Hamas agrees to disarm under Trump plan, but no word from Israel
Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a deal announced by US President Donald Trump to end the war with Israel, that includes it handing over its weapons to a Palestinian governing committee and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
UN chief Guterres says ‘deeply concerned’ by Amazon fires
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday he was “deeply concerned” by wildfires that have devoured large sections of the Amazon rainforest, blanketing several Brazilian cities in thick smoke.
Five things to know about Brazil’s Amazon
The Amazon is the largest tropical forest in the world, covering 5.5 million square kilometers (2.1 million square miles), an ecological treasure threatened by escalating deforestation and forest fires.
Florida prepares to execute killer who targeted gays
A confessed murderer linked to a months-long killing spree in 1994 that targeted older gay men faced execution Thursday in the US state of Florida.
Breaking: Italian president sets Tuesday deadline to find new coalition
Italian President Sergio Mattarella has set a Tuesday deadline for squabbling political parties to form a workable coalition government, two days after a dysfunctional alliance broke up.
Italy’s Five Star ready to negotiate for parliamentary majority
The leader of Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star Movement on Thursday said he was ready to negotiate for a “solid majority” in parliament, two days after the break up of the country’s dysfunctional coalition government.
