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CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian state-run TV says Israel has released 70 Palestinian prisoners into Egypt in Gaza ceasefire deal.
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More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said.
- The Telegraph
Ukraine advances 5km behind Russian lines in new Kursk offensive
Ukrainian forces have advanced up to five kilometres behind Russian lines in a fresh assault on the Kursk border region, footage suggests.
- The Telegraph
MP’s brother organised pro-Palestine protest during Oct 7 massacre
A campaign group run by the brother of a pro-Palestinian MP helped organise a march through London that was planned as the Oct 7 massacre was taking place, The Telegraph can reveal.
- The Guardian
Russia withdraws North Korean troops in Kursk after losses, Seoul says
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service confirms reports that Kim Jong-un’s battered forces have been off the frontline since mid-January
- The Independent
What happened to the North Korean troops fighting Ukraine on the frontline?
Kim Jong Un sent roughly 11,000 soldiers to join Vladimir Putin’s troops in November last year
- Associated Press
Egypt lobbies against Trump plan to empty Gaza of Palestinians as Israel prepares for it
Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of Palestinians from Gaza despite international rejection of President Donald Trump’s plan to empty the territory of its population. Egypt has launched a diplomatic blitz behind the scenes against the proposal, warning it would put its peace deal with Israel at risk, officials said. Trump administration officials have tried to dial back aspects of the proposal after it was widely rejected internationally, saying the relocation of Palestinians would be temporary.
- ABC News
Netanyahu gifts Trump golden pager in nod to Lebanon explosions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted President Donald Trump a golden pager during their meeting at the White House this week, Netanyahu's office said. Netanyahu's office released a photo of the gift Thursday, which references Israel's deadly explosive attacks in Lebanon and Syria in September that killed dozens of people and injured thousands more. A plaque presented with the golden pager praised Trump as "our greatest friend and greatest ally."
- Evening Standard
North Korean troops 'withdraw from frontline' in Putin's Ukraine war after 'heavy losses'
Around 4000 North Korean soldiers are believed to have been killed or wounded in Russia
- The Telegraph
Israel considers sending Gazans to Puntland – and Somalia could be open to it
Israel is considering plans to send Gazans to Puntland, an autonomous region of Somalia, after Donald Trump’s pledge to resettle them in “far safer and more beautiful” communities.
- Reuters
Trump says Israel would hand over Gaza after fighting is over, no US troops needed
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday Israel would hand over Gaza to the United States after fighting was over and the enclave's population was already resettled elsewhere, which he said meant no U.S. troops would be needed on the ground. A day after worldwide condemnation of Trump's announcement that he aimed to take over and develop the Gaza Strip into the "Riviera of the Middle East", Israel ordered its army to prepare to allow the "voluntary departure" of Gaza Palestinians. Trump, who had previously declined to rule out deploying U.S. troops to the small coastal territory, clarified his idea in comments on his Truth Social web platform.
- AFP
Hamas to free three Israeli hostages in latest Gaza swap
Hamas said it would release three Israelis on Saturday in the fifth hostage-prisoner swap between the militants and Israel as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, in exchange for 183 prisoners to be freed from Israeli jails.Palestinian militants have so far freed 18 hostages in exchange for around 600 Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails.
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The shocking true story behind thriller September 5
September 5 delves into the tragic true story of the 1972 Munich massacre and the sports broadcasters who saw their Olympic Games coverage change overnight.
- The Conversation
Gaza: we analysed a year of satellite images to map the scale of agricultural destruction
Most of Gaza’s olive trees, citrus trees and greenhouses have been destroyed.
- Reuters
Moscow says its troops repel Ukraine offensive in Russia's Kursk region
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's defence ministry said its troops repelled a Ukrainian counteroffensive in Russia's western Kursk region on Thursday. The Russian report came six months to the day since Ukraine's military pushed across the border into the Kursk region, the biggest foreign attack on Russia since World War Two. Russia's defence ministry said Ukrainian troops and armoured vehicles launched eight waves of attacks near the villages of Ulanok and Cherkasskaya Konopelka.
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Family of Eli Sharabi welcome news he is set to be released by Hamas
He is due to be released on Saturday alongside two other men.
- Sky News
Hamas names three Israeli hostages it says it will release today after accusing Israel of breaching Gaza ceasefire
Hamas has released the names of three Israeli hostages it says it will release today in the fifth such swap of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. The hostages are Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy, Hamas armed wing spokesperson Abu Obeida said in a Telegram post. An Israeli official confirmed Israel had received the three names from Hamas.
- Wales Online
Foreign Office issues 'high risk' danger warning for tourists travelling to popular Eurostar destination
People are being warned to 'stay aware' of surroundings at all times.
- Reuters
Hamas set to release three Israeli hostages as Gaza ceasefire holds
Palestinian militant group Hamas is set to hand over three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian detainees and prisoners in the latest stage of a ceasefire deal aimed at opening the way to ending the 15-month war in Gaza. Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, both taken hostage from Kibbutz Be'eri during the cross-border Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, and Or Levy, abducted that day from the Nova music festival, will be handed over on Saturday, Hamas said.
- Associated Press
Hamas names 3 more Israeli hostages to be freed as ceasefire deal stays on track
Hamas identified three more Israeli hostages it plans to free as part of the fragile ceasefire agreement, a sign the deal was moving forward Friday even as U.S. and Israeli officials continued calls to relocate Gaza’s population after the war. The three men, captured by Hamas during its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, are set to be freed Saturday, in the fifth exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinians jailed in Israel.
- France 24
North Korean soldiers back on Russia's front line, says Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that North Korean soldiers "have been brought in again" to Russia's Kursk region after reports that the troops had been pulled from the front due to high casualties. Zelensky added that a "significant number" of opposing troops had been "destroyed". Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that North Korean troops were back on the front line in Russia's Kursk region, after reports Moscow had withdrawn them due to heavy losses.More than