US President Joe Biden said, "By next Monday, we will have a ceasefire."
According to US President Joe Biden, a deal for a short-term ceasefire in Gaza might be struck by Monday. He also said that as part of the agreement, Israel is prepared to cease military operations when the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins in a few days. According to sources close to Al Jazeera, the original terms of the agreement provide for the swap of 40 Israeli detainees being detained in Gaza for 400 Palestinian prisoners. Additionally, it is said that Israel has consented to the Palestinians' gradual return to northern Gaza. According to sources, Israel would stop aerial surveillance for eight hours a day and move its personnel away from populated areas as part of the agreement. During a late-night talk show appearance, Biden said these things.
The house of representatives voted to favor a bill that might outlaw the popular app Tiktok in the US.
With the US Senate considering the Bill, its chances of becoming law are less assured. Politicians from both parties have reported that they have been inundated with phone calls from those who are against the bill.
The Prime Minister of Iceland, who is resigning and announcing her candidacy for president, is Katrin Jakobsdottir.
Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir announced on Friday that she would be leaving her position to run for president. Jakobsdottir has served in that capacity since 2017. It was unclear at first who would replace her.
NATO declares that it will back Ukraine in the future and that it intends to increase aid.
The president of Ukraine has approved a measure reducing the age of conscription from 27 to 25 to strengthen the resistance to Russia's invasion. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that stopping Russian advances will require recruiting 500,000 people. The war has been going on for three years, and Ukraine has struggled to increase force levels. As the foreign ministers of NATO gather in Brussels to discuss long-term support for Ukraine, there is a mobilization. Among them is a plan to fund the project with 107 billion dollars spread over five years. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the organization intends to increase aid and will not stop supporting Ukraine.
Suicide Bombing in Karachi, Pakistan: Five Japanese Autoworkers Alive
On April 19, a suicide attack in Karachi, Pakistan, left five Japanese nationals unharmed. The attack was stopped, according to Pakistani police officials, when a suicide bomber tried to detonate himself close to them. The incident was not immediately attributed to anyone.
In Antarctica, four new emperor penguin groups were found.
Scientists have been able to discover hitherto unknown colonies of emperor penguins thanks to new satellite images. Emperor penguins are, at the very least, moving their colonies when breeding locations are threatened by melting ice as a result of climate change. The four freshly discovered colonies most likely existed for many years, although scientists hadn't previously noticed them, according to a British Antarctic Survey statement on Wednesday.
A significant data breach has occurred at the Indian company BoAt, and TikTok is creating a new app to compete with Instagram. There were many tech advancements during the last week, and we've highlighted the most significant ones in our Tech Wrap.
Scientists express concern over the rapid rise in levels of methane.
According to NOAA on Friday, carbon dioxide, the most significant and abundant greenhouse gas created by humans, rose in 2023 to the third-highest level in 65 years of record keeping. Scientists are particularly concerned about the quick rise in methane concentrations in the atmosphere, a more powerful but shorter-lived gas that traps heat. See to learn more.
Israel hits Iran as airspace is restricted and explosions are audible.
Israel has retaliated against Iran by closing the airspace surrounding the city of Isfahan and reporting hearing explosions. Keep an eye out for additional information!
US Air Force blows up Minuteman III on a test flight.
The US Air Force blew up a Minuteman III missile after detecting an abnormality after it was launched. The Minuteman III is critical to the US military's strategic arsenal.
A US recession, perhaps? Leading analysts are divided on this issue. There is currently a discussion on whether America is approaching or already past a recession as a result of the Fed's ambiguous signals about rate cuts.
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