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Egypt’s el-Sissi calls Trump’s plan ‘last chance’ for Middle East peace
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Monday said U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace proposal represents the “last chance” to achieve lasting peace in the region.Speaking at the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit, el-Sissi reaffirmed Egypt’s long-standing support for a two-state solution, saying the Palestinians have the right to establish an independent state alongside Israel.“Egypt believes that peace, stability, and prosperity can only be achieved when Palestinians are able to live freely and independently on their own land,” el-Sissi said.Trump’s plan includes the potential for a Palestinian state, but only after a lengthy transition period in Gaza and reforms by the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority.Israeli Prime...
October 13, 2025

Egypt’s el-Sissi calls Trump’s plan ‘last chance’ for Middle East peace

Trump tells Israeli lawmakers ‘the long nightmare is over’
JERUSALEM — U.S. President Donald Trump told cheering Israeli lawmakers Monday that “the long and painful nightmare is finally over,” after brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza that ended two years of war.Delivering the first address by a U.S. president to Israel’s parliament since 2008, Trump declared that the day marked “the moment that everything began to change — and change very much for the better — in the Middle East.”His speech to the Knesset coincided with the release of the final 20 living Israeli hostages held in Gaza by Hamas. Under the ceasefire agreement, Israel is freeing 250 Palestinian prisoners and more than 1,700 others detained during military operations in the enclave.Trump’s whirlwind regional trip also includes a stop in Egypt for a...
October 13, 2025

Trump tells Israeli lawmakers ‘the long nightmare is over’

Nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners freed under first phase of Gaza ceasefire deal
GAZA CITY — Nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli detention on Monday under the first phase of a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza.The Hamas-run Prisoners’ Media Office said buses carrying freed detainees from Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah, arrived in the West Bank town of Beitunia.According to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, 96 prisoners serving lengthy jail terms arrived aboard two International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) buses.The office also said 154 released prisoners were deported to Egypt, while more than 1,700 others freed from the Negev Prison in southern Israel were transported to the Gaza Strip.“Under the current deal, 250 prisoners serving life sentences and long terms, as well as 1,718 detainees arrested from...
October 13, 2025

Nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners freed under first phase of Gaza ceasefire deal

A prisoner holds his hands in the air after release
Palestinians celebrate return of prisoners freed by Israel
GAZA CITY — Hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners and detainees have been welcomed with tears and screams of joy as they were released by Israel to be reunited with their families in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.The release involved about 250 prisoners who had been convicted of crimes including murder and deadly attacks against Israelis — and about 1,700 detainees from Gaza who had been held by Israel without charge.As prisoners exited a Red Cross bus in Ramallah, many draped in traditional Keffiyeh scarves, they looked pale and gaunt, with some struggling to walk.They were freed as part of an exchange in which 20 Israeli hostages, and the remains of some deceased hostages, were released by Hamas."He is ready to embrace freedom," said Amro Abdullah, 24, who was waiting for his...
October 13, 2025

Palestinians celebrate return of prisoners freed by Israel

Freed hostage Eitan Mor's emotional reunion with family
'Long and painful nightmare finally over,' Trump tells Israel's parliament
JERUSALEM — US President Donald Trump has told cheering Israeli lawmakers that "the long and painful nightmare is finally over", after helping to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.During the first such address by a US president since 2008, Trump said the day would mark "the moment that everything began to change, and change very much for the better" in the Middle East.Trump's address to the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, comes on the day that the last 20 living hostages held in the Palestinian enclave were released by Hamas.Israel is releasing 250 Palestinian prisoners and more than 1,700 other Palestinians detained during the two-year military operations in Gaza.During a whirlwind trip to the region, Trump will also attend a peace summit in Sharm El-Sheikh,...
October 13, 2025

'Long and painful nightmare finally over,' Trump tells Israel's parliament

Anita Anand (left) with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi
India and Canada reset ties after strain of Sikh leader's murder
DELHI — India and Canada have agreed a host of steps at talks between their foreign ministers in Delhi aimed at restoring ties that plummeted after a Sikh separatist leader was assassinated on Canadian soil.Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand, making her first official visit to India, met her counterpart S Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Modi told her the visit would strengthen "efforts to impart new momentum" to the two countries' partnership.Relations hit rock bottom in 2023 when Canada's then PM Justin Trudeau accused India of being linked to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, claims Delhi denied. Both countries suspended visa services and expelled each other's top diplomats.Canada is home to nearly 1.7 million people of Indian origin and the...
October 13, 2025

India and Canada reset ties after strain of Sikh leader's murder

Netanyahu declines Trump’s invitation to attend Gaza peace summit in Egypt
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he will not attend the international peace summit on Gaza taking place in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh.A statement from Netanyahu’s office said he was invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to attend the summit but declined “due to the proximity of the event to the start of the holiday.”“The Prime Minister thanked President Trump for his invitation but stated that he would not be able to attend,” the statement said, adding that Netanyahu expressed gratitude to Trump “for his efforts to expand the circle of peace — peace through strength.”The Egyptian presidency also confirmed that Netanyahu would not participate in the gathering.Earlier, Egypt had said both Netanyahu and Palestinian...
October 13, 2025

Netanyahu declines Trump’s invitation to attend Gaza peace summit in Egypt

Hamas releases 20 Israeli hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal
GAZA CITY — The military wing of Hamas, the Al-Qassam Brigades, completed on Monday the release of 20 living Israeli hostages, according to an Anadolu correspondent.The hostages were handed over to International Committee of the Red Cross teams in two separate groups inside the Gaza Strip as part of the ongoing implementation of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.In return, Israel will release 1,968 Palestinian prisoners, including 250 serving life sentences, under the terms of the deal aimed at solidifying the U.S.-brokered truce and paving the way for further humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza. — Agencies
October 13, 2025

Hamas releases 20 Israeli hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal

Paramjit Singh is in detention and faces the threat of deportation
Sikh man with tumor held by US immigration denied medical care, says family
DELHI — For over two months, Paramjit Singh, 48, a US green card holder battling a brain tumour and a heart condition, has been held in a detention centre by US immigration authorities.Singh, an Indian passport holder, has lived in the US on a green card since 1994. He lives in Indiana with his family, who own a chain of gas stations. His wife and two children are US citizens.But Singh now faces the threat of deportation.On 30 July, he was detained by immigration authorities at Chicago O'Hare International Airport while returning from a trip to India and has since been in their custody.US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities have cited two decades-old cases as reasons for his detention, but Singh's family and lawyer say there are no active cases against...
October 13, 2025

Sikh man with tumor held by US immigration denied medical care, says family

Tomahawk missiles would boost Ukraine's ability to strike targets deep inside Russia
Trump says he may send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump is considering sending Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, saying it would provide "a new step of aggression" in its war with Russia.When asked on Air Force One if he would send Tomahawks to Ukraine, Trump replied "we'll see... I may".It follows a second phone call at the weekend between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who pushed for stronger military capabilities to launch counter-attacks against Russia.Moscow has previously warned Washington against providing long-range missiles to Kyiv, saying it would cause a major escalation in the conflict and strain US-Russian relations.Tomahawk missiles have a range of 2,500 km (1,500 miles), which would put Moscow within reach for Ukraine.Trump spoke to reporters as he...
October 13, 2025

Trump says he may send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine

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