Trump hails ‘great breakthrough’ after Board of Peace brokers Hamas disarmament deal
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Trump hails ‘great breakthrough’ after Board of Peace brokers Hamas disarmament deal

US President Donald Trump on Friday hailed a “great breakthrough” in the Middle East, saying that the Board of Peace – the body he created to oversee Gaza’s governance, security and reconstruction – will lead the process of disarming Hamas. Speaking at an open-to-press cabinet meeting at Camp David, the presidential retreat that has hosted numerous world leaders, Trump credited the Board of Peace ...

Hamas says it reaches agreement to disarm after Trump announces deal
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Hamas says it reaches agreement to disarm after Trump announces deal

Hamas said on Friday that it reached an agreement to disarm, a significant move that could help end the war in Gaza, but one that will face many hurdles and could take a long time to achieve, if at all. The group agreed to a road map as long as Israel also makes concessions, including ending hostilities and withdrawing its troops from the Palestinian territory, a Hamas official and a regional offi...

Top EU diplomat Kallas expected to visit Beijing in autumn amid deepest strains in years
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Top EU diplomat Kallas expected to visit Beijing in autumn amid deepest strains in years

The European Union’s foreign affairs chief, Kaja Kallas, is expected to travel to China in the autumn for her first face-to-face meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi since a bruising encounter in Brussels last summer, according to multiple people familiar with the planning. It would mark Kallas’ first trip to Beijing since taking on her role in 2024. The trip – with a date yet to be confirmed – w...

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Here comes the alt-bride: wedding gowns enter a more experimental era

Here comes the alt-bride: wedding gowns enter a more experimental era

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Celebrities including Charli xcx and Gabbriette and avant-garde brands honour tradition while also rejecting itIf a wedding day brings to mind a bride dressed in a big white dress, the styles coming down the aisle in the near future may strike you as a little different. Whether it is through celebrity references, or new brands, wedding gowns are entering a more experimental era.For Charli xcx’s ma...

Insufficient evidence to charge basketball coach filmed slapping student: police

Insufficient evidence to charge basketball coach filmed slapping student: police

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Police will not charge a prominent Hong Kong basketball coach filmed slapping a student two years ago, citing insufficient evidence. In a reply to the South China Morning Post on Friday, the force said it would not prosecute Yung Kam-wah, who was arrested in June this year on suspicion of common assault for physically punishing a secondary student at Hon Wah College in Siu Sai Wan. “Following an i...

At least 43 people die as thousands cross to Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco

At least 43 people die as thousands cross to Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco

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Pedro Sánchez decries ‘violation of territorial integrity’ as other EU countries criticise Madrid over incidentEurope live – latest updatesAt least 43 people have died trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after as many as 50,000 migrants entered the tiny territory from Morocco in a matter of hours, triggering a political crisis for the Madrid government and unleashing a barrage of criticis...

Two men to file wrongful arrest lawsuit over Nancy Guthrie disappearance case

Two men to file wrongful arrest lawsuit over Nancy Guthrie disappearance case

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Move seeking $3.25m in damages six months after mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie was last seen safeTwo men questioned early in the search for NBC’s Today Show host Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother said they will file a $3.25m wrongful arrest lawsuit against the sheriff who detained them, as the investigation passes the six-month mark this weekend.Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen safe wh...

Read the full text of the deal for Hamas to disarm and Israel to leave Gaza

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza. Hamas has told The Associated Press that it agreed to the deal. Israel has yet to comment. Here is the full text of the deal: A Roadmap for Completing the Implementation of President Trump’s Comprehensive Peace Plan in Gaza Principles: 1. All parties reaffirm their commitment to ...

Daughter of British couple killed in Spanish wildfire rejects claim they ignored order to leave

Daughter of British couple killed in Spanish wildfire rejects claim they ignored order to leave

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Exclusive: Danielle Kirton calls on Ed Miliband to help her get answers about why evacuation order came too lateThe bereaved daughter of a British couple who died in a Spanish wildfire is calling on Ed Miliband to get answers from Spain’s government about why her parents were not told to evacuate until it was too late.Severe wildfires have burned across Spain and France since early July, killing p...

Trump attacks Republican senator and defends $1.8bn slush fund amid Blanche nomination standoff – live

Trump attacks Republican senator and defends $1.8bn slush fund amid Blanche nomination standoff – live

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Trump says US senator John Cornyn, who is stalling Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination, didn’t have a problem with IRS slush fund until Trump endorsed Ken Paxton in Texas primarySign up for the US Breaking News emailDonald Trump went after US senator John Cornyn this morning, saying Cornyn didn’t have a problem with the IRS slush fund until after Trump endorsed his opponent, Ken Paxton, in ...