Police arrested a 21-year-old man Tuesday on suspicion of starting fires at U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s private house, another property linked to Starmer and a car. The Metropolitan Police force said the suspect was detained on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life a day after an early-morning fire on Monday damaged the door of the house where Starmer and his family lived before he was elected to lead the country. Police said that the arrest also concerns two other fires that may be linked — a vehicle fire near Starmer’s house on Sunday and a May 8 door fire at a property in another part of north London. The second property is a house converted into apartments and also is linked to Starmer. No injuries were reported from any of the fires.

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv: “I hope this is a beacon of hope for everybody else, and thank God for President Trump”

Ben Shapiro on Qatar gifting Trump a plane: “Taking sacks of goodies from people who support Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, that’s not America first. If you want President Trump to succeed, this kind of skeezy stuff needs to stop.”

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Idan Alexander, the Israeli soldier released on Monday night, was the first Israeli Hamas hostage to be released without any compensation to the terrorist grou

Inflation may have picked up slightly last month as President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs kicked in, a trend economists expect will become more visible in the coming months. Consumer prices are forecast to have risen 2.4% in April compared with a year earlier, according to data provider FactSet, the same as in March and down from 3% at the start of the year. Still, on a monthly basis, economists expect that the consumer price index rose 0.3% from March to April, a pace that would worsen inflation if it continued, after it fell for the first time in nearly five years the previous month. Tuesday’s report could provide an early read on how Trump’s duties will affect the prices Americans pay for necessities and other goods such as clothing, shoes, furniture and even groceries.

President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iranian leaders are currently approaching nuclear negotiations in a measured and thoughtful way.
Addressing the topic of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Trump stated, “We’ll see what we’re going to do. With respect to Iran. I think very good things are happening there.”
He followed up by saying, “They can’t have a nuclear weapon, but I think that they are talking intelligently.” Trump emphasized that discussions are ongoing, noting, “We’re in the midst of talking to them, and they’re right now acting very intelligent. We want Iran to be wealthy and wonderful and happy and great, but they can’t have a nuclear weapon.”

Hours after the release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, fighting resumed in the Gaza Strip as IDF forces launched a targeted strike on a Hamas command compound hidden within Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. Among those reportedly eliminated in the operation was Hassan Aslih—a Hamas-affiliated “journalist” who gained infamy for documenting the October 7 massacre. Aslih, who had previously worked as a freelance photographer for outlets including CNN, was quietly dismissed after photos surfaced showing him posing with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. According to Israeli sources, Aslih had survived an earlier IDF strike and was undergoing rehabilitation at Nasser Hospital.

Harvard University responded Monday to recent threats from the Education Department to halt its grant funding, highlighting reforms it was undertaking but warning it won’t budge on “its core, legally-protected principles” over fears of retaliation. A letter from Harvard President Alan Garber detailed how the institution had made significant changes to its leadership and governance over the past year and a half. Among the reforms, Garber said, was a broad “strategy to combat antisemitism and other bigotry.” Last week, the Department of Education threatened a grant freeze in a major escalation of Trump’s battle with the Ivy League school. The administration previously froze $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard, and Trump is pushing to strip the school of its tax-exempt status.

On Monday, former Vice President Kamala Harris expressed her joy over the release of Edan Alexander, a dual U.S.-Israeli national who had been held captive by Hamas.
In a message shared on X, Harris emphasized the ongoing need to secure the freedom of all remaining hostages.
“After 584 days in Hamas captivity, American citizen Edan Alexander is finally reunited with his family. From my meetings with the Alexander family, I have long admired their strength and courage, and Doug and I join all Edan’s loved ones in celebrating his safe return,” she wrote.