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Izzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas' politico bureau, said these comments “reflect a deep ignorance of Palestine and the region.”

“Dealing with the Palestinian cause with the mentality of a real estate dealer is a recipe for failure,” he said.

And so say all of us.

Six million people could die

Hmm, where have I heard that number before?

"Why are we paying $200 billion a year, essentially a subsidy to Canada?”

Another lie

“I thought it would be a good thing for the country to have the president at the game,” he said.

Really? Why? Travelling on AF1 and all the costs that that entails, that should come under Musks's purview surely.

Trump signed a proclamation declaring Feb. 9 "the first ever Gulf of America Day,"

..using his elaborate, over-sized Sharpie signature and holding it up for the photographers with his usual "look at me" expression.

“I don't know what it is. I try and walk off sometimes without dancing and I can’t. I have to dance because it’s just that - something special about it,"

Brain cells dying by the second, he's losing it even faster than his predecessor.

Paragraph 2, line 1, there is still a word missing (perhaps walking/cycling/going). I already told you but all you did was delete my post without making a correction; you corrected the age mistake.

I think that Honda has just dodged a bullet.

Forgot to paste in the excerpt:

Prosecutor William Emlyn Jones was quick to jump on this during his cross-examination. He said, “By the time you leave the club and try for an Uber, and then hail a cab, it’s fair to say that, Ms Kerr, you were drunk?” “Yes.” “You were so drunk that you were sick?” “Yes.” “Do you think that your level of drunkenness might’ve had an impact on your perception on what was happening to you in the taxi?” “No.” “Let's be clear about this — do you still believe that the taxi driver was kidnapping you?” “Yes.” “You now know that he drove you to a police station because the police had advised him to drive you to a police station. There is a difference between what you know now and what you knew then. Has the new information made you reflect that ‘maybe at the time we got this wrong’? “No.” “Your impression is someone who was drunk and got it wrong. What is going on in the cab that makes your driver phone the police and then follow their advice? You two were kicking off in the back.” “No.” “When you are asked less than 24 hours later in a police interview if you recall calling PC Lovell ‘f***ing stupid and white’ you had no recollection. If you didn’t remember that, it’s fair to say there’s lots of things that you didn’t remember about that night.” “It was a very distressing night for me. I wasn’t jotting down word-for-word.” “Your memory of the event two years on is miraculous.”

stormcrowToday 09:37 am JST

Why hasn’t he been officially identified yet?

He has, his name is Rickard Andersson, perhaps not the type of name you had hoped to hear.

Relieving the stress and frustration would come later whilst alone and looking at his pics.

Unlike many people posting here I wasn't there to see what happened.

The customer made several mistakes including stealing a bag, arguing with a store clerk over 3 Yen which he should have just handed over and apologised, shoving and striking said store clerk, admitting to shoving and striking him (“We were arguing. I didn’t strike him, but when I pushed him away from me, my hand probably hit him.”) and not saying "I was drunk and can't remember" which seems to work for everyone else.

Admitting to striking and injuring the clerk means he has confessed and is automatically guilty. Anyway, he has had some time to reflect on this and can look forward to lots more reflection time.

He is unlikely be here alone so maybe his friends can come up with the appropriate amount of compensation which will lighten the sentence or if not then he may be here for a while, certainly long enough to overstay his tourist visa which means automatic re-arrest and deportation. On the plus side he will have the time and opportunity to improve his Japanese.

I'm a Brit with 27 years here, never stolen anything and never been arrested. I've been provoked a couple of times but am sensible enough not to react because if I did, for example, punch a Japanese guy who thoroughly deserved it, 23 other Japanese would all come forward and testify that it was all my fault. Know the rules, both written and unwritten, and you'll be fine.

factcheckerToday 07:27 am JST

How many times do we read here about entitled Japanese man children doing the exact same thing. Almost daily.

Show me.

kochikameToday 08:55 am JST

Let's be careful writing the correct English...

In the sentence [If you want true story than this site is not the place to be.],

Instead of [than], the correct would be [then].

