Israel celebrated a historic victory early Monday as 20 hostages returned home under President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, marking the first phase of his landmark ceasefire agreement.
British taxpayers are footing over £10 billion in annual welfare subsidies to migrants, with new government figures revealing that one in every six pounds spent on the country’s Universal Credit program went to foreign nationals in 2024.
President Donald Trump will depart the White House on Sunday afternoon for a high-stakes trip to Israel and Egypt following the announcement of a historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas. The visit includes an address to the Israeli Knesset and a formal peace ceremony in Egypt.
American military oversight will shape the early stages of Gaza’s new peacekeeping mission, with the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) coordinating operations but keeping American troops out of the conflict zone.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro asserted that a U.S. naval strike on a narcotics ship was aimed at “a Colombian vessel with Colombian citizens on board.” The White House forcefully rejected his accusation, demanding a retraction and calling the claim “baseless and reprehensible.”
The Trump administration secured a major diplomatic victory this week as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz reached a deal with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres to implement sweeping UN peacekeeping cuts and rein in bloated spending funded heavily by American taxpayers.
