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Israel Issues Ultimatum to Hamas: Accept US-Backed Ceasefire or Face Annihilation
The Witkoff offer, according to reports by Xinhua quoting media sources, provides a two-stage swap: the release of 10 alive Israeli hostages and 18 corpses, for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza. The package also entails Israel's release of 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, as well as the remains of 180 Palestinians.
Supreme Court Clears Path for Trump to End Humanitarian Parole for Over 500,000 Migrants
The court also allowed the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelan migrants, said Xinhua news agency.
Winston Peters Wraps Up India Visit, Condemns Pahalgam Terror Attack
During his Friday visit, Peters had a meeting with Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and BJP National President J P Nadda, during which they spoke about the democratic systems of the two countries and discussed potential areas for increasing bilateral cooperation, especially in the health sector.
Trump Administration Considers 15% Tariffs for 150 Days as Legal Backup Plan
The administration is considering a temporary option to impose tariffs on large parts of the worldwide economy under an existing law that authorizes tariffs of up to 15% for 150 days, sources told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday.
Watch| U.S. Visa Revocations Lead to MAGA Calls for Xi Jinping’s Daughter’s Deportation
The subject, widely suspected to be Xi Mingze, was once a student at Harvard University.
Trump to Hold Farewell Press Conference with Elon Musk on Last Day in Office
This is a day after Musk announced that he was resigning from his position as leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a position he had conceived and led. Musk's time as a 'special government employee' is also slated to come to an end.
Watch| Trump’s Tariffs Temporarily Reinstated Amid Legal Battle
The ruling comes in a response by the Trump administration to a prior court decision that had derailed a number of its major economic projects.
Watch| "We Were Ready To Act After Prayers, But India Launched Brahmos": Pak PM
The Prime Minister disclosed that Pakistan forces were setting up a retaliatory strike set for 4:30 a.m., shortly after Fajr prayers, but India pre-empted this by firing BrahMos missiles at several locations in Pakistan, including the Rawalpindi airport.
U.S. Announces Israeli Approval of Temporary Gaza Ceasefire; Hamas Evaluates Proposal
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, in a press conference, stated that US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump "submitted a ceasefire proposal to Hamas that Israel supported and endorsed."
Lavrov Confirms Moscow’s Strong Interest in Reviving Russia-India-China Troika Format
Lavrov emphasized, "I would like to confirm our sincere interest in the earliest revival of the work in the troika format — Russia, India, China — which was created many years ago on the initiative of (former Russian prime minister) Yevgeny Primakov, and which has arranged more than 20 meetings at the ministerial level since then, not only at the level of foreign policy leaders, but also the heads of other economic, trade and financial bodies of the three nations," TASS reports.
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