Two years after the Gaza conflict began, President Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged United States backing for Gaza’s security guarantees and said he believed an agreement to free the remaining hostages was nearing completion.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said, “I think there’s a possibility that we could have peace in the Middle East,” extending beyond Gaza itself. He noted that the issue would be discussed with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
According to a U.S. official, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — who served as Trump’s Middle East envoy during his first term — were travelling to Egypt on Tuesday to join the talks.
The negotiations are being described as the most promising attempt yet to end a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and devastated Gaza since the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel, in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage.
“We are very close to reaching a deal that will bring peace to the Middle East after all these years,” Trump said at the start of his meeting with Carney.
When asked about the nature of U.S. security guarantees, Trump vowed support but gave no specifics.
“We are going to do everything possible — we have a lot of power — and we are going to do everything possible to make sure everyone abides by the agreement,” he added.
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U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff says he is hopeful there will be a meeting with Iran in the coming days whilst the regime says calling for talks and bombing were "intolerable". G7 leaders were told yesterday that the war would end in weeks. Welcome to our coverage of the Middle East conflict.
The foreign ministers of the G7 group of nations on Friday called for an immediate stop to attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Iran war.
After U.S. President Donald Trump said he would pause attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure for 10 days, G7 Foreign Ministers, including the U.S., called for an end to attacks on civilians in the Iran war.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has voiced doubts about the effectiveness of the U.S. and Israeli military campaign in Iran, warning that the conflict risks becoming prolonged and increasingly complex.
The foreign ministers of the G7 group of nations on Friday called for an immediate stop to attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Iran war.
Northern European countries must significantly boost military drone production to help Ukraine defeat Russia, Latvia’s Prime Minister has said, warning that victory would be “impossible” without greater support.
A marine drone struck a Turkish crude oil tanker that had departed Russia, causing an explosion in the Black Sea near Istanbul's Bosphorus strait on Thursday, Türkiye's transportation minister said.
France has rejected claims that South Africa was dropped from the guest list for this year’s G7 summit under pressure from United States, insisting the decision to invite Kenya was its own.
Russia has delivered a large shipment of humanitarian aid to Iran, as ongoing conflict damages health infrastructure and leaves civilians in urgent need of care.
Tiger Woods, the former world number one golfer, has been released from custody after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following a crash in Florida, police said.
Turkish military personnel participating in NATO’s mission in Iraq have been “successfully” withdrawn from the country, the Turkish Defence Ministry announced on Thursday.
China and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have agreed to deepen cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear technology, with a focus on supporting sustainable development across the Global South.
The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic has released a report on 27 March 2025 detailing extreme violence in Suwayda, Syria, in July 2025, which resulted in more than 1,700 deaths and the displacement of nearly 200,000 people.
The 2025 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) annual report, presented by Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of the organisation, reveals a significant shift in stance and policy.
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