Summary Is Trump allowed to accept $400m luxury plane as a gift? Currently US officials can accept gifts valued at less than $480 (£363). Although Donald Trump has referred to…
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LIVE UPDATES: Donald Trump to lift Syria sanctions, heads to Qatar next
Photos: Qatar prepares for Trump’s arrival later today At forum, Trump criticised past US presidents for judging foreign leaders During his speech at the Saudi-US Investment Forum on Tuesday, Trump…
LIVE UPDATES: Musk joins Trump at VIP lunch in Saudi Arabia on first leg of major diplomatic tour
Summary Trump has spoken to released Gaza hostage, US special envoy says Meanwhile in Israel, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East – Steve Witkoff – says he is “honoured”…
Donald Trump live: US President heads to Saudi Arabia on Middle East trip
Trump faces scrutiny over family’s business ties in Middle East The Trump family’s extensive business ties in the Middle East are attracting scrutiny from critics concerned about conflicts of interest.…
LIVE UPDATES: Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander handed to Red Cross in Gaza
Summary Trump’s special envoy touches down in Israel Moments before the Red Cross confirmed the start of the handover of Edan Alexander, photos showing US special envoy Steve Witkoff disembarking…
LIVE: Israel pounds Gaza, killing 26; Hamas to release US-Israeli captive
Captive handover expected in Gaza’s Khan Younis area: Report Israel’s public broadcaster reports that the Israeli military is scaling back its fire in Gaza in anticipation of the release of…
LIVE: Israeli forces attack Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Gaza in one day
Osama Hamdan outlines Hamas’s stance on disarmament, truce talks The senior Hamas leader has spoken to Drop Site News about the group’s position 18 months into the Gaza war, discussing…
LIVE UPDATES: Israel launches air strikes on Yemen a day after Houthi attack
Houthi-affiliated media reports two dead in Israeli strike Al Masirah has reported two people were killed and 42 otehrs were wounded in an Israeli strike on a cement factory in…
LIVE UPDATES: Hamas rejects Israel’s Gaza aid plan as ‘blackmail tool’
Far-right Israeli minister compares Gaza war to 1948, 1967 Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu has likened Israel’s new war plans in Gaza to the 1948 mass displacement of Palestinians, known as…
LIVE: ‘Earthquake’ as Israeli bombs shake Gaza, US defends Israel at ICJ
Gaza death toll rises: Health Ministry At least 18 Palestinians have been killed, including one person whose body was recovered, in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours,…