insert_link International Japanese city cancels cherry blossom festival over badly behaved tourists "Overtourism" during Japan's iconic blossom season makes life for locals in Fujiyoshida town unmanageable, authorities say. Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026
insert_link International Lebanon says Israel sprayed southern villages with concentrated herbicide Israel declines to comment on the allegation its planes sprayed glyphosate over an area with extensive farmland.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026
International New Trump administration rule makes it easier to fire career civil servants The OPM rule says that high ranking officials could be fired for 'intentionally subverting Presidential directives'.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026 1
International UK ex-envoy’s ties to Epstein spark political storm UK PM Keir Starmer says he regrets appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador related to his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026
International Starvation by design: How Israel turned food into a weapon of war in Gaza Data reveals Gaza's hunger was likely a calculated strategy to 're-engineer' society, peaking in 2025.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026
insert_link International Assefa targets London repeat & Sawe eyes course record Reigning champions Tigst Assefa and Sebastian Sawe will target record-breaking London Marathon victories in April.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026
International Winter Olympics struck by norovirus outbreak A women's ice hockey match between Finland and Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics has been postponed after a norovirus outbreak.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026 2
International Sledgehammer-wielding robbers raid family jewellers Police are appealing for witnesses after a robbery at a family-run west London jewellers. Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026 3
International ICE agents in Oregon cannot arrest people without warrants, judge rules US federal judge issued a preliminary injunction barring warrantless arrests unless there is a likelihood of escapeUS immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless there is a likelihood of escape, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.US district judge Mustafa Kasubhai issued a preliminary injunction in a proposed class-action lawsuit targeting the Department of Homeland Security’s practice of arresting immigrants they happen to come across while conducting […] todayFebruary 5, 2026 2
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6
