Trump claims agreement for ‘complete disarmament’ of Hamas in Gaza but support uncertain

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US president’s Board of Peace hails ‘critical step’, but responses of Israeli and Hamas officials suggest disagreements remain

Donald Trump has said a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and for Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, however briefings from both sides exposed disputes over its implementation that could prove difficult to overcome.

“This agreement is a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that will work closely with the Board of Peace to help the Palestinian people,” Trump said in a social media post.

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Trump says Board of Peace reaches agreement on disarmament of Hamas in Gaza – Al Jazeera

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  1. Trump says Board of Peace reaches agreement on disarmament of Hamas in Gaza  Al Jazeera
  2. Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Claims Peace Deal Is Near in Gaza  The New York Times
  3. Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain  9News
  4. Iran war live: Trump says Hamas to disarm, Israel to leave Gaza gradually  Al Jazeera
  5. Hamas agrees to complete disarmament under 'historic' Gaza agreement: Trump  Fox News
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Live updates: Saudi Arabia says 14 countries backing maritime alliance to protect shipping routes – CNN

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  1. Live updates: Saudi Arabia says 14 countries backing maritime alliance to protect shipping routes  CNN
  2. Saudi Arabia forms Red Sea defense coalition to protect against Houthi attacks  thehill.com
  3. Saudis Form Military Alliance to Protect Red Sea Shipping  The New York Times
  4. Saudi Arabia prepares sea and possible land offensive against Houthis  The Guardian
  5. Saudi Arabia pushing for new military coalition to deter Red Sea attacks  The Seattle Times
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State Dept. apologizing for Africa map that mislabeled every country – The Washington Post

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  1. State Dept. apologizing for Africa map that mislabeled every country  The Washington Post
  2. U.S. government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference  NBC News
  3. U.S. Government Mislabels Map of African Countries at AIDS Conference  The New York Times
  4. State Department says it made ‘an unfortunate error’ when it mislabeled countries on map of Africa  CNN
  5. Little Marco’s Goons Get Every Single Country Wrong in Map Disaster  The Daily Beast
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World-renowned climber Nirmal Purja among 10 feared missing following avalanche in Pakistan – CNN

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  1. World-renowned climber Nirmal Purja among 10 feared missing following avalanche in Pakistan  CNN
  2. Nirmal Purja: Ex-Royal Marine among 10 climbers feared missing after avalanche in Pakistan  BBC
  3. 10 climbers led by a renowned Nepalese mountaineer are missing on a Pakistan peak  Click2Houston
  4. World-Famous Climber Nims Purja Is Among 10 Missing Following an Avalanche  Outside Magazine
  5. What We Know About the 10 Climbers Missing in the Broad Peak Avalanche  Climbing Magazine
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Spain Mobilizes Military as Thousands of Migrants Cross Into Ceuta – The New York Times

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  1. Spain Mobilizes Military as Thousands of Migrants Cross Into Ceuta  The New York Times
  2. Spain will send troops to Ceuta to help with border security  DW.com
  3. Spain’s Ceuta In ‘Chaos’: What To Know About Migrant Surge  Forbes
  4. Migrants pour into Spain's Ceuta from Morocco, military called in  Reuters
  5. What to Know About Ceuta  The New York Times
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Anthropic’s AI Claude escaped testing environment and hacked organizations

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Company says it discovered unauthorized access during ‘proactive review’ after rival OpenAI revealed rogue agent

Anthropic ⁠said on Thursday its AI Claude model hacked ⁠systems of ⁠three ​organizations during testing, days after rival OpenAI ⁠revealed a rogue agent had gone on a days-long ⁠hacking spree at AI ​firm Hugging ‌Face.

Claude gained ‌unauthorized access to the ‌systems during cybersecurity evaluations after a misconfiguration allowed the models to reach the internet from testing environments that ‌were supposed to be isolated, Anthropic said.

