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US president says it will be ‘a very sad end’ if Palestinian group does not agree to his 20-point Gaza plan.United States President Donald Trump says Hamas has “three or four days” to respond to his Gaza ceasefire proposal, telling reporters that Israeli and Arab leaders had already accepted the plan.“Hamas is either going to be doing it or not, and if it’s not, it’s going to be a very sad end,” Trump said at the White House on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4UCL: Reigning champions PSG travel to Barcelona for blockbuster clashlist 2 of 4Why…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed US President Donald Trump for his efforts to broker a ceasefire and ‘halting the bloodshed’.Representatives from Turkiye plan to join a meeting of the Gaza mediation team in Doha amid diplomatic movement created after United States President Donald Trump presented a 20-point plan to end the devastating war.“Turkiye now stands as part of the US initiative” and is collaborating closely on it, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told a news conference on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Have Trump and Netanyahu really agreed on a Gaza peace plan? Key…

Civil war in Sudan between the SAF and the RSF has resisted proposals for its end.The civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary is now well into its third year and has created the world’s most serious humanitarian disaster.Estimates suggest the death toll is in the tens of thousands from combat alone, while thousands more have died from disease and hunger brought on by the war.This month saw a few key military updates, as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate:Fighting and military control(media) Observers are awaiting the return of Sudan’s…

Battlefield and Madden NFL developer agrees to sell itself in a deal that would be the largest leveraged buyout in history.Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, an investment company run by the son-in-law of the United States president, and a California-based private equity firm have bought gaming industry giant Electronic Arts (EA) in the largest leveraged buyout in history worth $55bn.Public Investment Fund (PIF), the $1 trillion Saudi venture that is increasingly buying stakes in the global entertainment industry, formed a consortium with Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners and technology and media-focused investment firm, Silver Lake.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1…

From South Sudan to Zambia, the Israeli government appears to be on a charm offensive, dangling aid and arms. Experts say it might be working.In late August, government officials from Zambia and Israel assembled to celebrate the reopening of the Israeli embassy in Lusaka. It was the first time in 52 years that an Israeli flag would be raised in the Zambian capital, following a long period of severed ties.“Israel is returning to Zambia. Israel is returning to Africa,” Gideon Saar, the Israeli foreign affairs minister, who had flown into the country for the event and led the ribbon-cutting, declared…

Here’s what world leaders said during the 80th UNGA session about Israel’s war on Gaza.World leaders gathered in New York from September 23 to 29 for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).Israel faced growing isolation as speaker after speaker condemned its ongoing war on Gaza, and delegates from multiple countries staged walkouts when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage. Many diplomats left the chamber in protest during his speech.Outside the UN headquarters, large crowds filled the streets in support of Palestinians and to protest against Netanyahu, who faces an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest…

The Palestinian Authority joins regional leaders in welcoming US president’s 20-point peace plan to end war in Gaza.United States President Donald Trump has proposed a 20-point peace plan to end the war in Gaza after holding talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who welcomed the proposal.The new proposal, which calls for the disarmament of Hamas, has been welcomed by the Palestinian Authority (PA), which governs in the occupied West Bank, along with some regional Arab countries.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel carries out drone strike in southern Lebanon, killing one personlist 2 of 3Netanyahu says he…

Details and timelines remain vague in the 20-point plan, unveiled in the White House on Monday.The United States president’s 20-point ceasefire proposal in Gaza includes many ambiguous provisions that could be decisive for the future of Palestine and the region.When presenting it in the White House on Monday, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump hailed the plan as historic. But figuring out the details for some of its elements will likely be a major challenge to its implementation.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump outlines plan to end Israel’s war on Gazalist 2 of 3Israel…

The move adds pressure on the UK government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, which has been slammed over its stance on the Gaza war.Members of the United Kingdom’s Labour Party have voted to recognise that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, in a move that increases pressure on the UK government to adopt the same position.Delegates at Labour’s party conference approved an emergency motion backing the findings of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry, which earlier this month concluded that Israel “has committed genocide”. The vote was strongly supported by trade unions.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of…

The White House says its proposal would end the war in Gaza immediately if both sides accept.The White House has unveiled a 20-point proposal it says could bring an immediate halt to Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed more than 66,000 Palestinians and left the Palestinian enclave in ruins.If the plan is accepted by both sides, the war is to end immediately with all captives held in Gaza alive and dead returned within 72 hours and Palestinian prisoners released. The Gaza Strip is to be temporarily governed by a Palestinian technocratic government with no role for Hamas, and Israel…