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A Hamas delegation visited Cairo on Saturday amid reports from Egyptian state media indicating "significant progress" in ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Israel. Meanwhile, an Israeli official downplayed hopes for a comprehensive end to the conflict. With the humanitarian crisis in Gaza intensifying, and Israel threatening an offensive in Rafah, pressure mounts for a resolution.
Qatar is contemplating the closure of Hamas' political office as part of a wider assessment of its role as a mediator in the Israel-Hamas conflict, reveals a source familiar with Qatar's governmental deliberations. The Gulf nation is evaluating whether to permit Hamas to maintain its political presence, as it conducts a comprehensive review that encompasses the continuation of its mediating efforts in the ongoing seven-month-long conflict, as per information shared with Reuters.
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Saturday sought a four-day remand of accused Vinod Chauhan in the Delhi excise policy money laundering case.
Rajasthan Health officials are conducting state-level meetings because of cases of swine flu and leptospirosis in the state. A Rajasthan Health Department official said that there are 17 active cases of swine flu in Jaipur and 21 in Sriganganagar. He said that the cases were mild and there was no requirement for hospitalisation.
Congress leader Arun Reddy, who handles the 'Spirit of Congress' X account and is the national coordinator for social media of the party, has been sent to 3-day Police custody in connection with Union Home Minister Amit Shah's doctored video case. After the IFSO unit of the Delhi Police arrested him late on Friday night, he was produced before the judge who sent him to 3-day custody.
Delhi on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 23.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department. Humidity was recorded at 44 per cent at 8.30 am.
Women and children of a village in Jalna district in the drought-prone Marathwada region of Maharashtra spend most of their days scouring nearby areas for drinking water.
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Mumbai, conducted search operations at several locations in Pune, Nashik, and Kolhapur on Thursday in connection with the Ponzi schemes and illegal forex trading platforms operated by businessman Vinod Tukaram Khute, his family members, and associates from Dubai, according to a press release from ED.
Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul is reeling from the devastating effects of heavy rains and mudslides. The death toll has surged to 37, with 74 individuals reported missing, according to the state's civil defence agency, Al Jazeera reported.