US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, will travel to Israel on Wednesday to oversee the Gaza ceasefire, Channel 13 reported on Sunday, citing two Israeli officials.

President Donald Trump's foreign aid pause has forced a suspension of flights for more than 40,000 Afghans approved for special US visas and at risk of Taliban retribution, a leading advocate and a US official said on Saturday.The stoppage was triggered by Trump's order to halt foreign development aid for 90 days, pending a review of efficiencies and consistency with his "America First" foreign policy.Experts and advocacy groups say the foreign aid pause has led to chaos in US and international aid operations and halted nutrition, health, vaccination, and other programs.

President Donald Trump said on Saturday he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization and added that he will ask Saudi Arabia to make an investment of about $1 trillion in the US, up from the $600 billion the Saudis have pledged to invest.Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Trump in the past week that the kingdom wants to put $600 billion into expanded investment and trade with the US over the next four years.The US is scheduled to leave the WHO on Jan. 22, 2026, the United Nations said on Thursday. Trump announced the move on Monday after he was sworn in for a second term in the White House.

The US government said on Saturday it was "critical" that implementation of the Gaza ceasefire continues, after four Israeli soldiers were freed by Palestinian Hamas militants in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners."It is critical that the ceasefire implementation continues and that all of the hostages are freed from Hamas captivity and safely returned to their families," the US State Department said in a statement on Saturday.

North Korea conducted a strategic cruise missile test on Saturday, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.The country's leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test, according to the report, which described it as a test-fire of an "important weapon system."The underwater-to-surface strategic cruise missiles traveled 1,500 kilometers and flew between 7,507 and 7,511 seconds before hitting their targets, KCNA reported.In a separate KCNA report on Sunday, North Korea's foreign ministry vowed the "toughest counteraction" against the United States as long as Washington "refuses" Pyongyang's sovereignty.The military alliance and joint drills between South Korea and the US were to blame for the growing tensions in the region, the ministry said in a statement carried by KCNA.The statement came as US President Donald Trump said during an interview on Thursday that he would reach out to Kim again after the two developed a working relationship in Trump's first term.