“Virat reached out to us in early April and felt he had given everything he had,” Agarkar said. “We have seen him give 200 percent even when he is on the field, so if he couldn’t keep up to the standards, (he felt) it was time for him. It came from him and we had to respect that.”
Trump also said Friday say that he still thinks a deal between the U.S. and Iran could be completed in the “not too distant future.”“They don’t want to be blown up. They would rather make a deal,” Trump said of Iran. He added, “That would be a great thing that we could have a deal without bombs being dropped all over the Middle East.”
Trump said he’s warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from carrying out preemptive strikes on Iran’s nuclear program while the talks are playing out.“They’re very close to an agreement on Gaza, and we’ll let you know about it during the day or maybe tomorrow,” Trump told reporters on Friday.Trump’s optimistic outlook comes after the White House announced Thursday that Israel has accepted a new U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas. U.S. negotiators have not publicized the terms of the proposed deal.
A Hamas official and an Egyptian official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive talks, said Thursday that it called for a 60-day pause in fighting, guarantees of serious negotiations leading to a long-term truce and assurances that Israel will not resume hostilities after the release of hostages,. However, changes may have been made.
Currently, after supplies enter Gaza from Israel at the Kerem Shalom crossing, aid workers are required to unload them and reload them onto their own trucks for distribution.
“Yesterday, we and our humanitarian partners only managed to collect five truckloads of cargo from the Palestinian side of the Kareem Shalom crossing,” U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters Friday. “The other 60 trucks had to return to the crossing due to intense hostilities in the area.”They’ve maybe even grown wiser, too. As Chong explained over breakfast, they’re reluctant to talk politics. “We’re very deportable,” he said with a grin.
Marin and Chong with their career achievement in comedy award at the Big Screen Achievement Awards during CinemaCon 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Marin and Chong with their career achievement in comedy award at the Big Screen Achievement Awards during CinemaCon 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
CHEECH: I wish they had done even more on our early days because we were trying to figure out who each other were. “What are you? How come you’re named Chong?”CHONG: The thing is, he was a fugitive. So in order to come into the States, he had to take a chance. He had already sneaked up to Canada. The next thing you know, he meets me and we’re going back to the States!