US President Donald Trump said that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of his peace plan, following talks in Egypt on ending the war in Gaza.
Russia said on Wednesday that momentum towards reaching a peace deal in Ukraine following Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s presidential summit in Alaska had largely “gone”.
Hamas said on Wednesday that “optimism” was prevailing in indirect talks with Israel aimed at ending the Gaza war, with the militant group submitting a list of prisoners it wants released in exchange for freeing Israeli hostages as part of an agreement.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said Europe must ramp up its defenses to deter Russia’s “hybrid warfare”, after a catalogue of air incursions, cyber attacks and damage to undersea cables.
President Donald Trump said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney would be “very happy” after their trade talks at the White House on Tuesday, but offered no immediate concessions on lifting steep US tariffs.
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of joining forces with a hardline opposition faction in preparing to launch a war, according to a letter from the foreign affairs ministry.
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari stated that US President Donald Trump’s plan stipulates that “handing over the hostages will lead to an end to the war in Gaza,” explaining that “the US position is clear in linking a ceasefire to the handover of hostages.”
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday warned against the United States supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. “If Tomahawk missiles are supplied to Kyiv, it must be understood that they may contain nuclear components,” Peskov said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Tuesday that the deployment of military infrastructure from third countries in Afghanistan is unacceptable.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that what is happening in Gaza represents a “humanitarian catastrophe on a scale that defies comprehension,” renewing his call for the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages.
