- Hamas Accepts New Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal, Officials Say The New York Times
- Hamas agrees to new Gaza ceasefire deal presented by Egypt and Qatar MSNBC News
- Hamas accepts proposed deal for ceasefire with Israel and hostage release, Egyptian…

In a show of spousal diplomacy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday delivered a letter written by his wife, First Lady Olena Zelenska, to U.S. First Lady Melania Trump and expressed gratitude for her appeal to protect children.
Russia Reaffirms Opposition to NATO Troops in Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed hope that today’s meeting in Washington would result in “a historic step” toward ensuring the security of Ukraine and Europe as a whole.
According to an Ukrinform correspondent, the British Prime Minister made this statement at…

WHAT RUSSIA cannot get by fighting it is demanding to be given on a plate through the pressure that Donald Trump can put on Ukraine and on America’s European allies. At the top of Vladimir Putin’s shopping-list is the western part of Donetsk…

“I CAN’T BELIEVE it,” said Donald Trump, America’s president, as he greeted Volodymyr Zelensky, his Ukrainian counterpart, outside the White House on August 18th. “I love it.” Mr Trump was referring to Mr Zelensky’s decision to bow…

Hamas on Monday informed mediators that it accepted the ceasefire-hostage release deal proposal that was submitted to the group a day earlier, which sources said involves a 60-day pause and the release of 10 living captives, as mediators…

That’s a reference to supposed security guarantees for Kyiv, which Trump’s Ukraine war negotiator, real estate developer Steve Witkoff, has said are similar to NATO’s Article 5 common defense provision — although Trump has repeatedly ruled…