Kremlin Says Putin Is Fine, Denying Health Rumors

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with journalists following a summit of leaders from the guarantor states of the Astana process, designed to find a peace settlement in the Syrian conflict, in Tehran, Iran July 20, 2022. Sputnik/Sergei Savostyanov/Pool via REUTERS

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with journalists following a summit of leaders from the guarantor states of the Astana process, designed to find a peace settlement in the Syrian conflict, in Tehran, Iran July 20, 2022. Sputnik/Sergei Savostyanov/Pool via REUTERS

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Kremlin Says Putin Is Fine, Denying Health Rumors

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with journalists following a summit of leaders from the guarantor states of the Astana process, designed to find a peace settlement in the Syrian conflict, in Tehran, Iran July 20, 2022. Sputnik/Sergei Savostyanov/Pool via REUTERS

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with journalists following a summit of leaders from the guarantor states of the Astana process, designed to find a peace settlement in the Syrian conflict, in Tehran, Iran July 20, 2022. Sputnik/Sergei Savostyanov/Pool via REUTERS


The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was in good health, dismissing what it called false reports he was unwell.

"Everything is fine with his health," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in reply to a question at his daily briefing, Reuters reported.

Putin coughed during a public appearance on Wednesday, when Interfax news agency quoted him as saying he had caught a slight cold during a visit to Iran the previous day.

Peskov also said that Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its actions in Ukraine would not cause it to change course.

"Even the harshest sanctions have never made countries change their position."



Axios: Trump to Meet Qatar's PM to Discuss Gaza Ceasefire Deal

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, USA, 15 July 2025. EPA/Al Drago / POOL
US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, USA, 15 July 2025. EPA/Al Drago / POOL
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Axios: Trump to Meet Qatar's PM to Discuss Gaza Ceasefire Deal

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, USA, 15 July 2025. EPA/Al Drago / POOL
US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, USA, 15 July 2025. EPA/Al Drago / POOL

US President Donald Trump will meet with Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani on Wednesday to discuss negotiations over a Gaza ceasefire deal, Axios reporter Barak Ravid posted on X.

Israeli and Hamas negotiators have been taking part in the latest round of ceasefire talks in Doha since July 6, discussing a US-backed proposal for a 60-day ceasefire that envisages a phased release of hostages, Israeli troop withdrawals from parts of Gaza and discussions on ending the conflict.

Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff had said on Sunday that he was "hopeful" on the ceasefire negotiations underway in Qatar, a key mediator between the two sides.

US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators have been working to secure an agreement, however, Israel and Hamas are divided over the extent of an eventual Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave.

A previous two-month ceasefire ended when Israeli strikes killed more than 400 Palestinians on March 18. Trump earlier this year proposed a US takeover of Gaza, which was condemned globally by rights experts, the UN and Palestinians as a proposal of "ethnic cleansing."

Trump and Sheikh Mohammed are also expected to discuss efforts to resume talks between the US and Iran to reach a new nuclear agreement, Ravid added citing a source familiar with the matter.