1. The US White House announced that President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, have agreed on a ceasefire regarding attacks on Russian energy facilities during their phone talks on Wednesday. The announcement comes as Moscow stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump had agreed on a 30-day halt to energy infrastructure attacks the day before.
2. Israel is ramping up military pressure on Hamas over the group’s refusal to free Israeli hostages, continuing airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and launching a partial ground operation in the enclave. A Hamas official, meanwhile, told France’s AFP news agency that the group remained open to talks, indicating it will seek to establish ceasefire through negotiations.
3. People in Japan are remembering the victims of the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system on the 30th anniversary of the deadly incident on Thursday. Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult released highly toxic nerve gas in packed rush-hour subway cars on three lines in central Tokyo on March 20, 1995.
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