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The exchange came as part of a four-day cease-fire and included 11 Asian agricultural workers kidnapped alongside Israelis and dual nationals. Dozens of trucks carrying aid, including fuel, entered Gaza.

Asked if he trusts Hamas to uphold its end of the deal, Mr. Biden said, “I don’t trust Hamas to do anything right. I only trust Hamas to respond to pressure.”

The first group of 13 Israeli hostages — all women and children — were handed over to Israeli officials on Friday, joining five others released or rescued earlier in the fighting.

The violence in Ireland’s capital on Thursday night was fueled by far-right agitators who spread rumors online about an attack on three children earlier that day.

Dan Carter was on the streets for 17 years. His experience informs his policy agenda as mayor of Oshawa, Ontario, a city of 175,000 struggling with overdoses and affordability.

More than 24,000 Chinese citizens have been apprehended crossing into the United States from Mexico in the past year. That is more than in the preceding 10 years combined.

Israel had warned Gazans not to move from the south to the north during the cessation of hostilities, feeding their fears of permanent displacement.

Allowing clubs to block rule changes and money to delay punishments feeds the perception that the same rules do not apply to everyone.

Monetochka was one of Russia’s most discussed pop stars. Now, like other antiwar acts in exile, she’s having to retool her career.

Years of economic quagmire created an upside-down economy in Argentina. Javier Milei, a far-right populist, won the presidency this week by promising to blow it all up.