Trump card: can he broker a Gaza deal?
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The Economist
4.4 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2025
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
While Israel and Hamas officials discuss a ceasefire via mediators in Qatar, a key meeting will take place at the White House today, when Israel’s prime minister talks to the US president. Why the Chinese Communist Party is removing alcohol from official events. And remembering John Robbins, who spurned his family’s ice-cream business to be a health campaigner.
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