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Father of Hamas’ youngest hostages is released — but his family remains in Hamas captivity
Yarden Bibas, father of Hamas' youngest hostage, has been released after more than 480 days in captivity, but his wife and two sons remain in Gaza. Their fates are still unknown.
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Rubio heads to Panama, Latin America to pursue Trump's 'Golden Age' agenda
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Panama in his first official visit abroad as part of what the State Department said is to underscore President Donald Trump's vision of re-establishing a "Golden Era."
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Trump uniquely placed to ‘whisper’ in Erdogan’s ear over Turkish regional ambitions: Greek defense minister
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said NATO needs to take seriously Turkey's expansionist ambitions and President Erdoğan's desire to "recreate the Ottoman Empire" amid aggression.
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Hamas releases 3 more hostages, including US citizen, as part of fragile ceasefire deal
Hamas on Saturday freed three more hostages, including American-Israeli Keith Siegel, in the latest phase of a fragile ceasefire with Israel.
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Trump envoy Richard Grenell secures freedom for 6 Americans following meeting with Maduro in Venezuela
Richard Grenell secured the release of six Americans following a meeting with Venezuela's dictator Nicolas Maduro on Friday. Grenell demanded that Maduro accept deported criminals from the U.S.
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Dutch police arrest three suspects after the theft of a priceless golden helmet from Romania
Three suspects have been arrested following the theft of an ancient golden helmet from Romania that had been on display in a museum in the Netherlands.
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Serbia rocked by anti-corruption protests after construction tragedy
Tens of thousands of people in Serbia have been marching in the streets to protest alleged Serbian government corruption after an accident that killed 15 people.
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Iran's covert nuclear agency found operating out of top space program launch sites
Sources embedded in Iran uncover "large scale" personnel and operations affiliated with Iran's nuclear program are now operating out of two of Tehran's top space development and testing sites.
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Trump facing 1st test in Africa amid bloody battles ‘over electric vehicle battery minerals’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded a ceasefire in Eastern DRC after M23 rebels reported to have taken over most of Goma, a major city key to the country’s vast mineral wealth.
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First American hostage to be released from Gaza, Hamas says
Keith Segel, an American-Israeli in Gaza and the first of American citizens taken on Oct. 7, will be released on Saturday as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasfire deal.
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An Iraqi man who carried out Quran burnings in Sweden is killed in a shooting
Salwan Momika, a 38-year-old Iraqi man who staged several burnings and desecrations of the Quran in Sweden in 2023, has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm.
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Caribbean nation of St Kitts launches investigation after 19 people found dead in drifting vessel
Authorities in the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis have launched an investigation after discovering a partially submerged boat containing at least 19 bodies.
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Netanyahu furious about chaotic handover of Israeli hostages from Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a delay in the planned release of terrorists, seeking assurance regarding the release of hostages, but the prime minister's office later indicated that the demand had been satisfied.
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Moment IDF soldier is reunited with family seen on video
Agam Berger, an IDF soldier who was taken hostage during Hamas' attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, is reunited with her family after spending 482 days in captivity.
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Israel orders UNRWA to cease operations in country over terror ties: 'miserably failed in its mandate'
The Israeli government ban on UNRWA over national security concerns and links to terrorism began Jan. 30. UNRWA has called the move by Jerusalem as "disastrous."
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Third round of hostage releases begins as part of Hamas' Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel
Hamas released eight more hostages in Gaza Thursday as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel in exchange for releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
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Woman used wigs, disguises to take British citizenship tests for at least 14 people, authorities say
A British woman used wigs and disguises to impersonate applicants taking citizenship tests across the United Kingdom, authorities said.
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Passenger plane catches fire at South Korean airport; all 176 people on board are evacuated
A passenger plane operated by Air Busan caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea; all 176 people on board were safely evacuated using an escape slide.
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