Friday

Hamas says that it has agreed to resume ceasefire talks and release American Israeli hostage Edan Alexander following a proposal from U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. (The Hill)

Iraq announces that the deputy head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, was killed in the Al Anbar Governorate during a joint operation between Iraqi security forces and the United States. (Reuters) (AP)

Four people, including Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam district chief Maulana Abdullah Nadeem, are injured in a bombing at the Maulana Abdul Aziz Mosque mosque in South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Indian Express)

A failure at a central power plant cuts electricity in Cuba, leaving over ten million people without power. (CNN)

Severe winds and dry conditions in the U.S. states of Oklahoma and Texas cause a series of wildfires, forcing evacuations and leaving thousands without power. (The New York Times)

Three people are indirectly killed by storms as a regional risk for an outbreak of severe weather is outlined by the Storm Prediction Center over much of the United States. A rare high risk convective outlook is issued for tomorrow over the Deep South. (Storm Prediction Center)