UK: PM Starmer pledges £3.5m for veterans facing homelessness

The government is spending an extra £3.5m on support for military veterans facing homelessness.The cash will fund mental health support and help with employment and independent living. It will fund…

Palestine: Israeli strike on a Gaza house kills many, medics and rescuers

Dozens of people have been killed and wounded in an Israeli strike on a house in Jabalia in northern Gaza, Palestinian medics and rescuers say. The official Palestinian news agency…

India: Can the warm Trump-Modi relationship be an indicator for warm US-India future?

During his campaign for re-election, Donald Trump repeatedly threatened major tariffs on imports from a range of countries. Beijing bore the brunt of his attention — he threatened a 60…

Yemen: UK and US carry out air strikes on Sanaa

The United States and the United Kingdom have launched air strikes in Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa, a television station run by the Houthi rebel group has reported, with the…

Italy: Pompeii to cap daily tourist numbers at 20,000

The Roman archaeological site of Pompeii will limit the number of daily visitors to the site to 20,000 a day after a steep rise in visitors. A record high 36,000…

USA: FEMA official fired for directing help away from Trump supporters

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) supervisor has been fired for telling staff helping hurricane survivors to skip houses displaying signs supporting Donald Trump. The agency’s head, Deanne Criswell, described…

West Bank: Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in occupied Aqqaba town

Israeli soldiers have killed at least one person during a raid in the occupied West Bank town of Aqqaba, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The body of the Palestinian man, identified…

UK: Scientist concerned about and baffled by mystereous movement of Britain’s oldest satellite

Someone moved the UK’s oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly who, when or why. Launched in 1969, just a few months after humans first set…

USA: Tesla hits $1 trillion market cap as Musk becomes $300 billion man after Trump wins

Shares of Tesla climbed 8% on Friday, pushing the electric vehicle maker’s market cap past $1 trillion.Tesla enjoys a massive rally after the Musk-backed Donald Trump secured a second presidential term. The…

USA: Trump wins Arizona securing 312 total electoral votes

President-elect Trump has officially won Arizona, avenging his 2020 election loss in the crucial swing state. The race in Arizona was called by the Associated Press on Saturday evening. With Arizona,…