US envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin in Moscow on Thursday where they discussed the peace process. 

​US envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin in Moscow on Thursday where they discussed the peace process.  

Iranian officials are encouraging people to report women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic’s dress code, according to a UN report. 

​Iranian officials are encouraging people to report women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic’s dress code, according to a UN report.  

The US and Israel contacted three East African nations—Sudan, Somalia, and Somaliland—about resettling Palestinians under Trump’s Gaza plan, offering financial and security incentives. Sudan rejected the proposal, while Somalia and Somaliland denied knowledge of discussions. The outreach raises doubts over Trump’s claim of relocating Gazans to a “beautiful area.” Meanwhile, Hamas agreed to release an Israeli-American hostage and four remains amid stalled Gaza ceasefire talks. In Syria, Druze clerics made their first pilgrimage to Israel in decades. 00:00 – INTRODUCTION02:12 – HAMAS READY TO RELEASE ISRAELI-US HOSTAGE AND REMAINS OF 4 OTHERS04:39 – SYRIAN DRUZE CROSS ARMISTICE LINE FOR ISRAEL PILGRIMAGEn18oc_world n18oc_crux