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Jul 30, 2026 - World

A fragile ceasefire remains in place between Israel and Hamas, but it has not halted the violence in the Gaza Strip, where 1,207 people were killed since the truce began in October 2025.

Jul 30, 2026 - World

Inspector of the Polish Air Force says as part of Russia’s attack on Ukraine last night two missiles were identified as posing direct threat to PolandPoland’s defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz confirms it’s “most likely” it was a Kh-101 air-launched cruise missile.“That’s the most probable hypothesis,” he says. Continue reading...

Jul 30, 2026 - World

Bank’s chair pledges to keep up fight against inflation but decision brings fears the Fed is failing to keep paceUS government borrowing costs have hit their highest level since 2007 after the Federal Reserve voted to hold its key interest rate steady, feeding fears that the central bank may not move fast enough to tame a rise in inflation.The yield – or interest rate – on the 30-year US Treasury bond rose 14 basis points to nearly 5.24%, a 19-year high, after the Fed announced its decision to hold its main rate at between 3.5% and 3.75% for the fifth meeting in a row. Continue reading...

Jul 30, 2026 - World

India maintains that the entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of

Jul 30, 2026 - World

Green party said it was ‘obvious from the start’ that Polanski had not committed an offence There was a time when a government announcement about an investment in nuclear deterrent would focus on what this might mean for Russian cities that could be wiped out. Now, though, the government likes to frame the massive spending allocated to the Trident renewal programme as a job creation programme for Britain.Here is the No 10 news release on Andy Burnham’s visit to Barrow today. It’s headlined:Burnham drives defence to deliver security and growth in every postcode with £8.4bn nuclear submarine investment supporting 22,000 apprenticeshipsThe trailblazing initiative will help local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the local defence supply chain to recruit and train 30 apprentices across the next three years and will use the successful apprenticeship model set up by BAE Systems in the region.It is an example of how the government is baking in opportunities for young people to its approach to procurement and paves the way for more schemes to help those who miss out on their first choice apprenticeships– delivering growth and prosperity for local communities across the UK. Continue reading...