UK pledges support for Ukraine with 100-year pact
Sir Keir Starmer visits Kyiv amid concerns the incoming Trump administration may reduce aid.
Religious Zionism says will quit coalition if no return to war after deal’s 1st phase – The Times of Israel
- Religious Zionism says will quit coalition if no return to war after deal’s 1st phase The Times of Israel
- Ben Gvir says his party will quit government if cabinet implements hostage-ceasefire deal The Times of Israel
- 'Significant progress' in talks between Netanyahu, Smotrich regarding hostage deal The Jerusalem Post
- Israel’s national security minister threatens to resign over ceasefire Al Jazeera English
- Israeli cabinet delays Gaza vote as hardliner Ben-Gvir threatens to resign FRANCE 24 English
Israel-Hamas ceasefire: What’s left of Gaza and its people?
A ceasefire agreement has been announced between Israel and Hamas, but what will displaced Palestinians come back to?
Video: Gaza activist pre-records will days before his killing
Video shows the will of Palestinian activist and journalist Ahmed Abu al-Roos who was killed in Gaza.
Satellite photos show the Gaza Strip before and after the devastation of the Israel-Hamas war – Yahoo! Voices
- Satellite photos show the Gaza Strip before and after the devastation of the Israel-Hamas war Yahoo! Voices
- Opinion | What the Cease-Fire Deal Really Means The New York Times
- What is left of Gaza after 15 months of Israel’s war? Al Jazeera English
- How the Gaza war has remade the Middle East NPR
- How 15 months of war has devastated Gaza BBC.com
Plans for Bible reading and Latin in Italian schools criticised as ‘retrograde’
Education minister reveals revamp of national curriculum guidelines and says children must ‘learn to write better’
Bible reading, Latin and learning poetry by heart could return to Italian primary and middle schools as part of a revamp of national curriculum guidelines criticised as “retrograde” and “nostalgic”.
The education minister, Giuseppe Valditara, unveiled the guidelines, which predominantly affect children aged three to 14 and are expected to take effect from the 2026/2027 school year, in an interview with the rightwing newspaper, Il Giornale, saying that children must discover “a taste for reading” and “learn to write better”.
Continue reading...UK, Ukraine leaders sign ‘landmark’ 100-year agreement
PM Keir Starmer says UK will deliver a 'mobile air defence system' and bolster maritime cooperation with Ukraine.
Medvedev makes shock exit at Australian Open; Sinner, Swiatek progress
Defending champ Jannik Sinner moved through to the third round while last year's runner-up, Daniil Medvedev, is out.
Ugandan general returns to X to ‘shake up the world’
The president's son is known for his controversial tweets - and he hasn't changed after a week off.
Deciphering Trump: How much is talk, how much is real?
US President-elect Donald Trump assumes office with a wide-ranging 'Day One' list of executive orders.
Sibling rivalry: parents favour older children and daughters, study finds
International research also reveals conscientious or agreeable children are likely to receive preferential treatment
As Philip Larkin once noted, your mum and dad have a lasting effect on you. Now, researchers have revealed which siblings in a family are more likely to be favoured: it is bad news for sons.
Researchers have found daughters, older children and those who are more conscientious or agreeable are likely to receive preferential treatment.
Continue reading...Ceasefire kindles hope of hostage son’s return to Nepal
Bipin Joshi, 23, was one of dozens of foreign workers taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October 2023.
UK Announces Probes Into Child Rape Gangs After Musk Pressure – Bloomberg
- UK Announces Probes Into Child Rape Gangs After Musk Pressure Bloomberg
- U.K. Announces Rapid Review into Scale of Child Sexual Abuse by Grooming Gangs The New York Times
- UK backs local inquiries into child sexual abuse gangs after Musk stoked controversy The Associated Press
- U.K. announces new inquiries into decade-old cases of child sexual grooming after pressure sparked by Elon Musk tweet CBS News
- Yvette Cooper announces urgent national review on grooming gangs The Guardian
Qatar’s PM calls on Israeli forces to withdraw from Syria buffer zone
Sheikh Mohammed also promises to support the new administration and the rehabilitation of Syria's infrastructure.
Two women killed in knife attack at Slovak school
The suspect is an 18-year-old student, who went on the run but was apprehended by police shortly after.
How the Gaza war has remade the Middle East – NPR
Gaza in maps: How 15 months of war have drastically changed the territory
A visual guide to how much has changed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began its military response to Hamas's attacks on 7 October.
Celebrations across the world after Gaza ceasefire deal is announced
There were scenes of celebration on the streets across the Middle East and beyond after the Gaza ceasefire deal.
‘Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to death?
Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal miners, resulting in close to 80 deaths.
What would be the global impact of Trump’s economic policies?
Tariffs and tax cuts are at the core of Donald Trump's economic policies.