Hamas reaffirms commitment to ceasefire as delays in returning hostages’ bodies fray nerves

By WAFAA SHURAFA, DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP):- Hamas moved Friday to shore up its brittle ceasefire agreement with Israel by reaffirming its commitment to the terms of the deal, including a..

Russian barrage causes blackouts in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks Trump’s help

By ILLIA NOVIKOV, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Russia battered Ukraine’s energy facilities with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in its latest heavy bombardment of the country’s power grid,..

Israeli military says one of the bodies handed over by Hamas is not that of a hostage

By MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY, TEL AVIV, Israel (AP):- The Israeli military said Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of the ceasefire deal is not that..

Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

By SAM MEDNICK and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, TEL AVIV, Israel (AP):- Israel plans to halve the number of aid trucks allowed into Gaza and limit distribution of assistance into the war-torn territory..

A look at the living hostages released by Hamas under ceasefire deal

By MELANIE LIDMAN, TEL AVIV, Israel (AP):- Their faces stare down from every street corner in Israel on posters now sun-faded and ripped. Their stories, told by anguished family members, are..

Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released as part of ceasefire in Gaza

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN, DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP):- All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free..

Preparations begin to ramp up aid in Gaza as ceasefire brings hope for end to 2-year war

By SAMY MAGDY, SARAH EL DEEB and MELANIE LIDMAN, CAIRO (AP):- Preparations were underway Sunday to ramp up aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal that many are..

Palestinians return to ruins and US troops land in Israel as ceasefire holds

By ABDEL KAREEM HANA, SAM METZ, SARAH EL DEEB and SAM MEDNICK, GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP):- Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians made their way back to their Gaza neighborhoods on Saturday,..

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

By KOSTYA MANENKOV, REGINA GARCIA CANO and GEIR MOULSON, OSLO, Norway (AP):- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her struggle to achieve a..

Israeli military says ceasefire takes effect in Gaza, raising hopes for ending the war

By ABDEL KAREEM HANA, WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN, WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP):- A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday, the military said, hours after..

Israel and Hamas will exchange hostages and prisoners after agreeing to a pause in the war in Gaza

By SAMY MAGDY, MELANIE LIDMAN and WAAFA SHURAFA, CAIRO (AP):- Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for..

Thousands in Gaza are missing 2 years into the war. Tormented families search for clues

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SARAH EL DEEB, DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP):- When Israeli bombs began falling, Mohammad al-Najjar, his wife and six children fled their house in southern Gaza in the dead of..

French PM resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos

PARIS (AP):- France’s new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the country into a deep..

Israel and Hamas prepare for negotiations in Egypt ahead of possible Gaza ceasefire

By SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN, CAIRO (AP):- Israel and Hamas prepared for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes for a possible ceasefire in Gaza began to build after Prime..

Dozens injured in ‘savage’ Russian drone strike on Ukrainian railway station

(AP):- Dozens were injured in a “savage” Russian drone strike Saturday on a Ukrainian railway station, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Moscow stepped up strikes on Ukraine’s..

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