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The Putin–Trump meeting was a masterclass in body language:
Putin entered first, projecting leadership, standing with calm authority and a cold poker face. Trump walked in tense, trying to match the energy but eventually let Putin sit first.
Quiet strength vs manufactured strength.

After public spat, Katz and IDF chief meet, vow to ‘act as one fist’ on Gaza City plan

Zamir says cooperation between army, political leadership is crucial to ‘victory on the battlefield,’ following his meeting with defense minister to discuss Gaza City takeover plan

Lebanon moves toward disarming Hezbollah as Aoun rejects Iranian intervention
During a meeting in Beirut with Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's top security body, Aoun warned against foreign interference in Lebanon's internal affairs.

Arab diplomat confirms Egyptian mediators held talks with Hamas on reviving hostage negotiations.

Israel may dispatch negotiators to Doha for talks on freeing all hostages, ending war
Netanyahu says partial hostage release deals are ‘behind us’ as Arab diplomat tells ToI that mediators are expected to push 60-day truce that will turn into a comprehensive ceasefire.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Israel’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost the plot” as the country weighs whether to recognize a Palestinian state.

Luxon tells reporters that the lack of humanitarian assistance, the forceful displacement of people and the annexation of Gaza were “utterly” appalling and that Netanyahu had gone way too far.



Madonna urges Pope to visit Gaza ‘and bring your light to the children before it’s too late’
Madonna writes a message to Pope Leo XIV in a social media post, urging him to visit Gaza in order to help alleviate the suffering of children in the enclave.

“Most Holy Father, Please go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it’s too late. As a mother, I cannot bear to watch their suffering. The children of the world belong to everyone,” she writes.

“You are the only one of us who cannot be denied entry. We need the humanitarian gates to be fully opened to save these innocent children. There is no more time.”

“Please say you will go. Love, Madonna,” she adds.

Australia to recognize Palestinian state next month; New Zealand weighs following suit
PM Albanese says move ‘part of a coordinated global effort’ for two-state solution, Hamas may take no part in state; New Zealand FM says recognition ‘matter of when, not if’

Netanyahu says Israel not looking to occupy Gaza but to ‘free it from Hamas’
Speaking to foreign journalists, PM denies seeking to prolong war, says ‘civilian administration’ to govern Gaza, concedes that Israel is losing ‘propaganda war’ .
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska next Friday to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine.

Trump announced the 15 August meeting on social media and it was later confirmed by a Kremlin spokesperson, who said the location was "quite logical" given Alaska's relative proximity to Russia.

The spokesperson added that Trump had been invited to Russia for a potential second summit.



Netanyahu’s office confirms cabinet approval of his plan to conquer Gaza City.

Trump shouted at Netanyahu in phone call over PM’s denial of Gaza hunger — report.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to meet in coming days, Kremlin aide says
Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov says a Trump-Putin meeting could happen as soon as next week.

Trump and Putin's first meeting in years does not necessarily mean a ceasefire in Ukraine
If NBC's reports are correct, that a Putin-Trump summit is conditional on the Russian president meeting with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, then the summit may not happen at all.


Trump says ‘pretty much up to Israel’ when asked if he backs potential occupation of Gaza
WASHINGTON — Pressed on whether he supports reported Israeli plans to occupy the entire Gaza Strip, US President Donald Trump responds, “That’s pretty much going to be up to Israel.”

Trump says his primary focus is on feeding Gazans “who are obviously not doing to well with the food.”

Trump says “Israel is going to help us with that in terms of distribution and also money.”

Israel has reportedly already funneled millions of dollars to the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, though it has yet to publicly confirm doing so, as such funding would likely be unpopular among Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s base.

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