NETANYAHU REJECTS TRUMP'S 15-POINT GAZA PEACE PLAN, DEMANDS FULL HAMAS DISARMAMENT BEFORE ANY WITHDRAWAL

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally rejected the 15-point Gaza peace plan drawn up by US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, declaring that Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed.

Hamas responded by reaffirming its commitment to the roadmap, calling on mediators and guarantor countries to prevent any violations that could derail the process.

The rejection comes with Netanyahu facing an election on the 27th of October, with polls suggesting his coalition could lose its majority.

Oliver McTernan is a former mediator and Director of Forward Thinking, a London-based organisation that works to resolve conflicts in the Middle East.

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Oliver McTernan, a former mediator and Director of Forward Thinking in London, says the Board of Peace approach has fundamentally misdiagnosed the nature of the conflict.

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ISRAEL AND BOARD OF PEACE REMAIN AT ODDS OVER SEQUENCING OF HAMAS DISARMAMENT AND MILITARY WITHDRAWAL FROM GAZA

A significant gap remains between Israel and the international community over the sequencing of Hamas disarmament and Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continuing to reject US President Donald Trump's fifteen-point Board of Peace roadmap.

The Board of Peace has already retreated from its original plan for simultaneous withdrawal and disarmament, now saying Israel would pull back only after Hamas hands over its weapons — but that has still not satisfied Jerusalem.

Hamas, for its part, says it accepted the roadmap but is awaiting a clear response from mediators on what was agreed.

Daniel Lippman, White House correspondent for the website Politico, says the current situation suits Israel's strategic interests.

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With Israeli elections on the horizon, the website Politico's Daniel Lippman in Washington says a new Israeli leader could have more room to negotiate on the Gaza peace plan.

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Daniel Lippman of the website Politico says US economic and military aid remains Washington's key source of leverage over Israel — and a future change of president could shift the dynamic further.

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Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China

INTRO: The strongest tropical cyclone to hit China this year, Typhoon Dolphin, made landfall on the country’s east coast, bringing heavy rain and strong winds, and causing hundreds of flight cancellations, as Laura Westbrook reports.

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NETANYAHU REJECTS TRUMP'S GAZA PEACE ROADMAP, DEMANDS HAMAS DISARM FIRST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has explicitly rejected the 15-point Gaza peace roadmap drawn up by US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, saying Israel's military will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed.

The rejection marks a rare public split between the two leaders, with President Trump having hailed the plan last month as a historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all armed groups in Gaza.

Hamas has called on mediators and Washington to pressure the Israeli prime minister not to obstruct the process for domestic political reasons, with Israeli elections due in October.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Jagruti Dave, our reporter in Washington, says the Israeli prime minister is caught between hardliners in his own party who oppose the peace plan and his relationship with the US president, who championed it.

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IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS NO DIRECT TALKS WITH US UNDER WAY, DEMANDS WASHINGTON HONOUR JUNE DEAL

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that Tehran will not return to direct negotiations with the United States until Washington honours the interim deal the two sides signed in June.

The diplomatic impasse is compounded by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rejection of US President Donald Trump's 15-point Gaza peace plan — with a Hamas spokesperson calling on Washington to bring pressure to bear on the Israeli leader.

When the first stage of the plan was announced about a week ago, a US official warned that President Trump would be deeply unhappy if Israel stood in the way of the process.

Jagruti Dave has more from Washington.

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Jagruti Dave, our reporter in Washington, says the Israeli prime minister acknowledges he is in discussions with the Americans but that some elements of the Gaza peace plan remain unacceptable to Israel.

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Senate confirms Todd Blanche as US Attorney General

The US Senate has narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche as the next attorney general, despite concerns he will be too loyal to president Donald Trump.

Blanche represented Trump in several criminal cases in the run up to his 2024 reelection.

Nick Harper reports from Washington. 

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RUSSIAN DRONE ATTACK ON KYIV REGION KILLS THREE INCLUDING A CHILD AS BALLISTIC MISSILES STRIKE CAPITAL

A Russian drone attack on the Kyiv region has killed three people including a child, while a separate ballistic missile strike also targeted the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Saturday.

Ukraine's defence ministry says its air defences intercepted around fifty-three hundred drones and missiles last month — just under sixty per cent of the roughly nine thousand Russia fired in July.

Moscow has not directly addressed the latest strikes, but Russian politicians have been vocal about diplomatic moves involving Serbia and Ukraine.

Dasha Chernyshova reports from Moscow.

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Reporter Dasha Chernyshova in Moscow says the Kremlin believes its battlefield gains mean Western economic measures will have no effect on its war strategy.

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NEW MEXICO JUDGE DECLARES META A 'PUBLIC NUISANCE,' ORDERS $567M INTO TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FUND

A judge in the US state of New Mexico has declared Meta a public nuisance and ordered the social media giant to pay 567 million dollars into a fund for teenage mental health services.

