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The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of five Israelis taken back to Gaza as hostages during Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on 7 October. The bodies of kindergarten teacher Maya Goren as well as the soldiers Sergeant Major Ravid Aryeh Katz, Master Sergeant Oren Goldin, Staff Sergeant Tomer Ahimas and Sergeant Kiril Brodski were found in a Hamas tunnel in the southern city of Khan Younis on Wednesday.

Israeli military recovers five hostages' bodies in Gaza

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DOHA/CAIRO (Reuters) - Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire agreement as Israel continued to slam targets in the Palestinian enclave.

Gaza ceasefire negotiations extend another day as death toll exceeds 40,000

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain in a joint statement have endorsed the latest push by mediators United States, Qatar and Egypt to broker an agreement to end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war. They also call for the return of scores of hostages held by Hamas and the “unfettered” delivery of humanitarian aid.

Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse push for cease-fire in Gaza

Axios

Former President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and discussed the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, according to two U.S. sources who were briefed on the call. Why it matters: A crucial round of negotiations with senior U.S., Qatari, Egyptian and Israeli...

Scoop: Trump speaks to Netanyahu about the Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal, sources say

A court hears Paul and Dean Mathews made £136,000 through their illegal refunds scheme.

Father and son jailed for steam iron returns scam

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian writer and activist, was one of 24 prisoners released on 1 August.

Freed prisoner details time in 'harshest' Russian jail

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Tallahassee, FL

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The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

The family of a man who died after falling from the third floor window of hotel have described him as a "spiritual, gentle soul". Northamptonshire Police said Oliver Marmon, known as Olly, was the victim of an incident at the Hind Hotel in Wellingborough late on Sunday evening. Officers were...

Family praise 'gentle soul' killed in hotel fall

Surrey Police says it is aware of videos circulating on social media relating to the incident.

Woman charged with outraging public decency

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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A top Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group is losing faith in the United States’ ability to mediate a cease-fire in Gaza ahead of a new round of talks scheduled for this week amid mounting pressure to bring an end to the 10-month-old war with Israel.

A top Hamas official says the group is losing faith in the US as a mediator in Gaza cease-fire talks

A Teaching Regulation Authority panel bans Paul Welch from ever working as a teacher again.

Ex-teacher permanently barred over indecent images

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli delegation will travel to Cairo in the coming days for negotiations to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday. "The negotiating team for a hostage deal will depart for Cairo on Saturday night or on Sunday,"...

Israel to Send Delegation to Cairo for Gaza Ceasefire Talks; Hamas Calls It 'Empty Statements'

Cancer patients in Leeds could be invited to take part in a trial of a new type of treatment using personalised vaccines in a bid to help stop the disease returning. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said it would refer eligible people to an NHS programme to boost participation in the trial, which uses mRNA technology like that found in Covid jabs.

Cancer patients to join personalised vaccine trial

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In a dramatic rescue operation captured on video, the Italian Coast Guard airlifted a pregnant woman from a cruise ship in the Adriatic Sea on Sunday. According to news reports, the woman, who was experiencing complications and "at risk of miscarriage", was successfully transported to a hospital for medical care.

Pregnant Woman Evacuated from Cruise Ship "At Risk of Miscarriage"

President Biden told reporters he expects Iran to hold off on possibly attacking Israel if a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is reached in the next few days. Why it matters: The U.S., Egypt and Qatar called on Israel and Hamas to participate in a final and decisive round of negotiations on Thursday in Doha for a deal to release hostages held by Hamas and establish a ceasefire in Gaza.

Biden says Iran could hold off on Israel attack if Gaza deal reached

Netanyahu lambasted Gallant on Monday, accusing him of adopting an “anti-Israel narrative,” revealing a rupture at the top of the government as the Middle East risks spiraling into a full-scale regional conflict.

Netanyahu accuses defense minister of ‘anti-Israel narrative,’ exposing rift over war in Gaza

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened military intervention in Israel in a move to stop its war in Gaza as Palestinian casualties mount and Israel faces mounting aggression by Islamic extremists.

Turkey's Erdogan threatens to invade Israel over war in Gaza as regional tensions grow

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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Risk of regional war hangs over Gaza ceasefire talks

The US believes a deal could help calm the Middle East, but do Israel and Hamas's leader want...

Risk of regional war hangs over Gaza ceasefire talks

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