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Today, Hamas said it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals who had died in captivity. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?s office cast doubt on the offer, accusing Hamas of trying to manipulate talks underway in Qatar on the next stage of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Representatives from China, Russia, and Iran called for an end to U.S. sanctions on Iran?s nuclear program and the restart of multinational talks. This comes after President Trump wrote a letter to Iran's supreme leader, seeking to revive negotiations while imposing new sanctions as part of his ?maximum pressure? campaign. The three nations emphasized the need to end ?unlawful unilateral sanctions,? according to a joint statement.

President Donald Trump hosted NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House amid ongoing ceasefires between Russia and Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly agreed in principle to the ceasefire just moments before the Oval Office remarks.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would put a 200% wine tariff on all wines and other alcoholic products coming out of the European Union if the bloc did not remove its tariff on whiskey. The European Commission said on Wednesday that it will impose counter tariffs on 26 billion euros ($28 billion) worth of U.S. goods from next month, ramping up a global trade war in response to blanket U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum.

President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would not negotiate with the U.S. while being threatened, telling President Donald Trump to "do whatever the hell you want." Josh Hasten, with Jewish News Syndicate, joins LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

Russia says it has retaken Kursk?s biggest town from Ukraine, according to the Kremlin. The U.S. still awaits Putin?s ceasefire response.

President Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt answered reporters questions on education, economy and foreign policy outside of the White House. Most of the questions focused on the ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

The Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine, and Kyiv signaled that it was open to a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, pending Moscow?s agreement, American and Ukrainian officials said Tuesday following talks in Saudi Arabia. The administration?s decision marked a sharp shift from only a week ago, when it imposed the measures in an apparent effort to push Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to enter talks to end the war with invading Russian forces. The suspension of U.S. assistance came days after Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump argued about the conflict in a tense White House meeting.

On Wednesday, U.S. Vice President JD Vance welcomed Miche?l Martin, Ireland's Taoiseach, for a breakfast at his residence. This comes as Martin will face a balancing act during talks with Donald Trump Wednesday, with Ireland among the countries most vulnerable to the U.S. president's economic plans

Security forces battled hundreds of militants who were holding about 300 people hostage Wednesday on a train they had hijacked in remote southwestern Pakistan the day before, officials said. Militants wearing vests loaded with explosives surrounded the hostages.

President Donald Trump?s 25% tariff increase on all steel and aluminum imports officially took effect on Wednesday, the latest move in the administration?s plans to reshape global trade norms in favor of U.S. manufacturing. The action prompted retaliation from the European Commission, which announced shortly after Trump's tariffs took effect that it would impose counter tariffs on the equivalent of $28 billion worth of U.S. goods starting next month. "We regret the unjustified US 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports. The EU will protect its consumers and businesses," the Commission said in a statement. "We are launching swift, proportionate countermeasures worth up to ($28 billion), matching the economic impact of the US tariffs."

Edmund Zagorin, Chief Strategy Officer and Founder of Arkestro, joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to break down the latest on the tariffs fight between the U.S. and Canada.

The FDD's John Hardie joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to explain what's next after Ukraine on Tuesday agreed to a U.S.-led ceasefire agreement as the country's war with Russia rages on.