US, Qatar and Egypt say mediators will work to finalise Gaza ceasefire deal
Mediators announce a ‘bridging proposal’ that would set the path for regional de-escalation and ending the war.
The United States, Qatar and Egypt have issued a joint statement saying the mediators have put forward a “bridging proposal” that would allow the “swift” implementation of a deal that would end the war in Gaza and see the release of Israeli captives.
The three countries said on Friday that ceasefire negotiations in Doha were “serious and constructive”.
Lula criticizes Maduro’s ‘authoritarian’ regime amid Venezuela election dispute
Brazilian president calls Nicolás Maduro’s administration ‘a very unpleasant regime’ as diplomats explore solutions
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said Venezuela is living under “a very unpleasant regime” with an “authoritarian slant”, as the political crisis engulfing the oil-rich South American country intensifies before fresh street protests on Saturday.
In an interview early on Friday, Lula – whose diplomats have been exploring possible solutions to Venezuela’s post-election drama – offered some of his sharpest criticism yet of Nicolás Maduro’s nominally socialist administration.
Millions of Indian doctors are striking in protest against a brutal rape and murder: Everything we know so far
Hundreds of thousands of women across Indian cities rally to ‘reclaim the night’, demanding justice for raped and murdered trainee doctor
More than a million doctors in India will strike work on Saturday and shut down hospital services amid snowballing protests over the rape and murder of a junior medic last week in the eastern city of Kolkata.
The doctor had settled down for a nap in a college lecture hall after working nearly 20 hours of a 36-hour shift when she was assaulted, according to staff at the RG Kar Medical College, run by the West Bengal state government.
She had slept on a floor carpet as there were no dormitories or resting rooms available for doctors, her colleagues told Reuters.
Turkey wildfires threaten homes and war memorials
Firefighters are tackling blazes across Turkey, including one fire that threatened World War I memorials and graves at the Gallipoli battle site. Elsewhere, a fire threatened residential areas on the outskirts of Izmir.
Wildfires fanned by strong winds threatened parts of northwestern Turkey, including World War I memorials and graves at the Gallipoli battle site.
A forest fire in the west coast province of Izmir, which started late on Thursday in the Karsiyaka district, forced some people to flee their homes due to the imminent threat to residential areas.
China to screen arrivals for mpox as Pakistan reports first case of deadly virus
China will monitor people and goods entering the country for mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, for the next six months, its customs administration said on Friday, after the WHO designated the outbreak a global public health emergency earlier this week. Pakistan on Friday confirmed the first case in Asia of a new mpox variant, a day after Sweden reported the first case outside Africa.
China announced Friday it will begin screening people and goods entering the country for mpox over the next six months, just two days after the World Health Organization sounded its highest possible alarm over the worsening mpox situation in Africa.
People travelling from countries where virus outbreaks have occurred, who have been in contact with mpox cases or display symptoms should "take the initiative to declare to customs when entering the country", China's customs administration said in a statement.
Kursk attack will force Russia to negotiate, says Zelensky aide
Ukrainian troops celebrate the feast of the Assumption
Elsewhere, Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk region yesterday celebrated the Christian event of the feast of the Assumption.
A Ukrainian army chaplain gave a homily, which is a type of religious speech, with soldiers in a forest.
Summary
An aide to Ukraine's president says the aims of its attack on Russia's Kursk region is to get Moscow to start fair peace talks to end the war
Myhailo Podolyak says Ukraine has no interest in occupying territory taken in its 11-day cross-border incursion
Meanwhile Ukraine has set up a military office inside Russia, which will "meet the immediate needs" of the population in the area
Elsewhere, Ukraine tells residents to evacuate the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region
Russian forces are said to be approaching the outskirts after intense fighting in recent days
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