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カルガリー水道ガバナンスの重大な欠陥：州検査官が council への情報隠蔽を指摘

アルバータ州の州検査官は木曜日、2015年の水道システム見直しで出された重要なガバナンス勧告が、カルガリー市議会への要約から「意図的に除外」されていたと発表した。この情報隠蔽が、市内に広範囲な断水をもたらしたベアスパー・サウス給水管破裂事故に至るまでの10年間における水道事業の意思決定に影響を与えた可能性があると報告書は示している。

Cape Town’s Two-Tier Policing System Emerges From Private Funding

In Cape Town, the application of municipal law is increasingly determined by private payments rather than uniform statutes. A system established in 2004 allows property owners in specific zones to levy themselves for enhanced security and policing, creating a fragmented urban landscape where equality before the law exists only on paper.

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Israel opposition vows to replace Netanyahu but falls short of majority

Israel's opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot vowed Wednesday to work quickly to form a government, saying voters had rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's divisive rule, but neither bloc secured a majority in the first election since the October 7 attack.

French Senate weighs bill to make protesters pay for unrest damage

The French parliament's upper house on Tuesday debated a controversial bill that would make protesters financially liable for damage caused during street demonstrations, despite warnings from critics that it could curb the right to protest.

Israel opposition takes edge over Netanyahu but no majority

Israeli voters on Tuesday gave the opposition a narrow edge over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but no majority, exit polls showed, in decades-high turnout for the country's first election since the trauma of the October 7, 2023 attacks.

Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro flees to US after election loss

Defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro left Brazil and is traveling to the United States despite a court order banning him from exiting the country, US media reported Tuesday.

Rights groups reject Emirati diplomat for UN top job

Several human rights groups on Tuesday urged countries to reject Emirati official Lana Nusseibeh for the UN's top job, over United Arab Emirates' alleged financing of paramilitary forces in Sudan.

Flavio Bolsonaro headed to US after Brazil election defeat: US media

Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro left his country on Tuesday for the United States, US media said, after he refused to accept defeat in the runoff presidential election held over the weekend.

Israel opposition holds narrow edge over Netanyahu in first projections

Israeli voters on Tuesday gave a narrow edge to opposition parties over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, initial projections showed, after decades-high turnout in the country's first election since the trauma of the October 7, 2023 attacks.

Tech firms gain ahead of Fed decision, results from AI giants

Wall Street stocks rose for a second straight session Tuesday behind renewed enthusiasm for artificial intelligence-linked shares as markets awaited a Federal Reserve decision and earnings from big AI players.

Charles to tackle thorny legacy of slavery on Caribbean trip

King Charles III began a Caribbean tour in the Bahamas Tuesday where he is expected to "acknowledge the great suffering of the past" in the face of pressure to apologize for the slave trade.

Syria condemns deadly Jordan strikes as 'unacceptable violation'

Syria condemned on Tuesday deadly strikes on the country's south a day earlier that Jordan said killed more than 20 jihadists as retaliation for a gun attack on a church.

Lula's re-election revives Brazil-US tensions

US President Donald Trump risks further straining an already tense relationship with Brazil after he branded elections won by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as "rigged," although the two powers still share strategic interests.

Netanyahu scrambles for votes as Israelis turn out in record numbers

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, fighting for his political life, scrambled to bring out his base on Tuesday as Israelis voted in record numbers in the country's first election since the October 7, 2023 attack.

Flight data, satellite images reveal growing US role at Ecuador base

An isolated Ecuadoran air base has quietly become a key hub in Washington's expanding war on drug trafficking, according to flight records, satellite imagery, witnesses and military documents uncovered by AFP.

Carney moves to remake Canada alliances as US ties strained

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will try to secure unprecedentedly close ties with the EU when he hosts the bloc's leaders this week, with the possibility of a special "associate member" status even being raised.

