US President Donald Trump told CBS in a phone interview on Saturday that the United States and Iran are “getting a lot closer” to an agreement to end the war in the Middle East.

“For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and move away from the villages and towns by a distance of no less than 1,000 meters into open areas.”

Despite the complications, pilgrims have continued to flock to Saudi Arabia to participate in this year’s hajj.

Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government on Friday after months of tensions, deepening a crisis in the debt-laden west African nation.

Trump said that it was “important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time.”

“Our system is designed for them to leave when their visit is over,” he said. “Their visit should not function as the first step in the Green Card process.”

The World Health Organization’s member states on Friday reached a consensus to note Argentina’s notification of withdrawal from the WHO, adding they would always welcome full cooperation from Buenos Aires.

He described the moment as an important period for the country and extended his congratulations to the couple ahead of their wedding.

The risk from the deadly Ebola outbreak has been raised to the highest level for the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said Friday, as the toll continued to rise.

The new law punishes “acts against nature”, a term used to signify same-sex relations, by five to 10 years’ imprisonment, compared with one to five years previously.

Hemmed in by a jihadist blockade of the Malian capital, Muslims in Bamako have been forced to spend Eid away from their families this year.

Ghana said Thursday it has delayed the evacuation of more than 800 of its citizens from South Africa after a viral video showing the alleged assault of a Ghanaian man triggered outrage.

India and the African Union have postponed a summit meeting due to take place next week in New Delhi after a deadly Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo.

A ceasefire on April 8 halted the war launched weeks earlier by the US and Israel, but negotiation efforts have so far failed to yield a lasting peace agreement.

“If the aggression against Iran is repeated, the promised regional war will this time spread far beyond the region, and our devastating blows will crush you,” the Guards said in a statement on their website Sepah News.