Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will sit on the dais at Donald Trump's inauguration. They are worth nearly $1 trillion combined. They will be joined at the inauguration by the chief executive officers of OpenAI and the social media platform TikTok. Meta CEO Sam Altman donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund.
Netanyahu's office accused Hamas of backtracking on an earlier understanding that would give Israel a veto over which prisoners would be released in exchange for hostages. US President Joe Biden and key mediator Qatar announced the deal on Wednesday aimed at releasing scores of hostages held in Gaza and winding down a 15-month war that has destabilized the Middle East. …
In November, a group of senior U.S. human rights diplomats met with a top official in President Joe Biden’s State Department to make an emphatic plea to keep their word. They wanted Israel to allow more trucksloads of food and medicine into Gaza every day or else. Israel had 30 days to comply. On Wednesday, after months of negotiations, Israel …
On Oct. 7, Israel launched an attack on Israel and killed more than 46,000 Palestinians in Gaza and devastated most of the Gaza. There is a possible solution to the problem of the existence of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government. There are a number of issues that need to be resolved in order to solve.
Annalena Baerbock claims a share in the Middle East hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. Joe Biden and Donald Trump are fighting over the political reward for the impending hostage deal. The agreement was reached under the “persistent and diligent work of US diplomacy”.
Israel and Hamas have reached a hostage-release and cease-fire agreement. It does not guarantee an end to the fighting, a full release of the Israeli hostages, or a lasting political solution for Gaza. Donald Trump demanded a hostage deal before his inauguration, promising that there would be “hell to pay” otherwise.
Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet meeting on the peace deal between Israel and Hamas has been delayed. He claims Hamas reneged on parts of the agreement reached with the mediators. A senior Hamas official denies Netanyahu's claims. 73 people have been killed by Israeli forces since the deal was announced.
There are 98 hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. They are due to be released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. Israel carried out fresh airstrikes on Gaza on Thursday and accused Hamas of backtracking on parts of the deal, which is intended to come into effect on Sunday.
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is disappointed with President Joe Biden's claim that he could have beaten Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Biden dropped out of the presidential race in July after his debate performance with Trump and subsequent plummeting poll numbers. Harris has been reluctant to distance herself from Biden or criticize him throughout her vice presidency.
After 15 months of fighting, tens of thousands of Palestinians are dead and scores of aid workers and journalists have been displaced or homeless. Israel is more isolated than ever. Europe has turned against free speech. U.S. government remains steadfast in its support for Israel’s war machine.
Israel's cabinet is set to meet on Friday to vote on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal. Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezal Smotrich are opposed to the deal. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is confident the cease-fire will go ahead on schedule. The truce is scheduled to take effect from Sunday.
There is a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel that will liberate hundreds of detainees. Families of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails are eagerly awaiting their release following the agreement. Some of the freed Palestinians from the West Bank will be sent to third countries rather than be allowed to return home.
Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, January 20, 2025. This year's Inauguration Day falls on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday. The theme of the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies is "Our Enduring Democracy: A Constitutional Promise." Carrie Underwood will perform at Trump's inauguration. Christopher Macchio and Christopher Lee will …
Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement. It is expected to take effect on January 19th. The initial phase of the agreement will last 42 days, during which Israel will withdraw its forces from Gaza’s populated areas to the border regions. 33 Israeli hostages, along with Palestinian detainees, will be released. The restoration of hospitals and medical centers in …
Biden warned of the rise of an oligarchy and a “tech-industrial complex” that threatens democracy, basic freedoms, and economic fairness in the United States. Big Tech executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and TikTok CEO Shou Chew, are playing prominent roles in Trump’s inauguration. Trump is considering an executive order to delay the impending U.S. ban on TikTok. House Democrats …
Negotiators for Israel and Hamas reached a provisional agreement on Wednesday. The Israeli cabinet was supposed to vote on it on Thursday, but the vote was postponed. Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister for national security, announced on Thursday night that his party would resign from the coalition if the cabinet approves the deal.
There was a last-minute crisis that delayed the Israel-Hamas cease-fire and hostage release deal. The deal is expected to go into effect on Sunday. Israel's cabinet is scheduled to convene on Friday to approve the deal and hand it off to the Knesset.
Bezalel Smotrich is threatening to resign and pull his Religious Zionism Party out of the ruling coalition. The move would bring down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has threatened to pull his Otzma Yehudit Party from the coalition if the ceasefire deal is ratified.
Egypt's foreign minister calls on Israel and Hamas to implement the Gaza ceasefire plan without delay. He declined to comment on Netanyahu's claims that Hamas has "reneged" on certain pledges in the agreement. The deal was reached thanks to "deep involvement" by American, Qatari and Egyptian mediators, including officials from incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump. Under the emerging deal, …
Donald Trump has about 100 executive orders ready for the inauguration on Monday. He will use them to implement his agenda and reverse some of President Biden's policies. The stack of executive orders is likely to face challenges both in the courts and elsewhere. Most of the immigration executive orders will restore the immigration policies from Mr. Trump’s administration. The …
Ceasefire due to come into force on Sunday will cement rapid changes across the Middle East. Islamist militant groups that have been powerful actors in the region for years will all emerge from the conflict considerably weakened. Only the Houthis in Yemen are stronger. The Islamic State remains a shadow of its former self.
Sagui Dekel-Chen was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023. He is one of two U.S. citizens listed for release by Hamas in the first phase of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election spurred the peace process.