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Abbas urges Hamas to free Gaza hostages as Israeli strikes kill 25

Palestinians mourn during a funeral of relatives killed in an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter at the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City

Agence France-Presse

New US envoy prays, delivers Trump 'peace' message at Western Wall

United States ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee places a note given to him by US President Donald Trump in the cracks of the Western Wall, in Jerusalem's Old City

Agence France-Presse

Putin meets Russian-Israeli hostage released by Hamas

Trufanov, 29, was released in February

Agence France-Presse

Sudan tells top court UAE 'driving force' behind 'genocide'

The ICJ's rulings are binding but it has no way to enforce them

Agence France-Presse

Members of UK Jewish group launch broadside on Gaza war

Children gather near a destroyed makeshift shelter following an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia

Agence France-Presse

Turkey hikes interest rate to 46% amid turmoil over Imamoglu’s arrest

People walk past a currency exchange board showing the Turkish Lira which fell to historic lows against the dollar after the news of the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on March 19, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Iran challenges four countries in UN court over jet it downed in 2020

All 176 people on the Ukrainian International Airlines plane were killed, with a memorial set up at the time at the Kyiv airport. Tehran said its shooting down of the aircraft was 'unintentional'

Agence France-Presse

Israel demands hostage release for Gaza ceasefire: Hamas

With Gaza under an Israeli aid block, Palestinians wait in front of a free food distribution point to receive a hot meal at Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza

Agence France-Presse

First Syria delegation under Sharaa visits US, will attend IMF meetings: What to know

People wave the flag of Palestine and the new flag of Syria as Syrians gather in a protest dubbed "Syrians Against the Occupation" to denounce Israel's continued war on Gaza as well as its occupation of parts of Syria and Palestine in Damascus, Syria, on April 7, 2025.

Spain public broadcaster calls for 'debate' over Israel's Eurovision participation

Russian-Israeli singer Eden Golan represented Israel with the song 'Hurricane'

Agence France-Presse