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By early afternoon, there had been no reports of fighting for several hours, and 60 trucks of aid, including fuel, had entered Gaza. A four-day cease-fire paves the way for an exchange of some Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

In a Bogotá league, Venezuelans who fled their homeland have carried on their culture in a country surrounded by soccer — and have built a support system. “It’s like having a piece of Venezuela here.”

Officials in Qatar, which helped broker the deal, said 13 hostages were expected to be released on Friday. An Israeli official said Palestinians in Israel’s custody would be freed first.

How sports can dissolve boundaries.

Prodded by the U.S., Israel agreed to the pause in hostilities and the release of 150 imprisoned Palestinians in exchange for 50 hostages held in Gaza.

Han Kwang-song’s recent appearances in World Cup qualifiers were his first ones overseas since 2020, when U.N. sanctions led to an involuntary career break.

Reports of overcrowding at pediatric hospitals in China have raised concerns about a jump in respiratory illnesses affecting children.

The Qatari government, which has brokered talks between Israel and Hamas, said a four-day pause in fighting would begin at 7 a.m. local time, with hostage and prisoner releases to follow.

A suspect was in custody after a woman and three children were injured in the Irish capital. After the incident, riots that the police said were driven by “misinformation” about the attack erupted.

In an election result that sent shock waves across Europe, Geert Wilders, a longtime far-right provocateur, is closer than ever to becoming prime minister.