Global National: Oct. 3, 2025 | Hamas agrees to release hostages, responds to Trump’s Gaza plan

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Hamas says it will release all Israeli hostages held in Gaza, along with the bodies of those killed, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan. The announcement from Hamas comes four days after Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled the proposed 20-point agreement in Washington. Candice Cole has the top story.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised the rabbi and others who barricaded the doors as ”heroes’, in the wake of the synagogue attack in Manchester, England, on Thursday. Jihad al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British man of Syrian descent, drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed several people, killing two men in the attack. Global’s Vincent McAviney has new details about the victims and the attacker, as authorities plead for unity.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday he is heading back to the White House next week to meet Donald Trump, while challenges with the U.S. President remain as volatile as ever. The Canada-US trade and security relationship will top Carney’s agenda as Trump’s tariffs continue to weigh heavily on Canada’s economy, with no trade deal in sight. The visit comes as Trump revived his rhetoric about making Canada the 51st state, earlier this week. David Akin has the story.

In a rare address to the U.N. General Assembly this week, North Korea declared it will never give up nuclear weapons, calling denuclearization a demand to surrender its sovereignty. The message comes as Kim Jong Un pushes ahead with missiles capable of striking North America and directs an unprecedented crackdown on his own people. Jeff Semple breaks down North Korea’s capabilities and Canada’s role in monitoring the nuclear nation.

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