President Donald Trump’s new Gaza ceasefire plan includes a committee to manage Gaza's daily affairs. The White House announced this on Friday. The plan features an executive committee with international experts and a "Board of Peace" led by Trump. Key figures named to the executive committee include Marco Rubio, Tony Blair, and Jared Kushner. The plan aims to disarm Hamas and rebuild Gaza. It also involves an international security force. The appointments mark a significant step in the plan's second phase. The committee includes officials with strong regional ties, aiming to leverage influence over Israel and Hamas.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for supporting Iranian protesters. In a speech on Saturday, Khamenei accused Trump of encouraging unrest and labeled him a "criminal." He said the protests, which began on December 28, resulted in thousands of deaths. Trump had recently praised Iran for canceling planned executions, signaling a possible shift away from military action. Iran has returned to an uneasy calm after the protests, with authorities briefly restoring limited internet access. Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi's call for further protests has not gained traction.

A Ukrainian delegation has arrived in the United States for talks on a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, said he arrived to discuss peace agreement details. The delegation plans to meet with U.S. officials, including Jared Kushner. Zelenskyy said Friday the delegation would try to finalize documents for a proposed peace settlement. Meanwhile, Russia has continued attacks on Ukraine's power grid, leaving many without electricity. Ukraine has introduced emergency measures to cope with the energy crisis.

The family of a 23-year-old Iranian college student believes she was killed by a bullet fired by Iranian security forces. Robina Aminian's relatives say the family had to search through bloodied corpses to find her and rushed out with her body because they feared authorities would demand payment to release her body. The family buried Aminian hastily in an unmarked pit. Aminian was studying fashion in Tehran. She is one of thousands reportedly killed since protests began in December. Her family says she wasn’t an activist and just joined in a protest. Iran's mission to the United Nations did not respond to questions about her death.

Kevin Durant scored 39 points and made a season-best six 3-pointers to lead the Houston Rockets to a 110-105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. A 6-2 run by the Timberwolves, with four points from Julius Randle, got them within 105-102 with about 90 seconds to go. Sengun fouled out soon after that and Jaden McDaniels made one of two free throws to get Minnesota within two points. Durant made two free throws with under a minute left before Randle turned the ball over and Durant was fouled again. He made two more free throws with 22.1 seconds left to seal the victory.

Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield’s attorneys told a court he should be released while he awaits the outcome of child sex abuse charges against him. Busfield's attorneys said in court filings Friday an independent investigation undermined the state’s allegations and the parents of his accusers have a history of fraud and dishonesty. His attorneys also say he passed a polygraph test. Busfield was ordered held without bond at his first court appearance earlier this week after he turned himself in to face charges stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing in New Mexico.

Work starts around sunrise for the federal officers carrying out the immigration crackdown in and around the Twin Cities, with people in tactical gear streaming from a bland office building. Soon they leave in the unmarked convoys which have quickly become feared and common sights in the streets of Minneapolis, St. Paul and their suburbs. Operation Metro Surge is the Trump administration’s latest and biggest crackdown yet, with more than 2,000 officers taking part. It has pitted local officials against the federal government, sparked daily clashes between activists and immigration officers, and left a mother of three dead. The crackdown is barely noticeable in some areas, but it can be felt across broad swaths of the Twin Cities area.

Authorities say torrential rains and flooding have killed more than 100 people in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe in recent weeks and are warning that more severe weather is expected across the southern African region. South Africa has reported at least 30 deaths in two of its northern provinces following heavy rains that began last month and led to severe flooding. Around 600 tourists and staff members have been evacuated in the renowned Kruger National Park. In neighboring Mozambique, the Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction says 103 people have died since late last year in an unusually severe rainy season.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland. Trump didn't provide details Friday. Trump for months has insisted that the U.S. should control Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark, and said earlier this week that anything less than the Arctic island being in U.S. hands would be “unacceptable.” But the Republican president had not previously mentioned using tariffs to try to force the issue. Earlier this week, the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland met in Washington this week with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The Federal Aviation Administration is urging U.S. aircraft operators to “exercise caution” when flying over the eastern Pacific Ocean near Mexico, Central America and parts of South America, citing “military activities” and satellite navigation interference. The warning was issued in a series of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) issued Friday. The notices come after nearly four months of U.S. military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific that the U.S. alleged were trafficking drugs. Earlier this month, the U.S. conducted a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela. President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were seized and transported to New York, where they face drug trafficking charges.

A U.S. judge has ruled federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters. U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez ruled Friday in a case filed in December on behalf of six Minnesota activists. Thousands of people have been observing the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol officers enforcing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area since early December.

Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has sued the NCAA in state court for an additional year of eligibility so he can play for the Rebels next season. The suit filed Friday in Lafayette County came a week after the NCAA denied Ole Miss’ request for an extra year, saying the university and Chambliss’ previous school — Ferris State — failed to provide adequate medical documentation to back up the request. The lawsuit filed Friday called the NCAA’s denial in “bad-faith, unreasonable and arbitrary,” and detailed Chambliss’ history of illness and included letters from physicians. The NCAA says its decision aligns with organization rules.

The White House has released the names of some of the leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza. Also Friday, the Palestinian committee set to govern Gaza under U.S. supervision has met for the first time in Cairo and pledged to get to work quickly. Its leader says he expects reconstruction and recovery to take about three years, with an initial focus on shelter and other immediate needs. Ali Shaath, an engineer and former Palestinian Authority official from Gaza, tells Egypt’s state-owned Al-Qahera News that Palestinians are eager for the committee to help them recover.

China’s rapid development of electric vehicles had competitors concerned even before Canada this week agreed to cut its tariffs on EVs in exchange for concessions on Canadian farm products. Experts say an easier path into Canada could be a big boost for Chinese carmakers, whose EVs are loaded with tech and more affordable where they’re not confronted by tariffs.

A Southern California college student who says he was blinded in one eye by a projectile fired by a federal officer during a protest says he no longer has depth perception and lost the ability to drive. A second demonstrator told The Los Angeles Times he was also blinded in one eye by officers' fire at the Jan. 9 protest over the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis. The Department of Homeland Security says authorities were responding to violent protesters. Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for the agency, said to the Times that Rummler's injury claims were “absurd.” The injuries in California are the latest in a growing number of violent encounters between federal agents and community members during protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.