Architects warn post-Brexit visa rules hindering recruitment

Firms want review of decision to remove architecture from shortage occupation list and raise salary threshold

Architecture firms are calling on the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, to urgently review the …

Source: The Guardian

Israel partially withdrawing troops from Lebanon as deadline expires

Israel pulling out most forces according to ceasefire terms, but refusal to leave some border areas spreads uncertainty.

Source: Al Jazeera

Turkiye arrests 282 amid bid to reconcile with PKK

Turkiye's arrests of people with alleged "terror" ties come despite a government effort to end Kurdish conflict.

Source: Al Jazeera

Hamas leader says bodies of captive Bibas family will be handed over on Thursday

A top Hamas leader says the militant group will release six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and the bodies of four others on Thursday. Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, in prerecorded …

Source: France 24

In defence of the state

A complex society is best served by a competent, professional and neutral public service

Source: Financial Times

NASA says 'City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth

NASA data released Tuesday said there is now a 3.1 percent chance a "city-destroying" asteroid could smash into Earth in 2023. The asteroid named 2024 YR4 is being carefully monitored …

Source: France 24

Philippines ‘deeply disturbed’ by incident over shoal disputed by China

Manila’s foreign secretary says he is reassured by US commitment to alliance amid tensions with Beijing

Source: Financial Times

Energy bills in Great Britain forecast to rise by 5% from April

Households face greater than expected rise in Ofgem price cap after Europe’s gas storage levels slump, analysts say

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Millions of households face a greater than …

Source: The Guardian

Privacy advocates file lawsuit to stop DOGE from peeking at IRS taxpayer data

A coalition of watchdog groups and unions is seeking to block the DOGE team from accessing taxpayer data at the IRS. A similar battle is brewing over Social Security data.

Source: NPR

Argentina's Milei denies role in cryptocurrency scandal as government launches probe

Argentina's President Javier Milei is defending himself against accusations that he promoted a cryptocurrency that crashed, leaving investors with losses worth billions of dollars. The libertarian firebrand had initially posted …

Source: France 24

Politicians who deliberately lie could be forced from office in Wales

Proposals designed to restore trust in politics would also criminalise the making of false statements to win votes

Elected politicians who deliberately lie could be forced from office under proposals …

Source: The Guardian

Top US prosecutor quits over pressure to investigate Biden climate spending

Denise Cheung resigns after Trump appointees demand she open grand jury investigation into EPA grants

A top federal prosecutor has quit after refusing to launch what she called a politically …

Source: The Guardian