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Getty ImagesNadiem Makarim’s supporters outside the court house in Jakarta booed as the verdict was read outThe co-founder of super-app Gojek who became Indonesia’s education minister has been sentenced to several years in jail for corruption.Nadiem Makarim, 41, was found guilty of manipulating a school laptop procurement deal during his time in government to enrich himself. He had pleaded not guilty.He received a sentence of 10 years in prison, but faces more jailtime as he is unable to pay restitution.Nadiem left Gojek in 2019 to join the government of previous president Joko Widodo, and served as education minister until 2024.…
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LIVELong-delayed UK defence spending plan with £5bn for drones to be publishedEarlier this month, the Treasury and No 10 agreed a £13.5bn increase in defence funding, well short of the £28bn the Ministry of Defence wanted.
AFP via Getty ImagesThe blast is reported to have occurred near the border with FranceAn explosion at a residential building in Monaco has injured three people, two of them critically.The blast occurred shortly before 21:00 local time (19:00 GMT) after a bag was left outside the building on Rue Révérend Père Louis Frolla, near the border with France.Minister of State Christophe Mirmand told AFP it was “very likely an attack” and police were investigating.He said the blast had been caused by an explosive device which appeared to contain bolts and pellets. The Monaco government said a suspect was seen on…
Getty ImagesA Hollywood director convicted of defrauding Netflix of $11m (£8.3m) last year has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Carl Erik Rinsch was accused of using Netflix funds intended to complete a science fiction series to buy cars, cryptocurrency and other luxuries for himself. The 48-year-old, best known for the 2013 film 47 Ronin, was convicted of federal fraud and money laundering for misusing funds.Rinsch faced up to 90 years in prison, but was expected to receive a lighter sentence. Speaking to the court before the judge issued his sentence, Rinsch apologised and said he…
ReutersUkraine is already deploying naval drones in its war with RussiaThe Royal Navy is to transform the way it operates over the next few years. Britain’s six Type 45 destroyers, designed for air defence, will no longer be replaced by the planned Type 83 versions. Instead, the Navy is to get several cheaper ships called Common Combat Vessels that will act as hubs controlling a fleet of uncrewed vessels or drones. The change is part of the long delayed but now updated Defence Investment Plan (DIP) being announced by the government this week.It’s called hybridisation – combining traditional crew-operated weapons…
NEW YORK (news agencies) — For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air.If their injuries aren’t too severe, victims can survive for a week or more, assuming the weather isn’t too hot or cold, experts say.In Venezuela, rescue teams have been racing against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira last Wednesday. More than 770 buildings were totally or partially collapsed from the earthquakes, and aftershocks continued to shake the region. Most rescues happen in…
AFP via Getty Images”True to the motto of this city, I am going to do things differently,” Andy Burnham declared, a reference to the film 24 Hour Party People.His speech in Manchester did indeed show a rather different way of seeing and running the UK.The departing Greater Manchester mayor presented a diagnosis of what has caused economic malaise, rooted in his own experiences running the city and when he was previously in Cabinet.At its heart it is a critique of an unresponsive British state, adept at arguing with itself, rather than achieving real change and rebuilding the country.Burnham tells a…
ReutersTwo things stand out watching Andy Burnham, as I’ve done during the recent by-election campaign and in the ten or so days since.The first is that he is a politician who revels in being on the public stage: comfortable in his own skin, comfortable in front of a microphone and cameras, and confident in venturing off script and ad-libbing to respond to things as they unfold.The second thing is he revels in doing the vision thing: setting out, with passion, the route he believes could lead to a better society and why he reckons he could lead us there.”A leader…