The ruling on Thursday brings total penalties against the company in New Mexico to nearly a billion dollars, after a jury imposed 375 million dollars in civil fines in March.

Meta says it will appeal, saying it works hard to keep users safe on its platforms.

Mitch Mccann reports from New York.

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Mitch Mccann, reporting from New York, says Meta is facing thousands of lawsuits across the country over the impact of its platforms on young people.

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US ECONOMY UNEXPECTEDLY SHEDS 23,000 JOBS IN JULY AS PRIOR MONTHS' FIGURES REVISED SHARPLY LOWER

The American economy unexpectedly shed jobs in July — the first monthly decline of the year — catching Wall Street off guard and deepening concerns about the health of the labour market.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a loss of twenty-three thousand nonfarm payroll positions, driven largely by a drop of fifty-three thousand government jobs, while figures for May and June were revised down by a combined hundred and three thousand.

New York City's labour market was already under pressure, with the comptroller's office reporting thirty-eight thousand private-sector jobs lost over the past year and the city's unemployment rate running above the national average.

Mitch Mccann reports from New York.

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Mitch Mccann, reporting from New York, says despite the weak employment figures, financial markets rose on expectations the Federal Reserve will now hold off on raising interest rates.

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US ECONOMY UNEXPECTEDLY SHEDS 23,000 JOBS IN JULY AS WALL STREET RALLIES ON RATE-CUT HOPES

The American economy unexpectedly shed jobs in July, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting a loss of twenty-three thousand positions — far worse than forecasts of a gain of more than eighty thousand.

The unemployment rate held at four point one per cent, but June's payroll figures were also revised sharply lower, meaning the labour market has now contracted for two consecutive months.

Wall Street nevertheless rose on the data, with investors betting the weak numbers increase the likelihood of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut.

Mitch Mccann reports from New York.

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Mitch Mccann in New York says that despite the weak employment figures, markets moved higher as traders weighed the prospect of the Federal Reserve holding off on any rate rise.

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SAUDI ARABIA, TURKEY AND PAKISTAN SIGN MUTUAL DEFENCE PACT AS IRAN-OMAN HORMUZ FRAMEWORK NEARS COMPLETION

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a NATO-style mutual defence pact in Mecca, as negotiations over reopening the Strait of Hormuz enter what could be their final stage.

US President Donald Trump has said significant progress has been made, but Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammed Ghalibaf has mocked the White House on social media — accusing it of repeatedly threatening military action only to reverse course.

The pattern has raised questions about whether Washington's pressure campaign is having any effect on Tehran.

Nick Harper has the story from Washington.

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Nick Harper in Washington says Iran appears unmoved by US President Donald Trump's pressure campaign, refusing to come to the negotiating table despite repeated threats of military action.

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CEUTA'S LEADER TELLS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AROUND 100 PEOPLE DIED IN BORDER SURGE AS THOUSANDS REMAIN STRANDED

The leader of the Spanish territory of Ceuta has told the European Parliament that up to five thousand migrants remain in the enclave after an estimated eighty thousand people crossed from Morocco in a mass border surge late last month.

Ceuta's Mayor-President Juan Jesús Vivas told an extraordinary session of the parliament's civil liberties committee on Thursday that around a hundred people died during the influx, while two invited Spanish government ministers failed to attend the hearing.

The European Commission has said it stands in full solidarity with Spain, with twenty-two member states signing a joint letter calling for stronger external borders.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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William Denselow in Brussels says the European Commission is proposing a series of measures including better early warning systems, closer cooperation with non-EU countries, and a crackdown on smuggling networks.

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NEARLY 200 PASSENGERS QUARANTINED ON BOAT NEAR KINSHASA AFTER FIVE EBOLA-LIKE DEATHS AS HEALTH WORKERS WALK OFF JOBS OVER UNPAID WAGES

Congolese health authorities have quarantined a passenger boat carrying nearly two hundred people roughly 40 miles (65 kilometres) upstream from Kinshasa after five people on board — including a three-year-old child and a newborn — died with Ebola-like symptoms, with World Health Organization teams boarding to set up a mobile testing laboratory.

The quarantine comes as the DRC's Ebola response is being undermined by a walkout of frontline health workers in Ituri province, who say they have not been paid since the outbreak was declared in May.

The government says the delays were caused by fraudulent entries discovered in the payroll system, and that payments are now being processed.

Chris Ocamringa reports from Kinshasa.

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Chris Ocamringa, reporting from Kinshasa, says the disruption has hit health operations across Ituri province, with workers refusing to return until they receive both their salaries and risk allowances.

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ZURICH INSURANCE CEO WARNS EUROPE'S WILDFIRE PROTECTION GAP IS GROWING AS CONTINENT WARMS FASTER THAN ANY OTHER

The head of Zurich Insurance Group has warned that Europe faces a growing wildfire protection gap, saying governments are not yet ready to undertake the systemic intervention needed to address the rising cost of climate-driven disasters.

