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Ceasefire push: Netanyahu to visit Washington; Trump hopes for Gaza truce soon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit Washington next Monday for talks with US President Donald Trump, as the White House intensifies efforts to bring an end to the war in Gaza.A senior US administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the upcoming visit but noted that it has not yet been […]

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: Senate aims for passage by this date; hopes to finalise it ‘even sooner’

Senator Ron Johnson said there’s a strong chance that Donald Trump‘s “Big Beautiful Bill” could be passed by the Senate and land on the US president’s desk by July, possibly before the August recess.“I think we can do it before the August recess, yes, and maybe even sooner than that,” Johnson told Fox News.President Trump […]

Ceasefire hopes dim as Ukraine criticises Russia’s lack of proposals before Istanbul talks

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Zelenskyy expressed doubts over Russia’s commitment to peace talks, as Moscow prepares to send a delegation to negotiations in Istanbul on Monday.Although the Kremlin confirmed its participation, it has not yet sent its negotiating proposals to Ukraine — something Kyiv says is essential for meaningful talks. Zelensky criticised Russia for […]

Putin says he hopes there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments broadcast Sunday that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen and that he hopes it will not. In a preview of an upcoming interview with Russian state television, published on Telegram, Putin said Russia has the strength and the means to bring the conflict […]

Ranjani Srinivasan: ‘I want my PhD. I want my name cleared’: Ranjani Srinivasan hopes Columbia will take her back

Ranjani Srinivasan said she hopes Columbia would take her back and her five years of PhD work won’t go to waste. Indian scholar Ranjani Srinivasan, a Columbia student, who fled to Canada to escape arrest by the feds said she still hopes she would get back to the PhD course as it is almost at […]