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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to travel to Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump as early as next week, two US officials said, with Trump’s special Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, scheduled to meet with Netanyahu in Israel this week. In Gaza, over 200,000 Palestinians began to return to the north of the enclave on Monday under the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, 15 months after being forced to flee southward in the early days of the war.

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed trade and a potential state visit to Washington in a phone call on Monday. The White House said Trump emphasized the importance of “moving toward a fair bilateral trading relationship” as well as the importance of India procuring American-made security equipment. The two leaders also discussed plans for Modi to visit the White House. “We are committed to a mutually beneficial and trusted partnership,” Modi said on social media. “We will work together for the welfare of our people and towards global peace, prosperity, and security.” Modi keeping close…

Coca-Cola has urgently recalled cans of Coke, Sprite and Appletiser in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands Coca-Cola issues recall of drinks in Europe over safety concerns  An investigation has been launched in the UK after Coca-Cola recalled drinks in some countries in Europe due to “elevated levels” of chlorate. The popular soft drink manufacturer has urgently recalled cans of Coke, Sprite, Diet Coke, Appletiser and other beverages with production codes between 328 GE and 338 GE in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Chlorate is a by-product of the breakdown of chlorine-based sanitisers and chlorine chemicals, which are frequently used to…

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings through Tuesday Storm Herminia map: Where winds and rain will hit UK today as more bad weather follows Storm Eowyn A series of yellow weather warnings for wind and rain will continue through Tuesday after Storm Herminia caused disruption across large parts of England and Wales. The Met Office predicted heavy blustery showers and thunderstorms as it issued three weather warnings across the south of England and Wales. A wind weather warning that covers the whole south of England and Wales is set to expire at 6am on Tuesday. Storm Herminia map:…

Deepfake AI pornography victims accused Channel 4 of ‘lacking compassion’ over the video that appears in the documentary Abuse survivors criticise Channel 4 over release of Vicky Pattison deepfake sex tape Channel 4 has defended creating a deepfake sex tape for a documentary on the controversial technology after victim-survivors slammed it as “disrespectful”. The broadcaster’s new documentary, Vicky Pattison: My Deepfake Sex Tape, saw the reality star presenter have an AI-generated, explicit film created of herself. It was aired despite survivors of online image abuse “strongly advising” against it when producers approached them to consult on the documentary, according to…

With many of younger generation found to identify as ‘spiritual’, research counters assumption spirituality is on decline and in fact implies God is ‘making a comeback’

Nearly 60 per cent of the public say taking a three-day weekend will be ‘the normal way of working’ by 2030, according to research by Survation Two hundred UK companies sign up for permanent four-day working week Two hundred companies in the UK have permanently adopted a four-day working week with no loss of pay for staff. According to the most recent 4 Day Week Foundation update, the companies collectively employ more than 5,000 people, with nonprofits, marketing, and technology firms among the best-represented. A significant number of companies in sectors including Creative Arts & Design (18), Engineering & Manufacturing…

Selena Gomez sparks backlash after video sobbing over Trump’s immigration crackdown Selena Gomez has responded to backlash after sharing a video of herself crying. The Disney star-turned-pop-princess took to Instagram tonight with an incredibly emotional clip as she expressed her feelings on Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Since being re-elected to serve a second term as president, the Trump administration has increased deportation efforts at the southern border. Sharing her reaction to Trump’s threat to deport masses of undocumented immigrants, Gomez, 32, sobbed to the camera as she apologised for the fear that has struck countless families. ‘I just wanna say…

Boyzone star snubs reunion after not speaking to other members for five years The members of Boyzone reunited tonight for the first time in seven years. However, one star was noticeably absent from the red carpet as they celebrated the release of their upcoming Sky docuseries, No Matter What. Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, and Shane Lynch all put on a smiley display as they posed for photos together, having first become members of the Irish group in 1993. Missing was Mikey Graham, who has seemingly retreated from fame and no longer speaks to his former bandmates. The trio couldn’t have…

Why Xbox can’t afford to give up on consoles despite going multiformat Even as Xbox console sales struggle, Microsoft remains committed to making more hardware – and it’s all because of Game Pass. 2024 marked a significant turning point for Microsoft’s gaming strategy. After years of pushing its own game exclusives, to coax people into choosing Xbox over PlayStation, higher-ups admitted to themselves that they just weren’t making enough headway. Xbox boss Phil Spencer himself corroborated rumours that a curated selection of Xbox exclusives would be ported to Nintendo Switch and, most shockingly of all, PlayStation 5. Since then,…