Israel’s Netanyahu is visiting the US, with a ceasefire in Gaza at the top of the agenda. Trump has also confirmed the US will be sending more weapons to Ukraine.

The prime minister welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron for a three-day state visit where the PM is set to push for a deal between the UK and France on the migrant crossings. The PM wants a ‘one in, one out’ policy.

The public inquiry has revealed that at least 13 postmasters may have taken their own lives due to wrongful accusations linked to the Horizon IT system, which the Post Office and Fujitsu knew could produce false data.

(Friday 11 July 2025) – At the start of the week, much of the global news was dominated by the flash floods in Texas. Israel’s Netanyahu suggested Trump should win a Nobel Peace Prize this week, just ahead of his arrival in Washington for a meeting aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel’s defence minister says he has instructed its military to prepare a plan to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp in the south of the territory, according to reports from Israeli media. It comes as reports emerge of more Israeli attacks on Palestinians waiting for food.


In Europe, the ongoing heatwave leads the news, with wildfires and health warnings sweeping the continent. The UK is set for its third heatwave of the summer from this weekend.

French President Macron is on a three-day state visit to the UK, marking the first from an EU leader since Brexit. He is set to meet with politicians and the royals.

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There’s a lot of sports action this week, with the Euro 2025 group stages in full swing, and the final of the Club World Cup set for Sunday. Both are available to watch online!

New World Bank data shows India’s Gini Index, a key measure of income inequality, improved from 28.8 in 2011–12 to 25.5 in 2022–23, ranking India fourth globally for income equality, ahead of the US and China.

China has strongly denounced President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs of up to 70 per cent on imports from key East Asian nations, including Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia.

On Sunday, Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier, the Magic Seas, in the Red Sea using grenade fire and bomb-carrying drones, forcing its crew to abandon ship.

Camp Mystic, a prestigious summer camp in Texas, has hosted daughters of political and business elites for nearly a century, including members of the Johnson family and First Lady Laura Bush.