September 3, 2024

Daily News Brief

*) US officials say Netanyahu ‘torpedoed everything in one speech’ US officials involved in negotiating a hostage release-ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas have said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu torpedoed their efforts with his press conference. CNN reported that officials continued to work on a deal even after the death of six hostages. However, Netanyahu said that Israel will never leave the Philadelphi corridor, torpedoing “everything in one speech”, a US official said. *) Over 600,000 children in Gaza deprived of learning: UNRWA Over 600,000 children in Gaza have been deeply traumatised and are living in rubble amid a devastating Israeli offensive, says the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. UNRWA said boys and girls around the regions are going back to schools, except children in Gaza. It added that the longer children stay out of school, the higher the risk of a lost generation, fuelling resentment. *) West should permit long-range attacks inside Russia: Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Western allies should not only allow their weapons to be used for strikes deep inside Russia, but also supply Kiev with more arms. Zelenskyy spoke during a meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine has long urged partners to allow it to fire Western weapons at targets far into Russian territory. Zelenskyy said Kiev was now “more positive” about the prospects of getting such permission. *) Trump stands firm on ‘election interference’ in face of legal disputes Former US President Donald Trump is facing federal and state charges accusing him of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss. But he says he had “every right” to interfere in that election. On January 6, 2021, some far-right protesters stormed the US Capitol in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent Congress from certifying the election results. Harris’ campaign said Trump’s latest comments to Fox News “make it clear that he believes he is above the law”. *) Turkish shooter seeks to trademark viral pose over unauthorised attempts Türkiye’s Olympic pistol sharpshooter Yusuf Dikec has filed to trademark his nonchalant stance at the Paris Games that went viral around the world. His coach said the move, intended to protect the commercial use of Dikec’s pose, came in response to others trying to trademark it. Dikec inspired a flood of memes online, some comparing him to fictional spy James Bond. And even billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk shared a video of himself striking the stance.