Israel and Hamas hand over bodies as part of Gaza ceasefire deal

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Hamas hands remains of three soldiers to Israel and bodies of 45 Palestinians are returned to Gaza amid fragile ceasefire

Israel has announced that the remains of three soldiers killed by Hamas during its raid into Israel on 7 October 2023 have been handed over by the militant group.

The transfer is the latest since the precarious ceasefire in Gaza came into effect just over three weeks ago.

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PM rules out granting safe passage to 200 Hamas gunmen stuck in IDF-held Rafah – The Times of Israel

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  1. PM rules out granting safe passage to 200 Hamas gunmen stuck in IDF-held Rafah  The Times of Israel
  2. Benjamin Netanyahu: No safe passage for Hamas without disarming  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Netanyahu will not allow ‘safe passage’ for 200 Hamas terrorists trapped in Gaza tunnels  New York Post
  4. Scoop: U.S. offered Hamas militants safe passage out of Israel-controlled Gaza zone  Axios
  5. Report: Hamas Agrees to Retreat From Gaza Yellow Line via Red Cross Corridors, Avoid IDF Troops  Haaretz
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Pregnant British teen arrested for drug smuggling in Georgia released after guilty verdict – AP News

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  1. Pregnant British teen arrested for drug smuggling in Georgia released after guilty verdict  AP News
  2. Bella Culley freed from Georgian prison  BBC
  3. Georgia frees pregnant UK teenager who smuggled drugs from Thailand  Reuters
  4. Pregnant British teen finally transferred from Georgia jail where she was forced to ‘toast bread with candle’  The Independent
  5. Pregnant British teen accused of drug-smuggling moved to baby unit in Georgian prison  The Guardian
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Trump, 79, Now Has Printed Out Tweet Listing Wars He Says He’s ‘Solved’ but Can’t Remember – The Daily Beast

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  1. Trump, 79, Now Has Printed Out Tweet Listing Wars He Says He’s ‘Solved’ but Can’t Remember  The Daily Beast
  2. The president wanted to keep reminding people of all the wars he’s supposedly ended, but he couldn’t recall the names of the countries.  Yahoo News UK
  3. Trump Waves Around News Printouts Rather Than Talk About Ukraine War  The New Republic
  4. CBS viewers blast Trump's printout of 'wars he ended' in 60 Minutes interview  Irish Star
  5. ‘I’m the peace president—tariffs ended eight of nine wars’, says Trump [VIDEO]  TVP World
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Czech billionaire Babiš clinches coalition deal with the far right – politico.eu

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  1. Czech billionaire Babiš clinches coalition deal with the far right  politico.eu
  2. Czech Eurosceptic Andrej Babiš agrees coalition deal with far-right  Financial Times
  3. Czech vote winner Babis signs coalition deal with eurosceptic partners  Reuters
  4. Babiš to form new Czech government after right-wing coalition deal  Euronews.com
  5. Analysis: How Babiš’s Orbán-lite coalition will keep EU close  TVP World
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Avalanche kills 5 climbers, including dad and his teen daughter, in northern Italy – CBS News

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  1. Avalanche kills 5 climbers, including dad and his teen daughter, in northern Italy  CBS News
  2. Italian avalanche kills at least 5 climbers, including German father and daughter  FOX Weather
  3. 5 German Climbers Are Killed by Avalanche in Italian Alps  The New York Times
  4. Avalanche in Italy kills five including father and daughter  BBC
  5. Germany news: Italy avalanche kills climbers, bodies found  DW
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Valencia leader Carlos Mazón resigns over handling of deadly floods – BBC

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  1. Valencia leader Carlos Mazón resigns over handling of deadly floods  BBC
  2. ‘Mud on our hands; blood on his’: fury lingers one year after Spain’s deadly floods  The Guardian
  3. Spanish regional leader quits over long lunch during fatal floods  Financial Times
  4. One year after Valencia's deadly flooding, could it happen again?  Euronews.com
  5. A year on, leader of Spain's Valencia region quits over deadly floods  Reuters
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Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power – even if they don’t have solar panels

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Labor announces ‘solar sharer’ program for households in NSW, south-east Queensland and South Australia

Australian households in three states will be promised access to at least three hours a day of free solar power, regardless of whether they have rooftop panels, the federal government has announced.

The “solar sharer” offer will be available to homes with smart meters – which is the majority of homes – in New South Wales, south-east Queensland and South Australia from July next year, with other areas to potentially follow in 2027.

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Pope Leo XIV honors deceased prelates as heralds of Easter Hope – Vatican News

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  1. Pope Leo XIV honors deceased prelates as heralds of Easter Hope  Vatican News
  2. Pope Leo visits Basilica of St. Mary Major; prays at Pope Francis' tomb  Vatican News
  3. Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in suffrage for deceased prelates  Catholic News Agency
  4. Pope Leo XIV at All Souls’ Mass: “Love conquers death”  Crux
  5. Fragrance of home speaks to us of the dead: Pope Leo  aleteia.org
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Ukrainian Drones Strike Saratov Oil Refinery – The Moscow Times

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  1. Ukrainian Drones Strike Saratov Oil Refinery  The Moscow Times
  2. Ukraine says it hit a key fuel pipeline near Moscow that supplies Russian forces  ABC News
  3. Russian Oil Tanker Set Ablaze Amid Black Sea Drone Attacks  Bloomberg.com
  4. Ukraine strikes Russian oil depot, retaliation for power grid attacks  South China Morning Post
  5. Satellite Images Reveal Pipeline Rupture and Tanker Fire at Russian Tuapse Oil Terminal  UNITED24 Media
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Vietnam flood death toll rises to 37 as a new typhoon threatens to worsen devastation – AP News

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  1. Vietnam flood death toll rises to 37 as a new typhoon threatens to worsen devastation  AP News
  2. Vietnam floods: streets of Hoi An submerged like canals of Venice – in pictures  The Guardian
  3. Record rains drive flooding in Vietnam, submerging ancient city  Al Jazeera
  4. Vietnam faces threat of powerful new typhoon as flood death toll rises  The Independent
  5. Vietnam flood death toll rises to 13, with 11 others missing  Reuters
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