News 24/04/26

The United States is considering options to punish NATO allies for failing to support the Iran war, according to Reuters.

An internal Pentagon email reportedly suggests reviewing Washington’s support for Europe’s so called imperial possessions, including Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands. Meanwhile, Israel and Hezbollah exchanged attacks overnight despite a ceasefire extension agreed just hours earlier. The Iran backed group launched strikes on northern Israel, according to the Israeli Defence Forces.

The Bank of England says global stock markets are likely to fall as share prices do not reflect the risks facing the world economy.

Deputy governor Sarah Breeden said there is a lot of risk out there while asset prices are at all time highs, adding an adjustment is expected at some point. She said it is unusual for the Bank to be so direct on markets, but pointed to complacency among investors about multiple risks. She did not say when or how large any fall might be.

Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend the ceasefire in the country by three weeks.

The decision followed a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese government representatives at the White House, which the US president also attended. In a social media post, he said the meeting went very well. He added the United States would work with Lebanon to help it protect itself from Hezbollah.

Tickets for this summer’s football World Cup final have gone on sale for more than two million dollars each.

FIFA’s official resale and exchange marketplace lists four seats for just over two point two nine million dollars, around one point seven million pounds. Buying all four tickets for the match at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey would cost more than nine million dollars, equivalent to about six point eight million pounds.

A proposed law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales is set to run out of time.

It comes almost seventeen months after MPs first voted in favour. The bill has stalled in the House of Lords despite support in the Commons for allowing terminally ill adults expected to die within six months to seek medical help to end their life, subject to safeguards. Supporters and opponents accept it will not complete its stages, though another attempt may come next session.