Japan has commemorated the victims of USA’s Nagasaki atomic bombing on August 9, 1945. A ceremony was held in Nagasaki Peace Park on the 77th anniversary of the disaster. Around 1,700 people gathered and stood in silence for the victims in the attack.
At the ceremony, Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue reiterated his recent call for a “world without nuclear weapons.”
Egyptian media reports that ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, mediated by Qatar and Egypt, are set to resume next week. Israel is awaiting Hamas’s response to the ceasefire offer.
Israeli and US delegations, who were in Doha for negotiations, have returned home for consultations. The current agreement being discussed includes the exchange of hostages and prisoners, with plans for further talks on a permanent ceasefire and the release of additional hostages.
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