#international-negotiations

#international-negotiations

Trump's decision to assassinate Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while Iran was in active negotiations with the president's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner has reinforced a growing sense among hard-liners in Moscow that diplomacy is fragile - perhaps even pointless - in a world in which the United States is willing to use military force to achieve its goals.

a US-coordinated international stabilisation force to be on the ground in Gaza very soon as part of his post-war plan for the enclave, which is still suffering a full-blown dire humanitarian crisis amid continued Israeli bombing. It's going to be very soon. And Gaza is working out very well, said the President on Thursday, adding that an alliance of very powerful countries had volunteered to intervene if any problems arose with Palestinian armed group Hamas, which has not yet confirmed it will drop arms.

According to reports, there are three main demands: an end to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Israeli military withdrawals, and the release of Palestinian prisoners.

Success in achieving climate goals hinges on countries submitting effective national plans to cut emissions, yet preliminary negotiations suggest a bleak outlook.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the talks as "productive" and noted substantial progress, with an announcement expected on additional details.

The Chinese commerce ministry insists that it respects countries' efforts to address trade disputes with the U.S., but warns of countermeasures if its interests are harmed.