Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal

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Netanyahu wants Hamas to allow for release of hostages without troop withdrawal, in plan Israel says came from US

Israel has cut off humanitarian supplies to Gaza in an effort to pressure Hamas into accepting a change in the ceasefire agreement to allow for the release of hostages without an Israeli troop withdrawal.

The office of the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Sunday it was imposing a blockade on Gaza because Hamas would not accept a plan which it claimed had been put forward by the US special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to extend phase one of the ceasefire and continue to release hostages, and postpone phase two, which envisaged an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

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UK and France will work on own Ukraine peace plan, says Keir Starmer

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PM says he and Macron have agreed to begin talks as Europe scrambles to respond to White House disaster

Britain and France will work on their own peace plan for Ukraine, Keir Starmer has said, as European leaders scrambled to respond to Friday’s disastrous White House meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The prime minister told the BBC on Sunday that he and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, had agreed to begin negotiations separate to those between the US and Russia, after a series of hurried phone calls on Saturday evening.

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‘America is going down’: China can capitalise on damage caused by Trump, former PLA colonel says

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Exclusive: Zhou Bo says harm done to US image may make Taiwanese reconsider their attitude towards Beijing but says he sees Trump as overall being ‘rather friendly’

The damage caused by Donald Trump to the United States’ reputation is creating opportunities for China, particularly with regards to Taiwan, according to a retired senior colonel from China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Speaking to the Guardian in Beijing, Zhou Bo said that Trump was damaging the US’s reputation “more than all of his predecessors combined”.

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‘A crossroads in history’: Europe seeks to take control of Ukraine negotiations at pivotal London summit – AOL

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  1. ‘A crossroads in history’: Europe seeks to take control of Ukraine negotiations at pivotal London summit  AOL
  2. Trump-Zelensky: Would one-month Ukraine truce work?  BBC.com
  3. UK officials hold talks with around 20 countries interested in coalition to support Ukraine  Reuters
  4. UK's Starmer says Europe is at ‘crossroads in history’ as leaders agree to steps to Ukraine peace  The Associated Press
  5. Who Will Join Europe’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ to Help Ukraine?  The New York Times
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‘SNL’ Spoofs Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Showdown With Cameo From Mike Myers as Elon Musk – Hollywood Reporter

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  1. ‘SNL’ Spoofs Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Showdown With Cameo From Mike Myers as Elon Musk  Hollywood Reporter
  2. ‘SNL’ Cold Open: Mike Myers Crashes Zelenskyy Meeting as Elon Musk | Video  Yahoo Entertainment
  3. Mike Myers Makes Surprise ‘SNL’ Cameo as Elon Musk: Watch  PEOPLE
  4. ‘SNL’ takes aim at Trump-Zelensky meeting  CNN
  5. Zelenskyy's fiery White House visit gets ‘SNL' cold open treatment  NBC New York
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Four million Queenslanders warned they could be in ‘firing line’ when Cyclone Alfred heads towards coast

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Bureau of Meteorology says guidance ‘favours landfall on Thursday’ as premier David Crisafulli warns ‘large system presents big challenge’

Tropical Cyclone Alfred will “likely” turn towards major population centres in south-east Queensland this week, with authorities warning more than 4 million people from Bundaberg to the Gold Coast that their communities could be “in the firing line”.

The Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, said on Sunday the system could cause serious and potentially dangerous coastal erosion, flash flooding and strong winds.

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Europe Is Left With Hard Choices as Trump Sours on Ukraine – The New York Times

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  1. Europe Is Left With Hard Choices as Trump Sours on Ukraine  The New York Times
  2. Europe’s Nightmare Is Here: They Have to Fight Putin Without the US  Bloomberg
  3. The Five Eyes Have Noticed  The Atlantic
  4. Western leaders must seize the moment to make Europe safe  The Economist
  5. Europe should hijack Trump’s revolutionary plans for the world  Financial Times
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‘I need to survive’: rower attempting to cross Pacific activates emergency beacon off Queensland near Cyclone Alfred

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Australian navy ship heading to Coral Sea after Aurimas Mockus calls for help one week out from reaching Queensland

A Royal Australian Navy ship is bound for the Coral Sea after a Lithuanian man attempting to row across the Pacific Ocean from San Diego to Brisbane got into trouble.

Aurimas Mockus activated his emergency beacon on Friday night about 740km east of Mackay, Queensland, and 90km west of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

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