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Gaza ceasefire deal hits critical moment  BBC.com LIVE: First phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire ends with no deal  Al Jazeera English Israelis to rally on ceasefire’s 1st Saturday without hostage releases, demanding they resume  The Times of Israel Gaza ceasefire in doubt as first

The latest on Trump’s presidency after hostile meeting with Zelensky  CNN

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky says Trump’s support is ‘crucial’ after clash as he prepares to meet Starmer in No 10  The Independent

Trump says he will pardon baseball legend Rose  ESPN

Man convicted of hate crime in fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy  ABC News Illinois landlord guilty of murdering 6-year-old Palestinian American boy  The Washington Post Mother testifies her 6-year-old son watched in horror as attacker stabbed her before killing boy  NBC News

Social Security Administration aims to cut about 7,000 jobs, prompting fears of customer service impact  CNN The Social Security Administration says it plans to cut some 7,000 jobs  NPR Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan  The

Trump-Zelenskyy clash leaves Ukrainians reeling  Financial Times The latest on Trump’s presidency after hostile meeting with Zelensky  CNN Ukrainians back Zelensky after disastrous White House encounter  BBC.com Trump’s Oval Office thrashing of Zelenskyy shows limits of Western allies’ ability to sway US leader  The

US President Donald Trump’s abrupt pivot to Russia will remould Moscow’s ties with China but is unlikely to prise apart its flourishing partnership with Beijing, analysts say. Since taking office last month, the US president has sought to unravel three

The fiery altercation between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday was shocking but not entirely unexpected, analysts say, with the way forward for Kyiv looking increasingly uncertain. US President Trump has long been a critic

Trump will give his first speech to Congress next Tuesday since his reelection. It has characteristics of what Americans call a State of the Union address, but it’s not officially designated as such. (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)