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Hamas officials were in Egypt on Monday ahead of talks with Israel that the U.S. hopes will lead to a halt in fighting and the freeing of hostages in Gaza.

A rift within Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition is emerging as a flashpoint in efforts to end the war in Gaza, threatening to derail a U.S. push to reshape the political landscape of the Middle East.

A senior Israeli delegation is set to travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Monday to resume negotiations with mediators and representatives of Hamas’s political bureau, according to sources familiar with the matter.

In the latest episode of political theatre dressed up as humanitarian heroism, a fleet of activists — armed with good intentions and zero cargo — set sail for Gaza in what might be the most poorly disguised PR stunt of the year.

Tel Aviv stocks surged to record highs on Sunday, fueled by renewed optimism around U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the war in Gaza and secure the return of the remaining Israeli hostages.

Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector expanded at its fastest pace in six months in September, driven by a surge in new orders and increased output, a survey showed on Sunday.

France’s radical left is walking a dangerous line. La France insoumise (LFI), once a force that claimed to defend universal rights and social justice, is now flirting openly with antisemitism. 

Pope Leo hopes that a plan to end the war in Gaza would soon reach the "desired results", he said on Sunday after acknowledging the significant steps made in negotiations to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

The war in Gaza has "not yet" ended, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday, describing the release of the hostages held by Hamas as the first phase, while details on what happens after that still need to be worked out. 

China is providing intelligence to Russia to enable Moscow to better launch missile strikes inside Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official was quoted as saying on Saturday.

Egypt’s agricultural exports have reached 7.5 million tonnes so far this year, an increase of about 650,000 tonnes compared to the same period in 2024, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk announced, citing data from the Central Administration of Plant Quarantine (CAPQ).

Iran’s Parliament on Sunday approved a bill to remove four zeros from the national currency, the rial, which has been steadily depreciating amid renewed international sanctions that have hit the country’s economy hard.