The last time an American president traveled to Israel, 11 days after the October 7 terror attacks, passengers aboard Air Force One received pocket-sized notecards describing how to behave should the motorcade come under rocket fire (“Do not exit the vehicle,” the tiny print helpfully read). Ultimately, the air-raid sirens did not sound during then-President Joe Biden’s nine hours on the ground in Tel Aviv. Instead, Israelis watched calmly along the sparkling Mediterranean as his motorcade sped by, some of them playing beach volleyball on the sand, others taking sunset jogs under an apricot sky. Almost exactly two years later, another president is making another last-minute trip to the country having accomplished what Biden, despite his best and often anguished efforts, could not: an agreement to release all hostages from Gaza, and a ceasefire many hope will lead to a permanent end to the Israel-Hamas war. Many steps remain before that can happen, but President Donald Trump’s brief visit to Israel this week to preside over the Gaza truce he helped broker will nonetheless be a valedictory one, and a moment he’s been envisioning for months. In a… When Biden visited Israel, wounds were fresh and tension was mounting. Two years later, Trump arrives with prospect of peace

Afghanistan’s Taliban troops exchanged deadly fire with Pakistani forces at the two countries’ shared border overnight, as tensions between the nations — which have accused the other of harboring enemy militants — erupted. Both countries claimed to have killed scores of the other side’s forces in the clashes and cited different death tolls. The Washington Post could not independently verify both sides’ figures, but the numbers appear to represent the most severe confrontation between the two nations since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. In a news conference Sunday morning, Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Taliban troops launched attacks at locations across the border, claiming to have killed 58 Pakistani soldiers while losing some nine of its own soldiers. In a statement Sunday, Pakistan’s military claimed to have killed over 200 Taliban troops and aligned militants, while accusing Afghanistan of killing 23 of its own soldiers. Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry said the attacks were in response to violations of its territory, days after the Taliban accused Pakistan of striking a market in the Paktika border province. Kabul claimed to have captured some 20 Pakistani army posts overnight, while… Afghanistan and Pakistan claim to kill dozens of soldiers in border clash

}Nicole Kidman, 58, says she’s learned to embrace her fair skin and height with age. }”I used to grapple with that and kind of twist my hip down and pretend I was smaller,” Kidman said. }But the “best part” about growing older is all the life experiences she’s managed to accumulate, she said. Nicole Kidman, 58, says she used to hide the features that now make her feel powerful In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar published Friday, the actor spoke about how she’s learned to embrace the things she once saw as flaws, including her complexion and tall frame. “My fair skin. I used to hate it. It’s still not my favorite thing, but I appreciate it because it’s very good on film, so I use it that way,” Kidman told Harper’s Bazaar. The “Babygirl” star added that her height was another thing she learned to appreciate. “I’m lucky to be tall and I have so much leeway with what I eat because there’s so many more places for it to go! There’s not a small gene in our family. I mean, we are all giants,” Kidman… Nicole Kidman says getting older helped her appreciate 2 features she used to dislike about herself-A Must Read

The Nobel Committee awarded this year’s peace prize to Maria Corina Machado amid calls for President Donald Trump to receive the award in the wake of his brokering a historic deal between Israel and Hamas.  Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, was described as a “brave and committed champion of peace” by Joergen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. “She is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy,” Frydnes said. Trump has received several high-profile nominations since returning to office. However, the committee’s deadline for nominations was Jan. 31, meaning he could be eligible for next year’s prize.