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Lebanese politician and former minister Suleiman Franjieh announces he is still running for President.

The senior Palestinian official: In the second phase, male Israeli soldiers held captives in Gaza will be exchanged for a number of Palestinian detainees.

The senior Palestinian official: The second phase includes complete disengagement from the Gaza Strip and a ceasefire.

The senior Palestinian official: The first phase includes re-opening the Rafah crossing but the issue of who would supervise it is yet to be decided.

The senior Palestinian official: In the first phase, Israeli forces will withdraw to the eastern borders of the Gaza Strip as a first step.

The senior Palestinian official: The first phase will see the entry of aid, machinery, and equipment, as well as the restoration of hospitals and some public infrastructure.

The senior Palestinian official: The first phase includes the release of a significant number of Palestinian prisoners with long sentences and those sentenced to life.

The senior Palestinian official: It is evident that there has been tangible progress in the negotiations, and "Israel" is prioritizing the release of 34 of its captives.

The senior Palestinian official: The ceasefire will occur in two phases, with the first phase involving a 42-day truce, and the release of women, children, the elderly, and Israeli female soldiers.

A senior Palestinian official to Al Mayadeen: The Doha meetings between the Americans, Israelis, and mediators focus on breaking the deadlock in the negotiations.

Panel reviewing US-Japan steel deal hits impasse: report

Panel reviewing Nippon Steel takeover of US Steel hits deadlock: FT

Both Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump have slammed the proposed buyout, which is heavily opposed by American labor organizations.

Medvedev warns against Western moves on Taiwan amid regional tensions

Palestinians mourn for relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza strip at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah in October 2024. (AP)

Australia denies visa to two IOF soldiers over 'war crimes' questions

DPRK flags are carried during a celebration of the nation's 73rd founding anniversary in Pyongyang, DPRK on Sept. 9, 2021. (AP)

DPRK condemns terrorism in Syria, expresses solidarity with Assad govt

South Korea's president faces treason probe, impeachment vote

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Taiwan’s F-16 fighter jets fly in close formation over the president’s office during National day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, October 10, 2021. (AP)

US authorizes $385mln military sale to Taiwan

Outside the Parliament of Australia, an Australian activist declared, "Resistance is an idea and you can never ever kill an idea," adding, "Palestine will be free from the river to the sea," despite "Israel's" war on Gaza and its atrocities. In the span of 10 months, "Israel" has killed more than 39,600 Palestinians and injured 91,600 others in the Gaza Strip. It has starved children, women, men, and the elderly. The Israeli occupation has torn families apart and made Gaza a breeding ground for infectious diseases, with polio most recently detected in the wastewater.