Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday the ceasefire in Gaza would end and the military would resume fighting Hamas until it was defeated if the Palestinian militant group did not release hostages by midday Saturday.

US president Donald Trump made a rare appearance with Elon Musk, his most powerful adviser, in the Oval Office on Tuesday before signing an executive order to continue cutting federal workers& jobs.

Pope Francis has sharply rebuked US resident Donald Trump&s harsh immigration policies and mass deportation plan in an open letter, warning that the policies &will end badly&.

Steve Bannon has pleaded guilty to fraud in a deal with New York prosecutors that will keep him out of jail, admitting in a Manhattan criminal courtroom to bilking donors to a spurious campaign to build parts of Donald Trump&s US-Mexico border wall.