Israel will open Rafah crossing and allow humanitarian aid after hostages’ handover, while the UN and international partners plan $70 billion reconstruction; Trump’s peace plan envisions transitional governance and EU oversight

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s visit marks his first trip to Russia since overthrowing Bashar al-Assad last year, with talks expected to focus on military bases and regional cooperation, as reported by Syrian State News Agency

In a Rose Garden ceremony on what would have been his 32nd birthday, former U.S. President Donald Trump honored conservative commentator Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom

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The European Broadcasting Union delays the decision on Israel’s 2026 Eurovision entry following recent developments in the Middle East and the Gaza ceasefire agreement

The statement followed a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between Gerapetritis and the Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin.

According to the UN and the World Bank, 92% of homes in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, while the local economy has collapsed by 83%.

Deadly weekend clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces have escalated tensions, with U.S. President Donald Trump expressing interest in mediating a resolution

According to the German Foreign Ministry, preparations are already underway for a German-Egyptian Conference on the Reconstruction of Gaza.

Trump arrived in Egypt for a global summit on Gaza’s future after a triumphant visit to Israel, which included an address at the Knesset in Jerusalem earlier in the day

One of Istanbul’s oldest schools faces the prospect of temporary closure after Turkey’s Ministry of Education ordered the 571-year-old Phanar Greek Orthodox College to vacate its premises within 90 days over earthquake safety concerns

Venezuela’s president calls opposition leader María Corina Machado a “demonic witch” just two days after she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle for democracy

Twenty surviving Israeli hostages were released under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire hailed by President Trump as the “historic dawn of a new Middle East,” though major hurdles remain to securing lasting peace in Gaza

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Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt share the prize for research on innovation-driven growth and sustainable development through technological progress and creative destruction

Twenty living Israeli hostages released in first phase of ceasefire; Trump meets families, addresses Knesset, and U.S.-backed plan for Gaza implementation moves forward

Hamas hands over the first group of Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in a tense exchange, as President Trump prepares to land in Israel to receive the nation’s Medal of Honor and meet families of the captives

A planned undersea power interconnection between Greece and Cyprus, the infamous "cable," which last week led to the culmination of an unprecedented — at least in the post restoration of democracy era - clash between Athens and Nicosia

Washington has significantly expanded the list of invitees, adding Spain, Japan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Hungary, India, El Salvador, Cyprus, Greece, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Canada to the gathering, which will take place in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh

As a fragile ceasefire holds, thousands of displaced Palestinians return to the ruins of Gaza City while President Trump arrives in Israel to promote his contested peace plan