Trump Called Netanyahu ‘Effing Crazy’ as Israeli Strikes on Lebanon Threaten U.S.-Iran Diplomacy Donald Trump confirmed this week that he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “effing crazy” during a phone call on Monday, after Israeli strikes on Lebanon prompted…
Cooper Pledges to Keep Pressing China on Jimmy Lai’s Detention After Beijing Visit British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has vowed to continue raising the case of imprisoned pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai with Beijing, following a two-day diplomatic visit to China…
South West Water Fined Record £1.85m After Parasite Contaminates Drinking Supply in Devon South West Water has been handed a record £1.85 million fine for a drinking water offence after admitting it supplied water contaminated with a parasite to thousands…
Fund Scrapped Amid Republican Revolt and Legal Setbacks The Trump administration has abandoned its $1.8 billion “anti-weaponisation fund” following an unusual wave of Republican opposition, a judicial pause, and mounting legal challenges. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the reversal…
Justice Department to Comply With Ruling Halting $1.8bn Compensation Fund The US Department of Justice said Monday it will comply with a federal court order blocking the Trump administration’s $1.8bn “anti-weaponisation” fund, a controversial scheme designed to compensate individuals who…
Cruise Giant Discloses Major Data Breach Affecting Close to Six Million U.S. Customers Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise operator, has confirmed that a data breach occurring in April compromised the personal information of 5,995,277 U.S. customers, after a hacker…
Meta and Social Media Giants Agree to Pay Millions to Settle School District Lawsuit Over Youth Mental Health Harms Meta, Snap, Alphabet, and ByteDance have agreed to pay a combined total of approximately $27 million to settle a lawsuit brought…
Iran Conflict Drives Mortgage Rates Higher, Pushing UK House Prices Into Decline UK house prices are set to fall this year after the Iran war “fundamentally changed” the outlook for the housing market, leading estate agency Savills has warned, as…
Nine in Ten Parents Back Australian-Style Restrictions, Technology Secretary Confirms The UK Government is actively considering banning children under 16 from holding social media accounts, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed Sunday, after a public consultation drew more than 81,000 responses…
NATO on Alert After Drone Hits Romanian City Near Ukrainian Border A drone struck a building in the Romanian port city of Galați this week, triggering sharp condemnation from the European Union and a warning from NATO that it stands…