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Hamas frees 6 hostages but questions cloud Gaza ceasefire's future

Hamas frees 6 hostages but questions cloud Gaza ceasefire's future

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas on Saturday released the last six living hostages expected under the first phase of its ceasefire with Israel with a week remaining, as questions over the next phase clouded the deal 's future.
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1 dead, at least 2 wounded in France knife attack labeled Islamic extremism by Macron

PARIS (AP) — A knife attack Saturday in eastern France left one dead and at least two injured, the national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said. A 37-year-old Algerian man was arrested, the prosecutor’s office said.
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Who are the hostages released by Hamas?

Who are the hostages released by Hamas?

JERUSALEM (AP) — Six Israeli men held hostage in the Gaza Strip were freed Saturday, bringing to 25 the number of Israeli captives released by militants as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that began last month.
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Venezuelan family in US under curtailed humanitarian protections clings to faith amid uncertainty

Venezuelan family in US under curtailed humanitarian protections clings to faith amid uncertainty

HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) — Every Sunday, Johann Teran goes to worship at a Lutheran service in suburban Minneapolis, trying to find some hope that the future he was building isn’t all slipping away.
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Sepsis a threat in pope's pneumonia battle as Vatican Holy Year celebrations march on without him

Sepsis a threat in pope's pneumonia battle as Vatican Holy Year celebrations march on without him

ROME (AP) — The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope Saturday, as Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection that doctors say remains touch-and-go and will keep him hospitalized for at least anot
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Venezuelan family in US under curtailed humanitarian protections clings to faith amid uncertainty

Venezuelan family in US under curtailed humanitarian protections clings to faith amid uncertainty

HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) — Every Sunday, Johann Teran goes to worship at a Lutheran service in suburban Minneapolis, trying to find some hope that the future he was building isn’t all slipping away.
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How many hostages are left in Gaza?

How many hostages are left in Gaza?

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas freed six Israelis on Saturday in the last scheduled release of living hostages by the militant group under the current stage of a ceasefire agreement with Israel .
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Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate

Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge Friday for what he described as a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ceasefire agreement after authorities determined that a body released by Hamas was not an Israeli mother
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Police arrest a suspect in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial that injures 1 person

Police arrest a suspect in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial that injures 1 person

BERLIN (AP) — Police arrested a man suspected in a stabbing attack Friday at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial that left a Spanish tourist seriously injured, police said.
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Middle East latest: Hamas names 6 living hostages to be freed on Saturday

Middle East latest: Hamas names 6 living hostages to be freed on Saturday

Hamas on Friday released the names of six living Israeli hostages who the militants plan to release from Gaza on Saturday.
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