THIS IS AP NEWSMINUTE

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT ABDEL-FATTAH EL-SISSI SAID WEDNESDAY THAT NEGOTIATIONS FOR A GAZA PLAN SO FAR “WERE VERY ENCOURAGING.”

HE DIRECTED A MESSAGE TO U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ASKING HIM TO VISIT SHARM EL-SHEIKH WHERE THE TALKS ARE BEING HELD.

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FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON HAS WELCOMED THE JORDANIAN CROWN PRINCE AL HUSSEIN BIN ABDULLAH TO ELYSEE PALACE.

MACRON WILL HOLD A MEETING WITH THE CROWN PRINCE, WHO HEADS TO THE UK NEXT.

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SUSUMU KITAGAWA, RICHARD ROBSON AND OMAR M. YAGHI SHARE THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY FOR THEIR WORK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF METAL–ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS.

THE THREE LAUREATES CREATED MOLECULAR CONSTRUCTIONS THROUGH WHICH GASES AND OTHER CHEMICALS CAN FLOW.

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AND A GROUP OF CHILDREN FROM CHICAGO WHO TOOK PART IN A “MOCK CONCLAVE” THAT WENT VIRAL ONLINE SHOWED UP AT THE POPE’S WEEKLY AUDIENCE DRESSED IN THEIR RED CARDINAL OUTFITS.

POPE LEO XIV RUSHED OVER TO GREET THEM AND TAKE A PHOTO WITH THEM.