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Japan Today
2 days ago
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Disorder breaks out in Northern Ireland for third straight night
By Conor Humphries Public disorder broke out in different parts of Northern Ireland for the third successive night on Wednesday, as rioters attacked police with petrol bombs in the main flashpoint of Ballymena and a fire was started at a leisure centre in the town of Larne. Hundreds of masked rioters injured police and set homes and cars on fire in the town of Ballymena, 45 kilometers from Belfast, during the previous two nights in what police condemned as "racist thuggery." Riot police and armoured vans blocked roads in Ballymena on Wednesday evening as a crowd of hundreds watched on. About two dozen masked youths threw some rocks, fireworks and petrol bombs at police, a Reuters witness said. Police warned the crowd to disperse immediately and deployed water cannon against them for the second successive night. Riot police were also in Larne where masked youths smashed the leisure centre's windows before starting fires in the lobby, BBC footage showed. Swimming classes were taking place when bricks were thrown through the windows and staff had to barricade themselves in before running out the back door, a local Alliance Party lawmaker, Danny Donnelly, told the BBC. "There is absolutely no excuse for what has taken place in Larne and it must be condemned," Northern Ireland's Communities Minister Gordon Lyons, a Democratic Unionist Party representative for the area, told Cool FM radio. Police said youths were setting fires at a roundabout in the town of Newtownabbey, a flashpoint for sectarian violence that sporadically flares up in the British-run region 27 years after a peace deal largely ended three decades of bloodshed. Debris was also set alight at a barricade in Coleraine, the Belfast Telegraph reported. The violence initially erupted after two 14-year-old boys were arrested and appeared in court on Monday, accused of a serious sexual assault on a teenage girl in Ballymena. The charges were read via a Romanian interpreter to the boys, whose lawyer told the court that they denied the charge, the BBC reported. Police are investigating the damaging of properties in Ballymena, which has a relatively large migrant population, as racially-motivated hate crimes. Two Filipino families told Reuters they fled their home in the town on Tuesday night after fearing for their safety when their car was set on fire outside the house. The British and Irish governments as well as local politicians have condemned the violence. © Thomson Reuters 2025.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Disorder breaks out in Northern Ireland for third straight night
By Conor Humphries BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland (Reuters) -Public disorder broke out in different parts of Northern Ireland for the third successive night on Wednesday, as rioters attacked police with petrol bombs in the main flashpoint of Ballymena and a fire was started at a leisure centre in the town of Larne. Hundreds of masked rioters injured police and set homes and cars on fire in the town of Ballymena, 45 kilometres (28 miles) from Belfast, during the previous two nights in what police condemned as "racist thuggery." Riot police and armoured vans blocked roads in Ballymena on Wednesday evening as a crowd of hundreds watched on. About two dozen masked youths threw some rocks, fireworks and petrol bombs at police, a Reuters witness said. Police warned the crowd to disperse immediately and deployed water cannon against them for the second successive night. Riot police were also in Larne where masked youths smashed the leisure centre's windows before starting fires in the lobby, BBC footage showed. Swimming classes were taking place when bricks were thrown through the windows and staff had to barricade themselves in before running out the back door, a local Alliance Party lawmaker, Danny Donnelly, told the BBC. "There is absolutely no excuse for what has taken place in Larne and it must be condemned," Northern Ireland's Communities Minister Gordon Lyons, a Democratic Unionist Party representative for the area, told Cool FM radio. Police said youths were setting fires at a roundabout in the town of Newtownabbey, a flashpoint for sectarian violence that sporadically flares up in the British-run region 27 years after a peace deal largely ended three decades of bloodshed. Debris was also set alight at a barricade in Coleraine, the Belfast Telegraph reported. The violence initially erupted after two 14-year-old boys were arrested and appeared in court on Monday, accused of a serious sexual assault on a teenage girl in Ballymena. The charges were read via a Romanian interpreter to the boys, whose lawyer told the court that they denied the charge, the BBC reported. Police are investigating the damaging of properties in Ballymena, which has a relatively large migrant population, as racially-motivated hate crimes. Two Filipino families told Reuters they fled their home in the town on Tuesday night after fearing for their safety when their car was set on fire outside the house. The British and Irish governments as well as local politicians have condemned the violence. (Rreporting by Conor Humphries and Amanda Ferguson; Writing by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
The Star
2 days ago
- The Star
Disorder breaks out in Northern Ireland for third straight night
