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Palestinians trek across rubble to return to their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes hold
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Even before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was fully in place Sunday, Palestinians in the war-battered Gaza Strip began to return to the remains of the homes they had evacuated during the 15-month war.1/19/2025 7:59 am
Three Israeli hostages are with Israeli forces in Gaza as ceasefire passes first hurdle
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The first three hostages set to be released from Gaza were transferred to Israeli forces, the military announced Sunday, hours after the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold.1/19/2025 7:54 am
Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire sets in motion release of 3 Israeli hostages
A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday as Hamas released the first three female hostages it held for 15 months of the devastating war with Israel. 1/19/2025 7:49 am
Who are the Israelis released or recovered on the first day of the ceasefire?
JERUSALEM (AP) — Three hostages held by Hamas are expected to be released Sunday after 471 days in captivity as part of a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group. A gradual release of dozens of captives over the next several weeks has been agreed on.1/19/2025 7:21 am
Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who resigned from Netanyahu's Cabinet?
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's far-right national security minister resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Cabinet on Sunday to express his disapproval of the Gaza ceasefire deal.1/19/2025 4:14 am
South Korea's impeached president is arrested over martial law declaration and his supporters riot
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hours after South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested, triggering rioting by his supporters, his lawyers said Sunday that he remains defiant in his refusal to answer questions over the probe into his declaration of martial law last month.1/19/2025 3:47 am
Warm weather threatens Epiphany ice water plunges for Russia's Orthodox Christians
MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of frozen lakes and rivers, have been forced to cancel their traditional ceremonies amid unusually warm winter temperatures.1/19/2025 2:19 am
US rejects Venezuelan President Maduro's reelection, but keeps financial lifeline for his government
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Things seemed to be looking up for Venezuela in 2022. Following years of authoritarian rule and withering economic sanctions, President Nicolás Maduro had agreed to work toward a democratic presidential election. The White House, in return, granted him a financial lifeline: a permit for U.S. energy giant Chevron to pump and export Venezuelan oil.1/18/2025 10:03 pm
An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The yellow name tag that Ales Bialiatski wears on his prison garb sets him apart from other inmates in Penal Colony No. 9 in eastern Belarus.1/18/2025 9:55 pm
Biden's departing UN envoy says US rivals will fill the vacuum if Trump abandons global leadership
WASHINGTON (AP) — The outgoing U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says she watched America’s leadership diminish in the world during Donald Trump’s first presidency and China fill the vacuum. Linda Thomas-Greenfield is warning that if it happens again during Trump's second term, adversaries will move in anew.1/18/2025 9:06 pm
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