For some Israelis, saving hostages held in Gaza means freeing militants who killed their loved ones – AP News

  1. For some Israelis, saving hostages held in Gaza means freeing militants who killed their loved ones  AP News
  2. Israelis Rally for Hostages in Gaza, Hoping It Will Be the Last Time  The New York Times
  3. A rare moment of hope in the Middle East  Financial Times
  4. Between grief and joy, Israel awaits the return of its hostages  CNN
  5. Between Commemoration and Celebration: A Week in Israel Through Haaretz Photographers  Haaretz
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European far right follows Trump in calling for antifa to be declared terrorists

Netherlands and Hungary move towards designation as draft resolution reportedly backed by 79 MEPs in 20 countries

Where Donald Trump leads, Europe’s nationalists and far right follow. After a Truth Social post last month, when Trump announced the US would designate antifa, the decentralised anti-fascist movement, “a major terrorist organisation”, his international allies swung into action.

That same day, the Dutch parliament, where the largest party is Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV, passed a resolution, noting the US decision and calling on the government to declare antifa a terrorist organisation in the Netherlands.

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Cameroon’s 92-year-old president set for another term as country goes to polls

Paul Biya, in power since 1982, has brushed off calls to retire but is rarely seen in public

Cameroon goes to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election with Paul Biya, already the world’s oldest head of state at the age of 92, the favourite to win an eighth term in power in the central African country.

A fractured opposition of 11 candidates is standing against Biya, who, despite his advanced age and declining health, has dismissed calls for him to retire.

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