By Eniola Amadu Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, a two-term Republican known for steering the state towards greater financial stability in the 1990s, has died aged 79. His family announced on Sunday that he died from complications linked to treatment for pancreatic cancer. Edgar had revealed his diagnosis earlier this year. A statement from his relatives expressed gratitude for the support received in recent months. “We are deeply grateful for…

Two men have been arrested in Utah on suspicion of placing an incendiary device beneath a news media vehicle in Salt Lake City, authorities have confirmed. The device, which had been ignited, failed to detonate. Police and fire department bomb squads were called to the scene on Friday after a suspicious object was discovered under the parked vehicle, which was located near an occupied building. According to court records cited…

President Donald Trump has moved to reassure foreign investors that skilled overseas workers remain welcome in the United States, following the arrest of hundreds of South Korean nationals at a construction site in Georgia earlier this month. In a statement posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he did not wish to “frighten off or disincentivise investment” and emphasised the value of allowing foreign experts to work temporarily in…

By Eniola Amadu Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, has come under renewed pressure from former policymakers to reduce the pace of bond sales to ease the strain on government borrowing costs. Four former members of the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) have warned that the central bank’s £100bn quantitative tightening (QT) programme is contributing to instability in financial markets and exacerbating pressure on the Treasury ahead…

By Eniola Amadu  Israeli forces destroyed at least 30 residential buildings in Gaza City over the weekend, displacing thousands of residents, Palestinian officials said, as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the region to discuss the trajectory of the war and prospects for rebuilding. Israel has declared Gaza City, where an estimated one million displaced Palestinians are sheltering, as Hamas’s final stronghold. The Israeli military said it carried…

By Eniola Amadu  Ukraine launched one of its largest drone strikes of the war overnight, with at least 361 drones aimed at targets across Russia, including the country’s second-largest oil refinery, Russian officials said on Sunday. The assault sparked a fire at the Kirishi refinery in the Leningrad region, though authorities reported no casualties. Russia’s Defence Ministry said its air defences intercepted hundreds of drones, along with four guided aerial…

By Eniola Amadu  Prisons across England and Wales are facing significant cuts to their classroom education budgets, despite Labour’s election promise last year to expand learning opportunities for offenders. Sources have confirmed that education funding at HMP Leicester will be reduced by 46.5%, with other prisons implementing cuts ranging from 25% to 26%. In some cases, basic literacy and numeracy courses are being scaled back, including reductions to the hours…

Russian forces launched a series of overnight bombardments on Ukraine, killing at least four civilians and striking key areas in the contested Donetsk region, officials confirmed on Saturday. The attacks came just a day after the Kremlin signalled that peace negotiations remain stalled. In the city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Prosecutor’s Office reported that rockets pounded a residential district for nearly an hour, destroying 14 homes. Three civilians were killed and…

He alleged that Netanyahu was a war criminal responsible for genocide through Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.

Rubio is holding talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A Ukrainian drone has struck one of Russia’s largest oil-refining complexes, igniting a fire and causing minor damage.

Sikorski warned that Poland’s response would have been “much tougher” had there been casualties, but declined to specify what measures might be taken in such a scenario. “With an aggressor and a liar like Putin, only the toughest counter pressures work,” he said.