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Donald Trump said he believed Hamas was, quote, ready for a lasting peace,

after the militant group agreed to release all hostages and said it wanted to negotiate details of America's peace plan for Gaza.

Mr. Trump also urged Israel to stop bombing Gaza, quote, immediately.

Earlier, America's president demanded that Hamas agreed to his proposal, which includes its full disarmament by

Sunday, threatening, quote, all hell. Pete Hegeseth, America's war secretary, said the armed forces

had bombed a boat that was allegedly trafficking drugs from Venezuela to America, killing four people on board.

It is America's fourth attack on such a vessel in the Caribbean since last month.

The Trump administration has repeatedly and dubiously described drug cartel members as,

quote, terrorists, considering them a threat to national security.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers in America's Senate failed again to pass rival spending bills

to reopen the government, extending the shutdown until at least next week. The result was expected. Both proposals

were rejected in earlier votes. A fifth vote will take place on Monday. The White House continued

to blame Democrats for the shutdown and suggested it would result in federal layoffs.

Police in Britain shot two innocent people while responding to an attack on a Manchester

synagogue, one of whom died, according to the city's chief constable. He called it, quote,

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