A riot police officer stands guard while demonstrators gather as riots continue in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland (Reuters) -Public disorder broke out in Northern Ireland for the third successive night on Wednesday with videos and pictures on social media purportedly showing a fire in a leisure centre in the town of Larne after masked youths smashed the building's windows. Reuters could not immediately verify the authenticity of the clips. Hundreds of masked rioters attacked police and set homes and cars on fire 33 kilometres (20 miles) west in Ballymena during the previous two nights in what police condemned as "racist thuggery." Thirty-two officers were injured. Riot police and armoured vans blocked roads in Ballymena on Wednesday evening as a crowd of around 200 people watched on. Two rocks were thrown at a police van and one person kicked the bonnet of a police van, a Reuters witness said. The police vans slowly moved towards the crowd who were warned over a loud speaker to disperse immediately as force was "about to be used against violent individuals." The violence initially erupted after two 14-year-old boys were arrested and appeared in court, accused of a serious sexual assault on a teenage girl in Ballymena, located 45 kilometres (28 miles) from Belfast. The charges were read via a Romanian interpreter to the boys, whose lawyer told the court that they denied the charge, the BBC reported. Police are investigating the damaging of property in Ballymena as racially-motivated hate crimes. (Reporting by Conor Humphries and Amanda Ferguson; Writing by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Avolon, BOC settle Irish lawsuits against insurers over stranded Russian jets
By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) -Avolon and BOC Aviation, two of the world's largest aircraft lessors, have fully settled lawsuits in the Irish courts against insurers over jets stranded in Russia following Western sanctions in 2022, they said on Friday. Lessors are suing dozens of insurers around the world over losses of at least $8 billion after more than 400 planes were stranded in Russia following the sanctions over Moscow's war in Ukraine that forced the termination of their leases. Smaller lessor Nordic Aviation Capital has also terminated proceedings against the insurers, a source involved in the case said. A spokesperson for SMBC Aviation Capital also said it had reached settlements with Swiss Re and Scor Europe, two of the 18 insurers it is suing as part of a group of six lessors' Irish High Court action that continued on Friday. Avolon and BOC said they had discontinued their proceedings in Ireland after reaching commercial resolutions with their insurers. Avolon, BOC and SMBC, three of the world's five largest aircraft lessors, declined to disclose details of the settlements for commercial and confidentiality reasons. Spokespeople for CDB Aviation, Nordic Aviation Capital and Hermes Aircraft - the three other lessors pursuing claims in Ireland - did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Singapore-based BOC said it would continue to pursue a separate claim against insurers in London's High Court, where another trial by a group of lessors began last year. The Irish High Court trial, which began last June, concerns around 2.5 billion euros ($2.6 billion) of insurance claims. Dublin-based Avolon, the world's second-biggest aircraft leasing company behind AerCap, recorded an impairment of $304 million in 2022 to cover the full financial impact of having 10 of its 1,000-plus fleet stuck in Russia. BOC took a write-down of $804 million in the same year relating to 17 aircraft. Avolon and BOC's Irish action was against more than a dozen insurers, including Lloyd's of London, Chubb and Fidelis. Since launching the lawsuits, some of which are also due to be heard in the United States, lessors have disclosed settlements with Russia totalling more than $2.5 billion for more than 100 jets, with ownership transferred to Russian airlines. The trial in Ireland, where more than 60% of the world's leased aircraft are owned or managed, is the largest ever heard in the country by number of lawyers. ($1 = 0.9622 euros) Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ryanair trims traffic forecast again on Boeing delays
By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ryanair reported after-tax profit for the three months to the end of December ahead of analyst forecasts on Monday, but Europe's largest low-cost carrier again trimmed its forecast for passenger numbers on Boeing delivery delays. After tax-profit for the third quarter of Ryanair's financial year was 149 million euros ($156 million), well ahead of the 60 million euro profit forecast in a company poll of analysts. That was mainly due to a better-than-expected 1% increase in average fares in the quarter, compared to a fall of 7% during the previous quarter, Chief Financial Officer Neil Sorahan said. Ryanair, which makes most of its profit during its summer season, said it was "cautiously guiding" after-tax profit for the 12 months to March 31 in a range of 1.55 billion euros to 1.61 billion euros ($1.62 billion-$1.68 billion). Ryanair said it expects to take delivery of nine Boeing 737 MAX aircraft ahead of its peak summer season, fewer than expected, and as a result will cut its forecast for passenger numbers in the 12 months to March 31, 2026, to 206 million from 210 million. Sorahan, who recently returned from a trip to Boeing's production facilities in Seattle, said the delays were disappointing but that he had a "strong level of confidence," that the nine aircraft would arrive on time. ($1 = 0.9564 euros) (Writing by Conor Humphries; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
