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The Israeli security cabinet meeting to vote on a ceasefire deal with Hamas, which was delayed yesterday, is set for today. And, frigid temperatures are expected to envelop much of the U.S. next week. (Image credit: Ariel Schalit)

The ceasefire deal is “the last chance for Gaza”, Qatar’s prime minister has said, adding: “Failure is not an option.”

For 467 days, millions of Israelis were yearning for Wednesday’s announcement that Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire and hostage release deal. The agreement is expected to see 33 Israelis in Gaza freed in the first 42-day phase, which starts

No phones or other devices, strict reporting rules, bombed-out buildings, and a drone threat – Beth Rigby shares what it’s like to join the prime minister Sir Keir Starmer in Ukraine.

White House’s Pandemic Office, Busy With Bird Flu, May Shrink Under Trump  TIME

The White House office in charge of preparing for the next pandemic is down a wide black-and-white checkerboard hallway in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Its windows look out across an alleyway toward the West Wing. In recent months, the

The presidential inauguration is when our nation has traditionally moved past the intense us-versus-them mindset of an election. It’s a moment for us to come together and start finding compromise. But for the past decade—and especially today—compromise feels impossible between

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday the ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas would have never been reached without pressure from him and his incoming administration. The agreement, which would exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, awaits

‘A diplomatic mess’: Trump’s special envoys set to cause confusion  NBC News

by Alice RITCHIE Boasting a film night at Mar-a-Lago, an invitation to Monday’s inauguration and good relations with Elon Musk, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni has positioned herself as the closest mainstream European leader to Donald Trump. But analysts caution that the