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Euronews
4 days ago
- Euronews
Tate brothers to face UK rape and trafficking charges, lawyer says
Controversial "Manosphere" influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will return to the UK to defend themselves against charges which include rape and trafficking after ongoing proceedings in Romania have been concluded, their lawyers said Thursday. In January 2024, prosecutors authorised charges against the pair, who are dual US-British citizens, but the UK Crown Prosecution Service did not announce the charges — which involve abuse of several women — until Wednesday. In the meantime, Romanian courts have issued an order to extradite the pair once their ongoing proceedings have concluded, British prosecutors said. The Tates' lawyers have claimed that the brothers are at a disadvantage because British prosecutors have not shared any information with them about the charges, but have stated that the pair would be aggressively defended. 'These are historic allegations and our clients are not even being told who the supposed victims are,' the Holborn Adams law firm said in a statement. 'This ... demonstrates a different approach on the basis of the profile of our clients', the firm added. 38-year-old Andrew Tate, who is a self-professed misogynist, has a larger following than his brother, drawing boys and young men to the luxurious lifestyle he projects. He faces 10 charges related to three women that include rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain, prosecutors said. Meanwhile, Tristan Tate, 36, faces 11 charges related to one woman that include rape, human trafficking and actual bodily harm. The allegations from Bedfordshire, the county north of London where the brothers grew up, span between 2012 and 2015. The Tates were arrested in Romania in late 2022 and formally indicted last year on charges that they participated in a criminal ring there that lured women who were allegedly sexually exploited. Andrew Tate was also charged with rape. The brothers have been under investigation for more than two years by the Romanian authorities for alleged crimes, including rape, human trafficking and money laundering. They deny all the charges. A Romanian appeals court said in December 2024 that a human trafficking case could not proceed because of legal and procedural irregularities. Lawyers for the Tates said they may have information that could undermine the allegations, but police and prosecutors have refused to speak with them. The brothers left Romania for the US in February, but have since returned after Florida officials announced they were looking into the possibility of prosecuting them there. They told the press upon their return in March that "innocent men don't run from anything".
Express Tribune
09-05-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Stocks rise globally, dollar gains
Listen to article World shares rose with the dollar and Treasury yields on Thursday after US President Donald Trump outlined a trade agreement with Britain the day after the US Federal Reserve took a wait-and-see stance on interest rates. In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin gained 4.83% to $101,440.22. Ethereum rose 14.72% to $2,063.23. The US-British trade agreement was the first deal announced since Trump kicked off a 90-day pause on tariffs imposed on many US trading partners a month ago to give his administration time to negotiate with other countries. Investors are also awaiting planned talks between US and Chinese officials in Switzerland during the weekend, potentially a first step in dialing down the damaging trade war between the world's two biggest economies. While investors have been enthusiastic about any signals from the Trump administration that it was in trade talks over the past month, they had been showing signs of frustration this week over the lack of concrete details. "Investors are relieved that there is some progress being made in trade deals," said Gene Goldman, chief investment officer at Cetera Investment Management, adding that "it seems like the administration is moving in the right direction." And Goldman said the US-British agreement, while still being worked on, "provides a little optimism going into the weekend negotiations with China." On Wall Street, indexes extended gains after the trade announcement. At 1551 GMT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 573.16 points, or 1.39%, to 41,685.11, the S&P 500 rose 77.14 points, or 1.37%, to 5,708.56 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 311.92 points, or 1.76%, to 18,050.09. MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe rose 5.72 points, or 0.68%, to 849.75 while the pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.44. Investors were also still digesting the US Federal Reserve's policy update from Wednesday, when it left its interest rates in a 4.25%-4.5% range for a third straight meeting. The US central bank had warned that risks of higher inflation and higher unemployment had risen as it navigates economic uncertaintly caused by Trump's trade policies.
