Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas on Friday of committing a “cruel and evil” violation of the Gaza ceasefire deal by failing to return the captive, Shiri Bibas. “We will act with determination to bring Shiri home, along with all of our captives – both the living and the fallen – and ensure that Hamas pays the full price for this cruel and evil violation of the agreement,” Netanyahu…

The UK needs to develop a pipeline of construction skills and knowledge             After months of delivering confidence-sapping messages on the British economy, the Labour party has begun to change its tune. Last week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer unveiled plans to build new towns across the country; part of a broader promise to construct 1.5mn homes within the current parliament. That followed announcements last month to revive the development of…

Optimism in the Arab world that US President Donald Trump might bring a permanent end to the war in the Gaza Strip and, with it, stability to the tumultuous Middle East, soared as he was given a lion’s share of the credit for ushering in the current ceasefire. But that hope has faded quickly since Trump suggested a plan to force Gaza’s entire population out and to “take over” the…

….After Washington designates them as terrorist groups Mexico will never tolerate an invasion of its national sovereignty by the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum warned Thursday after Washington designated Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organisations. “This cannot be an opportunity for the U.S. to invade our sovereignty,” she said. “With Mexico it is collaboration and coordination, never subordination or interventionism, and even less invasion.” On Wednesday, the Trump administration formally…

Labor group have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming that tens of thousands of probationary federal employees were unlawfully terminated as part of a broader initiative to reform the federal workforce. The complaint, lodged on Wednesday evening in a federal court in San Francisco, raises serious questions about the authority of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in overseeing federal employment practices. According to the labor groups, the…

Hamas, parading the coffins of four hostages, has drawn severe condemnation from the United Nations Human Rights chief, Volker Turk, who described the act as “abhorrent and cruel,” asserting that it contravenes international law. This event, characterized as a “disgusting spectacle,” took place in Khan Yunis, a city in central Gaza, where the coffins were believed to contain the remains of Shiri Bibas, four-year-old Ariel, his infant brother Kfir, and…

On Thursday, foreign ministers from the world’s top economies convened in South Africa, marking a significant moment amid escalating tensions over the ongoing Ukraine conflict and contentious trade disputes. Notably absent from this critical gathering was the United States’ Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who opted to stay away due to a diplomatic rift with the host nation. The G20, comprising nations that collectively account for approximately 85% of the…

Protest across Indonesia as student took over the streets in a series of dubbed ‘Dark Indonesia,’ voicing their concerns over recent budget cuts and various policies implemented by President Prabowo Subianto. Many students fear that these measures will jeopardize essential social support systems and threaten their future prospects. In the vibrant city of Yogyakarta, approximately a thousand students clad in black rallied through a bustling thoroughfare, brandishing placards and chanting…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy emphasized the importance of unity both at home and across Europe, while expressing hope for pragmatism from the United States. This conciliatory message follows a surprising public rebuke from U.S. President Donald Trump, who described Zelenskiy as a “dictator without elections” and urged him to act swiftly to secure peace or risk losing his country. Such rhetoric marks a stark departure from the traditionally supportive stance…

Russia has unleashed a barrage of 161 drones and approximately a dozen missiles overnight, targeting critical gas infrastructure in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region. This onslaught also struck power supplies in the southern Odesa region for the second consecutive night, according to Ukrainian officials on Thursday. This assault is part of a broader, intensified campaign against Ukraine’s energy system, which has ramped up over the past month. As discussions regarding the…

A flight carrying primarily Asian undocumented migrants, 65 of whom are minors, is expected to land in San Jose, Costa Rica on Thursday afternoon. A deportation flight leaving the United States on Thursday carrying 135 mostly Asian undocumented migrants is expected to land in Costa Rica in the afternoon. Almost half of the migrants will be children. The migrants, heading from San Diego to San Jose, hail from China, Afghanistan,…

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday declined the Justice Department’s request to immediately reinstate President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, setting up a potential emergency application to the Supreme Court. Legal experts have said Trump’s order conflicted with the Fourteenth Amendment, which extends American citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, by denying citizenship to future children born in the United…