Hamas has so far returned all 20 living hostages it held and seven bodies of deceased hostages to Israel, which have been confirmed as a match with DNA analysis. The Gaza-based group still has to return the remains of 21 other hostages as part of phase one of the US-brokered truce.
Category: 4. World
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Israeli military says Hamas handed over wrong body in hostage release
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‘Now it’s 8 October’: Relief for Nova Festival survivors after hostages freed from Gaza
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A survivor of the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on the Nova Music Festival in Israel has recalled how he made it out alive, and described his recovery following the massacre.
Thousands of people were partying…
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Israel keeps Gaza border closed, reduces aid deliveries : NPR
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing wait to cross into the Gaza Strip early on…
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Israel and Hamas Start Next Phase of Talks on Trump Plan
Israel and Hamas began negotiating the second phase of a plan outlined by President Trump to end the war in Gaza, as debates continued about the militant group’s failure to return all the bodies of dead hostages as required in the first phase.
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The 10-year effort to photograph the rare hyena stalking a diamond mining ghost town
Van den Heever runs nature photography tours around the world and returns to the Namib Desert once a year. During his initial visits, he became convinced that a brown hyena was roaming the ghost town at night. “I would see either droppings or…
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Latest news bulletin | October 15th, 2025 – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 15th, 2025 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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Sweden upgrades wartime shelters amid rising tensions with Russia
Since 2024, Sweden has invested around €7.7 million to upgrade its 64,000 shelters built during World War II and the Cold War.
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’16 fuel tanks damaged’ — Russian oil terminal in occupied Crimea still burning, Ukraine’s General Staff says
Sixteen fuel tanks were damaged at the Morskoi Neftianoi Terminal in Russian-occupied Feodosia, Crimea, as a result of a Ukrainian drone strike earlier this week, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Oct. 15.
A source in Ukraine’s Security…
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