Yemen Press Agency
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Yemen Press Agency
Hebrew media acknowledge failure.. Sanaa exceeds US-Israeli deterrence capabilities
SANAA, May 04 (YPA) – In a rare admission that reflects the depth of the crisis facing the United States and the Israeli occupation entity in dealing with Yemen's escalating attacks, Channel 13 revealed on Saturday a continued failure to curb the strikes carried out by Sanaa forces in the Red Sea and occupied Palestine, despite more than a month and a half of intense US airstrikes against Yemen. The channel confirmed that the Yemeni 'Ansarallah' movement continues to launch missiles at a rate of approximately one missile every two days is a clear indication of their continued offensive capabilities despite US-British military pressure. It noted that the Americans informed their Israeli counterparts that the Ansarallah group 'has a mentality different from that of the Arabs and the West, and they are prepared to pay a price to achieve their goals,' which poses an exceptional challenge to the traditional doctrine of deterrence. Despite the ongoing airstrikes launched by US and British forces since last January, the Israeli admission reveals a lack of tangible results on the ground, amid growing indications that the United States is unable to 'eliminate the chronic problem called the Houthis,' according to the Hebrew channel. The Hebrew channel's report indicated that Sana'a is carefully preserving its arsenal and continuing to develop its capabilities, despite the difficulties it faces in manufacturing surface-to-surface missiles, which enhances its ability to continue a long-term battle of attrition. Given the inability of American, British, and Israeli systems to halt this trend, Israeli circles warn that the Israeli occupation 'may be facing a new phase of effective qualitative strikes,' with future attacks becoming more precise and painful, at a time when the occupation government is no longer able to ignore the Yemeni escalation or downplay its impact. Observers believe that Sanaa, which succeeded in delivering its missile messages to northern occupied Palestine, is no longer what it was before these operations, neither in the eyes of the Israeli security establishment nor in the calculations of Washington and London. Yemen's distant geography no longer prevents it from directly influencing the regional balance of deterrence. This escalation has dual symbolic and military dimensions. It demonstrates the Israeli occupation entity's inability to deter a distant geographic entity such as Yemen. This sends dangerous signals of weakness to the Israeli interior and gives the occupation entity's regional opponents a greater incentive to expand the scope of the confrontation. With the difficulty of targeting Yemen directly without further complicating the regional situation, and the impossibility of negotiating with the Sana'a leadership, the occupation entity finds itself confronting a new, solid, and proactive front that will be difficult to break or contain.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
At least 15 injured in 'US-British' strike on Yemeni capital, according to Houthi group
Yemen's Houthi rebel group has said 15 people have been injured in "US-British" airstrikes in and around the capital Sanaa. Most of those hurt were from the Shuub district, near the centre of the city, a statement from the health ministry said. Another person was injured on the main airport road, the statement added. It remains unclear what role the UK played in the latest strikes. On 29 April, UK forces, the British government said, took part in a joint strike on "a Houthi military target in Yemen". "Careful intelligence analysis identified a cluster of buildings, used by the Houthis to manufacture drones of the type used to attack ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, located some fifteen miles south of Sanaa," the British Ministry of Defence said in a previous statement. Airport strike It comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate against the Houthis and their Iranian "masters" following a missile attack by the group on Israel's main international airport on Sunday morning. The militant group fired a missile at the Ben Gurion Airport, sparking panic among passengers in the terminal building. The missile impact left a plume of smoke and briefly caused flights to be halted. Some international carriers cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv for several days. Four people were said to have suffered minor injuries, according to the country's paramedic service. The Houthis claimed they would impose a "comprehensive" aerial blockade on Israel by repeatedly targeting its airports. The move came in response to Israel expanding its operations in Gaza. Most attacks from Yemen are intercepted by Israeli missile defence systems, including the Iron Dome. Gaza offensive Meanwhile, Mr Netanyahu's security cabinet reportedly approved a gradual expansion of the country's offensive against Hamas in Gaza, according to broadcaster Kan. The outlet cited sources with knowledge of the details of the move. The Israeli military has already begun issuing tens of thousands of call-up orders to its reserve forces as it looks to expand its campaign in the enclave, army chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said in a statement on Sunday. Since the collapse of an earlier ceasefire agreement in March, Israeli soldiers have been carving out wide buffer zones in Gaza. In the process, they have squeezed Gaza's 2.3 million population into a narrower zone in the centre of the enclave, and along the coast. Alongside that, they have blocked aid going into Gaza in an effort to pressure Hamas to negotiate over the release of hostages. Aid groups have warned that the Israeli blockade risks a humanitarian disaster. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the Sky News app. You can also follow us on WhatsApp and subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up with the latest news.
Sky News
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News
At least 15 injured in 'US-British' strike on Yemeni capital, according to Houthi group
Yemen's Houthi rebel group says 15 people have been injured in "US-British" airstrikes in and around the capital Sanaa. Most of those hurt were from the Shuub district, near the centre of the city, a statement from the health ministry said. Another person was injured on the main airport road, the statement added. It comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate against the Houthis and their Iranian "masters" following a missile attack by the group on the Israel's main international airport on Sunday morning. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
