A tentative opening emerged in Gaza, where Hamas says it has accepted a peace framework tied to disarmament in exchange for a gradual Israeli withdrawal, though the lack of a public text and no immediate Israeli response leave the proposal clouded by familiar doubts over timing, security and enforcement. In South Asia, exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin returned to Kolkata after nearly 19 years, turning a fraught history of censorship, protest and threats into an emotional homecoming under tight security. In business, BP began the process of selling its North Sea oil and gas operations, a symbolic end to roughly six decades in a basin long central to Britain’s energy story as the company seeks to streamline and cut debt. And in American sport, CBS sidelined Tony Romo after his Wisconsin OWI arrest, while baseball’s trade deadline saw the Mets send reliever A.J. Minter to the Twins for infield prospects.