Hope turns to heartbreak for Israel's Bibas hostage family as bodies of mother, toddler and baby boy are returned

A few hours after Hamas said it would return the bodies of Israeli hostages Shiri Bibas and her two little children on Thursday, her sister-in-law said she had not given up hope of seeing them return home, alive.

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Explainer: Separating facts from fiction, in Trump&s Ukraine tirade

President Donald Trump falsely blamed Ukraine for starting the war that has cost tens of thousands of Ukrainian lives, causing outrage and alarm in a country that has spent nearly three years fighting back a much larger Russian military.

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Hamas-Israel hostage swap: Hamas hands over bodies of youngest Gaza hostages taken from Israel

Hamas handed over the bodies on Thursday of Israeli infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the two youngest captives taken by Hamas in their October 7, 2023 attack and among the most potent symbols of the trauma inflicted that day.

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Trump calls for federal control of Washington DC, halts legal aid for migrant children and announces fresh tariffs

President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind congressional efforts for a federal takeover of the US capital, saying he approves putting the District of Columbia back under direct federal control.

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Pope sitting up out of bed in hospital as he recovers from pneumonia

Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from pneumonia, eating breakfast out of bed after a sixth night in hospital, the Vatican has said.

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BBC urged to pull Gaza documentary over revelation about child featured

The BBC has been urged to pull a documentary about Gaza from BBC iPlayer after it emerged that a child in it is the son of a Hamas leader.

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