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The talks are set to be held in the Swiss mountain resort of Bürgenstock.
The delegation is led by Iran’s head negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
Archiv: put your arms in the air...
Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening.
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Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others. The Naval Blockade will remain in full force and effect until this Transaction is finalized — Time and place of the signing to be announced shortly.
PHOTOS: Scenes from Sokoto communities hit by US strikes
Residents of Tangaza and Tambuwal local government areas of Sokoto State have confirmed separate drone attacks on their communities, carried out by the United States military.
Findings by our correspondent indicate that one of the attacks occurred in Jabo District of Tambuwal Local Government Area, a community previously not affected by insecurity.
Vance says Gaza needs peacekeepers, security setup before Hamas disarms
The US vice president, JD Vance, on Monday said that security infrastructure needs to be in place and international peacekeepers need to deploy to Gaza before Hamas disarms.
“Before we actually can ensure that Hamas is properly disarmed, that’s going to require… some of these Gulf Arab states to get forces in there to actually apply some law and order and some security-keeping on the ground,” Vance told reporters.
“We don’t even have the security infrastructure in place, meaning the Gulf Arab states, our allies, don’t have the security infrastructure in place yet to confirm that Hamas is disarmed,” he added.
LIVE: View from Khan Younis as freed Palestinian prisoners arrive
Watch live as buses carrying freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis.
EMOTIONAL MOMENTS: Crowds Welcome Freed Palestinian Prisoners in Khan Younis After Truce | AH1E
Thousands of Palestinians flooded the streets of Khan Younis to welcome home freed prisoners following the Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal.
France may impose sanctions on settlers if Israel continues blocking aid, Macron says
„The humanitarian blockade is creating a situation that is untenable on the ground,“ Macron said at a joint press conference in Singapore with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
„And so, if there is no response that meets the humanitarian situation in the coming hours and days, obviously, we will have to toughen our collective position,“ Macron said, adding that France may consider applying sanctions against Israeli settlers.
Report: France and Saudi Arabia planning proposal to disarm Hamas
Sources involved in the discussions told Bloomberg that according to the plan, Hamas would still maintain some political power in Gaza.
According to the report, the Saudis have presented the proposal to Hamas, although its unclear if French officials have contacted the group.
North Korean Troops Enter Kursk Where Ukrainians Are Fighting
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It is likely that about 11,000 North Korean troops have moved into Russia‘s Kursk region, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh, who spoke to the media today.
Trump Picks Pete Hegseth, a Veteran and Fox News Host, for Defense Secretary
The choice of Mr. Hegseth was outside the norm of the traditional defense secretary. But he was a dedicated supporter of Mr. Trump during his first term, defending his interactions with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, embracing his “America First” agenda of trying to withdraw U.S. troops from abroad and energetically taking up the cause of combat veterans accused of war crimes.
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He served in the Army in Afghanistan and Iraq and at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
A Minnesota native, Mr. Hegseth graduated from Princeton University, where he was the publisher of The Princeton Tory, a conservative magazine, for which he wrote about seeing the statue of Saddam Hussein toppled in Baghdad in 2003.
NATO launches annual nuclear exercise “Steadfast Noon” across western Europe
This year’s exercise involves 2,000 military personnel from eight airbases and various aircraft, including nuclear-capable jets, bombers, and support aircraft.
Flights will mainly occur over Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, the United Kingdom, and the North Sea.
Palestinians want UN General Assembly to seek reconsideration of full membership
General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding — as Security Council resolutions are — but they are a reflection of global opinion.
The United States is scheduled to defend its veto of the widely backed Security Council resolution Wednesday morning in the General Assembly. It would have paved the way for Palestine to become the 194th member of the United Nations.
Live: French and UK defence ministers visit Kyiv for talks on more military aid for Ukraine
The visits came ahead of Kyiv‘s first Defence Industries Forum, where Ukrainian officials were set to meet representatives from over 160 defence firms and 26 countries.
Ukraine has repeatedly asked for more Western weapons, including longer-range missiles, to help break through Russian positions and launch strikes deep within Russian-controlled territory.
„Er ist ein Held, und wir danken ihm für seinen Dienst“ – Kanadisches Parlament ehrt bei Selenskyj-Besuch Veteran der Waffen-SS
„Wir haben hier im Plenarsaal einen ukrainisch-kanadischen Veteranen aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, der für die ukrainische Unabhängigkeit gegen die Russen gekämpft hat und auch heute noch, im Alter von 98 Jahren, die Truppen unterstützt. Er ist ein ukrainischer Held, ein kanadischer Held, und wir danken ihm für seinen Dienst. Danke.“
So lautete die Eloge auf den als Ehrengast geladenen SS-Veteran Jaroslaw Hunka durch den Sprecher des kanadischen Unterhauses, Anthony Rota. Im Anschluss gab es minutenlangen stehenden Beifall für den 98-jährigen, rüstigen SS-Mann durch die Abgeordneten sowie den kanadischen Präsidenten Justin Pierre James Trudeau und seinen ukrainischen Amtskollegen Selenskyj.
Canada’s parliament, Trudeau and Zelensky give inadvertent ovation to Nazi war veteran
Speaker apologizes to Jews worldwide for encouraging parliament to hail Yaroslav Hunka, 98, a volunteer fighter in a Waffen SS unit, as a ‘Ukrainian and Canadian hero’