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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israeli parliament
On the day Israel and Hamas exchanged captives and detainees as part of the Gaza deal, United States President Donald Trump framed the agreement he helped broker as a “historic dawn of a new Middle East”. “This is not only the end of a war, this...
IDFA to Open With Shorts Program, Announces Victor Kossakovsky’s ‘Trillion,’ Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s ‘Silent Flood’ in Competition
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has announced the main competition lineups for its 38th edition, taking place in the Dutch city between Nov. 13-23. The now complete selection features almost 250 films from 76 countries...
What to do with the terrorist trawlers
With President Trump bringing comprehensive peace to the Middle East starting with freedom from Hamas hands of Israeli hostages, only a few minor details still need to be worked out – like what to do with all the terrorist trawlers. These are the...
Without comprehensive reforms, UN faces crisis of confidence: Rajnath Singh
Without comprehensive reforms, UN faces crisis of confidence: Rajnath Singh New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday reflected on the crying need for reforms in the UN, adding that the international body in its current form faces a...
‘Trump the Great’ steals thunder on Israel’s day of healing
It was a day of jubilation, one for the history books – a day on which an entire country finally exhaled. But it was also a day on which the limelight was, if not quite stolen by Donald Trump, then at least shared with the US president as he made...
Full terms of the Gaza peace agreement revealed
On Monday, Egypt hosted the Sharm El Sheikh Peace Summit, co-chaired by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and US President Donald Trump . The summit saw participation from Heads of State and Government representing a wide array of nations,...
Under the blue helmet: India’s contribution to global peace
The Indian Army, among the world’s largest contributors of troops and observers to the United Nations (UN) for undertaking peacekeeping missions, is hosting United Nations Troop Contributing Countries’ (UNTCC) Chiefs’ Conclave in New Delhi from...
What could the Israel-Gaza deal mean for the Middle East?
Toggle section navigation Sections Print Follow the authors Scott R. Anderson Aslı Aydıntaşbaş Kemal Kirişci Suzanne Maloney Dafna H. Rand Shibley Telhami See More On October 8, 2025, Israel and Hamas signed a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement...
Iran, Abraham Accords and Bibi’s trial: What Trump said in his historic Knesset speech
As the last of the Israeli hostages were released from Gaza, President Donald Trump addressed the country’s parliament — and was given a hero’s welcome. Trump’s speech to the Knesset on Monday offered effusive praise for the state of Israel, warm...
Group Performs Nazi Salutes, Chants ‘Sieg Heil,’ Then Pepper-Sprays Jewish Man Outside Kyiv’s Obolon Synagogue
As the last of the Israeli hostages were released from Gaza, President Donald Trump addressed the country’s parliament — and was given a hero’s welcome. Trump’s speech to the Knesset on Monday offered effusive praise for the state of Israel, warm...
640-Acre Kabian Park And Reserve To Reopen In Riverside County
Posted Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at 7:17 pm PT|Updated Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at 7:21 pm PT QUAIL VALLEY, CA — A 640-acre regional park in Riverside County will celebrate a grand reopening this weekend after undergoing a yearlong renovation. A public...
FULL SPEECH: President Donald Trump BRINGS DOWN THE HOUSE with Historic Speech in Knesset Bringing Peace to Mideast: “We Have Done the Impossible”
A day to be proud to be MAGA, with an American President bringing peace to the world and ending ancient hatreds with a quip and a joke. Speaking to the notoriously fractious Israeli Knesset, President Trump had them laughing and clapping along...
READ IN FULL: Trump speech to Israeli Knesset after final living hostages freed
President Donald Trump delivered a lengthy speech on Monday morning to the Israeli parliament, celebrating the Gaza ceasefire he brokered and the return of the living hostages. In his speech, he outlined the path to peace that he believes will...
World News | Silk Way Star Episode 4 Concludes in Astana with Powerful Performances
Astana [Kazakhstan], October 13 (ANI): The fourth episode of the Silk Way Star international vocal competition concluded in the Kazakhstan capital of Astana with stunning cross-cultural performances, as contestants took on songs from other...
History and Hope: We Awaken to a New Dawn in the Middle East
The situation was all but hopeless, most observers believed. Wars, hot and cold, had defined the Middle East for decades – or centuries, depending on one’s perspective, dating all the way back to the days of the Old Testament. Every concentrated...
The Trump doctrine: what ‘peace through strength’ means for Ukraine and Iran
President Trump hailed the triumph of his “peace through strength” approach in Gaza in a speech to the Israeli parliament as he sought to define his doctrine for settling the world’s most intractable conflicts. Trump recalled how Hillary Clinton,...
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israel on same day as hostage, prisoner releases
President Donald Trump, speaking in Israel on the day that Hamas released all living Israeli hostages and Israel released Palestinian prisoners and detainees, framed the agreement he helped broker as a "historic dawn of a new Middle East." He told...
Dawn of a new Middle East: Trump
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt – US President Donald Trump hailed the “dawn of a new Middle East” in remarks before the Israeli parliament on Monday after Hamas freed all living hostages and Israel released Palestinian detainees under the US-brokered...
35 Israeli hostages have returned home — but 13 families are still waiting
Twenty living Israeli hostages were released by Hamas and returned to Israel last week as part of the hostage and ceasefire deal reached in early October after 737 days in captivity in Gaza. The living hostages, Bar Avraham Kuperstein, Evyatar...
Who is attending the Summit for Peace in Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh?
US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi are chairing a gathering of world leaders called the Summit for Peace on Monday to support ending more than two years of war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal between...