UK moves to end early GCSE teaching in Year 7–9 shake-up
The UK government plans to stop secondary schools from routinely teaching the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) content before Year 10, as part of a curriculum overhaul aimed at making the first three years of secondary school more engaging.
Streets deserted in G/Bissau capital after military takeover
According to a military source, the head of this “High Command for the Restoration of Order” is expected to be announced on Thursday.
South Africa slams Trump’s G20 ban as punitive
Pretoria fired back in a statement late Wednesday, saying South Africa was a G20 member in its own right and that its place in the bloc was decided by the other members.
Trump rages at report that he is increasingly frail
Trump is the oldest person ever to have assumed the US presidency and the job has clearly weighed on him since starting a second term in January.
Israel defence minister vows ‘no calm’ in Lebanon without security for Israel
He cited as proof the “elimination” of a top Hezbollah military chief in an Israeli strike on southern Beirut days earlier.
Democratic lawmakers accuse Trump of using FBI to ‘intimidate’ them
“Yesterday, the FBI contacted the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms requesting interviews,” they said. “No amount of intimidation or harassment will ever stop us from doing our jobs and honoring our Constitution.”