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Your last sentence, in which you are attempting to correct the OP, is incorrect.

didoToday 09:42 pm JST

No it's the tour leaders vault not giving instructions to go in smaller groups and spread out and wait.

Nonsense. Are you seriously suggesting that adults believe that it's OK to try and cross rail lines when the bells are ringing, lights are flashing and the barriers are coming down? Are you saying that despite all of this they believe that as their tour guides have not told them to stop they should cross anyway?

HiJapanToday 10:35 pm JST

Was anyone hurt? Was the train delayed? Why is this a story?

If you'd read the article before commenting you would have seen this:-

As a result, the train was delayed for roughly 20 minutes, inconveniencing commuters.

Stupid behaviour from people old enough to know better.

Zaphod

For reference, "Swedish national" does not mean much these days, seeing how easily passports are given by Western European governments.

Yes, I'm all grown up now and am aware of this. My observation is that the shooter is unlikely to be a recent immigrant as obtaining full naturalisation in Sweden takes 10 years though obtaining citizenship can take less dependent on the route. All this is taken into account when applying for a firearms licence.

According to one unconfirmed Swedish source:

It said the suspect was around 35 years old and had a license to carry a weapon and no criminal record, but did not provide any details about his identity.

Licensed to carry a weapon suggest that he was a Swedish national or at least a citizen.

5) The homeless people of Gaza should find temporary refuge at a hospitable place, until their homes are rebuilt (in a better and more modern fashion).

Just like that eh? Do you have any suggestions as to who will provide and pay for said refuge and rebuilding?

Accidental or not, Bergs should have been disqualified to teach him a lesson on how to behave and to help him grow up into an adult.

Did his name appear on any election ballot papers?

Just wait until we start pumping oil and natural gas again. There’s no way Canada, or any other country in the world for that matter, will be able to keep up with our economy.

Interesting to note that the major producers of pumpjacks/nodding donkeys which pump the oil up out of the wells are located in Canada and China.

Whatever the outcome the one thing that must change is that these aircraft must never be allowed to fly so close, even if they are flying at permitted separation. I just can't understand why there is a system which allows a helicopter to fly so close to a landing passenger aircraft. It seems that flying at 200ft through the glideslope of an aircraft which is at 300ft is OK; 100ft separation is OK??

An investigation needs to explain why both aircraft were flying at the same altitude.

That goes without saying and is obviously ongoing. It's far too early to be drawing ANY final conclusions, one can only speculate but it seems that the helicopter may have been flying too high. However, time will tell and there will be discussion regarding barometric altimeters and radio altimeters, etc.

"At night, when the streets are less crowded, men of all ages, from young to old, come to get rid of their stuff."

Indeed they do.

Sad news indeed and the more poignant as she is/was the same age as me. Both famous and infamous but extremely talented in her own way, I will never forget her and will always continue to think about her on those very rare occasions that I get to eat a Mars Bar.

Trump, expert on everything, at his absolute worst, obnoxious man.

I hope the sentence is carried out within the lifetime of the old folks mentioned above.

Trump praised the UK PM Starmer and called him a great leader.

Thus demonstrating Trumps's total ignorance and lack of judgement. Then again he's said similar things about Putin, Xi and KJU.

........a right hand man who supports actual German Nazis and gives Nazi salutes to hordes of far right supporters.

Next thing you know Trump will be adding the "f" back on to the end of his surname.

In the runup to his Nov 5 election victory, Trump declared dozens of times that he would have a deal in place between Ukraine and Russia on his first day in office, if not before.

Just more hot air from the blowhard in chief; I wonder just how many people believed that nonsense.

Still, Trump pledged in his inaugural address that tariffs would be coming and said foreign countries would be paying the trade penalties, even though those taxes are currently paid by domestic importers and often passed along to consumers. Trump later on Monday said tariffs would "make us rich as hell."

Deluded or what? He simply doesn't understand basic economics.

I wonder how many police officers will be handing in their badges because of this stupidity.