Final swap of Gaza truce deal sees return of 4 dead hostages

Four bodies of hostages have been handed over to Israel in the final swap of the first phase of a ceasefire deal. More than 600 Palestinian prisoners were released in …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Trump threatens China with additional 10% tariff in escalation of trade war

US president also insists delayed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will go into effect on 4 March

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Donald Trump has threatened China …

Source: The Guardian

UK government insists consultancy spending cuts ‘on track’

Big firms won £1.5bn of UK government work in 2024, an increase on the previous two years

Source: Financial Times

Royal Academy could cut 60 jobs amid ‘serious financial challenge’

Institution blames ‘increasing costs and changing visitor behaviours’ as numbers fail to recover since Covid lockdown

The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) could axe 60 roles as part of a …

Source: The Guardian

The Social Security Fairness Act could boost payments for more than 3.2 million Americans—see who qualifies

President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law before he left office in January. Here's who may see a boost to their benefits and when.

Source: CNBC

Ontario heads to polls for snap election in face of looming Trump tariffs

Premier Doug Ford called for the early vote, arguing he needs ‘strong mandate’ in case of US-Canada trade war

Voters in Canada’s most populous province head to the polls …

Source: The Guardian

US to raise tariffs on China and push ahead with Canada and Mexico levies

Donald Trump says tariffs on America’s biggest trading partners to go into effect on March 4

Source: Financial Times

Jim Cramer lists stocks that could withstand the impact of Trump's tariffs

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday opined on the market instability caused by some of President Donald Trump's tariff decisions.

Source: CNBC

Hamas returns bodies of four hostages and Israel releases hundreds of Palestinians

Both sides agreed there would be no Hamas ceremonies for the hostage bodies and in exchange Israel would release the Palestinian detainees and prisoners whose freedom had been held up …

Source: NPR

Francis’ Illness Raises a Hard Question: Who Governs if the Pope Can’t?

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses uncomfortable, unanswered questions about Vatican decision-making.

Source: New York Times

US deportees in ‘black box’ in Panama with no access to counsel, lawyers say

About 112 migrants held in immigration center deep in the jungle are unable to communicate with their attorneys

Lawyers for immigrants from around the world who were deported from the …

Source: The Guardian

Syrian Jews return to Damascus for the first time in decades, hoping to build bridges

Thousands of Jews left Syria in 1992, when they were allowed to emigrate. The visit by a small delegation of U.S.-based Syrian Jewish religious figures last week was their first …

Source: NPR