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Israeli reports suggest there鈥檚 'cautious optimism' about indirect talks taking place with Hamas on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. The US special envoy Steve Witkoff and prominent regional figures are expected to join the negotiations in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh today.

Hundreds of National Guard troops from the southern US State of Texas have arrived in the state of Illinois, on the outskirts of Chicago. It's where President Trump says he wants the troops deployed. He has described the city as a war zone and a place Democrat officials have failed to control. We speak to a pastor in the city.

And in France, the outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, has until Wednesday evening ot make a last-ditch effort to rally cross-party support for a cabinet lineup to pull his country out of political deadlock.

Presentes: James Copnall and Pria Rai

(Photo: Middle East negotiator and son-in-law of President Trump, Jared Kushner, US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steven Witkoff. Credit: Will Oliver/EPA).