NEW YORK -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill with a vote of 218 to 214 on Thursday.
The bill will be sent to the president's desk for signing by the deadline of July 4, which was set by Trump. (U.S.-Big Beautiful Bill)
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GAZA -- Hamas said in an official statement on Friday that it will deliver its final decision over the Gaza ceasefire proposal to the mediators after the consultations are over.
In line with Hamas keenness to end the Israeli aggression against their people and ensure the free entry of aid, they are conducting consultations with leaders of the Palestinian forces and factions regarding the offer it received from the mediators, Hamas said. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)
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HOUSTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said that he did not make any progress during his phone call earlier on Thursday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over Iran and the Ukraine conflict.
"No, I didn't make any progress with him today at all," Trump told reporters. "I'm not happy about that."
"We had a call. It was a pretty long call. We talked about a lot of things, including Iran, and we also talked about, as you know, the war with Ukraine," said Trump. (U.S.-Trump-Putin)
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SEOUL -- South Korea's parliament approved the appointment of prime minister nominee Kim Min-seok on Thursday.
The motion to appoint Kim, the ruling Democratic Party's four-term lawmaker, was approved with 173 votes in favor, three against and three invalid. (South Korea-PM) ■
