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.
Trump says no reason to meet Xi, threatens ‘massive’ China tariffs
“I was to meet President Xi in two weeks, at APEC, in South Korea, but now there seems to be no reason to do so,” he added in the post, which he sent as he headed for a medical check-up at a military hospital near Washington
White House says Nobel Trump omission was ‘politics over peace’
“The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace,” White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung said on X.
‘Full of sorrow’ – Gazans trek home as truce begins
He said that when he began heading home, “the situation was dangerous, with gunfire, so I waited for a while”.
Israel army says Gaza ceasefire came into effect at 0900 GMT
The Israeli military said a ceasefire in Gaza took effect at 0900 GMT on Friday, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a truce and hostage-release deal proposed by US President Donald Trump.
Trump misses out as Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Venezuela’s opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
