Author: News Desk

US dignitaries united to pay tribute to Jimmy Carter on Thursday, as all five living US presidents attending the former president’s funeral in his home state of Georgia, lauding Carter’s humility and commitment to promoting world peace. All five living US presidents attend Jimmy Carter's funeral in Georgia

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s team and Venezuelan media report that Machado was arrested in Caracas on Thursday. Sought for arrest and largely in hiding, she had made her first public appearance in months in Caracas, to lead a protest against President Nicolas Maduro being sworn in for a third term. The opposition said on social media that Machado was “violently intercepted on exiting the rally,” also claiming that shots had been fired at her motorcycle convoy. However, in a message on X later, Machado said that she was “in a safe place and with more determination than ever to continue…

Is Musk proposing a new Australia? Has Egypt given up control of the Suez canal with the IMF loan. It has been a busy start to 2025 and despite the distractions of the Christmas period lots of mischievous politicals deals have been in play, that have skipped under the radar (of most news publications) but not ours, and here’s a recap of what you may have missed and an idea of what’s happening in 2025.

There is a race on in Gaza – The Israeli Genocidal regime has kidnapped the medical director of the last hospital in Gaza and then set it on fire to the hospital so no medical treatment can be provided to the dying Palestinians. It is the perfect way to clear the land, as it means the Palestinians in Gaza must now relocate further to the south in order to get treatment in makeshift tents.

President-elect Trump has shifted the narrative of Israeli hostages, he has told the Palestinian Authority to get the Israeli hostages back, in order to get any kind of consolidatory appeasement in a proposed ceasefire deal.

French Nazi leader Jean Marie Le Pen has died, a convicted xenophobic criminal- he was known as the found of the French BNP and is the father of Marine le Pen, who has since watered down his racist rhetoric to fit it within the realms of what is acceptable in today’s society. The French coined him as “the devil of the Republic”.

Sir Keir Starmer has been avoiding questions and interviews on Gaza during the Christmas period, His PR team have not allowed any interviews that will discuss the genocide in Gaza because of the optics of starving and freezing children and the Christmas spirit. In a way, they have welcomed the distraction of the grooming gangs.

Nigel Farage is transforming his image from a crooked pint pulling thug to – to the alternative to Tommy Robinson. His PR team are busy making him look more Prime MInisterial, have you noticed his news suits? and he won’t be seen smoking or drinking a pint as often anymore.

More than 184 million for housing in Zaragoza. This is the amount that the Urban Planning, Infrastructure, Energy and Housing area of ​​the Zaragoza City Council have made available for energy and sustainability in 2025. As passed in the municipal budget 900 million euros. It is an amount that will be allocated mainly to three areas such as energy, including energy efficiency, housing and urban regeneration, for which the investment effort will be maintained despite the fact that the department’s endowment is reduced in this year. That is a 2% compared to 2024 due to cost control and improvements in…

UK should take back Isis members in Syria, Trump’s terror chief says The UK should take back British members of Isis being held in Syrian prison camps, Donald Trump’s incoming counter-terrorism chief has said, indicating that a failure to do so could damage the special relationship. Sebastian Gorka said any nation which wishes to be seen as a “serious ally” of the US should commit to the international fight against the extremist group by repatriating citizens currently languishing in the north east of the country. They include Shamima Begum, who left for Syria from Bethnal Green, east London, as a…

Truss sends cease and desist to Starmer demanding he stop saying she crashed the economy Liz Truss has sent Sir Keir Starmer a cease and desist letter, warning him to stop saying she “crashed the economy”. The former prime minister’s lawyers have said the remarks – made since the lead-up to the general election – are likely to “cause serious harm to her reputation”, claiming they are “false and defamatory”. They also suggest that assertions made by the Labour leader before the July general election contributed to Ms Truss losing her South West Norfolk seat. Sir Keir has repeatedly claimed…

Tories lose vote on grooming gangs inquiry as Starmer hints at U-turn A Conservative Party amendment calling for a national inquiry on grooming gangs has been rejected in the Commons. The amendment to Labour’s flagship Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill received 111 Ayes and 364 Noes, majority 253. Mrs Badenoch’s amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill called for ministers “to develop new legislative proposals for children’s wellbeing including establishing a national statutory inquiry into historical child sexual exploitation, focused on grooming gangs”. Prime minister Keir Starmer hit out at the Tory leader earlier on Wednesday over “lies and…

Weather UK live: Snow and ice warnings across country as cold snap could see temperatures hit -20C Three fresh weather warnings for ice have been issued by the Met Office as an icy blast continues to sweep the UK. Two of the ice warnings will cover most of England’s east coast, Wales, the Midlands northwest England, and Northern Ireland until 10am on Friday. “Scattered wintry showers on Thursday evening will slowly fade overnight, leading to the risk of icy patches on untreated surfaces as temperatures fall below freezing,” the Met Office says. A snow and ice warning for northern Scotland…

Price hikes are coming as firms battle Reeves tax raid, Bank of England survey suggests Inflationary pressures are likely to persist this year as firms prepare to hike prices to combat the effects of Rachel Reeves’ tax-raiding Budget, a survey from the Bank of England suggests. The Bank’s latest decision maker panel, which surveys finance chiefs around the country, showed that firms’ inflation expectations picked up in December. Expected price growth in the year ahead increased to four per cent, up from 3.8 per cent the month before. This was the highest level since April last year. The survey also…

Pound sterling continues to sink as UK economy ‘clearly on very shaky ground’ Pound sterling has continued to sell off this morning, and UK government bond yields have ticked higher as UK risk assets remain under pressure. The pound fell below $1.23 against the dollar in early trade and is currently down 0.7 per cent against the dollar and 0.6 per cent against the euro. Meanwhile, the domestically focused FTSE 250 index opened lower 0.6 per cent. The day after 30-year government bond yields reached their highest this century, yesterday 10-year government yields jumped to 4.82 per cent, the highest…