UK: Uber offers 20 hours of free childcare in bid to lure female drivers

Every Uber driver in the UK will be eligible for 20 hours of free childcare under a new scheme intended to get more women driving taxis. They will be able…

Europe: Tate brothers say they have left US to return to Romania

British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan said on Friday they have left the US and are flying back to Romania, where they face human trafficking and other charges.…

Iceland: Minister who had a child with a teenager 30 years ago quits

Iceland’s minister for children has resigned after admitting she had a child with a teenager more than 30 years ago. Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir said in a media interview she had…

Israel: Supreme Court freezes PM’s order to sack security chief

Israel’s Supreme Court has issued an injunction to prevent the head of the nation’s security service from being fired by Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli cabinet formally approved the early dismissal…

USA: Elon Musk meets with defence officials in Pentagon visit

Tech billionaire and senior Trump adviser Elon Musk visited the Pentagon on Friday for briefings that have sparked debate after multiple US media outlets reported that he would be given…

Palestine: Israel orders army to ‘seize additional territories’ in Gaza

Israel’s defence minister has told the military to “seize additional areas in Gaza” and threatened to permanently occupy parts of it, if Hamas does not free all remaining hostages. Israel…

Afghanistan: Taliban frees US man held for two years

An American airline mechanic has been freed by the Taliban after being held in Afghanistan for more than two years. George Glezmann, who was detained in December 2022 while visiting…

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Middle East: Israel strikes Lebanon after first rocket attack since ceasefire

Israel says it has hit dozens of Hezbollah rocket launchers and a command centre in southern Lebanon after rockets were fired from there into Israel for the first time since…

USA: Trump rescinds order targeting law firm after it makes $40m promise

President Donald Trump has rescinded an executive order targeting a prestigious international law firm after it promised to abandon diversity policies and provide $40m (£31m) worth of free legal work…