Serbia's students demand state media chiefs resign after poll win

Serbia's student movement on Tuesday demanded the bosses of the national broadcaster resign over alleged bias during the 14-year rule of Aleksandar Vucic's right-wing nationalist party, which was defeated in weekend elections.

Brazil's Lula turns 81, vows to work '24 hours a day'

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned 81 on Tuesday, promising to work "24 hours a day" following his historic re-election for a fourth term.

Africa Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 cases, mostly in DR Congo

Africa's latest outbreak of Ebola has passed 10,000 confirmed cases, the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congolese health authorities said on Tuesday, with almost 5,000 fatalities.

Record turnout as Israeli voters deliver verdict on Netanyahu

Israelis flocked to the polls Tuesday in record numbers as a deeply divided electorate delivered a verdict on veteran right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack.

青山繁晴氏、レジ袋の一律有料化廃止を環境相に要求

自民党青山繁晴前環境副大臣は、レジ袋一律有料化の廃止を求める意見を述べた。制度開始から約6年を経て、『もう一律有料化というのはやめるべきだ』と主張した。

French media protest manhandling of journalists at far-right party rally

French media groups on Tuesday called on the far-right National Rally (RN) party headed by Marine Le Pen to allow them to "work freely" after journalists were allegedly subjected to rough treatment at a congress last weekend.

EU seeks deportation powers for beefed up border agency

The European Union wants to give its border agency greater powers, including handling deportations, under plans to strengthen the bloc's response to irregular migration presented on Tuesday.

Turnout high as Israeli voters deliver verdict on Netanyahu

Israelis flocked to the polls Tuesday in turnout unseen in decades, with a deeply divided electorate delivering a verdict on veteran right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack.

民主改革の会、比例代表31議席削減の修正案に反対

民主改革の会の階猛幹事長は27日、国会内で開いた議員総会後の記者会見で、選挙制度見直しの修正案について反対の決意を示した。比例代表で31議席削減を前提にした制度見直しの修正案は、抜本改革なしに実現不可能であると述べた。

Nordic leaders call Putin as local truce begins in Ukraine

The leaders of Norway and Finland held a "frank and substantive" phone conversation with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the first call between pro-Ukrainian European leaders and the Russian president in more than a year.

Jammu and Kashmir ministers resign before planned council expansion

Ahead of the expansion of the Jammu and Kashmir council of ministers headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday all the current ministers in the Union Territory resigned.

Norway, Finland leaders hold 'frank and substantive' talk with Putin

Finland's president and Norway's prime minister held a "frank and substantive" discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about efforts to end the war in Ukraine, the Nordic leaders said.

Germany, EU, stable investment stops despite upheaval: Merz

Europe remained a stable destination for investment despite political turbulence at home and elsewhere, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday, kicking off a three-nation Asian tour aimed at deepening ties beyond China.

Ukraine, Russia say US-brokered truce holding in ravaged city

A local truce between Ukraine and Russia aimed at allowing humanitarian aid into the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky appears to be tentatively holding, hours after Russia fired missiles on a university campus in Kyiv.

Police form SIT after vehicles in Rahul Gandhi convoy collide on expressway

The Uttar Pradesh Police has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the collision involving vehicles accompanying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s convoy on the Purvanchal Expressway on Monday, as he travelled to Sultanpur to appear in a defamation case.

Tech firms track Wall St rally on mixed day for Asian markets

Tech firms rallied Tuesday following a healthy run-up on Wall Street as traders welcomed AI titan Anthropic's IPO filing that revived optimism over the sector after stuttering in the second half of the year.

Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel's longest-serving PM fighting for survival

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's consummate political survivor, faces the fight of his life in Tuesday's election as he tries to convince voters he is still the only candidate capable of keeping them safe.

Israel to give verdict on Netanyahu in pivotal election

A deeply divided Israel will head to the polls on Tuesday for the first time since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, with voters delivering their verdict on veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country's rightward drift.

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