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  US president holds talks with Qatari leaders on Air Force One as Washington pushes to reach second phase of Gaza plan. US President Donald Trump speaks with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during a meeting on Air Force One at Al Udeid airbase near Doha, Qatar, October 25, 2025 [Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]Trump thanks Qatar for mediation efforts as talks on Gaza plan continue United States President Donald Trump has thanked Qatar for its efforts in securing a ceasefire deal in Gaza as Israeli forces continued attacks on the Palestinian territory, killing at least one person and wounding four others. Trump made the comments on Saturday as he welcomed Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on board Air Force One on Saturday, as the US president’s plane stopped to refuel in the Gulf country on its way to a summit in Malaysia.

Reporting in the news star Oct. 25, 2025 President Trump doubled down on Saturday in his feud with Canada over a television ad that used audio of former President Ronald Reagan denouncing tariffs, saying he would punish the country with  an additional 10 percent tariff on its goods . Mr. Trump had already  suspended monthslong trade talks  with Canada, the United States’ second-largest trading partner, on Thursday night because of the ad, which had been paid for by Ontario. Though the ad  faithfully reproduced Mr. Reagan’s words , just in a different order, Mr. Trump has insisted it was “fraudulent” after the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute said it had made “selective” use of the five-minute original address. The latest twist in the Canada-United States saga comes as the two countries have been locked in intensive talks over lowering some U.S. tariffs on key Canadian goods. The countries’ relationship has drastically deteriorated since Mr. Trump’s...