Hamas response to US Gaza plan is significant – but there are key omissions
There is still a huge amount of detail to be worked through around how a ceasefire could be implemented.
Day: October 4, 2025
US escalates criticism of Colombia’s president at the UN, calls for action against drug trafficking
The United States is accusing Colombia’s president of undermining progress to lasting peace and urged its government to make combating violence and drug trafficking by “narco-terrorist groups” a priority.
U.S. escalates criticism of Colombia’s president at U.N., calls for action against drug trafficking
The United States accused Colombia’s president on Friday of undermining progress to lasting peace and urged its government to make combating violence and drug trafficking by “narco-terrorist groups” a priority.
Madagascar president refuses to step down as antigov’t protests continue
Protesters issue president 24-hour ultimatum to ‘respond favourably’ to demands, threatening ‘all necessary measures’.
Hamas Says Trump Call For Israel To Stop Bombing Gaza Is “Encouraging”
Hamas on Saturday said statements by US President Donald Trump calling on Israel to stop bombing Gaza are “encouraging”, expressing readiness to immediately negotiate for the release of hostages and an end to the war.
Hamas signals it is willing to accept some parts of Trump’s Gaza peace plan
The terrorist group said it would give up power and release all the remaining hostages but said other parts of the deal required further consultation.
How Trump used fury over Israel’s Qatar attack to push Netanyahu on Gaza
In bringing several of the parties together, the push by Trump and his advisers at a minimum showed promise and built on his first administration’s success with the Abraham Accords.
Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can’t end birthright citizenship
A federal appeals court in Boston has ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily.
Death toll from Indonesian school collapse rises to 14 as crews pull more bodies from rubble
The death toll from a school collapse in Indonesia rose to 14 on Friday after recovery crews pulled multiple bodies from beneath the rubble. Dozens of students remain unaccounted for and the death toll is expected to rise.
WA needs smarter, safer ways to keep violence out of schools
The King County Prosecutor’s Office has a new strategy to ensure school safety threats are identified and investigated consistently. More help is needed.