U.S. CIA Director Bill Burns is expected to travel to Cairo this weekend to meet with his Egyptian and Israeli counterparts.
William Burns, Tom Williams/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
U.S. CIA Director Bill Burns is expected to travel to Cairo this weekend to meet with his Egyptian and Israeli counterparts and the Qatari prime minister to try to reach a breakthrough in talks on releasing hostages held in Gaza by Hamas, Axios reporter Barak Ravid posted on social media site X on Thursday, citing two sources.
Negotiations continue, but Hamas refuses to concede anything. For the terrorist organization, the hostages remain their last bargaining chip.
Five months ago, Naftali Bennett looked like the man to beat Benjamin Netanyahu. On October 27, he enters Israel's election as the leader of a shrinking list, overtaken in the opposition camp by a former army chief with no political baggage.
An envoy of President Donald Trump said he attended an event over the weekend with the head of Sudan's army, which is fighting a war with paramilitary forces that has created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
Bruno Retailleau, the candidate of France’s conservative Les Républicains, is due in Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening to set out his programme for the 2027 presidential election before French expatriates, as the race to succeed Emmanuel Macron moves onto the ground where overseas voters can be reached.
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