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Sep 24, 2026 - World

Monthly ‘thank you’ payments for people hosting refugees to be cut from £350 to £100 from next yearUkrainian refugees in the UK fear they could be left homeless after the government quietly axed 70% of funding for hosts of the Homes for Ukraine scheme, reducing monthly “thank you” payments to them from £350 to £100.The scheme was launched after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and has provided support for 181,000 of the 234,000 Ukrainians who have since sought sanctuary in the UK. Continue reading...

Sep 24, 2026 - World

Guests at Thursday night's state dinner at the White House for Chinese President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan will dine on a lavish three-course meal with dishes chosen to emphasize American ingredients "with a subtle Chinese influence."

Sep 24, 2026 - World

Delays in selling a $14 billion arms package to Taiwan are based on worries about shortages in U.S. military production of needed weapons, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Sep 24, 2026 - World

Free Tibet activists gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington on Thursday to protest Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit and meetings with President Trump.

Sep 24, 2026 - World

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called allegations of genocide in Gaza "the biggest lie of the century" as dozens of world leaders walked out during his speech Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.