US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order directing his administration to enforce existing laws requiring universities to disclose when they receive large foreign gifts.Trump signed a second order making changes to the university accreditation process, in order to force accreditation to be focused on the merit and results rather than "woke ideology," White House aide Will Scharf said in the Oval Office.

US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday that he thinks he has a deal with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to settle the war in Ukraine.He also, however, implied that a deal with Zelensky remained elusive, adding that the Ukrainian leader had been more difficult to deal with than Putin.

Pro-Palestinian protesters threw water bottles at National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir as he was leaving Yale University on Thursday, Israeli media reported, citing a statement from his office. Protesters attempted to throw the water bottles at Ben-Gvir after the completion of his speech at the university, and Ben-Gvir refused to leave the area, making a "victory gesture" toward them, Israeli media said.