The US President has urged leaders in the Middle East to move past conflict. United States President Donald Trump says his Gaza ceasefire deal will bring peace to the Middle East. Some 20 world leaders, including Trump, signed the agreement at a special summit in Egypt on Monday. The deal outlines the steps both Hamas … Read more
“These constraints include barriers to movement of people and goods from the West Bank and Gaza, restrictions on aquifer access, and limits on mobile communications standards,” reads one section focused on these constraints. “They also impose low-quota restrictions on banking activities (e.g., cash shekel transfers to Israeli banks).” Compared to redevelopment, however, a much more … Read more
US president says Hamas has ‘three or four days’ to respond to his Gaza ceasefire proposal. A 20-point plan was unveiled by US President Donald Trump to end the war on Gaza, with Israel’s prime minister by his side. It’s been welcomed internationally, while Hamas studies the details. So, what’s on the table? And what … Read more
Netanyahu secures key edits to Trump plan to slow and limit Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza The Times of Israel Opinion | Can the Trump Peace Plan Overcome Unprecedented Cruelty? The New York Times The Latest: Hamas says it will study Trump’s peace plan before responding The Hill Trump and Netanyahu to Hamas: accept Gaza peace plan or face … Read more
The US president has presented a proposal to end Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip. US President Donald Trump has proposed a 21-point peace plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza. The plan, shared with Arab and Muslim leaders in New York on Tuesday, reportedly sees Hamas barred from any future role in governing Gaza, … Read more
Bezalel Smotrich says he approves E1 settlement plan in West Bank | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News “The plan is the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for the concept of a Palestinian state,” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich remarked. Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, August 6, 2025 (photo … Read more
Former African Union diplomat Arikana Chihombori argues that Trump’s Africa policy is ‘a step in the right direction’. Africa’s leaders have no one to blame but themselves if they cannot reach equitable trade deals with the United States, argues the former representative of the African Union to the US, Arikana Chihombori-Quao. Chihombori-Quao tells host Steve … Read more
How has Project 2025 shaped Trump’s second term? Marc Lamont Hill speaks to its former director, Paul Dans. Project 2025 became a flashpoint during the 2024 presidential campaign. The sweeping conservative policy blueprint aims to overhaul the federal government and reshape United States society. How closely is President Donald Trump following its direction? And how … Read more
London CNN — Britain’s government has been temporarily blocked from concluding its deal to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, PA Media reported, after an 11th-hour injunction by a High Court judge. Prime Minister Keir Starmer intends to return the islands to the African country, while maintaining control of the US-UK Diego Garcia military base, … Read more
President Donald Trump orders 100 percent tariffs on imported films and those made outside the US. In recent years, California – home to America’s film industry – has slipped to become the sixth most preferred location to shoot and produce movies. Hollywood producers are moving to cities in Canada, the United Kingdom, Central Europe and … Read more