>
<p>UK consumers are expected to spend £3.18bn on Black Friday alone</p>
Lifestyle

Black Friday is coming – here’s an expert’s guide on how not to be had

<p>Pay discrimination is when women are paid less than men for ‘equal work’. It’s been illegal since the 1970s</p>
Voices

On Equal Pay Day, here’s how to ask for a payrise (and get one)

<p>Would-be homeowners have seen mortgages edging up again </p>
Voices

The shock rise in inflation spells bad news for mortgages

<p>A retired senior man in his 70s sits at home inside his cold house in winter</p>
Home News

‘I spend my fuel allowance on dinner at The Ivy – others need help’

<p>A retired senior man in his 70s sits at home inside his cold house in winter</p>
Home News

‘I spend my fuel allowance on dinner at The Ivy – others need help’

<p>Jeremy Clarkson holding a sign that says ‘with our farmers’ </p>
Lifestyle

Anyone can reinvent themselves in midlife – just look at Clarkson

<p>Ball’s career and presence in British pop media spans more than three decades, and many more incarnations</p>
Features

From high living to heartbreak - why ladette Zoe Ball said enough

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