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UK Funding for temporary accommodation

Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)

Are new funding allocations to local authorities enough to deliver on the National Plan to End Homelessness?

Catch up on this question from Lord Bird on Tuesday 16 December.

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Road to Yaoundé: election of the MC14 Chair

Source: World Trade Organization – WTO (video statements)

At the opening of a 16-17 December General Council meeting, WTO members elected H.E. Minister Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, Minister of Trade of Cameroon, as Chair of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14). MC14 will take place in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 26-29 March 2026.

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UK đź”´ LIVE: Prime Minister’s Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) – 17 December 2025

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

Prime Minister’s Question Time, also referred to as PMQs, takes place every Wednesday the House of Commons sits. It gives MPs the chance to put questions to the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer MP, or a nominated minister.

In most cases, the session starts with a routine ‘open question’ from an MP about the Prime Minister’s engagements. MPs can then ask supplementary questions on any subject, often one of current political significance.

The Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch MP, asks six questions and the leader of the second largest opposition party asks two. If another minister takes the place of the Prime Minister, opposition parties will usually nominate a shadow minister to ask the questions.

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UK đź”´ PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister’s Questions – 17 December 2025

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU0oKVJzdXs

Prime Minister’s Question Time, also referred to as PMQs, takes place every Wednesday the House of Commons sits. It gives MPs the chance to put questions to the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer MP, or a nominated minister.

In most cases, the session starts with a routine ‘open question’ from an MP about the Prime Minister’s engagements. MPs can then ask supplementary questions on any subject, often one of current political significance.

The Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch MP, asks six questions and the leader of the second largest opposition party asks two. If another minister takes the place of the Prime Minister, opposition parties will usually nominate a shadow minister to ask the questions.

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Satellite Navigation Made in the EU – Galileo L14

Source: European Commission (video statements)

On 17 December, two Galileo satellites will be launched on Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in the 14th operational launch of the Galileo programme. These satellites will improve the precision, availability and robustness of the Galileo system by adding spares to guarantee the system can always provide a navigation signal for users worldwide. This will be Galileo’s first launch on Ariane 6 and the fifth launch of Europe’s heavy-lift launcher.

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Gaza: Ceasefire remains fragile – Special Coordinator Briefing | United Nations

Source: United Nations (video statements)

“On 11 December, the Israeli cabinet decided to approve or regularize 19 settlements in the occupied West Bank,” a senior UN official told the Security Council, warning that settlement activity this year has reached record levels.

Briefing the Council, Ramiz Alakbarov, the UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, said the decision included the settlements of Ganim and Kadim in the northern West Bank, which had been evacuated by Israel in 2005. He said that “in 2025, settlement advancement reached its highest level since UN tracking began in 2017,” urging Israel to abide by its obligations under international law, and recalling the International Court of Justice advisory opinion of 19 July 2024, which obliges Israel “to cease all new settlement activities, evacuate settlers, and end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory promptly.”

Alakbarov also raised concerns over developments in East Jerusalem, telling Council members that “on 8 December, Israeli authorities forcibly entered the UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem, seizing property and replacing the UN flag with an Israeli flag.” He recalled that the Secretary-General strongly condemned these actions and emphasized that the “compound remains United Nations premises and is inviolable and immune from any other form of interference.”

Turning to the humanitarian situation, Alakbarov said UN winterization efforts were underway, “distributing tents, blankets and other essential supplies, reaching people where they are.” However, he warned that “conditions remain dire, and the risk of hypothermia is increasing with the onset of winter weather,” confirming that the first hypothermia-related death of a two-week-old newborn boy from Khan Younis, was confirmed earlier today.

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Seeking Information: Brown University Shooting

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (video statements)

The FBI, in coordination with our partners at Providence Police Department and Rhode Island State Police, is releasing an updated video timeline showing the movements of a person of interest in the mass shooting at Brown University on December 13, 2025.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual responsible. Anyone with information can contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or tips.fbi.gov.

More: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/brown-university-shooting/view
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Election process underway in Central African Republic

Source: United Nations (video statements)

Over 90 tons of sensitive electoral materials, including ballot papers, tally sheets, and other election forms, arrived in Bangui, Central African Republic, on Monday, 2025.

The UN Mission in the country, MINUSCA will help dispatch them throughout the country, as part of its security, logistics and technical support, as part of its mandate.

This operation represents a key step in the organization of the combined elections scheduled for December 28, 2025.

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