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Lindsay Clancy’s husband told police children were dead, court hears

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Officers in murder trial testify of arriving at Massachusetts home after anguished 911 call from Patrick Clancy

The two police officers focused first on Lindsay Clancy drifting in and out of consciousness in the snow after jumping from her Massachusetts home’s second-floor window in January 2023. Within minutes, they were racing into the basement after her then husband screamed that all three of their children were dead.

“I can’t wake them up – I can’t get them up!” Patrick Clancy frantically told the officers who, along with firefighters and paramedics, gave jurors first-hand accounts on Thursday of the aftermath.

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Seattle police chief resigns after deadly food festival shooting

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Mayor announces resignation of Shon Barnes after city officials faced criticism over response to Sunday shooting

Seattle’s police chief has resigned amid criticism of the city’s response to a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend, Katie Wilson, the mayor, said on Thursday.

The announcement followed hours of speculation about whether Shon Barnes would step down, as some of his supporters said he had rebuffed Wilson’s request that he resign.

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Diane Abbott and Joani Reid readmitted as Labour MPs

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Both MPs have had the parliamentary whip restored following separate independent disciplinary processes

MPs Diane Abbott and Joani Reid have been readmitted into Labour and had the parliamentary whip restored, just under two weeks into Andy Burnham’s premiership.

The party confirmed that this followed separate independent disciplinary processes, although Labour said the leadership played no role in either decision.

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US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

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State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil

A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a ⁠global conference in Brazil ⁠this week, ​causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online.

Reuters viewed a video of the presentation given at the Aids 2026 conference in ⁠Rio de Janeiro, which shows the errant map displayed halfway during a presentation about the state department’s new health agreements.

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Mandela Barnes drops out of high-stakes Wisconsin governor’s race

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Former lieutenant governor says path to Democratic nomination no longer viable as democratic socialist rival surges ahead

Mandela Barnes, the former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, dropped out of the Democratic primary for governor on Thursday, upending the high-stakes contest less than two weeks before the 11 August election.

Barnes announced the decision in a video posted on social media, saying he no longer saw a viable path to the nomination, as democratic socialist Francesca Hong surged ahead with a commanding lead.

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Informal poll shows Costa Rica’s Grynspan ahead in race to be next UN chief – Reuters

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  1. Informal poll shows Costa Rica's Grynspan ahead in race to be next UN chief  Reuters
  2. United Nations’ new Ebola coordinator, and choosing a new U.N. secretary-general  NPR
  3. Compromised Candidates  Foreign Policy
  4. Uganda’s Nomination for UN Boss Is 30 Years and Many Months Late  PassBlue
  5. Selection for next UN chief gets underway with Grynspan early front runner  South China Morning Post
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Andy Burnham to give regional mayors share of income tax – BBC

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  1. Andy Burnham to give regional mayors share of income tax  BBC
  2. UK PM Burnham to give mayors a share of income tax in devolution drive  Reuters
  3. Burnham to free mayors from ‘Treasury death grip’ with new devolved powers  The Guardian
  4. Burnham to Give Mayors Share of Income Tax in UK Devolution Push  Bloomberg
  5. Mayors plan tax rebates for voters with devolution windfall  The Times
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Burnham to free mayors from ‘Treasury death grip’ with new devolved powers

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Local leaders say plan will transform funding so English regions no longer rely on Whitehall handouts for projects

England’s regional mayors will be able to break out of the “death grip of the Treasury” by borrowing to invest in big projects under “transformational” plans to shift power out of Whitehall.

For the first time, mayors will keep a share of income tax generated in their area from 2028, as well as business rates totalling tens of millions of pounds by April 2027.

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US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict – AP News

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  1. US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict  AP News
  2. Trump declares Hamas to disarm as Saudi military readies for potential Houthi ground offensive  Fox News
  3. U.S. Strikes Iran Again, as Trump Encounters a More Determined Adversary in Widened War  The New York Times
  4. The U.S. retaliates against a 'surprise attack' by Iran in Jordan  NPR
  5. Iran says it will 'punish the aggressor today' after 'heavy wave' of U.S. strikes  CNBC
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