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US vice-president suggests votes were ‘stupid political stunt’ as Israeli PM orders a stop to any further work on bills

On Sunday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) took a swipe at House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) priorities, contrasting Capitol Hill's paralysis over a weeks-long shutdown with Johnson's promotion of a signature drive to nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Now a ceasefire has come into effect in Gaza, Israel’s long-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, faces the dilemma of how to campaign ahead of the next national elections. These elections must be held, at the latest, in one year’s time.

In a shameless new low for the Republican led government, House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson is suggesting that President Donald Trump be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for bringing peace between Israel and Palestine after he stopped their “war”. The obnoxious proposition comes weeks after Trump himself started advertising…

I am not celebrating the end of the ‘war’ because this was not a war – and it’s not over, either

In a Knesset speech, Trump urged Israel to reconcile with its longtime foe Iran. Both governments dismissed the idea

Its influence over Hamas has been crucial but Doha will want formal multilateral mechanisms for what happens next

The US president’s Gulf allies and supporters at home might just persuade him to pursue lasting peace. And then there’s always next year’s Nobel prize, says writer and academic Kenneth Roth

ANALYSIS: Trump didn’t bring peace to Gaza; he brought an Israeli ‘victory’ and Zelensky is heading to DC hoping to get the same level of military aid, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley from Kyiv

COMMENT: No other world leader could have brought about this sequence of events to end the war in Gaza – but what happens when the US president’s boastful speeches stop, asks former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert

The US president said on Monday that he now wants to focus on Russia and its war against Ukraine. After months of diplomatic efforts, can Trump repeat his peacemaking success and put an end to Moscow’s war on Ukraine? Kyiv certainly hopes so.