Trump-Xi meeting still on despite trade tensions, says US’s Bessent
Secretary of the US Treasury says Trump may call off his 100 percent tariff threat on China as negotiations continue.
Vodafone outage: thousands of broadband and mobile users report problems
Company apologises and says network ‘recovering’ after many customers say there were unable to access services
Tens of thousands of Vodafone customers in the UK have reported they could not access services including the internet and making mobile phone calls.
Consumers started reporting problems on the website of the outage monitor Downdetector from about 3pm on Monday.
Continue reading...Majority of special education staff in US education department laid off – report
Layoffs ‘decimating’ office responsible for protecting rights of infants, children and youth with disabilities, says worker
The majority of staff in the education department handling special education has been laid off, according to multiple reports.
Friday’s total of 466 layoffs across the education department also impacted the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, which oversees programs that support millions of children and adults with disabilities nationwide, according to sources speaking to various outlets.
Continue reading...Trump praises el-Sisi for ‘very important role’ in Gaza ceasefire talks
US President Donald Trump praised Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for playing a “very important role” in th Gaza ceasefire.
Who is Miriam Adelson, the pro-Israel donor Trump lauded at the Knesset?
Trump says the mega-donor, who spent more than $100m to help him win the 2024 US presidential election, 'loves Israel'.
China’s Temu more than doubles EU profits to nearly $120m despite having only eight staff
Online marketplace paid just $18m in corporation tax, leading campaigners to call for government action
The Chinese online marketplace Temu’s EU operations more than doubled pre-tax profits last year to just below $120m (£90m) despite employing just eight people, accounts show.
They rose 171% in the 12 months to December 2024 compared with the $44.1m the year before, as shoppers snapped up its low-cost goods, which are widely promoted on social media.
Continue reading...Plane crashes on to Massachusetts highway and kills two people on board
Blazing debris on road amid rain and wind, with one person on ground hurt and no known survivors found on plane
A small plane crashed along a major highway in south-eastern Massachusetts early on Monday amid rain and strong winds, killing both people on board and wounding another person on the ground, authorities said.
In videos taken by people in passing vehicles, smoke could be seen billowing up above Interstate 195 from scattered, blazing debris. The highway was closed in both directions near the crash site in Dartmouth, a town about 50 miles (80km) miles south of Boston, the state department of transportation said.
Continue reading...‘Indescribable happiness’ as detainees return to Gaza
Israel says it has released 1,968 prisoners and detainees as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas.
‘You’re my life, my hero’: Hostages reunite with families after two years
Families say it ends "two years of hell" and a journey of "healing and rehabilitation" will now begin.
Israel receives 4 hostages’ bodies from Red Cross; demands Hamas hand over the other 24 – The Times of Israel
Trump urges Israeli president to pardon Netanyahu of corruption charges
US President Donald Trump urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Live updates: Trump says war in Gaza ‘is over,’ arrives in Egypt as Israel celebrates release of hostages – The Washington Post
- Live updates: Trump says war in Gaza ‘is over,’ arrives in Egypt as Israel celebrates release of hostages The Washington Post
- Trump’s insistence produced a ceasefire in Gaza. Now he hopes it will end the war CNN
- The Release of Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners in Photos and Videos The New York Times
- President Trump Delivers Remarks to Israeli Knesset C-SPAN
- Fetterman marks release of last living hostages: 'The nightmare finally ends' Fox News
Live updates: Trump says war in Gaza ‘is over,’ arrives in Egypt as Israel celebrates release of hostages – The Washington Post
- Live updates: Trump says war in Gaza ‘is over,’ arrives in Egypt as Israel celebrates release of hostages The Washington Post
- Trump’s insistence produced a ceasefire in Gaza. Now he hopes it will end the war CNN
- The Release of Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners in Photos and Videos The New York Times
- President Trump Delivers Remarks to Israeli Knesset C-SPAN
- Fetterman marks release of last living hostages: 'The nightmare finally ends' Fox News
Who are the Palestinian captives Israel released?
Israel is releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinians, political prisoners and detainees. Here's a look at who they are.
Republican and Democratic senators dig in heels over government shutdown
Lindsey Graham says closure won’t push him to meet Democrats’ demands on Obama-era healthcare subsidies
Republican and Democratic senators Lindsey Graham and Mark Kelly have dug their heels in over the government shutdown – which is now approaching two weeks, with the former saying that the closure won’t push him to meet Democrats’ demands for a restoration of Obama-era healthcare subsidies.
Graham said on NBC News’s Meet the Press on Sunday that he was in favor of the Senate voting to reopen the government and prepared to “have a rational discussion” with Democrats – but not with the government shut down.
Continue reading...US Smithsonian museums and National Zoo close due to government shutdown
Washington DC-based institution says it’ll temporarily close museums and research centers in response to shutdown
Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo closed their doors on Sunday in response to the ongoing government shutdown.
In a statement over the weekend, the Washington DC-based Smithsonian Institution announced that it was temporarily closing its museums, research centers and its zoo due to the government shutdown which has now entered the third week.
Continue reading...Israel celebrates releases, warns Palestinians over reunion scenes
While Israelis celebrated the return of captives from Gaza, Israel warned Palestinian families over reunion scenes.
A Guide to Trump’s Twenty-Point Gaza Peace Deal – Council on Foreign Relations
- A Guide to Trump’s Twenty-Point Gaza Peace Deal Council on Foreign Relations
- Israel-Gaza live updates: Trump signs peace agreement, last living hostages released ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- What's next in the Gaza peace plan after Israeli hostages released, Palestinian prisoners freed CBS News
- Why Gradualism Can Help in Gaza Foreign Affairs
- Celebrate the ceasefire, but don’t forget: Gaza survived on its own Al Jazeera
As the ceasefire begins, a look at the Gaza war by the numbers – NPR
- As the ceasefire begins, a look at the Gaza war by the numbers NPR
- How Many Hostages Did Hamas Take on Oct. 7, 2023? The Wall Street Journal
- Israel-Hamas war: a timeline The Hindu
- Israel’s war for survival is just beginning valleyvanguardonline.com
- Perspective: Israel and Gaza, 7 October 2023 to 12 October 2025 Yahoo News UK
‘Locked up for 24 years’: joy and sorrow as Palestinian prisoners and detainees return home – The Guardian
- ‘Locked up for 24 years’: joy and sorrow as Palestinian prisoners and detainees return home The Guardian
- Watch: Palestinian prisoners released in West Bank to rapturous crowds bbc.com
- ‘Inhumane’: 154 freed Palestinian prisoners forced into exile by Israel Al Jazeera
- Barghouti Topped Hamas’s Prisoner List. Freeing Him Is a Red Line for Israel Bloomberg.com
- Israel frees 1,968 inmates as part of Gaza ceasefire deal Le Monde.fr