The European Central Bank and the bloc's insurance regulator say just a quarter of losses from climate-related catastrophes over the past four decades were covered by insurers, while the European Commission is preparing a new resilience framework due later this year.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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TRUMP SIGNS NEW EXECUTIVE ORDERS TARGETING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP WEEKS AFTER SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN ORIGINAL ATTEMPT

US President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders on Thursday seeking to restrict birthright citizenship, just weeks after the Supreme Court struck down his original attempt in a six-to-three ruling.

The White House says the two orders tackle different aspects of the issue — and Jagruti Dave in Washington says the first targets people travelling to the United States specifically to give birth on American soil.

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Jagruti Dave in Washington says the president's original executive order was a far broader attempt to deny citizenship to the children of certain migrants, and that he has now reframed the new orders as adjustments following the court's ruling.

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Jagruti Dave in Washington says the president maintains he still has the authority to act on birthright citizenship through executive orders, despite the Supreme Court's ruling against him.

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THIRD AI COMPANY DISCLOSES HACKING BREACH AS ROGUE AGENT CRISIS WIDENS BEYOND OPENAI

The Washington Post is reporting that a third artificial intelligence company has disclosed a security breach involving rogue AI models — the latest in a series of incidents that now spans OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta.

The United Kingdom's AI Safety Institute has said Anthropic AI created fake profiles used in a hack, while Meta has revealed one of its programmes breached another company's security systems — all following the original OpenAI agent that escaped containment and attacked the open-source platform Hugging Face.

US President Donald Trump has said he is considering new controls on the industry, though he has added he does not want to restrict developers.

Jagruti Dave has more from Washington.

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Jagruti Dave in Washington says OpenAI is now pledging a major overhaul of its internal safeguards in response to the widening rogue agent crisis.

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SENATE COMMITTEE VOTES TO HOLD DR FAUCI IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS AFTER FIFTH AMENDMENT PLEA

A United States Senate committee has voted along party lines to hold Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress, after the former government infectious disease chief invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than a hundred times during testimony last week.

Senator Rand Paul, the Republican who chairs the Homeland Security Committee, says the contempt referral will be hand-delivered to the Justice Department on Thursday.

Dr Fauci's lawyer has called the vote a political stunt, saying his client has committed no crime.

James Gooderson reports from Washington.

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James Gooderson, our reporter in Washington, says the pardon Dr Fauci received from former US President Joe Biden has clear limits when it comes to his recent congressional testimony.

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SENATOR RAND PAUL TO HAND-DELIVER FAUCI CONTEMPT REFERRAL TO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, BYPASSING FULL SENATE VOTE

Senator Rand Paul says a contempt of Congress referral against Dr Anthony Fauci will be hand-delivered to the Justice Department and the US Attorney for the District of Columbia on Thursday, bypassing a full Senate vote that would be unlikely to secure the sixty votes needed to advance.

The move follows a party-line vote by the Senate Homeland Security Committee to hold the former government infectious disease chief in contempt, after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than a hundred times during testimony.

Dr Fauci's lawyer has called the proceedings a crude political stunt designed to punish his client for exercising his constitutional rights.

James Gooderson reports from Washington.

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James Gooderson, our reporter in Washington, says while a contempt conviction could carry serious penalties, it remains unclear how aggressively the White House will pursue the case.

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SPACEX LOCKUP EXPIRY RELEASES OVER 900 MILLION INSIDER SHARES AS STOCK HOLDS STEADY ON FIRST DAY OF TRADING

SpaceX shares are being closely watched on Thursday as more than 900 million insider shares become eligible for sale for the first time, following the company's stock market debut in June.

The company's first-ever earnings report, published on Tuesday, showed strong revenue growth but also raised questions about heavy spending on artificial intelligence and infrastructure.

Despite expectations of a sell-off, the stock was still in positive territory by midday, though it had retreated from earlier gains.

Mitch Mccann has more from New York.

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Mitch Mccann in New York says investors remain sceptical about the prospect of a deal on the Strait of Hormuz, leaving markets in wait-and-see mode.

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IRAN AND OMAN CLOSE TO STRAIT OF HORMUZ SHIPPING DEAL AS TEHRAN SAYS US EXCLUDED FROM TALKS

An Iranian parliamentary spokesman says Tehran and Oman are close to finalising an agreement on new shipping arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz — but that the United States has not been allowed to take part in the talks.

The proposed deal would create a mechanism to regulate which commercial vessels can pass through the waterway, fundamentally changing a status quo that has been in place for decades.

The White House has repeatedly said it wants the strait fully reopened without preconditions.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Nick Harper, our reporter in Washington, says the deal could be a first step towards fully reopening the strait, but that a number of significant obstacles remain between the two sides.

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