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Topic: Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel says it would scale back troops in Lebanon if Beirut moves to disarm Hezbollah

The announcement comes after Netanyahu met US envoy Tom Barrak, who has been heavily involved in a plan that would disarm Hezbollah & withdraw Israeli forces from Lebanon.

Ready to resume talks for release of hostages & to end war but on our terms: Netanyahu

It is Netanyahu's first response to a temporary ceasefire proposal by Egypt & Qatar that Hamas accepted Monday. This comes after his plans to seize Gaza were approved by the Israeli cabinet.

Australia’s Albanese downplays Netanyahu’s criticism as ties sour

Netanyahu's personal attack on Albanese Wednesday has further strained relations between the two countries. Ties soured after Australia decided last week to conditionally recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September.

SubscriberWrites: Abu Obaida, Hamas and Israel: What’s the matter now?

Hamas’s elusive military voice, Abu Obaida, may be dead—or preparing for a comeback—amid Gaza’s turmoil, IDF strikes, and rising calls for a two-state solution.

Israel’s Smotrich approves plan to split East Jerusalem from West Bank

It was not clear if Netanyahu backed the plan to revive the long-frozen E1 scheme, which Palestinians & world powers have said would effectively lop West Bank in two.

Macron calls Israel’s Gaza plan ‘disaster waiting to happen’, proposes UN mission

French President condemned Israel's plan to expand its operations & take control of Gaza City & proposed an international coalition under a UN mandate to stabilise Gaza.

Israel to decide next steps after Gaza ceasefire talks fall through

Netanyahu will decide on Israel's next steps in Gaza after collapse of indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas, with one senior Israeli source suggesting more force as an option.

World news of the day: 16 July, 2025

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from around the world.

Gaza ceasefire possible, may take some time, say Israeli officials with talks ongoing in Qatar

Israel PM Netanyahu met on Monday with US President Donald Trump, who said on the eve of their meeting that a ceasefire & hostage deal could be reached this week.

Israeli PM Netanyahu nominates US President Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

The Israeli leader Monday told Trump he had nominated him for the Peace Prize, while handing him a nomination letter during a meeting at the White House.

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A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.