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Hamas says it agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, as long as “the field conditions for the exchange are met” and expressed willingness to negotiate through mediators on President Donald Trump’s plan for peace in the Middle East.In their statement on Friday, Hamas said that the group “affirms its readiness to immediately enter into negotiations through the mediators to discuss the details of this agreement.””The movement also renews its agreement to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian body of independents (technocrats), based on Palestinian national consensus and Arab and Islamic support,” Hamas…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said immigration authorities will enforce the law at Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, before criticizing the NFL, which she said was “so weak.”Noem was speaking with Benny Johnson on “The Benny Show” when she was asked about Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican reggaeton artist slated to perform in the halftime show and the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Bad Bunny, a three-time Grammy winner whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, said last month he would not perform in…

DEHRADUN: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized immovable property valued at Rs 2.20 crore in a case linked to encroachment of government land in Dehradun by private persons in connivance with government’s revenue department officials, an official said on Friday. The assets attached by the probe agency includes land owned by Gopal Goenka, a key accused in the forgery and illegal land case, said an ED official of the Dehradun Sub Zonal Office. The federal probe agency issued a Provisional Attachment Order on October 1 in the case of Sudhir Windlass and others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money…

The prime minister has called for protesters to “respect the grief of British Jews this week” after the Manchester synagogue attack.Ahead of a planned demonstration against the ban on Palestine Action this Saturday, Keir Starmer wrote in the Jewish Chronicle that activists should recognise this is a time of mourning.“Peaceful protest is a cornerstone of our democracy – and there is justified concern about the suffering in Gaza – but a minority have used these protests as a pretext for stoking antisemitic tropes,” he wrote.“I urge anyone thinking about protesting this weekend to recognise and respect the grief of British…

Japan could end up with its first female prime minister or its youngest leader in more than a century after a party leadership election on Saturday. The governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is voting for a new party leader after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced last month that he was stepping down.The winner is likely to become the new prime minister of Japan, a key U.S. ally and the world’s fourth-largest economy, when parliament votes in mid-October — though it is not guaranteed since the LDP-led coalition lost its majority in both houses in the past year.Conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Top Republican officials appear to be at odds with each other over how to portray the fallout from the ongoing government shutdown.Senate Democrats are still refusing to budge from their demands for Obamacare subsidy extensions to be included in a short-term federal funding bill, so it is likely the government will stay shut down at least until next week.It has given President Donald Trump and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) wide discretion over what agencies and project operations will look like, as well as the federal workforce.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,…

New Delhi: The Indian automobile industry is heading into the second half of FY26 with cautious optimism, as festive stocking, reduction in GST rates, and income tax relief are expected to boost consumer demand, a report said on Friday. Meanwhile, September sales data reflected a mixed trend — with strong growth in two-wheelers, three-wheelers, commercial vehicles, and tractors, even as passenger vehicle volumes slipped on a Year-on-Year (YoY) basis, Axis Securities highlighted. Two Wheeler/Three Wheeler (2W/3W) Segment Domestic two-wheeler sales rose 6 per cent YoY and 18 per cent month-on-month (MoM), supported by strong performances from Royal Enfield (43 per…

MANCHESTER, England — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was shocked by Thursday’s terrorist attack on a Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Hebrew calendar. But for many British Jews, this was anything but a shock, rather the culmination of a wave of antisemitism in Britain that was rising before Hamas’ terrorist attack Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel’s subsequent military assault on Gaza — and has only intensified since.There has been a rise in anti-Jewish hostility in Britain that predates the attack in Israel and the Gaza war that started three years ago, according to…

Polanski says Greens would introduce wealth tax for richest 1%Polanski is now setting out the case for a wealth tax. Keir Starmer said in his speech don’t believe those who say a wealth tax is the answer to everything. I’m not sure who he’s listening to but I’m not aware anyone has ever said that. What we’ve repeatedly said is that if you’re in hoc to vested interests and protecting the wealth of the super rich – you can’t change anything meaningfully. Polanski says the Green’s would tax the assets of the wealthiest 1% to reduce inequality.ShareUpdated at 15.02 CESTKey events3m…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., announced on Friday that she is mounting a comeback congressional bid more than a year after losing her Democratic primary to a more moderate challenger.”St. Louis deserves a leader who is built different,” Bush announced in a video shared on social media. “That’s why I’m running to represent Missouri’s 1st District in Congress. We need a fighter who will lower costs, protect our communities, and make life fairer. I’ll be that fighter.”The “Squad” member was ousted in the Democratic primary in Aug. 2024 by St. Louis County…