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Here is a rundown of all the news you need to start your Monday, including US President Donald Trump hailing "very positive" discussions with Hamas as delegations prepare to meet in Egypt, the Trump administration deploying National Guard troops to Oregon and Illinois, and Russian President Vladimir Putin warning that potential Tomahawk missile deliveries to Ukraine would "destroy" Russia-US relations.

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• Trump hails 'very positive discussions with Hamas' as delegations prepare to meet in Egypt

US President Donald Trump said that ongoing negotiations with Hamas over his Gaza ceasefire proposal have been proceeding rapidly ahead of a critical meeting in Egypt.

"There have been very positive discussions with Hamas, and Countries from all over the World (Arab, Muslim, and everyone else) this weekend, to release the Hostages, end the War in Gaza but, more importantly, finally have long sought peace in the Middle East," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

"These talks have been very successful, and proceeding rapidly. The technical teams will again meet Monday, in Egypt, to work through and clarify the final details. I am told that the first phase should be completed this week, and I am asking everyone to move fast," he added.

The US president said he would continue to monitor the situation, emphasizing that "time is of the essence or, massive bloodshed will follow."

• Trump administration sends National Guard troops to Oregon, Illinois

The Trump administration is deploying around 200 California National Guard troops to Oregon and an additional 400 Texas National Guard members to Illinois, Oregon and other states.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the federalization of 400 Texas National Guard troops for an initial period of 60 days to “perform federal protection missions where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago,” according to a government document.

Some 100 California National Guard troops have been deployed to Oregon, with another 100 reportedly preparing to follow, Oregon state Attorney General Dan Rayfield said in a statement posted on the US social media company X’s platform.

He said Oregon, California and the city of Portland have filed legal action to block the “unlawful deployment” of California National Guard troops to Oregon.

• Putin says potential Tomahawk missile deliveries to Ukraine will ‘destroy’ Russia-US ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the potential delivery of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine would “destroy” relations between Moscow and Washington.

“This will lead to the destruction of our relationship. Or at least the emerging positive trends in this relationship. So I'm saying what I think. And how things turn out depends not only on us,” Putin said in an interview with Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin, a part of which was shared on his Telegram account.

In an address to the 22nd annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in the resort city of Sochi on Thursday, Putin said such deliveries to Kyiv “will not change the balance on the battlefield in any way.”

The Russian president argued that the use of Tomahawk cruise missiles without the direct participation of American military personnel is “impossible” and would mark a “completely new, qualitatively new stage of escalation.”

NEWS IN BRIEF

• Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said he had a phone call with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, who offered Russia's "full expression of support and solidarity" after a US military strike on a vessel in the Caribbean.
• The death toll in India’s West Bengal state after heavy rainfall triggered massive landslides and a bridge collapse has risen to 24, according to officials.
• Israel will on Monday deport around 170 activists detained after Israeli forces attacked the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, according to the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Adalah.
• Hamas announced that a delegation from its leadership headed by Khalil al-Hayya, the Palestinian group’s exiled Gaza chief, has arrived in Egypt to begin negotiations on a ceasefire in the besieged enclave.
• The International Committee for Breaking the Siege on Gaza announced that a flotilla bound for the enclave comprised of 11 vessels carrying international activists is approximately 545 kilometers (339 miles) from reaching its shores.
• Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said reports claiming that climate activist Greta Thunberg, who is currently detained in Israel, has been mistreated are "very serious" if confirmed.
• US President Donald Trump appeared to support a Russian proposal to voluntarily maintain limits under a key arms control treaty expiring in early 2026.
• Poland scrambled its air force after Russia carried out large-scale airstrikes on western Ukraine, including areas near the Polish border, according to the country's operational command.
• CNN political commentator Van Jones apologized for remarks he made on HBO’s Overtime with Bill Maher after drawing backlash for appearing to joke about images of dead children in Gaza.
• Yemen’s Houthi group said it had struck “sensitive” targets in the Jerusalem area of Israel.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a Cairo agreement for cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog “is no longer valid” after the imposition of snapback sanctions by Western countries.
• Türkiye, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt welcomed Hamas’ steps in response to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the Gaza war.
• Japan claimed a Chinese marine survey ship has been spotted within the Japanese exclusive economic zone (EEZ) near Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima prefecture for the fifth time since September.
• Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip have killed more than 90 Palestinians over the past two days, despite international calls for a ceasefire, local authorities said.
• China unveiled its hangars housing J-35 and J-35A stealth fighter jets to the public for the first time, the Global Times reported, citing a media outlet tied to the Chinese military.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

• OPEC+ eight members to raise output by 137,000 bpd in November

The eight members of the OPEC+ group, comprising Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman, agreed to increase oil production further by 137,000 barrels per day (bpd) in November, according to an OPEC statement.

The output rise reflects a partial and gradual return of the 1.65 million barrels per day additional voluntary cuts announced in April 2023.

The group cited a steady global economic outlook and healthy market fundamentals, supported by low oil inventories.

The countries also reaffirmed their commitment to closely monitor market developments and maintain full flexibility to pause or reverse the adjustments, including the 2.2 million bpd voluntary cuts announced in November 2023.