Thousands of Israelis line streets for funeral of Bibas family killed in Gaza | Israel
Thousands of Israelis lined up funeral routes for their two small children, their mothers, who were taken hostage and captured and died in Gaza. The sad nations of Ariel, Kufia and Siri Vivas hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinians held at Israeli prisons amid reports that they have reached a deal to resume […]
House narrowly passes Trump-backed Republican spending bill – US politics live | US politics
Important Events Shows key events only Please turn on JavaScript and use this feature Initiative by US To increase the power supply Africa Bloomberg News was disbanded on Wednesday by President Trump's administration after more than a decade of work. Almost all African programs are listed for layoffs, and the majority of staff have been […]
Transport secretary backs expansion of airports ahead of Gatwick decision; Heathrow posts record passenger numbers – business live | Business
Important Events Shows key events only Please turn on JavaScript and use this feature Apple promises to fix bugs with iPhone's automatic dictionary tool Joanna Partridge apple I promised to fix the bug iPhone The automated dictation tool was quickly revised after reporting that some users proposed “trump” when they said the term “racist.” Glitch […]
Naivety cost me my Transit van and motorbike insurance | Car insurance
I am a volunteer driver for various NGOs in disaster and war-torn environments. In March 2023, my transit van was stolen along with many of my possessionsEI worked in a refugee camp. This was very stressful and made things worse as my insurance company rejected my claim as it was using it as a camper […]
‘Losing hope with every day that passes’: torment of the ships’ crews abandoned at sea | Workers’ rights
wHen Vihan* told his family he would depart from his home in Tamil Nadu, south India, and work on a boat across the Bay of Bengal to nearby Bangladesh, before leaving for several months. After delivering stone cargo to Kutuvidia Island in Bangladesh, Marine Corps engineers were scheduled to descend to India's Tut Kudi port […]
Labour peer faces cash-for-access questions – podcast | House of Lords
Lord David Evans, 82, of Watford, offered access to the minister during a discussion about commercial transactions, a secret investigation can reveal. Lord Evans has been documented as a guardian masked reporter who pretended to be a real estate developer seeking to lobby the government on how to approach Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary […]
Along Thai-Myanmar border, Trump’s decision to suspend foreign aid is deadly | USAid
Wa Kra Poe, a 30-year-old refugee from Myanmar, survived about two weeks without dialysis after President Donald Trump stopped foreign aid. “She never complained about what she was going through,” said the husband of the Meila refugee camp along the border in Taimian, where the couple lived with their two-year-old daughter, Thaw Wah, thaw. I […]
Republican budget blueprint to fund Trump’s agenda narrowly passes House | US Congress
Republicans are heading towards budget blueprints, Donald Trump's vast tax cuts and immigration agenda, a major step towards unanimous opposition from Democrats, and social safety to advance Trump's 2025 agenda It integrated deep concerns about reducing online programs. The vote for the passage was 217-215, with the only Republican vote opposed by prominent fiscal hawk […]
Ukraine war briefing: Calls grow to spend all of Russia’s frozen billions on Ukrainian defence | Ukraine
The appeal of hundreds of billions has increased with the wealth of the Russian government frozen in the international banking system to be fully used for Ukraine's defense. Europe and the G7 have found ways to use profits from financial assets to support Ukraine in the war, but since the February 2022 invasion, the capital […]
‘Mind-blowingly stupid’: Asio chief criticises News Corp’s alleged attempt to provoke Middle Eastern cafe staff | Australian media
Australia's domestic spy chief suspected that he elicited workers at a Middle Eastern restaurant and tried to challenge them to make prejudiced comments that were “surprisingly stupid” and “unhelpful” during the Senate presumed hearing I criticized some attempt. Police were called to the popular Cairo takeout in Newtown's Sydney suburbs earlier this month after a […]