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5 min read“We are students, we are top students and we are maybe teachers, doctors, engineers, researchers. We just want to continue our dreams and we want to reach our universities to rebuild Gaza.” That was 22-year-old Rima Skake, speaking at a rally in Gaza City on Monday, as hundreds of Palestinian students with scholarships to study abroad raised their passports and acceptance letters above their heads, demanding Israel allow them to leave. Six months into the ceasefire, only small numbers of hospital patients and their companions have been permitted to exit Gaza.
Ceasefire talks with Iran hang in the balance
President Trump said Monday he expects the negotiating team led by Vice President J.D. Vance to return to Pakistan, but a two-week ceasefire with Iran is set to expire on Wednesday. Trump said he is sending a delegation to the talks, but as of now, Iran has not confirmed that it will participate, even with that commitment from the U.S. These talks are considered crucial for extending the ceasefire between the U.S., Israel, and Iran, which was only supposed to last for two weeks and runs out Wednesday local time.
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- 1 (00:04) **Trump Sends Vance-Led Delegation Back to Pakistan for Iran Ceasefire Talks** - President Trump says he expects the delegation to return to Pakistan, but a two-week ceasefire with Iran is set to expire Wednesday.
- 2 (00:46) **UN Report: Billions Needed to Rebuild Gaza as Students Rally to Leave** - A new UN report details the cost of rebuilding Gaza, including universities, as Palestinian students with scholarships rally to be allowed to leave.
- 3 (01:46) **Supreme Court to Take Up Case on Church-State Separation and LGBTQ+ Rights** - The justices will decide whether Catholic preschools can be excluded from a public preschool program if they refuse to enroll children of gay or transgender parents.
- 4 (03:00) **Shooting at Mexican Pyramids Kills Canadian Tourist, Injures 13** - A man opened fire at historic pyramids outside Mexico City, killing a Canadian tourist and injuring others from the U.S., Colombia, Russia, Brazil, and Canada.
- 5 (03:29) **Apple CEO Tim Cook to Step Down, Replaced by John Ternus** - Cook will transition to the board, handing the CEO role to the senior vice president who oversaw engineering of iconic products like the iPhone and Mac.
- 6 (04:20) **Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Honored by Authors Guild** - Hayden, the first Black person and woman to hold the position, was cheered at the Authors Guild Gala after being fired by President Trump last year.
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