Hamas has postponed the exit of more hostages
Hamas has indefinitely delayed the release of Israeli hostages that were to be released this weekend, a spokesman for militants said. This decision threatens to derail the six -week truce in Gaza which started last month. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was planning to meet his security firm this morning, said a senior official.
President Trump said the cease-fire agreement should be canceled if Hamas had not published all the remaining Israeli hostages at noon on Saturday-in which case, he said: “All hell will break out. “” But he recognized that the choice was of Israel to make.
Hamas and Israel have accused each other of having violated the agreement. In Israel, the emaciated state of certain hostages and their humiliating transfers caused great anger. Hamas says Israel has delayed the return of the displaced Palestinians, blocked the delivery of humanitarian aid and opened fire on civilians.
Context: Hamas’ statement on the hostages occurred after Fox News published a clip in which Trump said that the Palestinians would not be authorized to return to Gaza under his plan to move them and develop the band. Trump said he could reduce help in Jordan and Egypt if they were constantly unraveling most of the Gazans.
Following steps: A key point of tension between Israel and Hamas is the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, which calls for a permanent end of the fighting, a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the release of more hostages and Palestinian prisoners. Netanyahu suggested not to continue the second phase if it means an end of war.
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Trump has put prices on steel and aluminum imports
President Trump signed official proclamations last night which would impose a 25% price for steel and aluminum from all countries.
The same policy has pleased manufacturers of national metals at the first term of Trump, but that injured other American industries and sparked trade wars on several fronts. The prices are likely to rank allies like Canada and Mexico, which provide most of the imports of American metals, and they could encourage retaliatory prices, as they have done before.
Analysis: The new prices “will probably trigger new commercial fights with American allies,” said my colleague Ana Swanson, who covers trade. “Steel and aluminum prices really help manufacturers of national metals,” she added. “But there is a large compromise because they increase costs for other companies,” including car manufacturers, machines, planes and food packaging.
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Elon Musk leads an offer to buy OPENAI
A group of investors led by Elon Musk made an offer of $ 97.4 billion to buy the non -profit organization which controls Openai, said initiates, climbing for the control of the company between the The richest man in the world and the director general of Openai, Sam Altman.
Openai refused to comment on the offer, although Altman has published an answer on X, saying: “No thanks but we will buy Twitter for $ 9.74 billion if you wish.” Musk replied: “Swindler”.
Europe: The leaders, researchers and government leaders meet in Paris for a two -day AI summit. Europe wants to follow the United States and China in the AI breed, but investors are concerned about the effects of high taxes and administrative formalities. (In response, the French president presented lighter regulation.)
China: Many people in the country see the success of the start-up of AI Deepseek as a victory for domestic education, the proof that it is equal or exceeded that of the United States
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Lived life: Gyalo Thondup, the older brother of Dalai Lama and an eminent figure of Tibet, died at 97 years old.
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Summarize New York Fashion Week
Fashion Week ends in New York today. We spoke to Vanessa Friedman, the chief criticism of Times fashion, of what she saw on and off the track.
What defined the NYFW this year?
The themes were, predictable, shaped by the current political moment; The designers said that they had started to do their collections in a reality, and after the elections, the looks started to change. This meant to fight with questions of femininity-what does it look like when traditional gender definitions are resurgent? – as well as carrying your values on your round (or your track).
In terms of trends, there were a lot of knee boots and many fringes. A more refined and more refined type of sportswear also organizes a return. People want to feel gathered when a large part of life seems out of their control.
What made people talk?
The big news in New York was the return of Calvin Klein on the track after almost seven years. Klein has defined a certain type of American minimalism and combination for decades; The brand hopes to recover this territory and redefine the American style under the new creator Veronica Leoni. His program was quite faithful to the inheritance – too faithful, really – but that looked like the beginning of a new era.
What do you expect from the rest of the season?
The big shows will take place in Paris, where some major brands are now under the direction of new designers: Sarah Burton in Givenchy and Haider Ackermann in Tom Ford. There will be many gossip at the line at Milan to find out who will get the best job in Gucci because they dismissed their designer last week. I am also curious to know if the corset, which was, somewhat disturbing, THE The omnipresent clothing during sewing shows in January, reappears during ready-to-wear.
