Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu denied a request to allow Jordanian helicopters to transport Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas directly from Ramallah to Damascus.
As a result of the decision, Abbas had to make his way to Jordan by vehicle, crossing through the Allenby Bridge, before continuing on to Syria via helicopter from Jordanian territory.
Abbas touched down in Damascus around midday, marking his first trip to the Syrian capital in nearly two decades. During the visit, he is scheduled to hold a meeting with President Ahmed al-Sharaa al-Jolani.
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President Trump took aim at Senator Chris Van Hollen on Friday, ridiculing the Maryland Democrat after photos surfaced showing him with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who is accused of being a member of the MS-13 gang, during a visit to El Salvador. The White House also condemned the encounter, calling it “disgusting.”
“Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland looked like a fool yesterday standing in El Salvador begging for attention from the Fake News Media, or anyone. GRANDSTANDER!!!” Trump posted on Truth Social early Friday morning.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Friday that the United States could soon abandon its push for a negotiated resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict if meaningful progress isn’t achieved in the immediate future.
Speaking in Paris after a full day of intensive meetings involving U.S., Ukrainian, and European leaders, Rubio described the talks as productive, noting that they laid the groundwork for a potential roadmap to peace.
French officials indicated that another round of discussions in the same format is being scheduled to take place in London in the coming days. Rubio said he may participate and that the meeting is anticipated early next week.

Three suspects were arrested Thursday evening by officers from the NYPD’s 90th Precinct with the assistance of Williamsburg Shomrim volunteers, following a series of BB gun attacks targeting Orthodox Jewish individuals in Williamsburg. On Wednesday night, Williamsburg Shomrim received multiple reports of a vehicle driving through the neighborhood and firing BB pellets at pedestrians on several streets. Six victims were reported in the initial spree. Utilizing high-definition surveillance cameras positioned throughout the community, Shomrim was able to identify the vehicle’s license plate. The following evening, the same vehicle returned to Williamsburg and carried out two additional BB gun attacks. Shomrim volunteers began trailing the car and notified the NYPD.

President Donald Trump indicated that the back-and-forth tariff escalation between the United States and China may be winding down, and he suggested that a resolution regarding TikTok could be postponed.
“I don’t want them to go higher because at a certain point you make it where people don’t buy,” Trump told reporters at the White House when discussing tariffs.
“So, I may not want to go higher or I may not want to even go up to that level. I may want to go to less because you know you want people to buy and, at a certain point, people aren’t gonna buy.”

The Israeli Air Force conducted a series of airstrikes over the past 24 hours, hitting approximately 40 terror-related locations across the Gaza Strip, according to a statement issued by the military on Friday.
These strikes targeted militants, weapons depots, and military compounds, the IDF stated. Simultaneously, ground forces engaged in operations in the Shabura and Tel Sultan neighborhoods of Rafah, located in Gaza’s south, where they eliminated terrorists and destroyed key terror infrastructure.
In the northern sector of Gaza, troops coordinated with the air force to identify and strike terrorists from the air. Forces operating in that area also uncovered and destroyed hidden stockpiles of weapons.

President Donald Trump is fervently praying for the immediate release of all hostages being held in Gaza, said newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who joined in that heartfelt plea during remarks delivered today at the Kosel in Yerushalayim.
“And we will bring them home,” the ambassador affirmed.
Huckabee highlighted Trump’s unwavering support for Israel, pointing to key decisions such as officially recognizing Yerushalayim as the capital of the Jewish state and affirming Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights as demonstrations of his “extraordinary love for the Jewish people and the people of Israel.”

President Trump has unveiled a new lineup for his overhauled Homeland Security Advisory Council, placing Fox News host Mark Levin and several other prominent figures at the helm.
“I am proud to announce the formation of my revamped Homeland Security Advisory Council [HSAC], which is comprised of Top Experts in their field, who are highly respected by their peers,” Trump posted Thursday on Truth Social.
Joining Levin, the host of Fox News’ “Life, Liberty & Levin,” are former NYPD detective Bo Dietl, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, and Florida State Senator Joseph Gruters of Sarasota.

Over 10,000 pages of previously classified records concerning the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy have now been made available to the public, following a declassification order by President Trump.
These once-hidden materials, which had been stored in the National Archives, were released under the supervision of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
“Lifting the veil on the RFK papers is a necessary step toward restoring trust in American government,” said the late senator’s son, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“I commend President Trump for his courage and his commitment to transparency. I’m grateful also to Tulsi Gabbard for her dogged efforts to root out and declassify these documents.”

MS-13 suspect Kilmar Abrego Garcia was spotted sharing drinks with Senator Chris Van Hollen during the lawmaker’s visit to El Salvador this week, according to images posted online by El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele.
Bukele posted three photographs that appeared to show Van Hollen (D-Md.) seated with Abrego Garcia, who was recently deported to El Salvador’s infamous mega-prison despite legal challenges. The two were pictured sitting in a relaxed outdoor setting, holding glasses rimmed with salt and garnished with cherries, sparking online controversy.
“Kilmar Abrego Garcia, miraculously risen from the ‘death camps’ & ‘torture’, now sipping margaritas with Sen. Van Hollen in the tropical paradise of El Salvador,” Bukele wrote Thursday night in a post on X.

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is taking

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A recent set of surveys from YouGov reveals that Barack Obama, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and former HUD Secretary Ben Carson are among the political figures who continue to enjoy substantial public approval.
In a poll focused on Democratic leaders, 58 percent of participants said they had either a “very favorable” or “somewhat favorable” opinion of Obama. Conversely, 36 percent expressed a “somewhat unfavorable” or “very unfavorable” view, putting the net approval gap at 22 points—the largest margin among those listed in the poll.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A pair of Republican Congress members were in the Syrian capi

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter. It will be the second asteroid encounter for Lucy, launched in 2021 on a quest that will take it to 11 space rocks. The close approaches should help scientists better understand our early solar system when planets were forming; asteroids are the ancient leftovers. The upcoming flyby is a dress rehearsal for 2027 when Lucy reaches its first so-called Trojan asteroid near Jupiter. Cranking up its three science instruments, the spacecraft on Sunday will observe the harmless asteroid known as Donaldjohanson.

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