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Israel gears up to receive hostages, release Palestinian prisoners
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Israel's health, justice, and security institutions began mobilising on Thursday for the long-awaited return of hostages held by Hamas and the parallel release of Palestinian prisoners.
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PM Modi speaks with President Trump, congratulates him on success of Gaza
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with United States President Donald Trump on Thursday and congratulated him on the success of the historic Gaza peace plan.
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“Grateful to President Trump and US for their leadership”, says Zelenskyy
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed progress toward Middle East peace, thanking the US and President Trump for their leadership. He expressed hope for the release of Israeli hostages, an end to violence in Gaza, and called for firm global pressure on Russia to ensure lasting
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'If Iran got nuclear weapons, peace deal would not have been possible': Tr
Updated : 5 months ago IST
US President Donald Trump spoke about the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities earlier this year, noting that Iran was close to developing nuclear weapons and if that had happened then the Gaza peace deal would not have been po
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Macron, von der Leyen welcome Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal, urg
Updated : 5 months ago IST
French President Emmanuel Macron and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal, praising mediation by the US, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkiye. Both leaders urged all sides to uphold the agreement and called for lasting peace based on the two-state soluti
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India, UK discuss situation in West Asia, PM Starmer welcomes Gaza peace p
Updated : 5 months ago IST
United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shared that he discussed the situation in West Asia with PM Modi and welcomed the first steps towards the peace plan in Gaza. He also shared that the two leaders discussed the need for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, and the need for stabi
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Welcome first phase of President Trump's peace plan: PM Modi
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed the agreement on the first phase of President Donald Trump's peace plan.
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UN Chief welcomes announcement to secure ceasefire, hostage release in Gaz
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The UN Chief also announced the support of the organisation in full implementation of the agreement along with scaling up the delivery of humanitarian relief.
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Qatar's PM says agreement reached on Gaza ceasefire
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Ansari said that the deal covered the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
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Israel, Hamas sign "first phase of peace plan," says Trump
Updated : 5 months ago IST
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, "This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace."
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Trump holds talks with former Hamas hostage, family of slain IDF soldier a
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) met Edan Alexander, who was held hostage by Hamas for 584 days, and the family of Omer Neutra in the Oval Office.
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Trump repeats joke about Canada as "51st US State" during bilateral meetin
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump jested with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a bilateral meeting, joking that Canada could be the "51st US State." Carney laughed along, and Trump said that while the two nations have had their differences, they can work them out.
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