July 6, 2025

Israel sending team to Qatar for truce talks as its genocidal war on Gaza continues "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he was sending a team to Qatar on Sunday for talks on a truce and hostage release in Gaza, after Hamas said it was ready to start negotiations ""immediately"". But Netanyahu, who is due to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday, said the Palestinian group's proposals for changes to a draft US-backed ceasefire deal were ""unacceptable""." Iran's Khamenei makes first public appearance since clash with Israel "Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, made his first public appearance since the start of his country's recent 12-day conflict with Israel, taking part in a religious ceremony in Tehran, state media has reported. The leader was shown in a video broadcast by state television on Saturday, greeting people and being cheered at a mosque." Elon Musk says he has created a new US political party "Elon Musk, an ex-ally of US President Donald Trump, has said he has launched a new political party in the US to challenge what the tech billionaire described as the country's ""one-party system."" Musk, the world's richest person and Trump's biggest political donor in the 2024 election, had a bitter falling out with the president after leading the Republicans’ effort to slash spending and cut federal jobs as head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency." Turkish President Erdogan test-drives Togg’s new T10F model in Istanbul Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan test-drove the newly launched T10F sedan by the national electric vehicle manufacturer Togg on Saturday, highlighting Türkiye’s growing presence in the global EV industry. Death toll from Texas floods rises to 51, many still missing "The death toll from the floods in central Texas has risen to 51. Among the missing are 27 young girls from the Camp Mystic summer camp. Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice said there could be more people missing in the region."