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US officials heading to Russia for ceasefire negotiations: Trump

American representatives are on their way to Russia to discuss a proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump stated during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin in the White House.

Hamas welcomes Trump’s pullback from mass displacement plan of Gazans

Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem has welcomed United States President Donald Trump’s apparent retreat from his proposed permanent displacement of more than two million Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip.

No one expelling anyone from Gaza: Trump

Amid row over his 'Gaza Plan', US President Donald Trump asserted that no one would be "expelled" from the besieged Strip.

Over 800 extrajudicial killings documented in Syria violence: Report

The recent surge in violence in coastal Syria has resulted in more than 800 extrajudicial killings, a war monitor has announced in a new report.

Canada announces plan to ease sanctions on Syria

Ottawa has announced plans to ease sanctions on Syria as the interim government in Damascus seeks international support.

Ukraine doesn’t trust Russia but wants to show readiness for peace: Zelensky

President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Ukraine agreed to Washington's temporary truce proposal to demonstrate to U.S. President Donald Trump and its European partners that it is serious about ending the war.

Russia discussed Iran nuclear agreement with US, maintains contact with Europeans: Moscow

Moscow has discussed the Iran nuclear deal with Washington and maintains some communication with the Europeans, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told US bloggers Mario Nawfal, Larry Johnson and Andrew Napolitano in an interview.

China, Russia, Iran to hold nuclear negotiations in Beijing on Friday

Beijing will hold a meeting on Friday with Tehran and Moscow on the Iranian nuclear issue, China’s foreign ministry has stated, with both nations sending their deputy foreign ministers.

Russia unlikely to accept 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine: Reuters

Moscow is unlikely to agree to a temporary truce in Ukraine proposed by Washington, feeling it has the upper hand on the battlefield and viewing the ceasefire as a trap, Reuters has reported, citing undisclosed Russian sources.

US frim Maxar restores Ukraine’s access to high-resolution satellite imagery: Report

U.S. aerospace company Maxar Technologies has restored Ukraine's access to the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (GEGD) service, allowing Kyiv to utilize high-resolution commercial satellite imagery again, Militarnyi reported on Wednesday, citing users of the service.

Israel frees four Lebanese captives, agrees to join border negotiations

Lebanon announced it has received four hostages taken by Israel during its war with Hezbollah, as Tel Aviv said it has agreed to engage in talks to demarcate its border with Lebanon.

At least 137 Gazans killed in Israeli attacks since start of ceasefire

At least 137 Palestinians have been killed since a ceasefire  took effect in Gaza in January, local authorities have announced.

Israeli troops kill at least four people in West Bank

Israeli soldiers have killed at least four Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority (PA) announced.

Daily: Afghanistan under Taliban poses growing threat to Iran, neighbors

Afghanistan, now under the Taliban control, has become a dangerous hub of terrorism, posing a significant threat to neighboring countries, particularly Iran, the Tehran-based Jomhuri-e Eslami newspaper argues.

‘Entire families’ killed in Syria fighting: UN

Entire families including women and children have been killed in Syria’s coastal region as part of recent sectarian killings by rival groups, the UN human rights office has announced.

Ukraine says agrees to 30-day ceasefire if Russia abides by it

Kyiv is ready to accept Washington's proposal to immediately implement a temporary 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual accord, the Ukrainian Presidential Office announced after talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia.

VP says Iran neither consults, nor takes orders on nuclear policy

Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has stated that Tehran does not consult with or take instructions from others regarding its nuclear policy.

Negotiations only way to save Israeli captives’ lives: Hamas

The Palestinian movement Hamas stressed that Israel’s threats to restart war on the Gaza Strip are futile, saying ceasefire talks are the only way for Tel Aviv to save the lives of its captives.

Russia ‘doesn’t have cards’ in peace negotiations with Ukraine: Trump

Neither Ukraine nor Russia "has the cards" in potential peace talks, U.S. President Donald Trump told journalists ahead of a meeting between the U.S. and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia.

Ukraine must make concessions in any peace agreement: Rubio

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that Ukraine would need to make territorial concessions as part of any deal to end the war.

Iran blames US for targeting Iraqi nation by revoking sanctions waiver

Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, has blasted Washington for targeting the Iraqi people by revoking the Arab country’s sanctions waiver for importing electricity from the Islamic Republic.

Gaza hospital head recounts torture and isolation in Israeli detention center

Testimony from the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip paints a brutal picture of Israeli detention, including accounts of torture, starvation and the poor conditions prisoners are forced to endure.

UNRWA chief warns of ‘deepening hunger’ in Gaza as Israel blocks aid

Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has warned that the situation in the Gaza Strip is “deteriorating very, very quickly”, more than a week after Israel again halted all supplies from entering the besieged enclave.

Iran’s navy chief says Trump’s statement on US power ‘delusional’

Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, the Iranian Army's Navy commander, dismisses US President Donald Trump’s remarks that the US is more powerful than Iran, China, and Russia, calling the remark “delusional.”

Zelensky apologized in letter to Trump: US envoy

Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky apologized to the US president in a letter after an explosive public argument during an Oval Office meeting.

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