Macron Gets 'Spun Like A Beyblade' By Erdogan In Awkward Handshake At NATO Watch

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A brief yet awkward interaction between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and French President Emmanuel Macron has caught widespread attention on social media.The incident took place on Wednesday during their meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands. A video clip of the greeting, shared by Russia's RT network, quickly went viral ğan Source: Reuters News18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube

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Trump says Gaza ceasefire possible 'within a week' as Hamas offers to free all remaining hostages

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Trump says Gaza ceasefire possible 'within a week' as Hamas offers to free all remaining hostages

Push for reaching a Gaza ceasefire intensified after the US 'brokered' a peace deal between Israel and Iran earlier this week, effectively ending the 12-day-long conflict read more US President Donald Trump looks on next to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured) at the NATO summit of heads of state and government in The Hague on June 25, 2025. AFP US President Donald Trump has raised hope of a possible end to the nearly two-year-long Israel-Hamas war as he said a ceasefire could be reached as soon as next week in Gaza. During the signing of a historic accord between DR Congo and Rwanda at the Oval Office on Friday, the president told reporters that he believes a ceasefire is close. Trump also said that he has been in touch with people familiar about the details of the truce deal between Israel and Hamas. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'I think it's close. I just spoke to some of the people involved,' Trump said. 'We think within the next week we're going to get a ceasefire.' Push for reaching a Gaza ceasefire intensified after the US 'brokered' a peace deal between Israel and Iran earlier this week, effectively ending the 12-day-long conflict that 'obliterated' the Iranian nuclear programme. What does Hamas have to say? Earlier this week, a senior Hamas official told AFP that talks for a Gaza ceasefire with Israel 'intensified in recent hours' with mediator countries. 'Our communications with the brother mediators in Egypt and Qatar have not stopped and have intensified in recent hours,' Taher al-Nunu said, adding that the group had 'not yet received any new proposals' to bring an end to the war now in its 21st month. Meanwhile, the Palestinian terror organisation has also agreed to free all the remaining hostages under any deal to end the war. However, Israel has vowed to stop attacking Hamas only after it is dismantled or disarmed. Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer plans to visit Washington starting on Monday for talks with Trump administration officials about Gaza, Iran and a possible White House visit by Netanyahu, a source told Reuters. IDF opens probe into war crimes The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have opened an investigation into possible war crimes after more evidence points to the possibility of its troops deliberately opening fire at Palestinians receiving food at aid distribution centres across Gaza. Anonymous Israeli soldiers have told Israeli newspaper Haaretz that troops had been told to shoot at crowds of Palestinian citizens collecting aid near food distribution sites to keep them away from Israeli military positions. The soldiers added that they had reservations about launching an assault on people who appeared to pose no threat. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD With inputs from agencies

Trump Says Gaza Ceasefire May Be ‘Close,' Possibly Within Week

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Trump Says Gaza Ceasefire May Be ‘Close,' Possibly Within Week

President Donald Trump said he thought a ceasefire in Gaza could be 'close,' perhaps in the next week. 'I just spoke with some of the people involved. It's a terrible situation that's going,' the president told reporters at the White House on Friday afternoon. 'And we think within the next week, we're going to get a ceasefire, and we're supplying, as you know, a lot of money and a lot of food to that area.' He did not provide further details on how an agreement might unfold or say to whom he spoke about a possible halt in the war that began with the Hamas assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. 'We're involved because people are dying,' Trump added. The Israeli Embassy in Washington didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday evening. Earlier: Meloni Pushes for Gaza Ceasefire at G-7 Amid Israel-Iran Crisis Earlier this week, French President Emmanuel Macron said Trump was assiduously pursuing a truce. 'On Gaza, I felt that President Trump was very determined, very resolute, aware of the importance of a ceasefire, and I think his commitment is essential on this issue,' Macron told reporters in Brussels. 'I know that his team is engaged in ongoing discussions.' Separately, Israel has estimated that the cost of damages incurred during its 12-day war with Iran at 10 billion shekels , with funds needed both to repair buildings struck by missiles and pay compensation to local businesses. The calculations shared by the Israeli finance ministry and tax body this week indicate the extent to which Iran broke through Israel's defenses during nearly two weeks of rocket fire. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.

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